Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor]

Songs Written by Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor]Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He achieved international fame as the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Queen. As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound and was voted the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a listener poll conducted by Planet Rock in 2005. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 as a... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] first charted in 1981 with Planet Earth.The artist placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 8 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.The artist scored 29 UK Top‑75 entries, including 12 Top‑10 placements, including 2 number‑ones.On US Dance the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.On US Rock the artist achieved 5 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.

Top songs: #1: The Reflex - #2: A View to a Kill - #3: Is There Something I Should Know? - #4: The Wild Boys - #5: Hungry Like the Wolf
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  Duran Duran
1.
02/1981

Planet Earth
Duran Duran

from Duran Duran   Duran Duran
81 pts




26
dance


12
UK
charted as Planet Earth/Girls On Film in US dance charts
[Capitol 5017 (Harvest)]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Girls on Film
2.
04/1981

Girls on Film
Duran Duran

from Duran Duran   Duran Duran
145 pts




26
dance
19
rock
5
UK
charted as Planet Earth/Girls On Film in US dance charts
[Capitol 5070 (Harvest)]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Careless Memories
3.
05/1981

Careless Memories
Duran Duran

from Duran Duran   Duran Duran
25 pts




72
dance


37
UK
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
4.
11/1981

My Own Way
Duran Duran

from Rio   Rio
68 pts








14
UK
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Hungry Like the Wolf
5.
05/1982

#5  Hungry Like the Wolf
Duran Duran

from Rio   Rio
316 pts
3
US


36
dance
1
rock
5
UK
[Harvest 5195]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Save a Prayer
6.
08/1982

Save a Prayer
Duran Duran

from Rio   Rio
176 pts








2
UK
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Rio
7.
11/1982

Rio
Duran Duran

from Rio   Rio
173 pts
14
US




5
rock
9
UK
[Harvest 5215]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Is There Something I Should Know?
8.
03/1983

#3  Is There Something I Should Know?
Duran Duran

from Duran Duran [US reissue]   
344 pts
4
US


34
dance
3
rock
1
UK
[Capitol 5233]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Union of the Snake
9.
10/1983

Union of the Snake
Duran Duran

from Seven and the Ragged Tiger   Seven and the Ragged Tiger
305 pts
3
US


33
dance
2
rock
3
UK
[Capitol 5290]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
New Moon on Monday
10.
01/1984

New Moon on Monday
Duran Duran

from Seven and the Ragged Tiger   Seven and the Ragged Tiger
171 pts
10
US




4
rock
9
UK
[Capitol 5309]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
The Reflex
11.
04/1984

#1  The Reflex
Duran Duran

from Seven and the Ragged Tiger   Seven and the Ragged Tiger
388 pts
1
US


15
dance
35
rock
1
UK
[Capitol 5345]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
The Wild Boys
12.
11/1984

#4  The Wild Boys
Duran Duran

from Arena   Arena
331 pts
2
US


27
dance
42
rock
2
UK
co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[Capitol 5417]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Save a Prayer
13.
02/1985

Save a Prayer
Duran Duran

from Arena   Arena
59 pts
16
US








live
[Capitol 5438]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
A View to a Kill
14.
05/1985

#2  A View to a Kill
Duran Duran

from A View to a Kill Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   A View to a Kill Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
369 pts
1
US




42
rock
2
UK
co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[Capitol 5475]
written by John Barry, Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
  Arcadia
Election Day
15.
10/1985

Election Day
Arcadia

from So Red the Rose   So Red the Rose
216 pts
6
US


29
dance


7
UK
narration by Grace Jones
[Capitol 5501]
written by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes & Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick
The Promise
16.
01/1986

The Promise
Arcadia

from So Red the Rose   So Red the Rose
22 pts








37
UK
written by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes & Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick
Goodbye Is Forever
17.
02/1986

Goodbye Is Forever
Arcadia

from So Red the Rose   So Red the Rose
27 pts
33
US








[Capitol 5542]
written by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes & Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick
The Flame
18.
07/1986

The Flame
Arcadia

from So Red the Rose   So Red the Rose
12 pts








58
UK
[Capitol 5570]
written by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes & Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick
  Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor]
19.
05/1994

Nazis 1994
Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick

from Happiness?   Happiness?
48 pts








22
UK
written by Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick
  Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Yoshiki
Foreign Sand
20.
10/1994

Foreign Sand
Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Yoshiki

from Happiness?   Happiness?
40 pts








26
UK
written by Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Yoshiki Hayashi
  Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor]
21.
11/1994

Happiness?
Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick

from Happiness?   Happiness?
29 pts








32
UK
written by Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick
  Shut Up and Dance
22.
04/1995

Save It 'Til the Mourning After
Shut Up and Dance

41 pts








25
UK
written by Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Nicholas James Bates, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick, Simon Le Bon, PJ & Smiley
  Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor]
23.
10/1998

Pressure On
Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick

from Electric Fire   Electric Fire
17 pts








45
UK
written by Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick
  Duran Duran
24.
01/1999

Electric Barbarella / Girls on Film
Duran Duran

from Girls on Film remixes EP   
43 pts








23
UK
R (rm]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, Warren Cuccurullo, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Girls on Film
25.
03/1999

Girls on Film
Duran Duran

from Strange Behaviour   
6 pts




24
dance




R
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
  Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor]
26.
04/1999

Surrender
Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick

from Electric Fire   Electric Fire
22 pts








38
UK
written by Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick
  56K
Save a Prayer
27.
04/2003

Save a Prayer
56K

18 pts








46
UK
featuring Bejay
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
  Phixx
28.
07/2004

Wild Boys
Phixx

from Electrophonic Revolution   
74 pts








12
UK
written by Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Nicholas James Bates, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Simon Le Bon
  Duran Duran
(Reach Up for the) Sunrise
29.
10/2004

(Reach Up for the) Sunrise
Duran Duran

from Astronaut   Astronaut
164 pts
89
US


1
dance


5
UK
[Epic 71976]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
What Happens Tomorrow
30.
02/2005

What Happens Tomorrow
Duran Duran

from Astronaut   Astronaut
103 pts


39
AC
2
dance


11
UK
[Epic LP Cut]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
(Reach Up for the) Sunrise
31.
03/2005

(Reach Up for the) Sunrise
Duran Duran

from Astronaut   Astronaut
3 pts








144
UK
R
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Rio
32.
07/2007

Rio
Duran Duran

from The Essential Collection   The Essential Collection
3 pts








123
UK
R
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
Falling Down
33.
11/2007

Falling Down
Duran Duran

from Red Carpet Massacre   Red Carpet Massacre
14 pts








52
UK
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Justin Timberlake
  David Cook
Hungry Like the Wolf
34.
06/2008

Hungry Like the Wolf
David Cook

3 pts
103
US








from American Idol, season 7
[Fremantle]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
  The Glee Cast
35.
04/2012

Hungry Like a Wolf/Rio
The Glee Cast

from Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three   
8 pts
98
US






169
UK
[20th Century Fox TV]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor
  Eagles of Death Metal
Save a Prayer
36.
11/2015

Save a Prayer
Eagles of Death Metal

from Zipper Down   
14 pts








53
UK
[charted in France after November 2015 Paris attacks]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] greentick & Andy Taylor


See also...

ArcadiaDuran DuranQueenRock Aid ArmeniaRoger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Yoshiki


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