10 Best Frontwomen In Rock Music History

Why She's Here: Harry's versatile vocals fronted one of the most successful bands of the late '70s and she so embodied the group that fans often assumed her name was actually Blondie. She was as capable of singing sensual disco bangers as she was drawling rock anthems, bringing a casual sex appeal to the nascent new wave mix that her band was helping bring to the forefront of the Western music consciousness.

Her bandmates were all rather nondescript gentlemen--they look like The Cars or The Knack or any other new wave band from that era--but they had the luxury of focusing entirely on the music while Harry shimmied around the stage, her colorful dresses whipping about and her heavily lidded eyes gazing out beseechingly into the crowd.

Highlight: "Call Me" exhibits the range of Harry's voice, from the sultry and seductive verses to the irresistible and anthemic commands to ring her on the telephone. She co-wrote the smash hit with Giorgio Moroder, and you can hear the latter's Europop influence--that sound was huge in 1980, likely the reason "Call Me" finished as the year's best-selling single--but the song wouldn't have worked without Harry's subtle control.