  Duran Duran started out in
England with Rhodes and John Taylor, along
with Simon Colley and Stephen Duffy in the
late 1970s. The name of the group came from
the Jane Fonda movie Barbarella. By
1979, Colley and Duffy left the group and
were replaced by Andy Wickett and Roger
Taylor. Wickett's stay with the band is
short-lived and Andy Taylor joined the group
as the guitarist after John Taylor switched
to bass.
Simon LeBon joined
Duran Duran as lead vocalist.
 Success for Duran Duran
began in the UK with the release of the
singles "Girls On Film,"
"Planet Earth" and "Careless
Memories," their visionary music videos,
and touring throughout the year. By the end
of the year, their debut LP, Duran
Duran, made the Top 3 in the UK.
 Duran Duran again spent
much of the year touring and hitting the UK
charts with "Hungry Like The Wolf" and "Save A
Prayer." In the US, Duran Duran's
singles had climbed the charts yet, but the
band released Rio and the EP Carnival.
 # 6
Singles Artist of the Year
 Duran Duran hit the Top 40 with
"Hungry Like The Wolf."
Duran Duran hit the Top 10 with "Hungry Like The Wolf."
 Duran Duran hit #1 on the UK
singles chart with "Is There Something I
Should Know"
Rio was certified gold.
Duran Duran hit the Top 40 with
"Rio."
 Rio was certified
platinum.
Duran Duran hit the Top 10 with "Rio."
 Duran Duran released Duran
Duran in the US (which had been
originally released in 1981) and Seven
And The Ragged Tiger.
Duran Duran hit the Top 40 with
"Is There Something I
Should Know."
 Duran Duran hit the Top 10 with "Is There Something I
Should Know."
Duran
Duran was certified gold.
Duran Duran hit the Top 40 with
"Union Of The Snake."
 Seven
And The Ragged Tiger topped the UK LP
chart.
Duran Duran hit the Top 10 with "Union Of The Snake."
December 31: Duran Duran topped
the Billboard
Year-End Chart-Toppers as Top Pop Album
Artist - Duo/Group.
 # 7
Singles Artist of the Year
 Seven
And The Ragged Tiger was certified
platinum.
Duran Duran hit the Top 40 with
"New Moon On Monday."
Duran Duran appeared on the
cover of Rolling
Stone.
Duran Duran won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Music Video,
Short Form ("Girls On Film/Hungry Like The Wolf") and Best Music
Video, Long Form (Duran Duran).
Duran Duran hit the Top 10 with "New Moon On Monday."
 Duran Duran hit the Top 40 with
"The Reflex."
Duran Duran topped the UK
singles chart with "The Reflex" for 4 weeks.
Duran Duran hit Top 10 with "The Reflex."
Duran Duran topped the Billboard
Hot 100 Singles chart with "The Reflex" for 2 weeks.
 Duran Duran hit #1 for a week with "The Reflex."
The video for "The Reflex" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Stage Performance Video.
Duran Duran members helped out
with the charity single "Do They Know
It's Christmas?" as part of Band
Aid.
 Duran Duran released
the live LP Arena - featuring live
tracks from Australia, Japan, Canada, and the
UK.
Duran Duran hit the
charts with "The Wild Boys"
 Arena and Duran
Duran were certified platinum.
Duran Duran were nominated for
an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock
Band/Duo/Group Video Artist.
Arena was certified 2x
platinum.
Duran Duran performed on Saturday
Night Live.
Duran Duran won a Brit Award for
Best British Music Video ("The Wild
Boys").
 Andy Taylor and Roger
Taylor left the group. Andy later went on to
some solo success and joined forces with John
Taylor and Robert Palmer with
the group Power Station and
their LP - Power
Station.
Duran Duran performed at Live
Aid.
Duran Duran topped the
Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 2 weeks
with the James Bond theme song "A View To A Kill" from the A
View To A Kill soundtrack.
 LeBon, Rhodes, and
Roger Taylor released So
Red The Rose under the name of Arcadia.
The video for
"The Wild Boys" was nominated for a
MTV Video Music
Award for Best Direction and "The Reflex" was nominated
for Best Editing.
 Duran
Duran: # 103
Singles Artist of the Year ~ Andy
Taylor: # 117
Singles Artist of the Year ~ John
Taylor: # 141
Singles Artist of the Year
John Taylor had a solo
hit with "I Do What I Do" from the
film 9
1/2 Weeks.
 Duran Duran released Notorious.
 # 75
Singles Artist of the Year
Notorious as certified platinum.
Duran Duran had hits
with "Notorious," "Skin
Trade," and "Meet El
Presidente."
