U2 discography explained

Artist:U2
Studio:15
Live:2
Singles:84
Video:16
Music Videos:73
Ep:9
Compilation:3
Option:15
Option Name:Subscriber-exclusive albums

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 yielded the singles "Two Hearts Beat As One", "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day", the latter two have since become among the band's most popular songs. 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]

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionSalesCertifications
IRE
[10]
AUS
[11]
CAN
[12]
FRA
[13]
GER
[14]
NZ
[15]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[18]
US
[19]
Boy
  • Released: 20 October 1980
  • Label: Island
  • Format: LP, cassette
13* 35 12 13 38 52 63

Gold[20]

Gold[21]

Platinum[22]

Platinum[23]

Gold[24]

October
  • Released: 12 October 1981
  • Label: Island
  • Format: LP, cassette
17* 34 6 40 11 104
  • ARIA: Gold[25]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • SNEP: Gold
War
  • Released: 28 February 1983
  • Label: Island
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
16* 9 4 4 59 5 2 1 12
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • BVMI

Gold

  • IFPI SWI: Gold
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum
  • RMNZ

Platinum[27]

  • SNEP: 2× Platinum
The Unforgettable Fire
  • Released: 1 October 1984
  • Label: Island
  • Format: LP, cassette, 8-track, CD
53* 1 5 14 1 6 24 1 12
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[28]
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum[29]
  • SNEP: Gold
The Joshua Tree
  • Released: 9 March 1987
  • Label: Island
  • Format: LP, cassette, 8-track, CD
1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum
  • BPI: 10× Platinum
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum[32]
  • GLF

Platinum[33]

  • MC: Diamond
  • RIAA: Diamond[34]
  • RMNZ: 14× Platinum[35]
  • SNEP: 2× Platinum
Rattle and Hum
  • Released: 10 October 1988
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Double LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
1 1 1 8 1 1 2 1 1 1
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • GLF: Gold[37]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum
  • MC: 7× Platinum
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum[38]
  • SNEP: Platinum
Achtung Baby
  • Released: 18 November 1991
  • Label: Island
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD, DCC
1 1 1 1 4 1 3 3 2 1
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[40]
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: Gold[41]
  • MC: Diamond
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 5× Platinum[42]
  • SNEP: 2× Platinum
Zooropa
  • Released: 5 July 1993
  • Label: Island
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[44]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • GLF: Gold
  • MC: 4× Platinum
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 4× Platinum[45]
  • SNEP: Platinum
Pop
  • Released: 3 March 1997
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Double LP, cassette, CD
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • US: 1,500,000[46]
  • WW: 5,000,000
  • ARIA: Platinum[47]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • GLF: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[48]
  • SNEP: Platinum
All That You Can't Leave Behind
  • Released: 30 October 2000
  • Label: Island/Interscope
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[52]
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • GLF: Platinum[53]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum
  • MC: 5× Platinum
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 3× Platinum[54]
  • SNEP: Platinum
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
  • Released: 22 November 2004
  • Label: Island/Interscope
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD, download
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • US: 3,300,000
  • WW: 10,000,000[55]

10× Platinum[56]

  • ARIA: 4× Platinum[57]
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • GLF: Platinum[58]
  • MC: 5× Platinum
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 3× Platinum[59]
  • SNEP: Platinum
No Line on the Horizon
  • Released: 27 February 2009
  • Label: Island/Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
  • US: 1,100,000
  • WW: 5,000,000[60]
  • IRMA: 4× Platinum[61]
  • ARIA: Platinum[62]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum[63]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum[64]
Songs of Innocence
  • Released: 9 September 2014
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
2 7 5 1 2 6 2 3 6 9
  • BPI: Silver
  • BVMI: Gold
Songs of Experience
  • Released: 1 December 2017
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
1 5 1 3 2 9 2 2 5 1
  • BPI: Gold
  • BVMI: Gold
  • MC: Gold
  • SNEP: 2× Platinum[70]
Songs of Surrender
  • Released: 17 March 2023
  • Label: Island/Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download
1352182115
  • SNEP: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" information comes from a source which started recording data in 2005.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
IRE
AUS
BEL
(FL)

