  Paul "Bono" Hewson,
Dave "The Edge" Evans, Adam
Clayton, and Larry Mullen, Jr. U2 came
together in Dublin, Ireland in 1976. The band
spent the end of the 70s finding their
"alternative" niche, gradually rose
to rock super-stardom in the 80s, and
continued their mastery of rock, pop,
alternative fusion into the 90s and beyond.
U2 provided rock music with a message - often
on politics and religion. With large-scale
world tours and successful LP releases, U2
have made their mark as one of the great
bands of the century.
 U2 began in 1976 when 14
year-old Larry Mullen wanted to form a band
at his high school in Dublin, the Mount
Temple School. Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton,
and a guy named Dick Evans responded to
Larry's ad and they formed a band named
'Feedback.' A year later they changed their
name to 'Hype' and Dick Evans left the band.
With Evans gone, the name was changed to U2.
In 1978, U2 caught a break when
they won a talent contest and were approached
by a manager. An EP called U2:3 was
released and successful in Ireland but the
band was not making much headway elsewhere.
 October 20: U2 signed with Island
Records and released their debut LP, Boy. Produced by Steve
Lillywhite, Boy introduced
U2's sound to America's alternative radio
with a refreshing dose of alternative-rock in
a sea of post-punk synthesizers. The band had
a moderate alternative hit with "I Will
Follow." At the time, Rolling Stone magazine
said of the group: "U2 is talented,
charming and potentially (they're all still
under 21) exceptional."
 October 12: Increasing success in
the U.S. and the UK came with release of October. Produced by Steve
Lillywhite, October contained the
singles "Gloria" and
"Fire." Critics of the LP began to
praise The Edge's guitar style as the
potential driving force of U2's sound.
 February 28: College radio success
turned into rock radio dominance with the
release of War. Produced by Steve
Lillywhite, War presented the band's
harder edge and even harder lyrical
preaching. Tracks such as "New Years
Day," "Sunday Bloody Sunday,"
and "Two Hearts Beat As One" became
instant rock classics and U2 became known for
their live concert performances. War was ranked # 40 in Rolling
Stone magazine's "100 Best Albums
of the 80s" and said of the LP: "War makes for impressive
listening, but more important, it deals with
a difficult subject in a sensiable
way..."
War topped the UK LP
charts.
U2 hit the Top 40 for the first
time with "New
Years Day."
War was certified gold.
 November 21: U2 released the live
LP Under
A Blood Red Sky produced by Jimmy Iovine. The
live performances were taken from the band's
"War" tour recorded in Denver,
Boston, and West Germany.
Under
A Blood Red Sky was certified gold.
 September 28: U2 released The
Unforgettable Fire produced by Brian Eno
and Daniel Lanois and had their first major
pop hit with their tribute to Martin Luther
King, Jr., "Pride (In The Name Of
Love)."
The
Unforgettable Fire was certified gold.
The
Unforgettable Fire was certified platinum
and War was certified
platinum.
 May 20: U2 released the live
EP, Wide
Awake In America with the classic live
performance of "Bad" from "The
Unforgettable Fire" tour.
War was certified 3x
platinum.
Under
A Blood Red Sky was certified platinum.
U2 toured extensively and gave a
memorable performance at Live Aid.
The video for "Pride (In
The Name Of Love)" was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Group Video.
U2 performed with the Amnesty
International Tour.
 # 2
Singles Artist of the Year (# 1
Group/Duo of the Year)
 March 9: U2 achieved super
stardom with the release of The
Joshua Tree. The LP, produced by Brian Eno
and Daniel Lanois, hit #1 and gave U2 two #1
hits on the pop charts: "With Or Without
You" and "I Still Haven't Found
What I'm Looking For." Additional hits
included "Where The Streets Have No
Name" and "In God's Country."
U2 followed the LP release with their most
successful tour to date while claiming the
accolades of fans and critics.
The
Joshua Tree topped the LP charts in the UK.
U2 appeared on the cover of Time
magazine with the headline "Rock's
Hottest Ticket"
The
Joshua Tree was later ranked # 3 on Rolling
Stone magazine's "100 Best Albums
of the 80s." The LP sold over 15 million
copies world-wide.
The
Joshua Tree was certified 2x platinum.
U2 hit #1
for 3 weeks with "I Still Haven't
Found What I'm Looking For."
The
Joshua Tree was certified 3x platinum.
The video for "With Or
Without You" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Viewer's Choice and was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Overall Performance.
The
Joshua Tree was certified 4x platinum.
 # 42
Singles Artist of the Year
U2 were nominated for 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (The
Joshua Tree).
U2 won 2 Grammy
Awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group (The
Joshua Tree), and was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year (songwriter) ("I
Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking
For").
The videos for "I Still
Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and
"Where The Streets Have No Name"
were nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Video of the Year and Best Group Video. "Where The
Streets Have No Name" was nominated for Best Stage Performance Video and "I Still
Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" was
nominated for Best Concept Video.
 October 3: U2 band followed up
the success of The
Joshua Tree with a movie and soundtrack
based on their 'Joshua Tree Tour.' Rattle
& Hum produced by Jimmy Iovine was
released as a double CD with 6 live
performances and 9 studio tracks. The LP
wasn't well received by some critics although
it was moderately successful commercially.
The first single "Desire" did hit
#1, and U2 had success with the singles
"Angel Of Harlem," "When Love
Comes To Town" with B.B.
King, and "All I Want Is You."
The
Joshua Tree was certified 5x platinum.
Rattle
& Hum was certified 2x platinum.
 # 70
Singles Artist of the Year
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Angel Of Harlem."
Rattle
& Hum was certified 3x platinum.
U2 won 2 more Grammy
Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Desire") and Best Performance Music Video ("Where The
Streets Have No Name").
U2 hit the Top 10 with "Angel Of Harlem."
The video for "When Love
Comes To Town" with B.B. King won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Video from a Film.
U2 were nominated for a few Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group (Rattle
& Hum and "When Love Comes To
Town" with B.B.
King) and Best Song Written
for a Motion Picture, Television or Other
Visual Media (songwriter) ("Angel Of Harlem").
 # 100
Singles Artist of the Year
 November 18: U2 entered the new
decade with a more electronic sound with the
release of Achtung
Baby produced by Daniel Lanois,
Brian Eno, and Steve Lillywhite. The band hit
the Top 10 with "Mysterious Ways" and their
AIDS-related track "One." Additional hits
included "The Fly," "Even Better Than The
Real Thing," and "Who's Gonna Ride Your
Wild Horses." The LP was supported
with a worldwide tour called Zoo TV. The band
had fun with their success - mocking the
media that made them famous while using media
to incredible heights to create their tour.
The LP sold over 10 million copies
world-wide.
U2 hit the Top 40 with "The Fly."
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Mysterious Ways."
 # 10
Singles Artist of the Year
U2 hit the Top
10
with "Mysterious Ways."
Achtung
Baby was certified 3x platinum.
U2 hit the Top 40 with "One."
