U2 (band) / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the Irish rock - music group U2 . According to the sources, they have sold more than 170 million records in their careers, making them one of the performers with the highest number of records sold worldwide . In Germany alone, the band has sold more than 5.7 million records to date, making them one of the performers with the highest number of records sold in Germany . The most successful release by U2 is the album The Joshua Tree with around 18 million units sold.
Albums
- Notes on the Irish placements marked with *:
- The archive for the Irish album charts begins on January 1, 2000. All previously released records indicate the highest position reached after this date.
- The number of weeks in the charts is available in spite of the non-retrievable placement, if the sound carrier has been in the charts again since 2000.
- Record awards have only been available in Ireland since 2005.
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | IE | |||
1980 | boy |
DE89 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK52
gold
(32 weeks)UK |
US63
platinum
(47 weeks)US |
IE13 * (7 weeks) IE |
First published: October 20, 1980
Sales worldwide: 5,500,000 |
1981 | October |
DE96 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK11
platinum
(43 weeks)UK |
US104
platinum
(38 weeks)US |
IE17 * (5 weeks) IE |
First published: October 16, 1981
Sales worldwide: 2,250,000 |
1983 | Was |
DE59
gold
(6 weeks)DE |
- |
CH-
gold
CH
|
UK1 × 2
(148 weeks)UK |
US12 × 4
(179 weeks)US |
IE16 * (8 weeks) IE |
First published: February 17, 1983
Sales worldwide: 13,000,000 |
1984 | The Unforgettable Fire |
DE14 (40 weeks) DE |
- |
CH24 (3 weeks) CH |
UK1 × 2
(132 weeks)UK |
US12 × 3
(132 weeks)US |
IE30 * (10 weeks) IE |
First published: October 1, 1984
Sales worldwide: 7,950,000 |
1987 | The Joshua Tree |
DE1 × 2
(81 weeks)DE |
AT1 × 3
(61 weeks)AT |
CH1 (44 weeks) CH |
UK1 × 9
(201 weeks)UK |
US1
diamond
(121 weeks)US |
IE2 * (121 weeks) IE |
First published: March 9, 1987
Sales worldwide: 18,000,000 |
1988 | Rattle and Hum |
DE1
platinum
(37 weeks)DE |
AT1 (11½ months) AT |
CH1 × 2
(26 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 4
(65 weeks)UK |
US1 × 5
(38 weeks)US |
IE17 * (16 weeks) IE |
First published: October 10, 1988
Sales worldwide: 8,500,000 |
1991 | Watch out baby |
DE4th
platinum
(60 weeks)DE |
AT2
platinum
(22 weeks)AT |
CH3
gold
(23 weeks)CH |
UK2 × 4
(92 weeks)UK |
US1 × 8
(97 weeks)US |
IE9 * (38 weeks) IE |
First published: November 18, 1991
Sales worldwide: 15,250,000 |
1993 | Zooropa |
DE1
gold
(21 weeks)DE |
AT1
gold
(18 weeks)AT |
CH1 (14 weeks) CH |
UK1
platinum
(34 weeks)UK |
US1 × 2
(40 weeks)US |
IE35 * (10 weeks) IE |
First published: July 6, 1993
Sales worldwide: 3,955,000 |
1997 | pop |
DE1
gold
(31 weeks)DE |
AT1
platinum
(29 weeks)AT |
CH1
platinum
(26 weeks)CH |
UK1
platinum
(45 weeks)UK |
US1
platinum
(28 weeks)US |
IE37 * (10 weeks) IE |
First published: March 3, 1997
Sales worldwide: 6,500,000 |
2000 | All That You Can't Leave Behind |
DE1 × 3
(41 weeks)DE |
AT1
platinum
(52 weeks)AT |
CH2 × 2
(62 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 3
(72 weeks)UK |
US3 × 4
(94 weeks)US |
IE1 (107 weeks) IE |
First published: October 30, 2000
Sales worldwide: 12,000,000 |
2004 | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb |
DE1 × 3
(42 weeks)DE |
AT1
platinum
(42 weeks)AT |
CH1 (40 weeks) CH |
UK1 × 4
(39 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(56 weeks)US |
IE1 × 10
(55 weeks)IE |
First published: November 22, 2004
Sales worldwide: 7,395,000 |
2009 | No line on the horizon |
DE1
platinum
(28 weeks)DE |
AT1 (28 weeks) AT |
CH1
platinum
(32 weeks)CH |
UK1
platinum
(25 weeks)UK |
US1
platinum
(25 weeks)US |
IE1 × 4
(34 weeks)IE |
First published: February 27, 2009
Sales worldwide: 3,400,000 |
2014 | Songs of Innocence |
DE2 (11 weeks) DE |
AT2
platinum
(8 weeks)AT |
CH3 (11 weeks) CH |
UK6th
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
US9 (8 weeks) US |
IE2 (53 weeks) IE |
First published: September 9, 2014 (via iTunes )
Sales worldwide: 650,000 |
2017 | Songs of Experience |
DE2
gold
(17 weeks)DE |
AT2
gold
(16 weeks)AT |
CH2 (17 weeks) CH |
UK5
gold
(10 weeks)UK |
US1 (9 weeks) US |
IE1 (27 weeks) IE |
First published: December 1, 2017
Sales worldwide: 1,300,000 |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | IE | |||
1983 | Under a Blood Red Sky |
DE20th
platinum
(17 weeks)DE |
- | - |
UK2 × 3
(203 weeks)UK |
US28 × 3
(180 weeks)US |
IE43 * (26 weeks) IE |
First published: November 1, 1983
|
2008 | Live from Paris | - | - | - | - |
US54 (... weeks) US |
IE99 (1 week) IE |
First published: July 21, 2008
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More live albums
- 1989: The New Year's Concert (Dublin 1989 - double CD)
- 2000: Hasta La Vista Baby! (Includes 14 live recordings of December 1997 Mexico City performances. Fan Club members only.)