[71]
GER
SWE
UK
US
Under a Blood Red Sky
  • Released: 21 November 1983
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
48 2 39 20 22 2 28
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum[72]
  • SNEP: Platinum
Live from Paris
  • Released: 20 November 2007
  • Label: Mercury Records
  • Format: DVD, digital download
54

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
IRE
AUS
AUT
[73]
CAN
NLD
[74]
NZ
SWE
SWI
UK
US
The Best of 1980–1990
  • Released: 10 November 1998
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
1111111112
  • ARIA: 8× Platinum
  • BPI: 5× Platinum
  • GLF: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum[75]
  • IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum
  • MC: 6× Platinum
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 9× Platinum[76]
The Best of 1990–2000
  • Released: 12 November 2002
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
1111116123
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[77]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • GLF: Gold[78]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • RMNZ: 4× Platinum[79]
U218 Singles
  • Released: 17 November 2006
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
11233141412
  • IRMA: 6× Platinum[80]
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[81]
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • MC: Platinum
  • RMNZ: 4× Platinum[82]

Subscriber-exclusive albums

List of subscriber-exclusive albums
TitleAlbum details
  • Remix album
  • Propaganda fan club magazine subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 30 March 1995
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD
Hasta la Vista Baby! U2 Live from Mexico City
  • Live album
  • Propaganda fan club magazine subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD
U2.Communication
  • Live album
  • U2.com member exclusive
  • Released: 22 April 2005
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD
Zoo TV Live
  • Live album
  • U2.com member exclusive
  • Released: 18 November 2006
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD
  • Live album
  • U2.com subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 21 November 2007
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD
Medium, Rare & Remastered
  • Compilation album
  • U2.com subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 27 March 2009
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD
Artificial Horizon
  • Remix album
  • U2.com subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 25 March 2010
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD, triple LP
Duals
  • Compilation album
  • U2.com subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 10 May 2011
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD
U22
  • Live album
  • U2.com subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 1 May 2012
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD
  • Live album
  • U2.com subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 17 December 2012
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD
Another Time, Another Place: Live at the Marquee London 1980
  • Live album
  • U2.com subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: LP, MP3
The Joshua Tree Singles Vinyl Collection: 1987 & 2017
  • Studio/live album
  • U2.com subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: LP, MP3
3-D Dance Mixes
  • Remix album
  • U2.com subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 2018 (originally 1989)
  • Label: Island Records (originally Island Records UK)
  • Format: LP, MP3
Live Songs of iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE
  • Live album
  • U2.com subscriber exclusive
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD, MP3

Extended plays

TitleExtended play detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
IREAUS
FIN
UK
US
Three 19
Wide Awake in America
  • Released: May 1985
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: 12-inch vinyl, cassette, 8-track, CD
93361137
  • BPI: Silver
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • Released: 8/9 September 1997
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: 12-inch vinyl, cassette, CD
7
7
  • Released: 22 January 2002
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: CD
Exclusive
  • Released: 24 April 2003
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: Download
Early Demos
  • Released: 23 November 2004
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: Download
Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge
  • Released: 9 December 2004
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: Download
Wide Awake in Europe
  • Released: 26 November 2010
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: 12-inch single
Europa EP
  • Released: 13 April 2019
  • Label: UMC
  • Format: 12-inch single
ZOO TV – Live in Dublin 1993
  • Released: 30 August 2024
  • Label: UMC
  • Format: CD, 12-inch vinyl, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

