NOVEMBER,
1980--the group first gets their recording
deal with EMI Records.
MARCH 28,
1981--"Planet Earth" hits #12 in the U.K.
MAY 23,
1981--"Careless Memories" hits U.K. #37
AUGUST
22, 1981--"Girls on Film" hits U.K. #5
(its video is banned by both the BBC in England and MTV in America).
SEPTEMBER
5, 1981--"Duran Duran" (the first album)
hits U.K. #3 during a 118-week stay on the chart.
DECEMBER
19, 1981--"My Own Way" hits U.K. #14.
MAY 29,
1982--"Synthesizer-heavy" "Rio" (the ALBUM)
hits U.K. #2 (and will stay charted for the rest of the year).
JUNE 26,
1982--"Hungry Like the Wolf" hits U.K.
#5
SEPTEMBER
11, 1982--"Radio-friendly" ballad, "Save
a Prayer", hits U.K. #2
NOVEMBER
13, 1982--"Carnival" a US-only mini-album
release, hits U.S. #98
DECEMBER
11--"Rio" (the SONG this time!) hits U.K.
#9
FEBRUARY
19, 1983--Teen band Kajagoogoo TOPS the
U.K. charts with the Nick Rhodes/Colin Thurston-produced "Too Shy".
FEBRUARY
26, 1983--"Hungry Like the Wolf" climbs
to U.S. #3. It hits the charts in all major territories around the world
and is a million-seller. "Rio" (the ALBUM), which has been slowly climbing
the US charts since June 1982, hits #6 and will also become a million-seller
during its 129-week stay.
MARCH 26,
1983--"Is There Something I Should Know"
debuts at U.K. #1, with Duran Duran joining a small number of acts, including
Elvis Presley, Clff Richard, and the Beatles, who have achieved this feat
(which, up until the late '80's, remains a rare achievement).
MAY 14,
1983--"Rio" (the SONG) hits U.S. #14
AUGUST
6, 1983--"Is There Something I Should
Know" hits U.S. #4, becoming another million-seller. It is added to the
U.S. version of the group's first album "Duran Duran", which climbs to
U.S. #10, another million-seller.
NOVEMBER
5, 1983--"Union of the Snake" hits U.K.
#3
DECEMBER
3, 1983--"Seven and the Ragged Tiger"
TOPS the U.K. chart for one week.
DECEMBER
24, 1983--"Union of the Snake" hits U.S.
#3 The band is voted "Best Group" in the "Daily Mirror"/BBC-TV "Nationwide"/Radio
1 Rock and Pop Awards.
FEBRUARY
1984--"Seven and the Ragged Tiger" hits
U.S. #8
FEBRUARY
11, 1984--"New Moon on Monday" hits U.K.
#9
FEBRUARY
28, 1984--The group wins the Best Video
Short Form for "Hungry Like the Wolf" and Best Video Album for "Duran Duran"
categories at the 26th annual Grammy Awards (But they couldn't attend--not
sure why).
MARCH 17,
1984--"New Moon on Monday" hits U.S. #10
MAY 5,
1984--"The Reflex" TOPS the U.K. chart
for the first of four weeks.
JUNE 23,1984--"The
Reflex" tops the U.S. chart for the first of two weeks, another worldwide
million seller.
NOVEMBER
17, 1984--"Wild Boys" hits U.K. #2
DECEMBER
15, 1984--"Wild Boys" hits U.S. #2, and
is included on the otherwise live album, "Arena" which hits U.K. #6 and
U.S. #4 and is the band's fourth million-selling album.
FEBRUARY
11, 1985--"Wild Boys" wins the "Best British
Video Category" at the fourth annual BRIT awards.
MARCH 13,
1985--"The Reflex" is named "International
Hit of the Year" at the 30th annual Ivor Novello Awards.
MARCH 16,
1985--"Save a Prayer" (from "Arena") hits
U.S. #16.
MARCH 30,
1985--Power Station's "Some Like it Hot"
hits U.K. #14
APRIL 6,
1985--"The Power Station" (the album)
debuts--and peaks--at U.K. #12.
MAY 11,
1985--"Some Like it Hot" hits U.S. #6
MAY 25,
1985--"A View to a Kill" hits U.K. #2
JUNE 1,
1985--Power Station's "Get it On" hits
U.K. #22.
JULY 13,
1985--"A View to a Kill" hits U.S. #1
for the first of two weeks. It is the band's sixth million-selling single
and the very first (and so far, ONLY) James Bond theme ever to hit #1 in
the U.S.
JULY 27,
1985--"The Power Station" hits U.S. #6
AUGUST
3, 1985--Power Station's "Get it On" hits
U.S. #9, one place higher than the original 1972 T. Rex version.
OCTOBER
12, 1985--Power Station's "Communication"
hits U.S. #34.
NOVEMBER
9, 1985--"Communication" hits U.K. #75,
after which the group disbands (for a while...)
Arcadia's
first single, "Election Day", hits U.K. #7 as its parent album "So Red
the Rose" hits U.K. #30.
