U2 discography | |
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Studio albums | 15 |
EPs | 9 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Singles | 84 |
Video albums | 16 |
Music videos | 73 |
Subscriber-exclusive albums | 15 |
The Irish rock band U2 has released 15 studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, 84 singles, and nine extended plays (EPs). [1] [2] The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 as teenagers. In 1979, the group issued their first release, the EP U2-3 , which sold well in Ireland. The following year, the group signed to Island Records and released their debut album, Boy . It reached number 52 in the UK and number 63 in the US. They followed it up with the release of October (1981) and War (1983). War was a commercial success, becoming the band's first number-one album in the UK while reaching number 12 in the US. The album included the singles "Two Hearts Beat As One", "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day". On the subsequent War Tour, the group recorded the live album Under a Blood Red Sky and concert film U2 Live at Red Rocks , both of which sold well and helped establish them globally as a live act.
The band shifted towards a more ambient, abstract musical direction for The Unforgettable Fire (1984), their first collaboration with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. The album went to number one in the UK and produced the group's biggest hit to that point, the UK top-10 single "Pride (In the Name of Love)". The group's fifth album, The Joshua Tree (1987), made them international superstars and was a critical and commercial success, reaching number one in over 20 countries; it is one of the best-selling albums in the US (10 million copies shipped) and worldwide (25 million copies sold). [3] [4] It produced their only number-one singles in the US, "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". U2 followed this up with the 1988 release of Rattle and Hum , a double album and companion documentary film which documented their experiences with American roots music from the Joshua Tree Tour with a collection of new studio tracks, cover songs, and live recordings. The lead single "Desire" was the band's first number-one single in the UK. The album sold over 14 million copies, [5] while the film grossed $8.6 million. [6]
Facing a backlash from Rattle and Hum and creative stagnation, U2 reinvented themselves musically in the 1990s. The band's following album, Achtung Baby (1991), marked a dramatic shift towards alternative rock, industrial music, and electronic dance music. It debuted at number one in the US, eventually sold 18 million copies worldwide, and spawned five singles, including "One", "Mysterious Ways", and the UK number-one "The Fly". U2's follow up albums Zooropa and Pop continued the band's experimentation with alternative rock and electronic dance music, reaching number one worldwide but with reduced sales. U2 regained commercial favour with the release of All That You Can't Leave Behind in 2000, returning to a more mainstream sound. The album sold over 12 million copies and won seven Grammy Awards. It spawned several successful singles, including "Beautiful Day", "Walk On", "Elevation", and "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of". The following album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004), was promoted with the popular lead single "Vertigo". The album was another commercial success and ultimately won all nine of its Grammy Award nominations. The group's twelfth album, No Line on the Horizon (2009), reached number one in 30 countries but its sales of 5 million were seen as a disappointment by the band, and it did not contain a hit single. Their 2014 album Songs of Innocence was released at no cost to over 500 million iTunes Store users but the pervasiveness of the promotion brought controversy; the album's sales and charting duration were among the weakest in the band's discography. In 2017, U2 released Songs of Experience and began the 2017 and 2019 Joshua Tree Tours to commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree.