 # 72
Singles Artist of the Year
 Warren Cuccurullo, formerly of Missing
Persons, officially joined Duran
Duran after helping out previously with work
on Notorious. Sterling Campbell
also joined the group.
The band hit the charts with
"I Don't Want Your Love."
Duran Duran released Big
Thing.
 Big
Thing was certified gold.
Duran Duran could be
heard with the track and "Do You Believe
In Shame?" from the film Tequila
Sunrise.
 # 112
Singles Artist of the Year
 Duran Duran returned to the Top
40 with "All She Wants Is."
Duran Duran released
the hits collection Decade.
 Duran Duran released Liberty.
Rio was certified 2x
platinum.
Seven
And The Ragged Tiger was certified 2x
platinum.
 Decade was certified gold.
 # 5
Singles Artist of the Year
Duran Duran returned to the Top
40 with "Ordinary World."
 Duran Duran released Duran
Duran (The Wedding Album).
Duran Duran hit the Top 10 with "Ordinary World."
The singles "Hungry Like The Wolf," "The Reflex," "The Wild
Boys," and "Ordinary World" were certified
gold.
Duran Duran hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Come Undone."
Duran
Duran (The Wedding Album) was certified
platinum.
 Duran Duran received a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Duran Duran hit
the Top 40 with "Too Much Information."
The video for "Ordinary World" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Cinematography.
Campbell left the group
and later joined Soul Asylum.
 # 193
Singles Artist of the Year
Duran Duran could be heard on
the Encomium:
A Tribute to Led Zeppelin compilation
with "Thank You."
 Duran Duran released Thank
You - a collection of cover tunes.
Thank
You was certified gold.
John Taylor left Duran Duran.
 # 135
Singles Artist of the Year
 Duran Duran hit the Top 40 with
"Electric Barbarella."
Duran Duran released Medazzaland.
Decade was certified
platinum.
 Duran Duran released
another hits collection Greatest.
MTV: 100
Greatest Videos Ever Made includes
"Hungry Like The Wolf" at # 11 and "Girls On
Film" at # 68.
Greatest was certified gold.
 Duran Duran released Pop
Trash.
VH1: 100
Greatest Videos includes "Hungry Like The Wolf" at # 31 and "Rio" at # 60.
It was reported that the
original lineup of Duran Duran (LeBon,
Rhodes, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, and John
Taylor) would begin recording a new LP
together this year. In the meantime,
Cuccurullo would be reuniting with Missing
Persons.
Duran Duran
ranked # 20 on VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists.
 Duran
Duran: The Singles Box 80-85 was released and
included 13-CDs of all the group's singles.
VH1: 100 Best
Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Hungry Like The Wolf" at # 80.
Duran Duran (LeBon, Rhodes, Andy
Taylor, John Taylor, and Roger Taylor)
reunited for a comeback tour and began
preparation for a reunion LP.
 Duran Duran appeared on the
soundtrack for Queer
Eye For The Straight Guy with
"Sunrise."
Duran Duran were honored at the
Brit Awards with the Outstanding Contribution
to Music Award.
Duran Duran released a new LP Astronaut and the 14-CD box set The
Singles 1986-1995.
Duran Duran topped the Billboard
Internet Album char with Astronaut.
Duran Duran topped the
Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for a
week with "(Reach Up For The)
Sunrise."
# 29 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 On July 2nd, Duran Duran
performed in Rome, Italy, as part of the
worldwide Live
8 concerts. The mission of the
concerts was to raise awareness of the
on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure
the G8 leaders to take action by doubling
aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade
justice for Africa.
 It was announced that Andy
Taylor had quit the band.
VH1: 100
Greatest Songs of the 80's included "Hungry Like The Wolf" at # 3.
On July 7th, Duran Duran
performed at the Live
Earth
concert in the UK. The 7-continent concert
organized by Al Gore brought together over
100 artists to perform and raise the world's
awareness about the climate crisis and how to
make a difference to help the environment and
the world.
 Duran Duran released Red
Carpet Massacre.
Duran Duran performed at the American Music
Awards.
Duran Duran released All
You Need Is Now.
 Duran Duran released the live LP
A
Diamond In The Mind.
