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Notorious by Duran Duran
Notorious is an album by Duran Duran, released in 1986. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 12 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Notorious”, on 8 lists with a best position of #9.
Notorious, Duran Duran's fourth album, came out on EMI in 1986, and it's the sound of the New Romantic heartthrobs shrinking to a trio and discovering the dance floor under their feet. Drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor were both gone by release day, leaving singer Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor to co-produce with Nile Rodgers.
The result is funk rock with the chrome polished: taut, choppy rhythms and a bass that struts instead of swoons. The gaps got filled by session drummer Steve Ferrone and by Warren Cuccurullo, late of Missing Persons, who finished some of the guitar parts and would soon take Andy Taylor's slot for good. The title track, "Skin Trade" and "Meet El Presidente" went out as singles. It sold far less than the records before it, but critics liked what they heard: a band growing up in public and sounding sharper for it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Notorious on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notorious | 8 | #9 | – | 1986–2021 | |
| 2 | Skin Trade | 3 | #44 | – | 1987–1989 | |
| 3 | Meet El Presidente | 1 | #70 | – | 1987 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.