U2 topped the Billboard Album
Rock Tracks chart for 2 weeks and the Modern
Rock Tracks chart for a week with "One."
U2 hit the Top 10 with "One."
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Even Better Than The
Real Thing."
U2 topped the Billboard Album
Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Even Better Than The
Real Thing."
Achtung
Baby was certified 4x platinum.
The video for "Even Better Than The
Real Thing" won 2 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Group Video and Best Special Effects (Simon Taylor), and
was nominated for Best Editing.
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Who's Gonna Ride Your
Wild Horses."
 # 76
Singles Artist of the Year
U2 was
nominated for 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Achtung
Baby).
Achtung
Baby was certified 2x platinum.
U2 won another Grammy
Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group (Achtung
Baby) and were nominated for Album of the Year.
U2 were named the Best-selling
Irish Artist of the Year at the World Music
Awards.
 July 6: The electronic sound
continued with the release of Zooropa which followed with
the Zooropa tour. The LP showed U2 declining
with record sales but were still favorites
with critics and longtime fans. The moderate
hits U2 had with the LP included "Lemon," "Numb," and (Stay (Faraway, So
Close)"
and showed U2's experimental side of music. Entertainment
Weekly called the LP, "U2's most
adventurous outing yet."
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Numb."
Zooropa topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 2 weeks.
Achtung
Baby was certified 5x platinum.
Zooropa was certified 2x
platinum.
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Lemon."
Rolling
Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" included "Mysterious Ways" at # 76
and
"One" at # 99.
U2 topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with
"Lemon."
 # 100
Singles Artist of the Year
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Stay (Faraway, So
Close)."
U2 were nominated for
an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.
U2 won a Grammy
Award for Best Alternative Music
Performance (Zooropa).
Wide
Awake In America was certified
platinum, The
Unforgettable Fire was certified
2x platinum, Under
A Blood Red Sky was certified 3x
platinum, Boy was certified gold,
and October was certified gold.
U2 hit the Top 40 with
"All I Want Is You"
which was included on the Reality
Bites soundtrack.
 # 70
Singles Artist of the Year
U2 won a Grammy Award for
Best Music Video, Long Form (Zoo
TV - Live From Sydney).
The
Joshua Tree was certified 6x platinum.
U2 had a hit with
"Hold Me, Thrill Me,
Kiss Me, Kill Me"
from the Batman
Forever soundtrack.
U2 topped the Billboard
Modern Rock Tracks chart for 4 weeks with
"Hold Me, Thrill Me,
Kiss Me, Kill Me."
U2 hit the Top 10 with
"Hold Me, Thrill Me,
Kiss Me, Kill Me."
U2 topped the Billboard Album Rock
Tracks chart for a week with "Hold Me, Thrill Me,
Kiss Me, Kill Me."
Rattle
& Hum was certified 4x platinum.
The
Joshua Tree was certified 10x platinum, War was certified 4x
platinum, Achtung
Baby was certified 7x platinum, The
Unforgettable Fire was certified 3x
platinum, October was certified
platinum, Rattle
& Hum was certified 5x platinum, and Boy was certified
platinum.
The video for "Hold Me, Thrill Me,
Kiss Me, Kill Me" was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Video from a Film.
Bono could be found on Tower
Of Song: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen with the track,
"Halleluiah"
 November 6: U2
released Original
Soundtrack, Vol. 1 under the name of the
'Passengers' with Brian Eno.
 Clayton
& Mullen: # 75
Singles Artist of the Year
U2 were nominated for a few Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Hold Me, Thrill Me,
Kiss Me, Kill Me").
Larry and Adam hit the Top 40
with the "Theme From
"Mission: Impossible" from the Mission:
Impossible soundtrack.
Larry and Adam hit the Top 10 with the "Theme From
"Mission: Impossible."
Clayton & Mullen's "Theme From
"Mission: Impossible" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Video from a Film.
 # 15
Singles Artist of the Year
Rock
'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500
Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes "I Still
Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,"
"Pride (In The Name Of Love)," and
"Sunday Bloody Sunday."
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Discotheque."
Mullen and Clayton were
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental
Performance ("Theme From
"Mission: Impossible").
U2 topped the Billboard Modern
Rock Tracks chart for 4 weeks and the
Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales
chart for a week with "Discotheque."
 March 4: U2 released Pop which was more
experimental with U2's dance and electronic
tendencies. The band followed up the LP with
a world tour called the 'PopMart Tour', which
again was highly successful. The band had
some success with the tracks, "Discotheque," "Staring At The Sun," "Last Night On Earth," and
"Please." Rolling Stone
said of the LP: "Taken on its own, away
from the chart numbers and the big shtick of
PopMart, Pop is simply an album of
great pop. For some reason, for a lot of
folks, that's just not enough."
U2 topped the Billboard Dance
Music Club Play chart for 2 weeks with "Discotheque."
U2 hit the Top 10 with "Discotheque."
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Staring At The Sun."
Pop topped the Billboard
200 Albums chart for a week and the UK Albums
chart for 2 weeks.
The single "Discotheque" was certified
gold.
U2 topped the Billboard Modern
Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Staring At The Sun."
U2 hit the Top 10 with "Staring At The Sun."
Pop was certified
platinum.
U2 hit the Top 40 with
"Last Night On Earth."
In the summer, U2's 'PopMart
Tour' was blocked from coming to Dublin,
Ireland. The band was hoping to perform in
Dublin at the end of August, but Ireland's
High Court voted to block the tour because of
planing laws. Almost $3 million worth of
tickets for the 2 shows were already sold.
Later, the Irish Supreme Court unanimously
ruled that the 'PopMart Tour' could make a
stop in Dublin and U2 played Landsdowne Road
Stadium August 30th and 31st.
Achtung
Baby was certified 8x platinum.
 A man claiming to have lost his
hearing as a result of a U2 concert was
awarded $34,000 by French courts. The ruling
was against the organizers of a 1993 concert,
and not the band itself. The man reportedly
snuck past security to get a better view of
the band and closer to the speakers.
After making a promise on New
Years Eve in 1995 to return to Sarajevo and
perform, Bono did just that when U2 returned
to the city. The concert event was the first
major concert in Sarajevo since the war
ended. Over 45,000 people attended. "If
rock 'n roll music means anything, it's some
kind of liberation...It is about freedom in
the end," Bono proclaimed in 1995. After
stepping off the plane, Bono told reporters:
"It's great to be back. Are we really
here? We've been working for 4 years to
come." After the concert Bono stated,
"It was one of the toughest and one of
the sweetest nights of my life, that's for
sure" and told the concert crowd,
"Forget the past, live the future, viva
Sarajevo!"
U2 were nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite
Band Rock/Pop.
At the Brit Awards, U2 won Best
International Group.
U2 were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album (Pop).
The 200th episode of The
Simpsons featured many guest stars
including U2 and Aerosmith.
Ranked # 29 on VH1: Greatest
Artists of Rock & Roll (and
# 2 on Rock On The Net's
Poll).
