Which band returned to the top of the charts in 1999 with 'Maria', more than 18 years after their previous chart-topper, 'The Tide is High'?
The Tide Is High (1980), giving Blondie their third number one single on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and their fifth in the UK (where it became Blondie's last British number one for 18 years, until "Maria" in February 1999). The track also reached number one in Canada and New Zealand, and was a Top 5 hit on many European charts as well as in countries including Australia and South Africa. The B-side was "Suzie & Jeffrey", which appeared as a bonus track on the original 1980 cassette edition of the "Autoamerican" album, and was also included on EMI-Capitol's re-issue of "Autoamerican" in
2000 in British music charts charted in more than 18 countries (No.5 in the UK). 2000 was an incredibly successful return to the charts for U2, who were back with a new album, "All That You Can't Leave Behind", which met with great critical acclaim, the likes of which they hadn't seen since "Achtung Baby". The first single, "Beautiful Day" became their fourth UK chart topper and their album quickly topped the chart in the following weeks. Folk-rock band The Corrs followed up their massive success from the previous year with a new album release, "In Blue" which topped the UK albums chart for four