Rio (album)

Rio is a dance music album by Duran Duran, originally released worldwide on May 10, 1982 (see 1982 in music), but re-released in November in the United States. It reached #2 on the UK charts.

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Dance music - Duran Duran - May 10 - 1982 - 1982 in music - United States

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The album went gold in the US on March 1, 1983, and platinum on April 26. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US (on June 5, 1983), and remained on the charts there for 129 weeks -- almost two and a half years.

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Gold - March 1 - April 26 - Billboard Hot 100 - June 5 - 1983

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In 2003, Rio was listed at number 65 in the NME "100 Greatest Albums Of All Time", and ranked #98 in Q magazine's "100 Greatest British Albums". In 2004, CMJ ranked it as #1 in their "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1982".

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2003 - NME - 2004 - CMJ

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