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“Ordinary World” by Duran Duran

From the album Duran Duran (1993)

“Ordinary World” by Duran Duran appears on 39 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1992 and 2023. It was first released in 1993 on the album Duran Duran. Its best result is #6 on the Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #17 alternative song of 1993, #739 alternative song of all time and #307 of the '90s.

39countdowns
12stations
#6best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1992–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 91 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 107
1992 91 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 101
1993 16 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 27 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91
1993 6 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 105
1993 10 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101
1993 8 Virgin Radio United Kingdom Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1993 10

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 332 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 433 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 434 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 223 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 404 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 336 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 515 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 542 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 965 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1016 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1020 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1020 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 442 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1005 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1291 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2003 78 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003) 100
2004 1005 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 428 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 1006 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 338 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 411 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 373 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 938 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 932 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 954 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 983 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1014 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1075 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1128 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 1804 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 433 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 200 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

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