1980s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
IRE
AUS
CAN
[85]
FRA
NLD
NZ
[86]
SWE
SWI
UK
US
[87] [88]
"Another Day"1980rowspan="2"
"11 O'Clock Tick Tock"69
"A Day Without Me"Boy
"I Will Follow"7134
"Fire"1981435October
"Gloria"10321555
"A Celebration"1982158347rowspan="2"
"I Will Follow" (live from Hattem)22
"New Year's Day"198323641932171053War
"Two Hearts Beat as One"2531618
"Sunday Bloody Sunday"953
  • BPI: Silver
"I Will Follow" (live from West Germany)198481Under a Blood Red Sky
"Pride (In the Name of Love)"24265112333
  • BPI: Silver
The Unforgettable Fire
"The Unforgettable Fire"1985159436
"With or Without You"19871911025131041
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • MC: Gold
  • SNEP: Platinum
The Joshua Tree
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"11763762111861
  • BPI: Platinum
  • MC: Gold
"Where the Streets Have No Name"1271112371413
  • BPI: Gold
"In God's Country"254844
"One Tree Hill"19881
"Desire"11137215913
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Gold
  • RIAA: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold[89]
Rattle and Hum
"Angel of Harlem"318110125914
"When Love Comes to Town" (with B.B. King)19891234120010420668
"All I Want Is You"1267122483
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1990s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
IRE
AUS
CAN
FRA
NLD
NZ
SWE
SWI
UK
US
"Everlasting Love"199010
"The Fly"1991111665133161
  • ARIA: Gold[91]
  • BPI: Silver
  • RMNZ: Platinum[92]
Achtung Baby
"Mysterious Ways"131191331713139
  • ARIA: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold[93]
"One"19921411312325710
  • BPI: Platinum
"Even Better Than the Real Thing"31133411810181232
"Even Better Than the Real Thing" (remix)108
"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"49510141319241435
"Numb" (video single)19937913Zooropa
"Lemon"6204
  • ARIA: Gold
  • RMNZ: Platinum[94]
"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"1514181061320461
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"1995113107125216
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold[95]
  • SNEP: Silver[96]
Batman Forever soundtrack
"Miss Sarajevo"4746852335106
  • BPI: Silver
Original Soundtracks 1
"Discothèque"1997132126126110
  • ARIA: Platinum[97]
  • BPI: Silver
  • RIAA: Gold
Pop
"Staring at the Sun"4231491942629326
"Last Night on Earth"1132181436431057
"Please"621473163233357
"If God Will Send His Angels"112624355612
"Mofo"35
"Sweetest Thing"19981611873628363 The Best of 1980–1990
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2000s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
IRE
AUS
CAN
FRA
NLD
NZ
SWE
SWI
UK
US
"Beautiful Day"2000111171776121
  • ARIA: Platinum[100]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
All That You Can't Leave Behind
"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"20011313112172338252
  • ARIA: Gold[101]
  • BPI: Silver
"Elevation"1613413533203
"Walk On"7918184855485
"New Year's Dub" (as U2 vs. Musique)1374559315
"Electrical Storm"20022511845135577 The Best of 1990–2000
"Take Me to the Clouds Above"
(as LMC vs. U2)
20043721211621411
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Platinum
"Vertigo"152122526131
  • ARIA: Gold[103]
  • BPI: Gold
  • RIAA: Gold
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
"All Because of You"20054231437364
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"3191605122439197
"City of Blinding Lights"83128938412
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
(with Paul McCartney)
48
"One" (with Mary J. Blige)2006235353272286
  • BPI: Silver
The Breakthrough
"The Saints Are Coming" (with Green Day)111441441251U218 Singles
"Window in the Skies"2007517122838344
"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew"
(with The Dubliners, Kila, and A Band of Bowsies)
20081
"Get On Your Boots"2009126365208651237No Line on the Horizon
"Magnificent"56815616454279
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"7722114474932
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2010s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
IRE
AUS
CAN
FRA
NLD
NZ
SWE
SWI
UK
US
"I Will Follow" (live from Glastonbury)201178rowspan="3"
"Ordinary Love"2013138829276118284
"Invisible" ((RED) edit version)201424794411412265
"The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)"Songs of Innocence
"Every Breaking Wave"5393
"Song for Someone"201587
"Red Hill Mining Town (2017 Mix)"2017
"You're the Best Thing About Me"668324944892Songs of Experience
"Get Out of Your Own Way"8973
"The Blackout"
"Lights of Home"201887
"Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way"
"Ahimsa" [104] 2019
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2020s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
IRE
BEL
(WA)

[105]
NLD
Air

[106]
UK
Sales

[107]
US
AAA

[108]
US
Main.