At the 1998 World Music Awards
held in Monte Carlo, U2 were awarded
Best-Selling Irish Artist/Group.
It was reported that U2 had
agreed with Polygram Records to release 3
hits compilations to the tune of $50 million,
with the first arriving stores this November.
 November 10: U2
The Best of 1980-1990 was released with a
limited released second CD of b-sides (U2
The Best of 1980-1990/ The B-Sides).
A remake of the b-side "The
Sweetest Thing" was also released as a
single and hit the Top 40. Bono said of the
single: "It was written during the album
sessions for The
Joshua Tree and it was (his wife's)
birthday and I didn't make it (home) for the
birthday... so I wanted to write her a little
sweet song, but it ended up a little bit sour
as all the best love songs are... I was like,
'I can't write just straight love songs, they
make me want to throw-up'."
The Edge told CMJ Online
that the band won't be touring in support of
the greatest hits release, "...we're, at
the moment, starting to write some songs and
consider going into the studio for our next
studio album."
U2
The Best of 1980-1990 became the fastest
selling LP ever in Ireland, and debuted at #1
in 17 countries.
U2
The Best of 1980-1990 topped the UK Albums
chart for a week.
U2
The Best of 1980-1990/ The B-Sides was certified 2x
platinum.
 It was reported that author
Salman Rushdie contributed lyrics to a new
song. Rushdie gave Bono lyrics from his
novel, The Ground Beneath Her Feet
and the track will appear on U2's next LP.
Bono was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group along with Kirk
Franklin, Mary
J. Blige, R.
Kelly,
Crystal Lewis & The Family for "Lean
On Me."
Bono took part in NetAid.
MTV: 100
Greatest Videos Ever Made includes
"Where The Streets Have No Name" at
# 62
and
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" at # 93.
 # 78
Singles Artist of the Year
U2 were nominated for a Grammy Award for
Best Music Video Long Form (PopMart
- Live From Mexico City).
Bono appeared on the posthumous
release of Michael
Hutchence's solo LP (Michael
Hutchence) on the duet, "Slide
Away."
Bono received the Rock The Vote
Patrick Lippert Award.
 The next new material to be
released by U2 was in the form of 7 new
tracks on the soundtrack to The
Million Dollar Hotel with the single
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet." The
soundtrack also features tracks by the
'Million Dollar Hotel Band' which features
Bono on vocals, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, and
others.
On the next full U2 LP, Bono
stated: "Our problem is that we love
starting things but we hate finishing them.
We have 15 of the best U2 songs ever written.
But we get bored with the technical side of
things, like finishing the lyrics. But in the
next 2 months, we've committed to choosing
the best 10 or 12 songs and to have them out
by September-October of this year."
 October 31: U2's next LP, All
That You Can't Leave Behind, was released with the
first single "Beautiful
Day"
which topped the charts in the UK for 1 week
and hit the Top 40.
The Edge talked with Rolling
Stone about the future of the band:
"As long as the band is still as hungry
as we are and as long as the music is still
with us, we will continue. If people lost
interest, or lost heart, or just decided that
this wasn't really what they wanted to do,
that would be it. I don't think we would keep
going as a way of getting out of the house or
earning a few quid."
U2's All
That You Can't Leave Behind hit #1 on the
Billboard Internet Sales chart for 3 weeks
and the UK chart for 1 week.
Rolling Stone
& MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "With Or
Without You" at # 8.
U2 performed to a
"small" crowd at Irving Plaza in
New York.
The band performed on Saturday
Night Live.
U2 hit the Top
10
with with "Beautiful
Day."
All
That You Can't Leave Behind was certified
platinum.
 # 21
Singles Artist of the Year
All
That You Can't Leave Behind was certified 2x
platinum.
VH1: 100
Greatest Albums includes The
Joshua Tree at # 15 and Achtung
Baby at # 65.
U2 topped the Billboard Dance
Club Play chart for a week with "Beautiful
Day."
U2 took home 3 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and their 4th Grammy
in the Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group category ("Beautiful
Day").
U2 also performed at the ceremony.
U2 were honored with the
Outstanding Contribution to Music award at
the Brit Awards. They were also nominated for
Best International Group.
Clayton won a Gibson Guitar
Award for Best Bassist Male.
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Walk On."
U2 will began touring - starting
off in Miami - the tour will have 50 shows in
North America and 30 in Europe.
Bono could be heard on the
soundtrack for the film Moulin
Rouge doing a T-Rex
cover of "Children Of The
Revolution" with Gavin Friday.
VH1: 100
Greatest Videos includes:
# 94
- "Where The
Streets Have No Name."
U2 hit the Top 40 with
"Elevation."
U2 topped the Canada charts with
"Elevation."
Bono's father died during the
month in Dublin, Ireland. A few days later
the band performed in front of their largest
Ireland audience ever and dedicated
"Kite" to his father.
U2 videos were
nominated for 5 MTV Video Music
Awards including Video of the Year and Best Group Video ("Beautiful
Day"),
Best Video from a Film, Best Special Effects (Pixel Envy), and Best Editing (Joseph Kahn) ("Elevation" (remix)). U2 was
honored with the Video Vanguard Award at the
ceremony.
Bono teamed up with Jermaine
Dupri to gather artists to record a
charity single with money going to fight AIDS
in Africa. The remake of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" was recorded by
several artists while in town for the MTV
Video Music Awards.
U2 hit the Top 40 with
"Stuck In A Moment You
Can't Get Out Of."
 U2 performed "Peace On
Earth / Walk On" for a landmark
fundraiser (America:
A Tribute To Heroes) aired by all the
major networks to raise money for families of
the victims of recent terrorist attacks.
"Stuck In A Moment You
Can't Get Out Of" topped the MTV Video
Countdown for a week.
"Walk On" topped the MTV
Video Countdown for a week.
All
That You Can't Leave Behind was certified 3x
platinum.
U2 won a Q Award for Q People's
Choice Award.
U2 topped the Canadian singles
chart with "Stuck In A Moment You
Can't Get Out Of."
U2 extended their touring into
December.
U2 released the DVD - Elevation
2001: Live From Boston.
U2 ended the year as the
top-grossing tour with over $143 million in
ticket sales.
Readers of Rolling Stone
voted U2 as Artist of the Year, Best Album,
Best Tour, Best Rock Artist, and Best Band,
and Bono as Best Male Performer. Critics in Rolling
Stone voted U2 as Best Band and Best
Tour of the Year and Bono as Best Male
Performer.
U2 won an American Music
Award for Internet Artist of the Year
and were nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.
U2 performed at the halftime
show at Super Bowl XXXVI.
Bono was honored with the Heart
of Entertainment Award from the Entertainment
Industry Foundation.
U2 won 4 more Grammy Awards for Record of the Year ("Walk On"), Best Pop Performance by
a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Stuck In A Moment You
Can't Get Out Of"), Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Elevation"), and Best Rock Album (All
That You Can't Leave Behind), and was nominated
for Album
of the Year (All
That You Can't Leave Behind), Best Rock Song ("Walk On" and "Elevation"), and Song of the Year ("Stuck In A Moment You
Can't Get Out Of"). The band opened the
show with a performance of "Walk On."