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Rio
Released: 1982
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Rio" - "My
Own Way" - "Lonely In Your
Nightmare" - "Hungry Like The
Wolf" - "Hold Back The
Rain" - "New Religion" -
"Last Chance On The Stairway" -
"Save A Prayer" - "The
Chauffeur" |
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Duran Duran (originally
released in 1981)
Released: 1983
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 10
Tracks: "Girls On
Film" - "Planet Earth" -
"Anyone Out There" -
"Careless Memories" - "Is
There Something I Should Know?" -
"Night Boat" - "Sound Of
Thunder" - "Friends Of
Mine" - "Tel Aviv" |
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Seven And The Ragged
Tiger
Released: 1983
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 8
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "The Reflex" - "New Moon On Monday" - "(I'm
Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement"
- "I Take The Dice" - "Of
Crime And Passion" - "Union Of The Snake" -
"Shadows On Your Side" -
"Tiger Tiger" - "The
Seventh Stranger" |
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Arena
Released: 1984
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone:
Live Tracks: "Is There Something
I Should Know" - "Hungry Like The
Wolf" - "New
Religion" - "Save A
Prayer" - "The Wild Boys"
- "The Seventh Stranger" -
"The Chauffeur" - "Union Of The Snake" -
"Planet Earth" - "Careless
Memories" |
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Notorious
Released: December, 1986
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 12
Tracks:
"Notorious" - "American
Science" - "Skin Trade" -
"A Matter Of Feeling" -
"Hold Me" - "Vertigo (Do
The Demolition)" - "So
Misled" - "Meet El
Presidente" - "Winter Marches
On" - "Proposition" |
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Big Thing
Released: 1988
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 24
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Big
Thing" - "I Don't Want Your
Love" - "All She Wants Is" - "Too
Late Marlene" - "Drug (It's
Just A State Of Mind)" - "Do
You Believe In Shame?" -
"Palomino" - "Land" -
"Edge Of America" - "Lake
Shore Driving" - "Drug (It's
Just A State Of Mind)" (Daniel
Abraham Mix) |
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Decade
Released: November, 1989
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 67
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Planet
Earth" - "Girls On Film" -
"Hungry Like The
Wolf" - "Rio" - "Save
A Prayer" - "Is There Something
I Should Know" - "Union Of The Snake" - "The Reflex" - "Wild
Boys" - "A View To A Kill" -
"Notorious" - "Skin
Trade" - "I Don't Want Your
Love" - "All She Wants Is" |
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Liberty
Released: August, 1990
Billboard
peak:
# 46
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Violence Of
Summer (Love's Taking Over)" -
"Liberty" - "Hothead"
- "Serious" - "All Along
The Water" - "My
Antarctica" - "First
Impression" - "Read My
Lips" - "Can You Deal With
It" - "Venice Drowning" -
"Downtown" |
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Duran Duran (The Wedding
Album)
Released: February, 1993
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 7
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Too Much
Information" - "Ordinary World" - "Love
Voodoo" - "Drowning Man" -
"Shotgun" - "Come Undone" -
"Breath After Breath" -
"Umf" - "Femme
Fatale" - "None Of The
Above" - "Shelter" -
"To Whom It My Concern" -
"Sin Of The City" |
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Thank You
Released: April, 1995
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 19
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "White
Lines" - "I Wanna Take You
Higher" - "Perfect Day" -
"Watching The Detectives" -
"Lay Lady Lay" - "911 Is A
Joke" - "Success" -
"Crystal Ship" - "Ball Of
Confusion" - "Thank You" -
"Drive By" - "I Wanna Take
You Higher Again" |
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Medazzaland
Released: October, 1997
Billboard
peak:
# 58
Rolling Stone:
Tracks:
"Medazzaland" - "Big Bang
Generation" - "Electric Barbarella" - "Out
Of My Mind" - "Who Do You Think
You Are?" - "Gilva Halo" -
"Be My Icon" - "Buried In
The Sand" - "Michael You've Got
A Lot To Answer For" -
"Midnight Sun" - "So Long
Suicide" - "Undergoing
Treatment" |
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Greatest
Released: November, 1998
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 170
Tracks: "Is There
Something I Should Know?" - "The Reflex" - "A View To A Kill" - "Ordinary World" (Single
Version) - "Save A Prayer" (US
Single Version) - "Rio" (US Edit) -
"Hungry Like A Wolf" -
"Girls On Film" - "Planet
Earth" (Single Version) - "Union Of The Snake" - "New Moon On Monday" - "Wild