[109]
US
Alt

[110]
"Your Song Saved My Life"202141 33 34 Sing 2 soundtrack
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" (Songs of Surrender version)[111] 2023Songs of Surrender
"With or Without You" (Songs of Surrender version)[112] 82
"One" (Songs of Surrender version)[113]
"Beautiful Day" (Songs of Surrender version)[114] 83
"Atomic City" 64 1 32 14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles and other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
IRE
CAN
UK
US
Main.

US
Adult
US
Alt.
US
Rock
"Surrender"198327War
"40"
"Wire"198431The Unforgettable Fire
"A Sort of Homecoming"198545
"The Three Sunrises"16"The Unforgettable Fire" single
"Bad" (live)Wide Awake in America EP
"Bullet the Blue Sky"198714The Joshua Tree
"Spanish Eyes"11
"God Part II"1988828Rattle and Hum
"Jesus Christ"389
"Dancing Barefoot"198914"When Love Comes to Town" single
"Night and Day"1990342Red Hot + Blue
"Until the End of the World"1992694Achtung Baby
"Zooropa"1993813Zooropa
"In a Little While"20001All That You Can't Leave Behind
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet"220
"Original of the Species"20044How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
"Instant Karma"2007
"Moment of Surrender"2009No Line on the Horizon
"No Line on the Horizon"
"American Soul"201749Songs of Experience
"Summer of Love"2018
"Where the Streets Have No Name" (Songs of Surrender version)2023Songs of Surrender
"Walk On (Ukraine)"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Studio appearances

Song! scope="col"
YearAlbumNotes
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"1987A Very Special Christmasrecorded at a soundcheck; Darlene Love cover
"Night and Day"1990Red Hot + BlueCole Porter cover
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"1995Batman Forever soundtrackoriginally recorded for Zooropa
"I'm Not Your Baby"1997The End of Violence soundtrack[121] with Sinéad O'Connor
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet" and "Stateless"2000The Million Dollar Hotel soundtrackBono also served as film's co-writer
"Beat on the Brat"2003Ramones cover
"Instant Karma"2007John Lennon cover

Live, remixes, and guest appearances

Song(s)! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"October"1982 soundtrack
"Tower of Song"2005
"Pride (In the Name of Love)"
"City of Blinding Lights"
2009 (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"
201025th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts[122]
"XXX." (featured appearance on Kendrick Lamar song)2017Damn

Videography

Theatrically released films

TitleDetails
Rattle and Hum
  • Released: 27 October 1988
  • Distributor: Paramount Pictures
  • Format: theatrical release, VHS, LaserDisc, DVD, UMD, HD DVD, Blu-ray
U2 3D
From the Sky Down

Concert videos and video compilations

TitleDetailsCertifications
  • Released: November 1984
  • Label: MCA Home Video
  • Format: VHS, Betamax, DVD
The Unforgettable Fire Collection
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc
  • Released: 17 May 1992
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc
  • MC: Gold
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • Released: 17 May 1994
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc, DVD
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[123]
  • BPI: Gold
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • Released: 22 November 1998
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • ARIA: Gold[124]
  • BPI: Platinum
The Best of 1980–1990
  • Released: April 1999
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: VHS
  • BPI: Platinum
  • Released: 26 November 2001
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[125]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • MC: 5× Platinum
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
The Best of 1990–2000
  • Released: 2 December 2002
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • BPI: Platinum
  • Released: 17 November 2003
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: DVD
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • Released: 14 November 2005
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: DVD
  • IRMA: Platinum[126]
  • ARIA: 6× Platinum
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
Vertigo 05: Live from Milan
  • Released: 17 November 2006
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: DVD
U218 Videos
  • Released: 17 November 2006
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: DVD
Live from Paris
  • Released: 20 November 2007
  • Label: Mercury Records
  • Format: DVD, digital download
Linear
  • Released: 3 March 2009
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, DVD
U2 360° at the Rose Bowl
  • Released: 7 June 2010
  • Label: Mercury Records
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray Disc
  • IRMA: 2× Platinum[127]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[128]
  • BPI: Gold
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • Released: 10 June 2016
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, digital download
eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE: Live in Berlin
  • Released: 2020
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: DVD, streaming (both U2.com subscriber exclusives)

