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Check out hit songs for Duran Duran appreciation day, Come Undone and more

By Renee Hansen

Duran Duran Perform At The O2 Arena
Duran Duran Perform At The O2 Arena / Jim Dyson/GettyImages
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Duran Duran Appreciation Day takes place worldwide each year on August 10. The day was established in 2003 by a Michigan DJ because it fell on his birthday. The band has been together for decades, giving them an impressive number of hit songs.

Part of the second British Invasion, Duran Duran formed in Birmingham in 1978 and, by May 1980, would settle on the final lineup of Roger Taylor (drums), Nick Rhodes (keyboards), Simon Le Bon (vocals), Andy Taylor (guitar) and John Taylor (bass). The band has experienced many changes in the lineup over the years, with all of the original members, minus Andy Taylor, as current members.

Fans around the world celebrate Duran Duran appreciation day by posting on social media and listening to their favorite DD tunes. Don't miss the special LIVE recording of "Last Chance On The Stairway" from the May 2023 performance in Dublin. Duran Duran shared the recording for DDAD23.


Duran Duran has sold over 100 million records and achieved 30 top 40 hits on the UK Charts with 14 top 10 singles. On Billboards Hot 100, they have achieved 21 top 40 singles. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022, the band has earned many awards, including two Brit Awards, two Grammys, an MTV Video Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the Video Visionary Award from the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Duran Duran hit songs

Duran Duran #1 songs on Billboards Hot 100

  • "The Reflex" Seven and the Ragged Tiger 1984
  • "A View To A Kill" same titled album 1985

Duran Duran Top 10 songs on Billboards Hot 100

  • "Hungry Like The Wolf" Rio 1982 #3
  • "Is There Something I Should Know?" Duran Duran 1983 #4
  • "Union Of The Snake" Seven and the Ragged Tiger 1983 #3
  • "Wild Boys" Arena 1984 #2
  • "Notorious" same titled album 1986 #2
  • "I Don't Want Your Love" Big Thing 1988 #4
  • "Ordinary World" The Wedding Album 1992 #3
  • "Come Undone" The Wedding Album 1992 #7

Duran Duran announced a benefit concert for former guitarist Andy Taylor, who is battling stage 4 prostate cancer. The event takes place on August 19, 2023, at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, CA. Taylor recently announced the release of a new album, Man's A Wolf To Man, on September 8. This will be his first solo album in 30 years.

" “We are heading to Northern California, to play many of the songs that we wrote together with our dear friend, Andy Taylor, to help him and others in their fight against prostate cancer. It is the right thing to do.”"

- Simon Le Bon

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