Bono said at the Grammy Awards: "It's still an
extraordinary thing to behold, the sound of a
rock band in full flight. The promise that
your friendship will survive commerce, being
broke, not being broke, some really lousy
haircuts, the '80s, and that maybe 20 years
later you may find yourself at an awards
ceremony with the same people you started out
with and just think, 'Wow' Thank you so
much.'"
U2 were back in the studio
preparing for their next LP for possible
release later in the year. The band's manager
issued a statement that the band would not be
touring this summer and were not breaking up.
The new material is believed to be for U2's
next greatest hit album.
Bono ranked #
17 on VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists.
Bono was named the 'Most
Powerful' Artist in Music by Q
magazine.
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Electrical Storm."
U2 topped the Canadian singles
chart with "Electrical Storm."
 November 5: U2 released their
next hits compilation - The
Best Of 1990 - 2000 / B-Sides and The
Best Of 1990 - 2000.
U2 topped the Billboard Top
Internet Album Sales chart and the Canadian
LP charts with The
Best Of 1990 - 2000 / B-Sides.
U2 was seen in the CBS special, U2's
Beautiful Day at the end of the month.
 U2 won a Golden Globe award for
Best Original Song for "The Hands That
Built America" from the film Gangs
Of New York.
Bono was named the 2003
MusiCares Person of the Year by the Recording
Academy.
U2 were
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Walk On" from America:
A Tribute To Heroes).
U2 contributed the track
"Beat On The Brat" to We're
A Happy Family - A Tribute To The Ramones.
The
Best Of 1990 - 2000 was certified
platinum.
U2 were nominated for an Academy
Award for Original Song for "The Hands
That Built America" from the film Gangs
Of New York.
Bono was heard on
Daniel Lanois' LP, Shine, on
the track "Falling At Your Feet."
VH1: 100 Best
Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "One" at # 5 and "With Or
Without You" at # 21.
Bono met with Bush to attempt
and convince him to increase AIDS funding but
left disappointed.
U2 released a live DVD - U2
Go Home - Live From Slane Castle - of a 2001 concert in
Ireland.
Bono and The Edge performed at
the '46664' concert (an AIDS benefit show) in
Cape Town hosted by Nelson Mandela.
 Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 26:
The
Joshua Tree, # 62:
Achtung
Baby, # 139:
All
That You Can't Leave Behind, # 221:
War, # 417:
Boy.
 # 86
Singles Artist of the Year
Bono was nominated for a Golden
Globe Award for Original Song: "Time
Enough For Tears" from the film In
America.
All
That You Can't Leave Behind was certified 4x
platinum.
U2 was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best
Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television
or Other Visual Media (songwriter) ("The Hands That Built
America").
Rolling Stone:
The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of
All Time included U2 at # 22.
U2 were among the
nominees for the 2005 Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame induction.
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Vertigo."
U2 topped the Billboard Hot
Digital Tracks chart with "Vertigo."
 November 23: U2's
next LP, How
To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, was
released.
U2 topped the Billboard Modern
Rock Tracks chart for 4 weeks and Hot Digital
Tracks chart with "Vertigo."
U2 topped UK single chart with
"Vertigo."
U2 disrupted traffic in New York
when they performed on a flatbed truck
driving down Broadway.
How
To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb topped the UK and
Canadian LP charts.
U2 topped the Billboard 200 LP
chart and Top Internet Albums chart with How
To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb selling over 840,000
copies in the US its first week of release.
How
To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb was 3x platinum.
U2 appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
U2's How
To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb was chosen by Rolling
Stone magazine's readers as the best
album of the year and "Vertigo" as the best
single and video of the year. Readers also
voted U2 as artist of the year and best band.
 Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time included "One" at # 36.
# 16 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 # 63
Singles Artist of the Year
U2 won a People's Choice Award
for Favorite Group.
The single "Vertigo" was certified
gold.
U2 won 3 Grammy Awards for Best Music Video, Short Form, Best Rock Song (awarded to the
songwriter) and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Vertigo"). U2 performed
at the ceremony.
U2 topped the UK singles chart
with "Sometimes You Can't
Make It On Your Own" and the Canadian single
chart with "All Because Of You."
The single "Vertigo" was certified
platinum.
U2 were inducted into the Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame.
U2 hit the Top 40 with "Sometimes You Can't
Make It On Your Own."
U2 topped the singles chart in
Canada with "Sometimes You Can't
Make It On Your Own."
The single "Beautiful
Day"
was certified gold.
On July 2nd, U2 performed in
London, England, as part of the worldwide Live
8 concerts. The mission of the
concerts was to raise awareness of the
on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure
the G8 leaders to take action by doubling
aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade
justice for Africa.
The video for "Vertigo" was nominated
for 5 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Group Video, Best Direction (Alex & Martin), Best Special Effects, Best Cinematography, and Breakthrough Video.
U2 performed on Shelter From
The Storm: A Concert For The Gulf Coast
- a benefit program shown on all the major
networks simultaneously to raise money for
those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
U2 performed on ReAct Now:
Music & Relief - a benefit program
shown on music video channels to raise money
for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Bono appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
 U2's 'Vertigo tour' was reported
to be the top-grossing tour of 2005 according
to 'Billboard Boxscore' with 90 concerts
grossing over $260 million.
U2 could be heard on Mary J. Blige's LP The
Breakthrough with her cover/duet of their
classic "One."
Bono was named one of Time
magazine's 'Persons of the Year' along with
Bill and Melinda Gates for their work in
trying to find ways to eradicate poverty and
disease in the world.
U2 topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Internet
Album Artist and with the Top Internet Album
(How
To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb).
U2 won a
People's Choice Award for Favorite Tour.
U2 won 5 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Best Rock Album (How
To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb). Song of the Year
(awarded to the songwriter) and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Sometimes You Can't
Make It On Your Own"),
and Best Rock Song
(awarded to the songwriter) ("City Of
Blinding Lights"). U2 also performed at the
ceremony.
Bono was honored by
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos with the
Neruda Prize and U2 were honored with Amnesty
International's annual Ambassadors of
Conscience Award.
Bono could be heard on the Rogue's
Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs &
Chanteys compilation with "Dying
Sailor To His Shipmates."
The video for "Original Of
The Species" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Special Effects and Best Editing.
U2 teamed up with Green Day to
record a benefit single, "The Saints Are Coming," to benefit an
organization that replaces instruments for
musicians resulting from Hurricane Katrina.
Bono could be heard on Tony Bennett's LP Duets:
American Classic on the track "I
Wanna Be Around."
VH1: 100
Greatest Songs of the 80's included "With Or
Without You" at # 13
and "Pride (In the Name Of Love)"
at # 38.
 November 17: U2 released the
collection U218
Singles which included the
collaboration with Green Day "The Saints Are Coming" and the new
track "Window In the Skies."