Third-party documentaries

TitleDetailsCertifications
Classic Albums

The Joshua Tree

  • Released: 21 March 2000
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • BPI: Gold
Kiss the Future
  • Released: 7 May 2024
  • Format: streaming (Paramount+)
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman
  • Released: 17 March 2023
  • Format: streaming (Disney+)

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbumNotes
"I Will Follow"1980Boy
"Gloria"1981October
"A Celebration"1982Non-album video
"New Year's Day"1983War
"Two Hearts Beat as One"1983
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" (live)1983Under a Blood Red Sky
"Pride (In the Name of Love)"1984The Unforgettable Fire4 videos made including Sepia version, Colour version, Slane Castle version and Faces version unreleased "Version 3"
"The Unforgettable Fire"1984
"A Sort of Homecoming" (live)1984
"Bad" (live)1985
"With or Without You"1987The Joshua Tree2 videos made
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"1987
"Where the Streets Have No Name"1987
"Red Hill Mining Town"1987
"Spanish Eyes"1987Non-album video
"In God's Country"1987The Joshua Tree
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"1987A Very Special Christmas
"Desire"1988Rattle and Hum2 videos made, including 1 remix
"Angel of Harlem"1988
"When Love Comes to Town"19892 videos made including the Rattle and Hum version
"All I Want Is You"1989
"Night and Day"1990Red Hot + Blue
"The Fly"1991Achtung Baby
"Mysterious Ways"1991
"One"19914 videos made including the buffalos version with images of the band
"Even Better Than the Real Thing"19923 videos made, including 1 remix
"Until the End of the World"19922 videos made including 1 live
"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"1992
"Love Is Blindness"1993
"Numb"1993Zooropa2 videos made, including 1 remix
"Lemon"19932 videos made, including 1 remix
"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"1993
"I've Got You Under My Skin"1993Duetsfeaturing Frank Sinatra
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"1995Batman Forever soundtrack
"Miss Sarajevo"1995Original Soundtracks 12 videos made
"Discothèque"1997Pop3 videos made
"Staring at the Sun"19972 videos made
"Last Night on Earth"1997
"Please"19972 videos made including 1 live
"If God Will Send His Angels"1997
"Mofo"1997remix version
"Sweetest Thing"1998The Best of 1980–1990
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet"2000The Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack
"Beautiful Day"2000All That You Can't Leave Behind2 videos made
"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"20013 videos made: a U.S. version, an international version and an Eze version
"Walk On"20013 videos made: a Rio version, a 9/11 version and a Liz Friedlander version
"Elevation"2001
"Electrical Storm"2002The Best of 1990-2000
"The Hands That Built America"2003Gangs of New York soundtrack2 videos made
"Take Me to the Clouds Above"2004Non-álbum videofeaturing LMC
"Vertigo"2004How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb3 videos made including 1 remix
"All Because of You"2004
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"20052 videos made
"City of Blinding Lights"2005
"Original of the Species"20052 videos made
"One"2006The Breakthroughfeaturing Mary J. Blige
"The Saints Are Coming"2006U218 Singlesfeaturing Green Day
"Window in the Skies"20063 videos made (final edit with The Beatles images included)
"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew"2008Non-album videos
"I Believe in Father Christmas"2008
"Get on Your Boots"2009No Line on the Horizon2 videos made
"Magnificent"2009
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"20092 videos made: one animated and one live
"Even Better Than the Real Thing"2011Non-album videos360° Remix
"Ordinary Love"20132 videos made: one lyric and one remix
"Invisible"2014
"The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)"2014Songs of Innocence
"Every Breaking Wave"2015
"Song for Someone"20152 videos made
"You're the Best Thing About Me"2017Songs of Experience2 videos made
"The Blackout"2017
"Get Out of Your Own Way"2018
"American Soul"2018
"Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way"2018
"Your Song Saved My Life"2021Sing 2 Soundtrack
"Atomic City"2023Non-album single

References

General

Book: U2: The Ultimate Compendium of Interviews, Articles, Facts and Opinions from the Files of Rolling Stone . 1994 . Transatlantic Publications . 978-0-283-06239-1 .

