Album · Duran Duran
Big Thing by Duran Duran
Big Thing is an album by Duran Duran, released in 1988. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I Don't Want Your Love”, on 5 lists with a best position of #24.
Big Thing, Duran Duran's fifth album, arrived in October 1988 with the band down to a core of Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, pushing further down the new road they had started on with Notorious. They produced it with Jonathan Elias and Daniel Abraham, with sessions at Studio Davout, and drummer Sterling Campbell and guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, both on board since Notorious, fill out the sound; the pair became full members in 1989.
The pin-up gloss gives way to harder, stranger grooves and odder angles. "I Don't Want Your Love" and "All She Wants Is" were the hits, the latter the band's last top ten single of the decade. Reviews were mixed, though some critics warmed to the experimental writing and the band's shifting style.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Big Thing on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Don't Want Your Love | 5 | #24 | – | 1988–1989 | |
| 2 | All She Wants Is | 2 | #44 | – | 1988–1989 | |
| 3 | Big Thing | 1 | #56 | – | 1988 | |
| 4 | Do You Believe in Shame | 1 | #71 | – | 1989 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.