U2 hit the Top 40 with Green Day with
"The Saints Are Coming."
U2 topped the Canadian singles
chart with Green Day with
"The Saints Are Coming."
U2 topped the Canadian singles
chart with "Window In The Skies."
U2 were
nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration with
Vocals
("One" with Mary
J. Blige) and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("The Saints Are Coming" with Green Day).
 U2 could be heard on the
compilation Instant
Karma: The Campaign To Save Darfur with "Instant
Karma."
U2 was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Most
Earthshattering Collaboration ("The Saints Are Coming" with Green Day). Bono was also
nominated for Quadruple Threat of the Year.
U2 released Joshua
Tree (remixed/expanded)
(2CD/DVD).
VH1: 100
Greatest Songs of the 90's included "One" at # 2.
U2 were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Window In The
Skies") and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Instant Karma").
Entertainment Weekly:
100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included Achtung
Baby at # 3 and The
Joshua Tree at # 63.
The Amazon.com exclusive U2
Deluxe Edition Box Set was released and
included the band's first 3 LPs re-mastered
with additional CDs of rare material.
Live From Paris was released
digitally (Billboard peak: # 54).
The CD/DVD Under
A Blood Red Sky - Deluxe Edition was released with the
original live tracks, 5 additional live
tracks, and a DVD of the Red Rocks
performance.
Rolling Stone:
'The Greatest Singers' includes Bono at # 32.
U2 performed at the Grammy Awards.
 March 3: U2 released No
Line On The Horizon.
U2 topped the Billboard 200 LP
chart, Top Digital Albums chart, Top Internet
Albums chart, and Top Rock Albums chart with No
Line On The Horizon. The LP sold over
484,000 copies its first week of release in
the US.
U2 topped the UK and Canadian LP
charts with No
Line On The Horizon.
U2 appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
The band performed on Saturday
Night Live.
Bono and The Edge appeared on
the cover of Rolling Stone.
No
Line On The Horizon was certified
platinum.
U2 won a MTV Europe Music Award
for Best Live Act.
Bono appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone along with Bruce
Springsteen and Mick Jagger.
Rolling Stone:
'100 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)' included All
That You Can't Leave Behind at # 13,
No
Line On The Horizon at # 36,
and How
To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb at # 68.
Rolling Stone:
'100 Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)' included "Beautiful
Day"
at # 9 and "Moment Of
Surrender" at # 36.
U2 had the highest grossing tour
in North America in 2009.
U2 was nominated for a Golden
Globe Award for Best Original Song for
"Winter" from the film Brothers.
U2 were nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group and Best Rock Song
(awarded to the songwriter) ("I'll Go
Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"), and
Best Rock Album (No
Line On The Horizon).
The DVD box set U2
- 360 Degrees At The Rose Bowl was released.
The box set Achtung
Baby (Super Deluxe Edition) and Achtung
Baby (2 CD Deluxe Edition) were released.
U2 were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long Form (From
The Sky Down).
January 12: U2 won a Golden
Globe Award for Best Original Song for
"Ordinary Love" from the film Mandela:
Long Walk To Freedom.
March 2: U2 were nominated
for an Academy Award for Best Original
Song ("Ordinary Love" from Mandela:
Long Walk To Freedom).
 September 9: U2 surprised the
world with the release of their next LP Songs of The Innocence - for free.
October 14: The CD version of
Songs Of Innocence was released.
November 1: U2 topped the
Billboard Alternative Albums chart with Songs Of Innocence.
November 22: U2 topped the
Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart
with "The Miracle (Of Joey
Ramone)."
- November 14: U2 cancelled
their concert in Paris after the
terrorist attacks the previous day. The
concert was to air live on HBO. U2
returned to play in Paris on December 6th
and 7th.
- October 21: U2 topped the
Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart
with "You're The Best Thing ABout
Me."
- July 28: U2 topped the
Billboard Dance Club Play chart with
"Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its
Way."
- November 18: U2 topped the
Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart
with "Atomic City."
|
Boy
Released: October 20, 1980
US: Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 63
Rolling
Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Rolling
Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 417
Tracks: "I Will
Follow" - "Twilight" -
"An Cat Dubh" - "Into The
Heart" - "Out Of Control"
- "Stories For Boys" -
"The Ocean" - "A Day
Without Me" - "Another Time,
Another Place" - "The Electric
Co." - "Shadows And Tall
Trees" |
|
October
Released: October 12, 1981
US: Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 104
Rolling
Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks:
"Gloria" - "I Fall
Down" - "I Threw A Brick
Through A Window" -
"Rejoice" - "Fire" -
"Tomorrow" -
"October" - "With A
Shout" - "Stranger In A Strange
Land" - "Scarlet" -
"Is That All?" |
|
War
Released: February 28, 1983
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 12
Rolling
Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Rolling
Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 221
Tracks: "Sunday
Bloody Sunday" - "Seconds"
- "New Year's Day" - "Like
A Song..." - "Drowning
Man" - "The Refugee" -
"Two Hearts Beat As One" -
"Red Light" -
"Surrender" - "'40'" |
|
Under A Blood
Red Sky
Released: November 21, 1983
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 28
Rolling
Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A-
Live Tracks:
"Gloria" - "11 O'clock
Tick Tock" - "I Will
Follow" - "Party Girl" -
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" -
"The Electric Co." - "New Years Day" -
"'40'" |
|
The
Unforgettable Fire
Released: September 28,
1984
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 12
Rolling
Stone:
Tracks: "A Sort Of
Homecoming" - "Pride (In The
Name Of Love)" - "Wire" -
"The Unforgettable Fire" -
"Promenade" - "4th Of
July" - "Bad" -
"Indian Summer Sky" -
"Elvis Presley And America" -
"MLK" |
|
Wide Awake In
America (EP)
Released: May 20, 1985
US: Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 37
Tracks: "Bad"
(live) - "A Sort Of Homecoming"
(live) - "Three Sunrises" -
"Love Comes Tumbling" |
 |
The Joshua Tree
The Joshua Tree
(Deluxe Edition) (2CD)
The Joshua Tree
(Super Deluxe Edition) (4CD)
Released: March 9, 1987
US: 10x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for
9 weeks)
Billboard
#1: Top Pop Compact Disks
Grammy Winner: Album of the Year, Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group