Specific

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U2 discography FAQs . 19 September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071027055206/http://www.u2faqs.com/discography/ . 27 October 2007.
  2. Book: U2: The Ultimate Compendium of Interviews, Articles, Facts and Opinions from the Files of Rolling Stone . 1994 . Transatlantic Publications . 978-0-283-06239-1 .
  3. Web site: Gold & Platinum. RIAA. 23 March 2016.
  4. News: New U2 album No Line on the Horizon given lukewarm reception. . Adam . Sherwin . 3 March 2009. 19 May 2010.
  5. Web site: Springer. Matt. Top 10 Covers of Beatles 'White Album' Songs. Ultimate Classic Rock. 22 November 2013 . 11 July 2017.
  6. Web site: U2: Rattle and Hum (1988). Box Office Mojo. 21 June 2017.
  7. News: U2 hit 40: The 'drummer seeks musicians' note that started it all. The Irish Times. Brian. Boyd. 16 September 2016. 16 September 2016.
  8. Web site: Gold & Platinum – Top Artists (Albums). RIAA. 24 March 2016.
  9. Web site: U2 Hit No. 1 For The Eighth Time With Their Latest Album. Forbes. Hugh. McIntyre. 10 December 2017 . 16 December 2017.
  10. Peaks from 2000 in Ireland: Web site: Discography U2. irish-charts.com. 11 March 2019.
    • Other peaks: Web site: World Chart. U2 – Music Charts. 24 June 2008.
  11. Australian chart peaks:
    • Top 100 (Australian Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 317. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
    • Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: Web site: Discography U2. Hung Medien. 24 November 2019.
    • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 291–292.
    • "Ordinary Love" (ARIA) peak: Web site: The ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 17 March 2014 ~ Issue #1255. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140416230200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140417-0902/Issue1255.pdf. dead. 2014-04-16. National Library of Australia. 7 March 2016.
    • "Invisible" (ARIA) peak: Web site: The ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 24 February 2014 ~ Issue #1252. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140318130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140319-0000/Issue1252.pdf. dead. 2014-03-18. National Library of Australia. 7 March 2016.
    • "You're the Best Thing About Me" (ARIA) peak: Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #438. auspOp. 16 September 2017. 16 September 2017. 16 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916142605/https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/09/aria-chart-watch-438/. dead.
  12. Web site: RPM Chart Archives . Library and Archives Canada . 11 January 2010 . Note: Albums must be searched manually.
    Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5723/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} U2: Charts & Awards (Billboard Albums) ]. AllMusic . 11 January 2010 .
    U2 Chart History: Canadian Albums . Billboard . 28 March 2023.
  13. Web site: Discographie U2. lescharts.com. Hung Medien. 24 June 2008 .
  14. Web site: Suchen nach "U2". GfK Entertainment. de. 23 March 2023.
  15. Web site: Discography U2. charts.nz. 11 March 2019.
  16. Web site: Discography U2. swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. 24 June 2008 .
  17. Web site: U2. swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. 24 June 2008 .
  18. Web site: U2. Official Charts Company. 1 March 2015 .
  19. U2 Chart History: Billboard 200 . Billboard . 11 March 2019.
  20. Australia. 1996. album. 23 October 2021.
  21. United Kingdom . U2 . 3 August 2024.
  22. Canada . U2 . 29 August 2011 .
  23. United States . U2 . 5 June 2014.
  24. U2 . France . album . infodisc. 19 June 2021.
  25. Australia. 2019. album. 26 December 2019.
  26. News: Perricone. Kathleen. Child who appeared on U2 album covers for 'Boy,' 'War' all grown up 31 years later. 27 February 2017. Daily News. 19 October 2011.
