Duran Duran discography

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Duran Duran discography
Duran Duran performing at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, April 2005
Studio albums16
Live albums4
Compilation albums4
Video albums14
EPs7
Singles46

English new wave band Duran Duran have released 16 studio albums, four live albums, four compilation albums, two remix albums, two box sets, seven extended plays, 46 singles and 14 video albums. Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records.[1] The band have achieved UK top-five albums in five consecutive decades (1980s to 2020s), and US top-10 albums in three decades (1980s, 1990s and 2010s).

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
FIN
[5]
GER
[6]
ITA
[7][8]
NLD
[9]
NZ
[10]
SWE
[11]
US
[12]
Duran Duran
  • Released: 15 June 1981
  • Label: EMI
3 9 27 2 3 10
Rio
  • Released: 10 May 1982
  • Label: EMI
2 1 1 3 40 2 9 6
Seven and the Ragged Tiger
  • Released: 21 November 1983
  • Label: EMI
1 2 7 3 17 12 1 1 19 8
Notorious
  • Released: 21 November 1986
  • Label: EMI
16 30 19 19 22 2 11 15 8 12
Big Thing
  • Released: 18 October 1988
  • Label: EMI
15 46 29 31 5 77 34 27 24
Liberty 8 86 6 37 46
Duran Duran
(The Wedding Album)
  • Released: 15 February 1993
  • Label: Parlophone
4 20 8 18 22 6 23 32 21 7
Thank You
  • Released: 27 March 1995
  • Label: Parlophone
12 63 15 50 14 34 19
Medazzaland
  • Released: 14 October 1997
  • Label: Capitol
66 67 58
Pop Trash 53 80 39 135
Astronaut
  • Released: 11 October 2004
  • Label: Epic
3 22 9 23 2 17 29 41 17
Red Carpet Massacre
  • Released: 13 November 2007
  • Label: Epic
44 69 85 10 73 36
All You Need Is Now
  • Released: 21 March 2011
  • Label: Tapemodern
11 79 52 39 10 23 29
Paper Gods 5 19 7 28 24 2 4 24 10
Future Past
  • Released: 22 October 2021[21]
  • Label: BMG
3 16 53 21 8 10 9 35 28
Danse Macabre
  • Released: 27 October 2023
  • Label: BMG
4 34
[22]
14 9
[23]
31 57
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums[edit]

List of live albums, with selected details, chart positions, and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[24]
FIN
[5]
GER
[25]
ITA
[7][8]
NLD
[9]
NZ
[10]
SWE
[11]
US
[12]
Arena
  • Released: 12 November 1984
  • Label: Parlophone
6 8 10 8 1 1 5 3 16 4
Live from London
  • Released: 25 October 2005
  • Label: Epic
Live at Hammersmith '82!
  • Released: 21 September 2009
  • Label: EMI
A Diamond in the Mind:
Live 2011
  • Released: 10 July 2012
  • Label: Eagle
59 40
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[edit]

List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[28]
CAN
[29]
FIN
[30]
ITA
[7][8]
NLD
[9]
NZ
[10]
SWE
[11]
US
[12]
Decade
  • Released: 13 November 1989
  • Label: EMI
5 89 81 22 84 67
Greatest
  • Released: 9 November 1998
  • Label: EMI
4 82 30 74 13 22 24 12 38 170
The Essential Collection
  • Released: 20 March 2000
  • Label: EMI
The Biggest and the Best
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums[edit]

List of remix albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[2]
Night Versions
  • Released: 31 March 1998
  • Label: EMI
Strange Behaviour
  • Released: 23 March 1999
  • Label: EMI
70
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets[edit]

List of box sets, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
ITA
[8]
Singles Box Set 1981–1985
  • Released: 12 May 2003
  • Label: EMI
42
The Singles 1986–1995
  • Released: 13 September 2004
  • Label: EMI
19

Extended plays[edit]