U2 have sold 175 million records worldwide. [7] With 52 million certified units by the RIAA, U2 rank as the 22nd-highest-selling music artist in the US. [8] U2 have eight albums that have reached number one in the US, the third-most of any group. [9]
Title | Album details | Peak chart position | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||||||
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IRE [10] | AUS [11] | CAN [12] | FRA [13] | GER [14] | NZ [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | US [19] | ||||||||
Boy | 13* | 35 | 12 | — | — | 13 | 38 | — | 52 | 63 | |||||||
October |
| 17* | 34 | — | — | — | 6 | 40 | — | 11 | 104 | ||||||
War |
| 16* | 9 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 12 |
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The Unforgettable Fire |
| 53* | 1 | 5 | — | 14 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
The Joshua Tree |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Rattle and Hum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Achtung Baby |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Zooropa |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Pop |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
All That You Can't Leave Behind |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
No Line on the Horizon |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Songs of Innocence |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
Songs of Experience |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
Songs of Surrender |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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IRE [10] | AUS [11] | BEL (FL) [71] | GER [14] | SWE [16] | UK [18] | US [19] | |||
Under a Blood Red Sky |
| 48 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 28 | |
Live from Paris |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 |
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IRE [10] | AUS [11] | AUT [73] | CAN [12] | NLD [74] | NZ [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | US [19] | |||
The Best of 1980–1990 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
The Best of 1990–2000 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
U218 Singles |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
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AUS [11] | CAN [12] | FIN [83] | NLD [74] | UK [18] | US [19] | ||
Original Soundtracks 1 (with Brian Eno as "Passengers") |
| 11 | 15 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 76 |
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The Complete U2 |
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Melon: Remixes for Propaganda |
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Hasta la Vista Baby! U2 Live from Mexico City |
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U2.Communication |
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Zoo TV Live |
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U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle |
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Medium, Rare & Remastered |
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Artificial Horizon |
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Duals |
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U22 |
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From the Ground Up: Edge's Picks from U2360° |
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Another Time, Another Place: Live at the Marquee London 1980 |
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The Joshua Tree Singles Vinyl Collection: 1987 & 2017 |
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3-D Dance Mixes |
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Live Songs of iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE |
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Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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IRE | AUS [11] | FIN [83] | UK [18] | US [19] | |||
Three |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | |
Wide Awake in America |
| — | 93 | 36 | 11 | 37 | |
Please: PopHeart Live EP |
| — | — | — | 7 | — | |
7 |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Exclusive |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Early Demos |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Wide Awake in Europe |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Europa EP |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
ZOO TV – Live in Dublin 1993 |
| 13 [84] | — | — | 47 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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IRE [85] | |||
"Out of Control" | 1979 | 19 | Three |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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IRE [85] | AUS [11] | CAN [86] | FRA [13] | NLD [74] | NZ [87] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | US [88] [89] | ||||
"Another Day" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"11 O'Clock Tick Tock" | 69 [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"A Day Without Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Boy | ||
"I Will Follow" | — | 71 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Fire" | 1981 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | October | |
"Gloria" | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 55 | — | |||
"A Celebration" | 1982 | 15 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | Non-album singles | |
"I Will Follow" (live from Hattem) | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"New Year's Day" | 1983 | 2 | 36 | 41 | — | 9 | 32 | 17 | — | 10 | 53 | War | |
"Two Hearts Beat as One" | 2 | 53 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 18 | — [B] | |||
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" | — | — | — | 95 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
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"I Will Follow" (live from West Germany) | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | Under a Blood Red Sky | |
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" | 2 | 4 | 26 | — | 5 | 1 | 12 | — | 3 | 33 |
| The Unforgettable Fire | |
"The Unforgettable Fire" | 1985 | 1 | 59 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | ||
"With or Without You" | 1987 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | The Joshua Tree | |
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | 1 | 17 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | |||
"Where the Streets Have No Name" | 1 | 27 | 11 | 123 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 13 |