  27. New Zealand. album. U2 . War . 3088.
  28. Web site: BP. Bpi.co.ukI. 30 May 2023. 11 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094843/https://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=27506. dead.
  29. New Zealand. album. U2 . The Unforgettable Fire . 3121.
  30. Web site: The UK's biggest studio albums of all time. Copsey. Rob. 13 October 2018. Official Charts Company. 28 June 2020.
  31. News: New U2 album No Line On The Horizon given lukewarm reception. The Times. Adam. Sherwin. Adam Sherwin. 3 March 2009. 19 May 2010.
  32. Germany . U2 . 9 January 2013.
  33. Scandinavia Too!. Music & Media. American Radio History. 11. 21 May 1988. 5. 21. 23 October 2021.
  34. Web site: U2, The Joshua Tree. .
  35. New Zealand. album. U2 . The Joshua Tree . 4777.
  36. Web site: Springer. Matt. Top 10 Covers of Beatles 'White Album' Songs. Ultimate Classic Rock. 22 November 2013 . 25 February 2017.
  37. Sweden. album. 1988. 23 October 2021.
  38. New Zealand. album. U2 . Rattle and Hum . 3374.
  39. News: Lincoln Park director to speak at U2 conference. The Review. Jen. Matsick. 13 September 2009. 31 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20100610031325/http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/518682.html. dead. 10 June 2010.
  40. Australia. 1998. album. U2.
  41. Switzerland. U2.
  42. New Zealand. album. U2. Achtung Baby. 1727.
  43. Web site: Bream. John. Oct 26, 1997: Bono sounds off on the PopMart tour. Star Tribune. 6 March 2017.
  44. Australia. album. 1994. 23 October 2021.
  45. New Zealand. album. U2. Zooropa. 2007. archive.
  46. Bombs Away!. Billboard. Melinda. Newman. Google Books. 64. 27 November 2004. 9 November 2020.
  47. Australia. 1997. album.
  48. New Zealand. album. U2 . Pop . 3782.
  49. Web site: No U2 Album, Tour Until 2015 (Exclusive). Billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Andrew. Hampp. Shirley. Halperin. 7 March 2014. 28 June 2020.
  50. Web site: Albums turning 20 years old in 2020. Official Charts. May 8, 2022.
  51. News: Lang. Nico. How U2 became the most hated band in America. 14 February 2017. Salon. 14 September 2014.
  52. Australia. 2014. album.
  53. Sweden. album. 2000. 23 October 2021.
  54. New Zealand. album. U2 . All That You Can't Leave Behind . 1170.
  55. Book: Endrinal. Christopher. Form and Style in the Music of U2. 2008. Florida State University. 12.
  56. Ireland . Platinum . 10 . 2005 . 28 June 2020.
  57. Australia. 2006. album.
  58. Sweden. album. 2004. 23 October 2021.
  59. New Zealand. album. U2 . How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb . 1366.
  60. News: U2: The Band who fell to Earth . Herald Sun . Neala . Johnson . 9 September 2010 . 9 September 2010 .
  61. Ireland . 2009 . Platinum . 4 . 28 June 2020.
  62. Australia. 2009. album.
  63. Sweden. album. 2009. 23 October 2021.
  64. New Zealand. album. U2 . No Line on the Horizon . 1538.
  65. U2 expand Joshua Tree Tour . Music Week . Hanley . James . 16 January 2017 . 7 March 2017 .
  66. News: U2's Flight to Now (Turbulence Included). The New York Times. Jon. Pareles. Jon Pareles. 3 May 2015. AR1. New York.
  67. Web site: Tuch . Paul . U2 Achieves Sixth No. 1 Album In Canada . FYI Music News . 24 July 2019 . 11 December 2017.
  68. U2 Scores Eighth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Songs of Experience'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. 10 December 2017. 11 December 2017.
  69. Web site: These Were The 10 Bestselling Albums In The World In 2017. Forbes. Hugh. McIntyre. 24 April 2018. 25 April 2018.
  70. France. U2.
  71. Web site: Belgian Album Chart . ultratop.be . 24 June 2008 .
  72. New Zealand. album. U2 . Under a Blood Red Sky. 3380.
  73. Web site: Discografie U2. austriancharts.at. 24 June 2008.
  74. Web site: Discografie U2. dutchcharts.nl. 24 June 2008 . (Album data are from 1993 onward); Web site: The Joshua Tree. U2.com. 20 May 2010.
  75. Austria. U2. 24 October 2021.