List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[3]
ITA
[7]
US
[12]
Nite Romantics
  • Released: 1 September 1981 (Japan)
  • Label: EMI
Night Versions
  • Released: April 1982 (Australia)
  • Label: EMI
19
Carnival
  • Released: September 1982 (US/Japan)
  • Label: EMI
98
Tiger Tiger
  • Released: 5 June 1984 (Japan)
  • Label: EMI
Mixing
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Parlophone
3
Strange Behaviour
  • Released: 21 March 1987 (Japan/Italy)
  • Label: EMI
From Mediterranea with Love
  • Released: 23 December 2010
  • Label: Tapemodern
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles[edit]

1980s[edit]

List of singles released from 1981 to 1989, with selected chart positions and certifications
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
BEL
(FL)

[33]
CAN
[34]
FIN
[5]
GER
[35]
ITA
[36]
NLD
[37]
NZ
[38]
US
[12]
1981 "Planet Earth" 12 8 Duran Duran
"Careless Memories" 37 60
"Girls on Film" 5 11 30 4
"My Own Way" 14 10 14 12 Rio
1982 "Hungry Like the Wolf" 5 5 1 4 50 4 3
"Save a Prayer" 2 56 40 35
"Rio" 9 60 3 14 36 14
1983 "Is There Something I Should Know?" 1 4 16 3 2 28 20 24 5 4 Duran Duran (1983 US edition)
"Union of the Snake" 3 4 19 2 1 37 16 17 3 3 Seven and the Ragged Tiger
1984 "New Moon on Monday" 9 48 14 6 28 32 10
"The Reflex" 1 4 1 3 3 8 6 1 6 1
"The Wild Boys" 2 3 2 2 4 1 3 3 5 2 Arena
1985 "Save a Prayer" (US single version) 19 17 27 17 16 Rio
"A View to a Kill" 2 6 2 1 6 9 1 3 13 1 A View to a Kill
(soundtrack)
1986 "Notorious" 7 17 6 10 4 12 1 6 6 2 Notorious
1987 "Skin Trade" 22 9 69 35 8 11 36 39
"Meet El Presidente" 24 13 54 10 31 70
1988 "I Don't Want Your Love" 14 23 15 6 15 31 1 11 12 4 Big Thing
"All She Wants Is" 9 74 42 17 28 2 44 47 22
1989 "Do You Believe in Shame?" 30 88 22 14 41 72
"Burning the Ground" 31 145 7 75 Decade
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1990s[edit]

List of singles released from 1988 to 1997, with selected chart positions and certifications
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
BEL
(FL)

[33]
CAN
[39]
FIN
[5]
GER
[40]
ITA
[36][8]
NLD
[37]
NZ
[38]
US
[12]
1990 "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" 20 59 43 82 15 69 2 43 64 Liberty
"Serious" 48 152 69 3
1993 "Ordinary World" 6 18 20 1 18 16 1 16 3 3 Duran Duran
(The Wedding Album)
"Come Undone" 13 19 42 2 19 42 8 16 7
"Too Much Information" 35 93 26 48 45
1995 "Perfect Day" 28 Thank You
"White Lines (Don't Do It)" 17 20 28 22 31
"Lay Lady Lay" 18
1997 "Out of My Mind" 21 91 55 5 Medazzaland
"Electric Barbarella" 23 19 52
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2000s–present[edit]

List of singles released from 2000 to the present, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]
UK
(DL)
AUS
[3]
BEL
(FL)

[33]
GER
[41]
ITA
[8]
NLD
[37]
NZ
[38]
SCO
[42]
SWI
[43]
US
[12]
2000 "Someone Else Not Me" 53 . 26 63 Pop Trash
2004 "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" 5 . 22 42 39 2 25 37 7 61 89 Astronaut
2005 "What Happens Tomorrow" 11 . 58 80 2 15
"Nice" .
2007 "Falling Down" 52 . 79 2 21 60 Red Carpet Massacre
2010 "All You Need Is Now" . 56 All You Need Is Now
2011 "Girl Panic!" .
"Leave a Light On" .
2015 "Pressure Off"
(featuring Janelle Monáe and Nile Rodgers)
. 138 59 Paper Gods
2021 "Five Years"[44] 60 [45] non album track
"Invisible" 44 [46] 146 Future Past
"More Joy!"[47]
(featuring Chai)
.
"Anniversary" 56 [48]
"Tonight United" .
"Give It All Up"
(featuring Tove Lo)
99 [49]
2023 "Danse Macabre" 45 [50] Danse Macabre
"Black Moonlight" 28[51]
"Psycho Killer"
(featuring Victoria De Angelis)
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Guest appearances[edit]