Rolling
Stone: 
Rolling
Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 26
Entertainment
Weekly: '100 Best Albums of the Last 25
Years': # 63
VH1: '100
Greatest Albums': # 15
Tracks: "Where The
Streets Have No Name" - "I
Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking
For" - "With Or Without
You" - "Bullet The Blue
Sky" - "Running To Stand
Still" - "Red Hill Mining
Town" - "In God's Country"
- "Trip Through Your Wires" -
"One Tree Hill" -
"Exit" - "Mothers Of The
Disappeared" |
|
Rattle & Hum
Released: October 3, 1988
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for
6 weeks)
Billboard
#1: Top Pop Compact Disks
Rolling
Stone:
Tracks: "Helter
Skelter" (live) - "Van Diemen's
Land" - "Desire" -
"Hawkmoon 269" - "All
Along The Watchtower" (live) -
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm
Looking For" (live) - "Silver
And Gold" (live) - "Pride (In
The Name Of Love)" (live) - "Angel Of Harlem" - "Love
Rescue Me" - "When Love Comes
To Town" (with B.B. King) -
"Heartland" - "God Part
II" - "Bullet The Blue
Sky" (live) - "All I Want Is You" |
|
Achtung Baby
Released: November 19, 1991
US: 8x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for
1week)
Grammy Winner: Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group
Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year
Rolling
Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: A
Rolling
Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 62
Entertainment
Weekly: '100 Best Albums of the Last 25
Years': # 3
VH1: '100
Greatest Albums': # 65
Tracks: "Zoo
Station" - "Even Better Than
The Real Thing" - "One" -
"Until The End Of The World" -
"Who's Gonna Ride
Your Wild Horses" - "So
Cruel" - "The Fly" - "Mysterious Ways" -
"Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around
The World" - "Ultra Violet
(Light My Way)" -
"Acrobat" - "Love Is
Blindness" |
|
Zooropa
Released: July 6, 1993
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for
2 weeks)
Grammy Nominee: Best Alternative
Music Performance
Rolling
Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A
Tracks:
"Zooropa" -
"Babyface" - "Numb" - "Lemon" - "Stay (Faraway, So
Close)" - "Daddy's Gonna
Pay For Your Crashed Car" -
"Some Days Are Better Than
Others" - "The First Time"
- "Dirty Day" - "The
Wanderer" (featuring Johnny Cash) |
|
Original
Soundtrack, Vol. 1 (The Passengers)
Released: November 6, 1995
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 76
Tracks: "United
Colours" - "Slug" -
"Your Blue Room" - "Always
Forever Now" - "A Different
Kind Of Blue" - "Beach
Sequence" - "Miss
Sarajevo" - "Ito Okashi" -
"One Minute Warning" -
"Corpse (These Chains Are Way Too
Long)" - "Elvis Ate
America" - "Plot 180" -
"Theme From 'The Swan'" -
"Theme From 'Let's Go Native'" |
|
Pop
Released: March 4, 1997
US: Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for
1 week)
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Album
Rolling
Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Discotheque" - "Do
You Feel Loved" - "Mofo" -
"If God Will Send His Angels" -
"Staring At The Sun" - "Last Night On Earth" -
"Gone" - "Miami" -
"The Playboy Mansion" -
"If You Wear That Velvet Dress"
- "Please" - "Wake Up Dead
Man" |
|
U2 The Best of
1980-1990/ The B-Sides
U2 The Best of
1980-1990
Released: November 10,1998
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 2
Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Pride (In
The Name Of Love)" - "New Years Day" - "With
Or Without You" - "I Still
Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
- "Sunday Bloody Sunday" -
"Bad" - "Where The Streets
Have No Name" - "I Will
Follow" - "The Unforgettable
Fire" - "Sweetest Thing" -
"Desire" - "When Love
Comes To Town" (with B.B. King) -
"Angel Of Harlem" - "All I Want Is You"
B-Sides: "The Three
Sunrises" - "Spanish Eyes"
- "Sweetest Thing" (original) -
"Love Comes Tumbling" -
"Bass Trap" - "Dancing
Barefoot" - "Everlasting
Love" - "Unchained Melody"
- "Walk To The Water" -
"Luminous (Hold On To Love)" -
"Hallelujah Here She Comes" -
"Silver And Gold" -
"Endless Deep" - "A Room
At The Heartbreak Hotel" -
"Trash, Trampoline & The Party
Girl" |
|
All That You
Can't Leave Behind
All That You
Can't Leave Behind (20th Anniversary
Edition)
Released: October 31, 2000
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 3
Billboard
#1: Internet Albums
Grammy Winner: Best Rock Album
Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year
Rolling
Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A
Rolling
Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 139
Rolling
Stone: '100 Best Albums of the Decade
(2000-2009)'': # 13
Tracks: "Beautiful Day" - "Stuck In A Moment
You Can't Get Out Of" - "Elevation" - "Walk On" -
"Kite" - "In A Little
While" - "Wild Honey" -
"Peace On Earth" - "When I
Look At The World" - "New
York" - "Grace" |
|
The Best Of 1990
- 2000 / B-Sides
The Best Of 1990
- 2000
Released: November 5, 2002
US: Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 3
Billboard
#1: Internet Albums
Rolling
Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Even Better Than
The Real Thing" - "Mysterious Ways" - "Beautiful Day" - "Electrical Storm" (William
Orbit Mix) - "One" - "Miss
Sarajevo" - "Stay (Faraway, So
Close)" - "Stuck In A Moment
You Can't Get Out Of" -
"Gone" (New Mix) - "Until
The End Of The World" - "The
Hands That Built America" - "Discotheque" (New Mix) -
"Hold Me, Thrill Me,
Kiss Me, Kill Me" - "Staring At The Sun" (New Mix) -
"Numb" (New Mix) -
"The First Time"
B-Sides: "Lady With
The Spinning Head" (Extended Dance
Mix) - "Dirty Day" (Junk Day
Mix) - "Summer Rain" - "Electrical Storm" -
"North And South Of The River"
- "Your Blue Room" -
"Happiness Is A Warm Gun" (The
Gun Mix) - "Salome"
(Zooromancer Remix) - "Even Better Than
The Real Thing" (The Perfecto Mix) -
"Numb" (Gimme Some
More Dignity Mix) - "Mysterious Ways" (Solar
Plexus Club Mix) - "If God Will Send
His Angels" (Big Yam Mix) - "Lemon" (Jeep Mix) -
"Discotheque" (Hexidecimal
Mix) |
|
How To Dismantle
An Atomic Bomb
Released: November 23, 2004
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for
1 week)
Billboard
#1: Internet Albums
Grammy Winner: Album of the Year, Best Rock Album
Rolling
Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Rolling
Stone: '100 Best Albums of the Decade
(2000-2009)'': # 68
Tracks: "Vertigo" -
"Miracle Drug" - "Sometimes You Can't
Make It On Your Own" - "Love
And Peace Or Else" - "City Of
Blinding Lights" - "All Because
Of You" - "A Man And A
Woman" - "Crumbs From Your
Table" - "One Step Closer"
- "Original Of The Species" -
"Yaweh" |
|
U218 Singles
Released: November 17, 2006
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 12
Rolling
Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Beautiful Day" - "I
Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking
For" - "Pride (In The Name Of
Love)" - "With Or Without
You" - "Vertigo" - "New Years Day" - "Mysterious Ways" - "Stuck In A Moment
You Can't Get Out Of" -
"Where The Streets Have No
Name" - "Sweetest Thing" -
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" - "One" -
"Desire" - "Walk On" -
"" - "Elevation" - "Sometimes You Can't
Make It On Your Own" - "The Saints Are
Coming" (with Green Day) -
"Window In The Skies" |
|
No Line On The
Horizon
Released: March 3, 2009
US: Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for
1 week)
Billboard
#1: Rock Albums, Alternative
Albums, Internet Albums
Rolling
Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A-
Rolling
Stone: '100 Best Albums of the Decade
(2000-2009)'': # 36
Tracks: "No Line On
The Horizon" -
"Magnificent" - "Moment Of
Surrender" - "Unknown
Caller" - "I'll Go Crazy If I
Don't Go Crazy Tonight" - "Get
On Your Boots" - "Stand Up
Comedy" - "FEZ-Being Born"
- "White As Snow" -
"Breathe" - "Cedars Of
Lebanon" |
|
Songs Of
Innocence
Released: September 9, 2014
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 9
Billboard
#1: Alternative Albums
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Album
Tracks: "The Miracle
(Of Joey Ramone)" - "Every
Breaking Wave" - "California
(There Is No End To Love)" -
"Song For Someone" - "Iris
(Hold Me Close)" -
"Volcano" - "Raised By
Wolves" - "Cedarwood Road"
- "Sleep Like A Baby Tonight" -
"This Is Where You Can Reach Me
Now" - "The Troubles" |
 |
Songs Of
Experience
Released: December 1, 2017
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for
1 week)
Billboard
#1: Album Sales, Rock Albums,
Alternative Albums, Internet Albums
Tracks: "Love Is All
We Have Left" - "LIghts Of
Home" - "You're The Best Thing
About Me" - "Get Out Of Your
Own Way" - "American Soul"
- "Red Flag Day" - "The
Showman (Little More Better)" -
"The Little Things That Give You
Away" - "Landlady" -
"The Blackout" - "Love Is
Bigger THan Anything In Its Way" -
"13 (There Is A Light)" |
 |
Songs Of
Surrender
Released: March 17, 2023
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 5
Billboard
#1: Album Sales, Rock Albums,
Alternative Albums
Tracks: "One" -
"Where The Streets Have No
Name" - "Stories For Boys"
- "Walk On (Ukraine)" -
"Pride (In The Name Of Love)" -
"City Of Blinding Lights" -
"Ordinary Love" -
"Invisible" -
"Vertigo" - "I Still
Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
- "The FLy" - "If God Will
Send His ANgels" - "Stay
(Faraway, So CLose)" - "Sunday
Bloody Sunday" - "I Will
Follow" - "40" |
| 1 |
With Or
Without You
from
the LP The Joshua Tree
ARC chart
run: 32 - 22 - 12 - 8 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 8 - 19 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 1
MTV VMA Winner: Viewer's Choice
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Overall
Performance
Rolling Stone & MTV: '100
Greatest Pop Songs': # 8
VH1: '100 Best Songs of the Past
25 Years': # 21
VH1: '100 Greatest Songs of the
80's": # 13 |
1(3) |
13 |
1987 |
 |
| 2 |
I Still
Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
from
the LP The Joshua Tree
ARC chart
run: 34 - 24 - 14 - 8 - 3 - 2 -
1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 12 - 27 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 6
Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Song of the Year
MTV VMA Nominee Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Concept Video |
1(3) |
13 |
1987 |
 |
| 3 |
Beautiful Day
from the LP All That You Can't Leave
Behind
ARC chart
run: 36 - 30 - 27 - 24 - 21 - 19 - 18 - 14 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 13 - 27 - 34 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 36
RIAA Certification: Gold
Grammy Winner: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Group Video
Rolling Stone: '100 Best Songs of
the Decade (2000-2009)': # 9 |
4 |
18 |
2001 |
 |
| 4 |
One
from
the LP Achtung Baby
ARC chart
run: 38 - 27 - 20 - 16 - 15 - 12 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 6 - 12 - 20 - 27 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 48
Rolling Stone: 'The 500 Greatest
Songs of All Time': # 36
Rolling Stone: 'The 100 Top Music
Videos': # 99
VH1: '100 Best Songs of the Past
25 Years': # 5
VH1: '100 Greatest Songs of the
90's': # 2 |
4 |
14 |
1992 |
 |
| 5 |
Mysterious
Ways
from
the LP Achtung Baby
ARC chart
run: 30 - 20 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 11 - 18 - 23 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 51
Rolling Stone: 'The 100 Top Music
Videos': # 76 |
6 |
14 |
1992 |
 |
| 6 |
Desire
from the LP Rattle & Hum
ARC chart
run: 28 - 20 - 15 - 12 - 8 - 6 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 12 - 23 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 33
RIAA Certification: Gold
Grammy Winner: Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group |
1(1) |
12 |
1988 |
 |
| 7 |
Staring At
The Sun
from
the LP Pop
ARC chart
run: 37 - 27 - 20 - 15 - 11 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 7 - 13 - 22 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 54 |
4 |
13 |
1997 |
 |
| 8 |
Hold Me,
Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
from
the Batman Forever soundtrack
ARC chart
run: 39 - 30 - 22 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 12 - 20 - 32 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 77
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Song, Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Video from a Film |
10 |
12 |
1995 |
 |
| 9 |
Vertigo
from the LP How To Dismantle An
Atomic Bomb
ARC chart
run: 39 - 35 - 32 - 30 - off - 39 - 35 - 28 - 26 - 23 - 20 - 18 - 18 - 26 - 27 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 73
RIAA Certification: 2x
Platinum
Grammy Winner: Best Music Video,
Short Form, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Group Video, Best Direction, Best Special
Effects, Best Cinematography, Breakthrough Video |
18 |
15 |
2004 |
|
| 10 |
Theme From
"Mission: Impossible"
[Adam Clayton & Larry
Mullen]
from
the Mission: Impossible soundtrack
ARC chart
run: 34 - 25 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 11 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 77
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop
Instrumental Performance
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Video from a Film |
6 |
9 |
1996 |
 |
| 11 |
Where The
Streets Have No Name
from
the LP The Joshua Tree
ARC chart
run: 35 - 27 - 20 - 17 - 10 - 7
- 6 - 16 - 29 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 100
Grammy Winner: Best Performance
Music Video
MTV VMA Nominee Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Stage Performance Video
MTV: '100 Greatest Videos Ever
Made': # 62
VH1: '100 Greatest Videos':
# 94 |
6 |
10 |
1987 |
 |
| 12 |
Angel Of
Harlem
from
the LP Rattle & Hum