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"In God's Country" | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 44 | |||
"One Tree Hill" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Desire" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | Rattle and Hum | ||
"Angel of Harlem" | 3 | 18 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 25 | 9 | 14 | |||
"When Love Comes to Town" (with B.B. King) | 1989 | 1 | 23 | 41 | 200 | 10 | 4 | 20 | — | 6 | 68 | ||
"All I Want Is You" | 1 | 2 | 67 | — | 12 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 83 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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IRE [85] | AUS [11] | CAN [86] | FRA [13] | NLD [74] | NZ [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | US [88] [89] | ||||
"Everlasting Love" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single (previously released as B-side to "All I Want Is You") | |
"The Fly" | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 61 | Achtung Baby | |
"Mysterious Ways" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | |||
"One" | 1992 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | — | 25 | 7 | 10 |
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"Even Better Than the Real Thing" | 3 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 32 | |||
"Even Better Than the Real Thing" (remix) | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | |||
"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 35 | |||
"Numb" (video single) | 1993 | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — [C] | Zooropa | |
"Lemon" | — | 6 | 20 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — [D] | |||
"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" [E] | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 61 | |||
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | Batman Forever soundtrack | |
"Miss Sarajevo" | 4 | 7 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 35 | 10 | 6 | — |
| Original Soundtracks 1 | |
"Discothèque" | 1997 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | Pop | |
"Staring at the Sun" | 4 | 23 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 26 | |||
"Last Night on Earth" | 11 | 32 | 18 | — | 14 | 36 | 43 | — | 10 | 57 | |||
"Please" | 6 | 21 | 47 | 31 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 7 | — [F] | |||
"If God Will Send His Angels" | 11 | — | 26 | — | 24 | 35 | 56 | — | 12 | — | |||
"Mofo" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sweetest Thing" | 1998 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 63 | The Best of 1980–1990 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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IRE [85] | AUS [11] | CAN [86] | FRA [13] | NLD [74] | NZ [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | US [88] [89] | ||||
"Beautiful Day" | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 | All That You Can't Leave Behind | |
"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" | 2001 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 52 | ||
"Elevation" | 1 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 3 | — [G] | |||
"Walk On" | 7 | 9 | 1 | 81 | 8 | 48 | 55 | 48 | 5 | — [H] | |||
"New Year's Dub" (as U2 vs. Musique) | 13 | 74 | — | — | 55 | — | — | 93 | 15 | — | Non-album single | ||
"Electrical Storm" | 2002 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 77 |
| The Best of 1990–2000 |
"Take Me to the Clouds Above" (as LMC vs. U2) | 2004 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 16 | — | 21 | 41 | 1 | — | Non-album single | |
"Vertigo" | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 31 | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | ||
"All Because of You" | 2005 | 4 | 23 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 37 | 36 | 4 | — [I] | ||
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" | 3 | 19 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 1 | 97 | |||
"City of Blinding Lights" | 8 | 31 | 2 | 89 | 3 | — | 8 | 41 | 2 | — | |||
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (with Paul McCartney) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | Non-album single | ||
"One" (with Mary J. Blige) | 2006 | 2 | — [J] | 35 | 35 | 3 | — | 27 | 2 | 2 | 86 |
| The Breakthrough |
"The Saints Are Coming" (with Green Day) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 51 | U218 Singles | ||
"Window in the Skies" | 2007 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 4 | — | ||
"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" (with The Dubliners, Kila, and A Band of Bowsies) | 2008 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Get On Your Boots" | 2009 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 65 | 12 | 37 | No Line on the Horizon | |
"Magnificent" | 5 | — | 68 | 15 | 6 | — | 16 | 45 | 42 | 79 | |||
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" | 7 | — | 72 | 21 | 14 | — | 47 | 49 | 32 | — [K] | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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IRE [85] | AUS [11] | CAN [86] | FRA [13] | NLD [74] | NZ [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | US [88] | ||||
"I Will Follow" (live from Glastonbury) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Ordinary Love" | 2013 | 13 | 88 | 29 | 27 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 82 | 84 | ||
"Invisible" ((RED) edit version) | 2014 | 24 | 79 | 44 | 11 | 41 | — | — | 22 | 65 | — [L] | ||
"The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Innocence | ||
"Every Breaking Wave" | 53 | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Song for Someone" | 2015 | 87 | — | — | — | — [M] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Red Hill Mining Town (2017 Mix)" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [N] | Non-album single | |
"You're the Best Thing About Me" | 66 | 83 | — [O] | 24 | — [P] | — [Q] | 94 | 48 | 92 | — [R] | Songs of Experience | ||
"Get Out of Your Own Way" | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | 73 | — [S] | — | |||
"The Blackout" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Lights of Home" | 2018 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ahimsa" (with A. R. Rahman) [118] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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IRE [85] | BEL (WA) [119] | NLD Air [120] | UK Sales [121] | US AAA [122] | US Main. [123] | US Alt [124] | |||
"Your Song Saved My Life" | 2021 | — [T] | 41 | 33 | — | 34 | — | — | Sing 2 soundtrack |