Boys" - "Notorious" -
"I Don't Want You Love" (Shep
Pettibone 7" Mix) - "All She Wants Is" (45 Mix) -
"Electric Barbarella" (Edit) -
"Serious" (Edit) - "Skin
Trade" (Radio Cut) - "Come Undone" (Edit) |
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Pop Trash
Released: June, 2000
Billboard
peak:
# 135
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Someone
Else Not Me" - "Lava Lamp"
- "Playing With Uranium" -
"Hallucinating Elvis" -
"Starting To Remember" -
"Pop Trash Movie" -
"Fragment" - "Mars Meets
Venus" - "Lady Xanax" -
"The Sun Doesn't Shine Forever"
- "Kiss Goodbye" - "Last
Day On Earth" - "Someone Else
Not Me" |
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Duran Duran: The Singles
Box 80-85
Released: June, 2003
Tracks: "Planet
Earth" - "Late Bar" -
"Planet Earth" (Night Version)
- "Careless Memories" -
"Khanada" - "Fame" -
"Girls On Film" - "Faster
Than Light" - "Girls On
Film" (Night Version) - "My Own
Way" (Single Version) - "Like
An Angel" - "My Own Way"
(Night Version) - "Hungry Like The
Wolf" - "Careless
Memories" (Live) - "Hungry Like The
Wolf" (Night Version) -
"Save A Prayer" (7" Edit)
- "Hold Back The Rain" (Re-Mix)
- "Hold Back The Rain"
(12" Re-Mix) - "Rio" (Part 1) -
"Rio" (Part 2) -
"Chauffeur (Sing Blue Silver)"
- "My Own Way" - "Is There Something
I Should Know" - "Faith In This
Colour" - "Is Ther Something I
Should Know?" (Monster Mix) -
"Faith In This Colour"
(Alternate Slow Mix) - "Union Of The Snake" -
"Secret Oktober" - "Union Of The Snake" (Monkey Mix)
- "New Moon On Monday" (LP Version)
- "Tiger Tiger" - "New Moon On Monday" (Dance Mix)
- "The Reflex" (7"
Version) - "Make Me Smile (Come Up
And See Me) (Live) - "The Reflex" (Dance Mix)
- The Wild Boys" - "(I'm
Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement"
- "The Wild Boys" (Wilder Than
Wild Boys Extended Mix) - "A View To A Kill" - "A View To A Kill" (That Fatal
Kiss) |
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Astronaut
Released: October, 2004
Billboard
peak:
# 17
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "(Reach Up
For The) Sunshine" - "Want You
More" - "What Happens
Tomorrow" - "Astronaut" -
"Bedroom Toys" -
"Nice" - "Taste The
Summer" - "Finest Hour" -
"Chains" - "One Of Those
Days" - "Point Of No
Return" - "Still
Breathing" |
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Red Carpet Massacre
Released: November, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 36
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "The
Valley" - "Red Carpet
Massacre" - "Nite-Runner"
- "Falling Down" - "Box
Full O' Honey" - "Skin
Divers" - "Tempted" -
"Tricked Out" - "Zoom
In" - "She's Too Much" -
"Dirty Great Monster" -
"Last Man Standing" |
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All You Need Is Now
Released: March, 2011
Tracks: "All You
Need Is Now" - "Blame The
Machines" - "Being
Followed" - "Leave A Light
On" - "Safe (In The Heat Of The
Moment" - "GIrl Panic" -
"A Diamond In The Mind" -
"The Man Who Stole A Leopard" -
"Other People's Lives" -
"Mediterranea" - "Too Bad
You're So Beautiful" - "Runaway
Runaway" - "Return To Now"
- "Before The Rain" |
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A Diamond In The Mind
Released: July, 2012
Live Tracks: "Before The
Rain" - "Planet Earth" -
"A View To A Kill" - "Come
Undone" - "Blame The
Machines" - "The Reflex" -
"Girl Panic" - "Ordinary
World" - "Notorious" -
"Hungry Like The Wolf" -
"(Reach Up For The) Sunrise" -
"Wild Boys / Relax (medley)" -
"Rio" |
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Paper Gods
Released: September 11,
2015
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 10
Tracks: "Paper
Gods" (featuring Mr. Hudson) -
"Last Night In The City"
(featuring Kiesza) - "You Kill Me
With Silence" - "Pressure
Off" (featuring Janelle Monae &
Nile Rodgers) - "Face For
Today" - "Dancephobia" -
"What Are The Chances?" -
"Sunset Garage" - "Change
The Skyline" (featuring Jonas
Bjerre) - "Butterfly Girl" -
"Only In Dreams" - "The
Universe Alone" |
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Future Past
Released: October 22, 2021
Tracks:
"Invisible" - "All Of
You" - "Give It All Up"
(featuring Tove Lo) -
"Anniversary" - "Future
Past" - "Beautiful Lies" -
"Tonight United" -
"Wing" - "Nothing
Less" - "Hammerhead"
(featuring Ivorian Doll) - "More
Joy!" (featuring Chai) -
"Falling" (featuring Mike
Garson) |
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Danse Macabre
Released: October 27, 2023
Tracks:
"Nightboat" - "Black
Moonlight" - "Love Voudou"
- "Bury A Friend" -
"Supernature" - "Danse
Macabre" - "Secret Oktober
31st" - "Ghost Town" -
"Paint It Black" - "Super
Lonely Freak" -
"Spellbound" - "Psycho
Killer" - "Confession In The
Afterlife" |
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