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“Save a Prayer” by Duran Duran

From the album Rio (1982)

“Save a Prayer” by Duran Duran appears on 24 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1983 and 2023. It was first released in 1982 on the album Rio. Its best result is #14 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #55 alternative song of 1983, #562 alternative song of all time and #194 of the '80s.

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#14best position
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1983–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 14 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91
1984 25 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 186 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1989 92 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1991 264 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 24 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 120 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 80 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1995 37 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 51 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 117 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 56 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 67 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 214 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 566 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 98 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 500 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
2002 1179 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 257 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2005 357 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 143 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 363 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2008 301 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2023 44 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91

Also listed as: Save A Prayer.

Charting alongside it in 1983

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  1. 1The LovecatsThe Cure
  2. 2New Year's DayU2
  3. 3In a Big CountryBig Country
  4. 4Never StopEcho and the Bunnymen
  5. 5Union of the SnakeDuran Duran
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