DECEMBER
4. 1985--Arcadia's "Election Day" hits
U.S. #6
JANUARY,
1986--"So Red the Rose" hits U.S. #23
JANUARY
22, 1986--"So Red the Rose" is ceritfied
platinum by the RIAA.
FEBRUARY,
1986--Arcadia's "The Promise" hits U.K.
#37.
MARCH 8,
1986--Arcadia's "Goodbye is Forever" is
the U.S. followup from the album and reaches #33.
APRIL,
1986--John Taylor's "I Do What I Do" reaches
U.K. #42
APRIL 26,
1986--"I Do What I Do" hits U.S. #23.
Roger Taylor announces that he is going to take a "year's sabbatical" (yeah,
right) from the group...
JUNE, 1986--Andy
Taylor also leaves the group, moving to the U.S. and getting a record deal
with MCA.
JULY, 1986--Arcadia's
"The Flame", remixed from the album as a third U.K. single, hits U.K. #58.
Roger re-joins the group for one last T.V. appearance, but this marks the
end of Arcadia's activity.
AUGUST
2, 1986--Andy Taylor's "Take it Easy"
hits U.S. #24.
NOVEMBER,
1986--"Notorious" (the SONG) hits U.K.
#7.
NOVEMBER
15, 1986--Andy Taylor's first solo release
for MCA, "When the Rain Comes Down" is featured in the hit T.V. show "Miami
Vice" and hits U.S. #73.
DECEMBER,
1986--"Notorious" (the ALBUM) hits U.K.
#16.
JANUARY
10, 1987--"Notorious" (the SONG) hits
U.S. #2, as the parent album "Notorious" hits U.S. #12.
MARCH,
1987--"Skin Trade" hits U.K. #22.
MARCH 14,
1987--"Skin Trade" hits U.S. #39.
MAY, 1987--"Meet
El Presidente" hits U.K. #24, while Andy Taylor's debut solo album "Thunder"
hits U.K. #61 (on the 30th of the month) and U.S. #46.
MAY 17,
1987--"Meet El Presidente" hits U.S. #70.
JANUARY,
1988--Warren Cucurrullo becomes an official,
full-time member of Duran Duran, as does Sterling Campbell.
OCTOBER,
1988--"I Don't Want Your Love" hits U.K.
#14.
OCTOBER
29, 1988--"Big Thing" (the ALBUM) reaches
U.K. #15
DECEMBER
3. 1988--"I Don't Want Your Love" hits
U.S. #4. "Big Thing" hits U.S. #24.
JANUARY,
1989--"All She Wants Is" hits U.K. #9.
FEBRUARY
18, 1989--"All She Wants Is" hits U.S.
#22.
APRIL,
1989--"Do You Believe in Shame" hits U.K.
#30.
APRIL 8,
1989--"Do You Believe in Shame" hits U.S.
#72
NOVEMBER
25, 1989--"Decade" hits U.K. #5.
DECEMBER
23, 1989--"Burning the Ground" hits U.K.
#31.
JANUARY
20, 1990--"Decade" hits U.S. #67.
AUGUST
11, 1990--"Violence of Summer (Love's
Taking Over)" hits U.K. #20.
SEPTEMBER
1, 1990--"Liberty" (the ALBUM) debuts
at its U.K. #8 peak.
SEPTEMBER
15, 1990--"Liberty" hits U.S. #46
SEPTMEBER
29, 1990--"Violence of Summer (Love's
Taking Over)" hits U.S. #64.
OCTOBER
27, 1990--Andy Taylor's remake of the
Kinks "Lola" hits U.K. #60.
NOVEMBER
24, 1990--Duran Duran's "Serious" makes
U.K. #48.
FEBRUARY
6, 1993--"Ordinary World" hits U.K. #6
FEBRUARY
20, 1993--"Ordinary World" hits U.S. #3.
FEBRUARY
27, 1993--"Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)
debuts at its U.K. #4 peak.
MARCH 13,
1993--"Duran Duran" debuts at its U.S,
#7 peak.
ARIL 17,
1993--"Come Undone" hits U.K. #13.
JUNE 19,
1993--"Come Undone" hits U.S. #7.
AUGUST
23, 1993--The group recieves its star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, CA.
SEPTEMBER
11, 1993--"Too Much Information" hits
U.K. #35.
OCTOBER
16, 1993--"Too Much Information" hits
U.S. #45.
NOVEMBER
17, 1993--Duran Duran perform on MTV's Unplugged Concert.
MAY 25,
1994--"Ordinary World" is named "Most
Performed Work" at the 39th annual Ivor Novello Awards.
SEPTEMBER
24, 1994--"Decade" re-charts at U.K. #66.
OCTOBER
14, 1994--"Ordinary World" and "Come Undone"
are honoured at the 14th ASCAP dinner.
MARCH 25,
1995--"Perfect Day" debuts at its U.K.
#28 peak.
APRIL 8,
1995--"Thank You" debuts at its U.K. #12
peak.
