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Duran Duran by Duran Duran
Duran Duran is an album by Duran Duran, released in 1993. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 71 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Ordinary World”, on 46 lists with a best position of #6.
Duran Duran, the band's seventh album and their second to carry their own name (fans call it the Wedding Album to keep it apart from the 1981 debut), came out on Parlophone in 1993, and it's the comeback. The late '80s had been lean for the New Romantic heroes, and the lineup was down to Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, with guitarist Warren Cuccurullo aboard since 1989.
Gone are the neon synths and the pin-up swagger; in their place is something grown-up, moody and a little wounded. "Ordinary World" is a slow, aching ballad, Le Bon singing with real restraint over Cuccurullo's weeping guitar. "Come Undone" slinks in on a sultry, hypnotic groove, all menace and gauze.
Those two songs went top ten around the world and dragged the band back onto the radio after years of modest returns. For a group whose early fame had been likened to Beatlemania, the Wedding Album proved there was life, and craft, well beyond the poster years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Duran Duran on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ordinary World | 46 | #6 | – | 1992–2026 | |
| 2 | Come Undone | 23 | #5 | – | 1993–2021 | |
| 3 | Too Much Information | 2 | #93 | – | 1993 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.