List of guest appearances
Year Title Album
1995 "Thank You" Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin
2007 "Instant Karma!" Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
2010 "Boys Keep Swinging" We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie

Videography[edit]

Video albums[edit]

List of video albums
Year Title Additional notes
1983 Duran Duran Video compilation
1984 Duran Duran Video 45 Video EP featuring "Girls on Film" and "Hungry Like the Wolf"
Dancing on the Valentine Video compilation
As the Lights Go Down Slightly different version of Arena film. Initially only shown on Cinemax and MTV, released to the consumer market first with the 2010 reissue of Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
Sing Blue Silver Documentary; released on DVD in 2004
1985 Arena (An Absurd Notion) Concert film; released on DVD in 2004
The Making of Arena Documentary; released on DVD in 2004
1987 Three to Get Ready Black-and-white documentary
* Short version – 29 minutes
* Long version ("Collector's Edition") – 75 minutes
1988 Working for the Skin Trade Concert film
6ix by 3hree Video compilation
1989 Decade Video compilation. 1995 UK version adds videos of "Violence of Summer", "Serious", "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone"
1993 Extraordinary World Documentary and video compilation
1998 Greatest Video compilation; reissued on DVD in 2003
2005 Live from London Concert at Wembley Arena
2008 Classic Albums: Rio 2008 documentary on the making of Rio.
2009 Live at Hammersmith '82! 1982 Rio Tour concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon. Released as a CD/DVD package, the DVD also includes bonus tracks including the promo video of "My Own Way" which had never been released on DVD.
2012 A Diamond in the Mind: Live 2011 2011 All You Need Is Now Tour concert at Manchester's MEN Arena. Includes bonus features of two additional songs as well as a behind the scenes documentary including interviews with band members.

Music videos[edit]

Record label timeline[edit]

Explanatory notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Duran Duran to Get ASCAP Golden Note Award at London's ASCAP Awards", billboard.com, 26 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Duran Duran". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Australian chart peaks:
  4. ^ Canadian Albums:
  5. ^ a b c d "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: DOG - DYS > Duran Duran" (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  6. ^ German Albums:
  7. ^ a b c d "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, with "Duran Duran" in the "Artista" field, click "cerca" (for chart positions before 1995).
  8. ^ a b c d e f "History" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 5 June 2022. Set "Ricerca per" on "Artista/band", then search "Duran Duran" and click "Classifiche". (for albums after 1995 and singles after 1997)
  9. ^ a b c "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  10. ^ a b c "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  11. ^ a b c "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "US Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "British certifications – Duran Duran". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 May 2023. Type Duran Duran in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. ^ a b "Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Imgur.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Canadian certifications – Duran Duran". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "American certifications – Duran Duran". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  17. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Duran Duran" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  19. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  20. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  21. ^ Sinclair, Paul (19 May 2021). "Pre-order Duran Duran's new album, 'Future Past'". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Albumit 44/2023" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 27.10.2023 al 02.11.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Duran Duran - Arena" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  25. ^ Peaks of live albums in Germany:
  26. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Duran Duran)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  27. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  28. ^ "Austrian Albums". austrian charts.at. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  29. ^ Canadian Albums:
  30. ^ "Finnish Albums". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  31. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  32. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  33. ^ a b c "Belgian (Flanders) Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  34. ^ Canadian Singles:
  35. ^ German Singles:
  36. ^ a b "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, with "Duran Duran" in the "Artista" field, click "cerca" (for chart positions before 1997).
  37. ^ a b c "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  38. ^ a b c "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  39. ^
  40. ^
  41. ^ German singles:
  42. ^ Scottish singles:
  43. ^ "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  44. ^ "Five Years - Single by Duran Duran on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  45. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  46. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  47. ^ Zemler, Emily (5 August 2021). "Hear Duran Duran Team Up With CHAI, Graham Coxon for New Single 'More Joy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  48. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  49. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  50. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  51. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 3/11/2023". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 February 2024.

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