  76. New Zealand. album. U2 . The Best of 1980-1990. archive.
  77. Australia. 2002. album.
  78. Sweden. album. 2002. 24 October 2021.
  79. New Zealand. album. U2 . The Best of 1990-2000 . 1225.
  80. Ireland. 2006. Platinum. 6. 28 June 2020.
  81. Australia. U2 . album. 2015. 28 December 2021.
  82. New Zealand. album. U2 . U2 18 Singles . 1428.
  83. Web site: Irish Singles Chart. The Irish Charts. 24 June 2008 . Web site: Irish Charts - Discography U2 . irishcharts.com . 4 April 2021 .
  84. For peak chart positions of U2's Canadian singles from 1980–2000 see RPM chart books. For singles from 2000–2006, see Canadian Singles Chart archives at AllMusic. For singles from 2007–present, see Billboards Canadian Hot 100 archives.
  85. Web site: New Zealand Singles Chart. charts.nz. 24 June 2008 .
  86. U2 Chart History: Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard . 10 February 2014.
  87. Peak chart positions in the US:
    • For "When Love Comes to Town", "Discotheque" and "The Saints Are Coming": Web site: U2 Awards . . 10 February 2014.
    • For "One" (with Mary J. Blige): Web site: Mary J. Blige Awards . . 10 February 2014.
  88. New Zealand. U2. Desire. single. 3328.
  89. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 291–292.
  90. Australia. single. 1991.
  91. New Zealand. U2. The Fly. single. 3479.
  92. New Zealand. U2. Mysterious Ways. single. 3490.
  93. New Zealand. U2. Lemon. single. 3596.
  94. New Zealand. U2. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me. single. 3675.
  95. France . U2 . single . infodisc.
  96. Australia. 1997. single.
  97. Australia. 1998. single. 23 October 2021.
  98. Sweden. single. 1999. 15 February 2022.
  99. Australia. 2000. single.
  100. Australia. 2001. single.
  101. Australia. 2002. single.
  102. Australia. 2004. single.
  103. Web site: Ahimsa – Single by U2 & A. R. Rahman. Apple Music. 22 November 2019.
  104. Web site: Discographie U2 - ultratop.be . ultratop.be . 13 January 2023 .
  105. Web site: Your Song Saved My Life - U2. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 12 November 2021.
  106. Web site: Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - 24 March 2023 - 30 March 2023 . Official Charts Company . 24 March 2023 . 28 March 2023.
  107. U2 Chart History: Adult Alternative Airplay . Billboard . 13 January 2023.
  108. U2 Chart History: Mainstream Rock Charts . Billboard . 11 October 2023.
  109. U2 Album & Song Chart History – Alternative Airplay . Billboard . 6 October 2023.
  110. Web site: U2 share new version of 'Pride (In The Name Of Love)' from Songs Of Surrender. Hot Press. 11 January 2023. 18 January 2023.
  111. U2 Reimagine 'With or Without You' Nearly 40 Years Later. Rolling Stone. Tomás. Mier. 27 January 2023. 28 January 2023.
  112. Web site: U2 Announce Achtung Baby Las Vegas Residency in New Super Bowl Commercial. Pitchfork. Nina. Corcoran. 12 February 2023. 12 February 2023.
  113. Web site: Listen to U2's new take on 'Beautiful Day'. NME. Rhian. Daly. 3 March 2023. 3 March 2023.
  114. Web site: CZ - Singles Digital - Top 100 - Kendrick Lamar & U2. IFPI Czech Republic. 13 January 2023. Czech.
  115. Web site: Song search for U2. portuguesecharts.com. 13 January 2023.
  116. Web site: SK - Singles Digital - Top 100 - Kendrick Lamar & U2. IFPI Czech Republic. 13 January 2023. Czech.
  117. Australia. 2024. single. 18 June 2024.
  118. Canada . XXX (ft. U2) . Kendrick Lamar . 28 March 2023 .
  119. Web site: Gold & Platinum: Lamar, Kendrick . . 12 November 2019.
  120. Web site: The End of Violence - Original Soundtrack Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. en-us. 2020-01-31.
  121. Web site: The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts (4CD). Amazon . 25 November 2011.
  122. Australia. 2006. video.
  123. Australia. 2007. video.
  124. Australia. 2004. video.
  125. Ireland. 2005. Platinum. 2 June 2021.
  126. Ireland. 2010. Platinum. 2. 2 June 2021.
  127. Australia. 2011. video.