ARPIL 22,
1995--"Thank You" debuts at its U.S. #19
peak.
JULY 1,
1995--"White Lines (Don't Do It) hits
U.K. #17.
JANUARY
19, 1997-- John Taylor announces that
he is leaving Duran Duran after 19 years.
March 25,
1997 -- The first Duran Duran single in 1997, "Out of My Mind",
will be released on the movie soundrack THE SAINT. It was only released
as a radio single in North America and not a commercial single.
March,
1997 -- "Out Of My Mind" debuts at it's
U.K. #21 peak.
OCTOBER
10, 1997--Duran Duran perform "Electric
Barbarella" on the Tonight Show.
OCTOBER
14, 1997-- Duran Duran perform "Electric
Barbarella" and "Hungry Like The Wolf" on the Rosie O'Donnell show.
OCTOBER
21, 1997--"Medazzaland" debuts in the
U.S. at a very disapointing #58.
OCTOBER
28, 1997--"Electric Barbarella" debuts
and peaks at #19 on Canada's top 50 singles chart, giving the band their
16th top 50 single in that country.
NOVEMBER
1, 1997--"Electric Barbarella" peaks at
#52 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.
NOVEMBER
1, 1997 -- Duran Duran kick off 21 city
North American tour.
DECEMBER
13, 1997--Duran Duran play a 50 minute
set on VH1's Office Party.
JUNE 27,
1998--Duran Duran perform at the Princess Diana Tribute Concert
in England.
NOVEMBER
16, 1998--"Greatest" debuts in the UK album chart at #15.
DECEMBER
7, 1998 -- The band kick off a 10 city tour of the UK.
DECEMEBER
19, 1998 -- Duran Duran broadcast
their Manchester Apollo concert over the internet. A first for the band.
DECEMEBER
31, 1998 --
Duran Duran finish the year playing "Rio" at a New Year's Eve show at Edinburgh
Castle in Scotland, and kicking off 1999 with "Electric Barbarella".
JANUARY,
1998 -- "Greatest" goes Platinum in the
UK, selling 300,000 units.
JANUARY
24, 1998 -- "Electric Barbarella" debuts
at its U.K. #23 peak.
IF YOU WANT A COMPLETE LIST
BEYOND 1998 AND EARLIER,
VISIT
THE DURAN DURAN TIMELINE SITE!
aked pAccording
to Billboard Duran Duran sit at #45 on their top 100 all time singles artists
in the US. Here is a top ten of the most succesful artists in US history.
1. Elvis Presely
2. The Beatles
3. Madonna
4. Stevie
Wonder
5. Michael
Jackson
6. Elton John
7. The Rolling
Stones
8. Paul McCartney
9. Janet Jackson
10. Supremes
In the UK
Duran Duran sit at #43 on their top 100 all time singles artists. Below
is the top 10 most succesful singles artists in the UK.
1. Elvis Presley
2. Cliff Richard
3. Madonna
4. The Beatles
5. Michael
Jackson
6. Rod Stewart
7. Queen
8. David Bowie
9. Elton John
10. The Rolling
Stones
according to Billboard Magazine
Duran Duran
went Platinum.
Debuted at
# 10 on Billboard's top 200 albums and spent a total of 10 weeks on the
chart.
Rio
went double Platinum.
Debuted at
#6 and spent a total of 21 weeks on Billboard's top 200 albums chart.
Seven And
The Ragged Tiger went double Platinum.
Debuted at
#8 and spent a total of 41 weeks on Billboard's top 200 albums.
Arena
went double Platinum.
Debuted at
#4 and spent a total of 15 weeks on the top 200 chart.
So Red The
Rose (Arcadia) went Platinum.
Debuted at
#23 and spent a total of 9 weeks on the top 200 charts.
Notorious
went Platinum.
Debuted at
#12 and spent a total of 14 weeks on the chart.
Big Thing
went Gold.
Debuted at
#24 and spent a total of 14 weeks on the chart.
Decade
went Platinum on May 21, 1998
Liberty
debuted at #46 and sold under 500,000 copies. It was a complete disaster!
The Wedding
Album went double Platinum.
Debuted at
#7 and spent 26 weeks on the top 200 chart.
Thank You
debuted at #19 and went Gold in 1995
Medazzaland
debuts at #58 and suffers same fate as Liberty.
Greatest goes
Platinum on January 18, 2005.
Rio
was released on 05/10/82 and went certified Platinum on 04/26/83
Hungry Like
The Wolf was released on 06/07/82 and
went certified Gold on 03/16/93
The Reflex
was released on 04/06/84 and went certified Gold on 03/16/93
The Wild
Boys was released on 10/19/84 and went
certified Gold on 03/16/93
Notorious
was released on 11/14/86 and went certified Gold on 01/20/87
Ordinary
World was released on 01/11/93 and went
certified Gold on 03/19/93
**Gold
albums represent sales figures of 500,000 units sold.
**Platinum
albums represent sales figures of 1,000,000 units sold.
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