The Theme Song Was A Top 10 Hit
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Mike Post wrote the theme song for Hill Street Blues in two hours. After the show aired, the song became a huge hit. It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart. It also won the veteran songwriter two Grammy Awards.
Post was no newbie to television songwriting when he was approached for the show. Before Hill Street Blues he wrote the themes for The Rockford Files and Magnum P.I. After Blues, he stayed in business with Bochco and wrote the theme song for NYPD Blue.