ARC chart
run: 39 - 29 - 24 - 18 - 16 - 12 - 9 - 21 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 124
Grammy Nominee: Best
Song Written for a Motion Picture,
Television or Other Visual Media |
9 |
9 |
1989 |
 |
| 13 |
Discotheque
from
the LP Pop
ARC chart
run: 40 - 30 - 25 - 19 - 13 - 10 - 8 - 18 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 99
RIAA Certification: Gold |
8 |
9 |
1997 |
 |
| 14 |
Stuck In A
Moment You Can't Get Out Of
from
the LP All That You Can't Leave
Behind
ARC chart
run: 37 - 34 - 31 - 28 - 25 - 22 - 19 - 18 - 22 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 109
Grammy Winner: Best Pop Performance by a
Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Nominee: Song of the Year |
18 |
10 |
2001 |
 |
| 15 |
Even Better
Than The Real Thing
from
the LP Achtung Baby
ARC chart
run: 38 - 34 - 28 - 23 - 19 - 16 - 13 - 17 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 112
MTV VMA Winner: Best Group Video, Best Special
Effects
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Editing |
13 |
9 |
1992 |
 |
| 16 |
Sometimes
You Can't Make It On Your Own
from
the LP How To Dismantle An
Atomic Bomb
ARC chart
run: 40 - 37 - 33 - 29 - 27 - 24 - 22 - 20 - 32 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 113
Grammy Winner: Song of the Year, Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group |
20 |
10 |
2005 |
 |
| 17 |
Who's Gonna
Ride Your Wild Horses
from the LP from Achtung Baby
ARC chart
run: 37 - 29 - 27 - 23 - 21 - 18 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 134 |
18 |
7 |
1993 |
 |
| 18 |
The Sweetest Thing
from
the LP U2 The Best of 1980-1990
ARC chart
run: 39 - 32 - 28 - 27 - 27 - 23 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 132 |
23 |
7 |
1998 |
 |
| 19 |
Pride (In
The Name Of Love)
from The Unforgettable Fire
ARC chart
run: 39 - 35 - 32 - 29 - 26 - 39 - off
Year-End
Chart Position: # 165
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Group Video
VH1: '100 Greatest Songs of the
80's": # 38 |
26 |
6 |
1984 |
 |
| 20 |
Walk On
from
the LP All That You Can't Leave
Behind
ARC chart
run: 39 - 38 - 34 - 31 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 141
Grammy Winner: Record of the Year
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Song, Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group (from America: A Tribute To
Heroes) |
29 |
5 |
2001 |
 |
| 21 |
Numb
from
the LP Zooropa
ARC chart
run: 37 - 34 - 29 - 25 - 23 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 170 |
23 |
5 |
1993 |
 |
| 22 |
All I Want
Is You
from the LP Rattle & Hum and Reality Bites
soundtrack
ARC chart
run: 37 - 35 - 32 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 182 |
**
29 |
**
4 |
1989
1994 |
 |
| 23 |
Last Night
On Earth
from
the LP Pop
ARC chart
run: 40 - 31 - 28 - 25 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 171 |
25 |
4 |
1997 |
 |
| 24 |
Stay
(Faraway, So Close)
from the LP Zooropa
ARC chart
run: 38 - 33 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 195 |
31 |
3 |
1994 |
 |
| 25 |
In God's Country
from
the LP The Joshua Tree
ARC chart
run: 39 - 35 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 201 |
32 |
3 |
1988 |
 |
| 26 |
Electrical
Storm
from
the LP The Best Of 1990 - 2000
ARC chart
run: 39 - 35 - 30 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 172 |
27 |
4 |
2002 |
 |
| 27 |
The Fly
from
the LP Achtung Baby
ARC chart
run: 36 - 31 - 28 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 200 |
28 |
3 |
1991 |
 |
| 28 |
Elevation
from
the LP All That You Can't Leave
Behind
ARC chart
run: 39 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 180
Grammy Winner: Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Song
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Video from a Film, Best Special
Effects, Best Editing |
37 |
2 |
2001 |
 |
| 29 |
Lemon
from
the LP Zooropa
ARC chart
run: 37 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 199 |
34 |
2 |
1993 |
 |
| 30 |
The Saints
Are Coming
[U2 & Green Day
]
from the LP U218 Singles
ARC chart
run: 39 - 36 - off
Year-End
Chart Position: # 156
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group
MTV VMA
Nominee: Most Earthshattering
Collaboration |
36 |
2 |
2006 |
 |
| 31 |
New Year's
Day
from the LP War
ARC chart
run: 38 - off
Year-End
Chart Position: # 227 |
38 |
1 |
1983 |
|
| |
| |
Another Day
|
** |
** |
1980 |
 |
| |
11 O'Clock Tick Tock
|
** |
** |
1980 |
 |
| |
A Day Without Me
from
the LP Boy |
** |
** |
1980 |
 |
| |
Fire
from
the LP October |
** |
** |
1981 |
 |
| |
Gloria
from
the LP October |
** |
** |
1981 |
 |
| |
Two Hearts Beat As
One
from
the LP War |
** |
** |
1983 |
 |
| |
Sunday Bloody Sunday
from
the LP War
MTV: '100 Greatest Videos Ever
Made': # 93 |
** |
** |
1983 |
 |
| |
I Will Follow
from
the LP Boy and Under A Blood Red Sky |
** |
** |
1984 |
 |
| |
Bad
from
the LP Wide Awake In America |
** |
** |
1985 |
 |
| |
When Love Comes To
Town
[U2 with B.B. King]
from
the LP Rattle & Hum
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group
MTV VMA Winner: Best Video from a Film |
** |
** |
1989 |
 |
| |
Until The End Of The
World
from
the LP Achtung Baby |
** |
** |
1992 |
 |
| |
Miss Sarajevo
from the LP Original Soundtrack,
Vol. 1 |
** |
** |
1995 |
 |
| |
Please
from
the LP Pop |
** |
** |
1997 |
 |
| |
If God Will Send His
Angels
from
the LP Pop |
** |
** |
1998 |
 |
| |
The Hands That Built
America
from
the Gangs Of New York soundtrack
Grammy Nominee: Best
Song Written for a Motion Picture,
Television or Other Visual Media
Academy Award Nominee:
Original Song
Golden Globe Winner:
Best Original Song |
** |
** |
2003 |
 |
| |
All Because Of You
from
the LP How To Dismantle An
Atomic Bomb |
** |
** |
2005 |
 |
| |
City Of Blinding
Lights
from
the LP How To Dismantle An
Atomic Bomb
Grammy Winner: Best Rock Song |
** |
** |
2005 |
 |
| |
One
[Mary J. Blige & U2]
from
the Mary J. Blige LP The Breakthrough
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop
Collaboration with Vocals |
** |
** |
2006 |
 |
| |
Window In The Skies
from
the LP U218 Singles
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group |
** |
** |
2006 |
 |
| |
Get On Your Boots
from the LP No Line On The Horizon |
** |
** |
2009 |
 |
| |
Magnificent
from the LP No Line On The Horizon |
** |
** |
2009 |
 |
| |
I'll Go Crazy If I
Don't Go Crazy Tonight
from the LP No Line On The Horizon
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group, Best Rock Song |
** |
** |
2009 |
 |
| |
Moment Of Surrender
from the LP No Line On The Horizon
Rolling Stone: '100 Best Songs of
the Decade (2000-2009)': # 36 |
** |
** |
2009 |
 |
| |
Stranded (Haiti Mon
Amour)
[Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge &
Rihanna]
from the Hope For Haiti compilation |
** |
** |
2010 |
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