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" (Songs of Surrender version) [126] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Surrender |
"With or Without You" (Songs of Surrender version) [127] | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | ||
"One" (Songs of Surrender version) [128] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Beautiful Day" (Songs of Surrender version) [129] | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | ||
"Atomic City" | 64 | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 14 | Non-album single | |
"Picture of You (X+W)" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 33 | How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb |
"Country Mile" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Happiness" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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IRE [85] | CAN [86] | CZ [130] | FRA [13] | NZ [15] | POR [131] | SK [132] | SWE [16] | UK [18] | US [88] | ||||
"XXX" (Kendrick Lamar featuring U2) | 2017 | 22 | 36 | 78 | 126 | 31 | 30 | 46 | 82 | 50 | 33 | Damn | |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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IRE [85] | CAN [86] | UK [18] | US Main. | US Adult | US Alt. | US Rock | ||||||||
"Surrender" | 1983 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | War | |||||
"40" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Wire" | 1984 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | The Unforgettable Fire | |||||
"A Sort of Homecoming" | 1985 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | ||||||
"The Three Sunrises" | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | "The Unforgettable Fire" single | ||||||
"Bad" (live) | — | — | — | — [U] | — | — | — | Wide Awake in America EP | ||||||
"Bullet the Blue Sky" | 1987 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | The Joshua Tree | |||||
"Spanish Eyes" | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |||||||
"God Part II" | 1988 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 28 | — | Rattle and Hum | |||||
"Jesus Christ" | — | — | — | 38 | — | 9 | — | Folkways: A Vision Shared | ||||||
"Dancing Barefoot" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | "When Love Comes to Town" single | |||||
"Night and Day" | 1990 | — | — | — | 34 | — | 2 | — | Red Hot + Blue | |||||
"Until the End of the World" | 1992 | — | 69 | — | — [V] | — | 4 | — | Achtung Baby | |||||
"Zooropa" | 1993 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 13 | — | Zooropa | |||||
"In a Little While" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | All That You Can't Leave Behind | |||||
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet" | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | — | The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||||
"Original of the Species" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | |||||
"Instant Karma" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur | |||||
"Moment of Surrender" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Line on the Horizon | |||||
"No Line on the Horizon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"American Soul" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | Songs of Experience | |||||
"Summer of Love" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Where the Streets Have No Name" (Songs of Surrender version) | 2023 | — | — | — [W] | — | — | — | — | Songs of Surrender | |||||
"Walk On (Ukraine)" | — [X] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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Song | Year | Album | Notes |
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"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | 1987 | A Very Special Christmas | recorded at a soundcheck; Darlene Love cover |
"Night and Day" | 1990 | Red Hot + Blue | Cole Porter cover |
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" | 1995 | Batman Forever soundtrack | originally recorded for Zooropa |
"I'm Not Your Baby" | 1997 | The End of Violence soundtrack [139] | with Sinéad O'Connor |
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet" and "Stateless" | 2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack | Bono also served as film's co-writer |
"Beat on the Brat" | 2003 | We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones | Ramones cover |
"Instant Karma" | 2007 | Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur | John Lennon cover |
Song(s) | Year | Album |
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"October" | 1982 | They Call It An Accident soundtrack |
"Tower of Song" | 2005 | Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man |
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" "City of Blinding Lights" | 2009 | We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (DVD) |
"Vertigo" "Magnificent" "Because the Night" (with Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Roy Bittan) "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (with Bruce Springsteen) "Mysterious Ways" "Where Is the Love?/One" (with The Black Eyed Peas) "Gimme Shelter" (with Mick Jagger, Fergie and will.i.am) "Stuck in a Moment That You Can't Get Out Of" (with Mick Jagger) "Beautiful Day" | 2010 | 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts [140] |
"XXX." (featured appearance on Kendrick Lamar song) | 2017 | Damn |
Title | Details |
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Rattle and Hum |
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U2 3D |
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From the Sky Down |
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V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film |
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U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky |
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The Unforgettable Fire Collection |
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Achtung Baby: The Videos, the Cameos, and a Whole Lot of Interference from Zoo TV |
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Zoo TV: Live from Sydney |
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PopMart: Live from Mexico City |
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The Best of 1980–1990 |
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Elevation 2001: Live from Boston |
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The Best of 1990–2000 |
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U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland |
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Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago |
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Vertigo 05: Live from Milan |
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U218 Videos |
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Live from Paris |
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Linear |
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U2360° at the Rose Bowl |
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Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris |
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eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE: Live in Berlin |
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Classic Albums: The Joshua Tree |
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Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman |
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Since 1983, the American funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers has released 13 studio albums, two live albums, 12 compilation albums, 11 video albums, five extended plays, 66 singles, and 53 music videos. To date, the band has sold over 120 million albums worldwide. According to the RIAA the Chili Peppers have 6x Multi-Platinum, 2x Platinum and 3x Gold albums in the US, totalling 27.5m. They also have 9x Multi-Platinum, 3x Platinum and 4x Gold singles too, totalling 40m. They have been nominated for 19 Grammy Awards, of which they have won 6. They have the most no.1 singles (15), the most cumulative weeks at no.1 (91) and most top-10 songs (28) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
American singer Usher has released nine studio albums, ten compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 81 singles. His music has been released on the LaFace, Arista, Jive, RCA, and gamma record labels. Usher has sold more than 33 million albums in the United States alone and over 65 million albums worldwide. With over 150 million total records sold worldwide, he is one of the best selling music artists of all time. He has nine number-one singles and 18 Hot 100 top-ten singles on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1994, Usher released his self-titled debut album in North America, which went onto sell 500,000 copies, and produced the singles "Can U Get wit It", "Think of You", and "The Many Ways". The former two peaked in the lower half of the UK and US charts. His follow-up 1997 album My Way sold over 8 million copies worldwide, becoming his breakthrough album. It is certified seven-times platinum in the US, and spawned three successful singles, including his first UK number-one song, "You Make Me Wanna...", and first US Hot 100 number-one song, "Nice & Slow". Usher's success continued in 2001, with his third studio album, 8701. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. The album produced two number-one singles, such as "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". In 2002, the album was certified five-times platinum in the US for sales of 5 million copies. As of 2010, its worldwide sales stand at over 8 million.
The discography of the Smashing Pumpkins, an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, consists of thirteen studio albums, four live albums, one digital live album series, seven compilation albums, five extended plays, 55 singles, four video albums, 37 music videos, and contributions to five soundtrack albums. This list does not include material recorded by the Smashing Pumpkins members with other side projects.
American singer and songwriter Pink has released nine studio albums, one live album, five video albums, six compilation albums, 59 singles, three charity singles, six promotional singles, and 51 music videos. Throughout her career, Pink has sold 60 million albums, 75 million singles and 2.4 million DVDs worldwide. According to RIAA, she has sold 18 million albums and 13.5 million digital singles. She is also UK's second best-selling female artist of the 21st century. Billboard ranked her as the fifth top female artist of the 2000s, eighth top female artist of the 2010s and the 59th greatest artist of all time. Official Charts Company hailed her as UK's most played female artist of the 21st century.
American pop rock band Maroon 5 has released seven studio albums, three live albums, two compilation albums, one remix album, six extended plays (EPs), 36 singles, eight promotional singles, and 43 music videos. The group originally formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers while they were still attending high school. With a line-up of Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick, they released their independent album, We Like Digging? in 1994. In 1997, they signed to Reprise Records and released an album, The Fourth World. After a tepid response to the album, the band parted with their record label and attended college. In 2001, the band regrouped and added James Valentine to the lineup, and pursued a new direction under the name Maroon 5.
The discography of Foo Fighters, an American rock band formed in 1995 by Dave Grohl, consists of eleven studio albums, fourteen extended plays (EPs), six video albums, one live album, and 57 singles. The current Foo Fighters line-up consists of Grohl, Rami Jaffee (keyboard), Nate Mendel (bass), Chris Shiflett (guitar), Pat Smear (guitar) and Josh Freese (drums).
The American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake has released six studio albums, two compilation albums, three extended plays, and 51 singles. Timberlake started his music career in 1995, as a member of boy band NSYNC. Following the group's hiatus in 2002, he released his solo debut studio album, Justified, in November that same year. The album was a commercial success and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and additionally topped the charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Justified earned multiple multi-platinum certifications, including a triple platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and a sextuple platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It produced four singles: "Like I Love You", "Cry Me a River", "Rock Your Body" and "Señorita"; all performed well commercially, with two of them becoming top 5 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and top two hits on the UK Singles Chart. "Rock Your Body" also reached number one in Australia.
The discography of Pharrell Williams, an American recording artist and record producer, consists of two studio albums, two extended plays (EPs), three mixtapes, 30 singles.
American R&B singer-songwriter Chris Brown has released 11 studio albums, 1 collaborative album, 1 extended play, 9 mixtapes, 63 singles and 29 promotional singles.
