Rio
by Duran Duran

Album
Rio by Duran Duran
Year: 1982
Release date: 1982-05-10
Overall rank: 555th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 587 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1982 (8th)
Award Top 100 albums of of the 1980s (86th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (555th)

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Rio is ranked as the best album by Duran Duran.

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Rio track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rio
Average Rating: 85 (176 votes)Comments: View 3
2.
My Own Way
Average Rating: 79 (117 votes)Comments: View 1
3.
Lonely In Your Nightmare
Average Rating: 77 (110 votes)Comments: View 2
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Hungry Like The Wolf
Average Rating: 85 (190 votes)Comments: View 5
5.
Hold Back The Rain
Average Rating: 79 (112 votes)Comments: View 2
6.
New Religion
Average Rating: 79 (113 votes)Comments: View 1
7.
Last Chance On The Stairway
Average Rating: 77 (107 votes)Comments: View 1
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Save A Prayer
Average Rating: 85 (166 votes)Comments: View 5
9.
The Chauffeur
Average Rating: 81 (122 votes)Comments: View 2

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Rio rankings

Rio rankings summary
Overall rank: 555th | 1980s rank: 86th | 1982 rank: 8th  Overall chart history
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Rio ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 587 votes)
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 !		07/12/2026 18:06 liquidbottle  Ratings distribution  77582/100
 
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 !		05/01/2026 06:31 ASOARE  Ratings distribution  2,32576/100
 
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 !		04/30/2026 16:49 gmessian  Ratings distribution  38560/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.


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From BestEverAlbums 09/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5427): By StreakyNuno
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by StreakyNuno () 1. by (1973) 2. by (1975) 3. by (1967) 4. by (1972) 5. by by (1967) 7. by (2004) 9. by (1977) 11. (1977) 12. by (1979) 13. by (1966) 14. (1982) 15. (1989) 16. by (1988) 17. (1986) 18. by by (2020) 22. by (1985) 23. by (1997)…”
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Rio comments

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From 01/22/2024 20:43 | #301387
Great album, full of catchy pop tunes and awesome bass lines. No weak tracks. Highlights are Rio, Save a Prayer and Hungry like the Wolf. (Edited)
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80/100
From 09/26/2022 15:35 | #289974
I love 80s synth-pop production here, there are some highlights - hit songs, the lyrics are often cringy, but overall very enjoyable listen. Hungry Like A Wolf is a timeless party banger.
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85/100
From 01/25/2022 12:45 | #280053
Classic entry to the early 80s romantic and New Age flavored pop. Still sounds very fresh and stays listenable forever.
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From 01/03/2022 16:40 | #278481
very strong everything. sexy. stylized. pop new wave.
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40/100
From 06/03/2021 10:01 | #270307
A decent pop album, not every song works but there are one or two 80's classics on here. A great live band.
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Best Albums of  1982
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. The Dreaming by Kate Bush
3. The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
4. Pornography by The Cure
5. Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
6. 1999 by Prince
7. Avalon by Roxy Music
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