American singer Miley Cyrus has released eight studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 42 singles. Popularly referred as the original "Teen Queen", Cyrus has sold 55 million singles and 20 million albums worldwide. According to Recording Industry Association of America, she has sold 32 million singles and 10 million albums in the US. Billboard ranked Cyrus as the ninth greatest Billboard 200 female music artist of all time and the 62nd greatest artist of all time.
American singer Demi Lovato has released eight studio albums, two soundtrack albums, one remix album, five extended plays (EPs), 55 singles, and 17 promotional singles. According to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Lovato has achieved 51 million certified units. As of August 2023, she has sold 9.7 million albums and 23.9 million song downloads and her songs have registered 7.7 billion on-demand streams in the United States. Each of Lovato's studio albums debuted in the top-ten on the US Billboard 200, and four of which have received platinum or higher certifications and two gold certifications in the U.S. She has a total of 36 chart entries on the US Billboard Hot 100, including four top-ten songs.
Hawaii-born musician Jack Johnson has released eight studio albums, one soundtrack album, one remix album, two live albums, two extended plays (EPs), twenty-one singles and four video albums.
English indie rock band Florence and the Machine have released five studio albums, three live albums, four compilation albums, six extended plays, 25 singles, four promotional singles and 29 music videos.
Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj has released five studio albums, one compilation album, three mixtapes, 136 singles, and 20 promotional singles. After becoming involved with dancing, music and acting in high school in New York City, she eventually pursued her passion for rapping. Minaj was discovered by American rapper Lil Wayne and signed to Young Money Entertainment—a subdivision of Cash Money Records with distribution through Republic Records—in 2009. Her first solo single, "Your Love", peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, an achievement that made Minaj the first female artist to top the chart as a solo artist since 2002. Minaj's next three singles, "Check It Out", "Right Thru Me" and "Moment 4 Life", all peaked within the top 40 on the Hot 100. Her debut studio album, Pink Friday, was released in November 2010, topping the US Billboard 200 and has since been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's fifth single, "Super Bass", reached the top ten in multiple countries, including the US where it peaked at number three and has since been certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling over 10 million units in the country.
American R&B singer Miguel has released four studio albums, twenty-three singles, four mixtapes and seven EPs.
English singer and songwriter Rita Ora has released three studio albums, two extended plays, 26 singles and nine promotional singles. Ora signed a record deal with Roc Nation in 2008. She featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", in February 2012, which reached number one in the United Kingdom. Her debut studio album, Ora, was released in August 2012. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was subsequently certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Ora spawned four singles; the first two, "How We Do (Party)" and "R.I.P.", both reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, while "Shine Ya Light" and "Radioactive" reached numbers ten and eighteen in the United Kingdom, respectively.
English singer and songwriter Sam Smith has released four studio albums, one independent album, three live albums, one remix album, one soundtrack, thirteen extended plays, thirty-seven singles, and six promotional singles.
American singer and songwriter Halsey has released five studio albums, two live albums, 11 extended plays, 28 singles, 10 promotional singles, and 36 music videos. After being signed to Astralwerks, she released her debut EP Room 93 on October 27, 2014, and then toured with larger acts to promote it and her upcoming album. Since her debut, Halsey has released nine Gold, 11 Platinum, seven Multiplatinum, and one Diamond single in the United States alone.
Barbadian singer Rihanna has released 53 singles as lead artist, 17 singles as a featured artist, two charity singles, and four promotional singles. One of the best-selling artists of all time, her albums and singles sales as of 2018 stood at 250 million. In the United States, Rihanna has amassed 14 number-one songs and 32 top-ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100. She has tallied 60 weeks at number one and is the artist with the most weeks in the top ten (360). The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognized Rihanna as the top-selling female digital singles artist, with 183 million certified units as of May 2024. Furthermore, she has earned seven singles certified Diamond by RIAA, thus becoming the female artist with the most Diamond singles and Diamond certified titles.
American country music singer and songwriter Luke Combs has released five studio albums, four extended plays, and eighteen singles. Of his eighteen singles, sixteen have gone to number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
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U2: The Ultimate Compendium of Interviews, Articles, Facts and Opinions from the Files of Rolling Stone. Transatlantic Publications. 1994. ISBN 978-0-283-06239-1.
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