- 2005: U2.Communication (Contains eight live recordings. For fan club members only.)
- 2006: ZOO2LIVE - U2 LIVE IN SYDNEY (Contains an audio version of the Sydney concert in November 1993. For fan club members only.)
- 2007: U2 Go Home Live from Slane Castle (Contains an audio version of the Slane Castle concert in August 2001. For fan club members only.)
- 2012: U22: A 22 Track Live Collection from U2360 ° (Contains 22 live recordings of various appearances as part of the 360 ° tour 2009–2011. For fan club members only.)
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | IE | |||
1987 | The Joshua Tree Singles | - | - | - |
UK100 (1 week) UK |
- | IE? *IE |
First published: November 1987
|
1998 | The Best of 1980-1990 |
DE1
platinum
(49 weeks)DE |
AT1 × 2
(87 weeks)AT |
CH1 × 3
(59 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 5
(146 weeks)UK |
US2 × 2
(17 weeks)US |
IE8 * (298 weeks) IE |
First published: November 10, 1998
in US: Information for double album with The B-Sides |
2002 | The Best of 1990-2000 |
DE4th
gold
(23 weeks)DE |
AT1
platinum
(27 weeks)AT |
CH1 × 2
(45 weeks)CH |
UK2 × 2
(56 weeks)UK |
US3
platinum
(12 weeks)US |
IE1 (103 weeks) IE |
First published: November 12, 2002
in US: Information for double album with The B-Sides |
2006 | 18 singles |
DE5
platinum
(25 weeks)DE |
AT2 (18 weeks) AT |
CH1
platinum
(20 weeks)CH |
UK4th × 4
(69 weeks)UK |
US12 (... weeks) US |
IE1 × 6
(… Where.)IE |
First published: November 17, 2006
|
2009 | The Best of 1980-2000 | - |
AT21 (7 weeks) AT |
- | - | - | - |
First published: November 27, 2009
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More compilations
- 1987: The Joshua Tree Singles (Box with 4 7 "Singles: With Or Without You / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Where The Streets Have No Name (Single Edit) / In God's Country)
- 1998: The B-Sides 1980–1990 (was released in limited edition together with the Best Of 1980–1990, US:× 2Double platinum , UK: platinum)
- 2002: The B-Sides 1990–2000 (was released as a limited edition together with the Best Of 1990–2000, UK:platinum)
- 2004: The Complete U2 (only available in the iTunes Store. Contains all previous works)
- 2006: U218 - Limited Edition (contains the Best Of and a live DVD with 10 live recordings of the performance on July 21, 2005 in the San Siro stadium in Milan)
- 2007: The Joshua Tree - The Deluxe Edition (UK:gold)
- 2009: U2: Medium, Rare & Remastered (contains a total of 20 songs on 2 audio CDs, including unreleased material and alternative versions. For fan club members only).
EPs
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | IE | |||
1979 | Three | - | - | - | - | - | IE? *IE |
First published: September 1979
|
1985 | Wide Awake in America | - | - | - |
UK11
silver
(16 weeks)UK |
US37 × 2
(23 weeks)US |
IE? *IE |
First published: May 1, 1985
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More EPs
- 2000: U2 Exclusive CD! The Sunday Times (published as a supplement to the Sunday Times, contains five live recordings and two videos)
- 2002: 7 (only released in the US, contains seven B-sides of the singles from the album All That You Can't Leave Behind , as they did not go on sale in the US)
- 2004: Live from under the Brooklyn Bridge
Remix albums
- 1995: Melon (contains nine remixes, only for fan club members)
Soundtracks
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | IE | |||
1995 | Original soundtracks 1 |
DE46 (13 weeks) DE |
AT40 (3 weeks) AT |
- |
UK12
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
US76 (4 weeks) US |
- |
First published: November 6, 1995
with Brian Eno as Passengers |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More soundtracks
- 2000: The Million Dollar Hotel Soundtrack
Singles
Chart placements as lead musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | IE | |||
1979 | Out of control boy |
- | - | - | - | - |
IE19 (2 weeks) IE |
First published: October 1979
|
1980 | Fire October |
- | - | - |
UK35 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
IE4 (9 weeks) IE |
First published: July 1981
|
Gloria October |
- | - | - |
UK55 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
IE10 (4 weeks) IE |
First published: September 1981
|
|
1982 | A celebration | - | - | - |
UK47 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
IE15 (4 weeks) IE |
First published: March 1982
|
1983 | New Year's Day War |
- | - | - |
UK10 (8 weeks) UK |
US53 (12 weeks) US |
IE2 (4 weeks) IE |
First published: January 1983
|
Two Hearts Beat as One War |
- | - | - |
UK18 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
IE2 (3 weeks) IE |
First published: March 1983
|
|
I Will Follow (live) Under a Blood Red Sky |
- | - | - | - |
US81 (5 weeks) US |
- |
First published: January 1984
in USA only |
|
1984 | Pride (In the Name of Love) The Unforgettable Fire |
DE27 (12 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK3 (11 weeks) UK |
US33 (15 weeks) US |
IE2 (7 weeks) IE |
First published: September 1984
|
1985 | The Unforgettable Fire The Unforgettable Fire |
- | - | - |
UK6 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
IE1 (4 weeks) IE |
First published: April 1985
|
1987 |
With or Without You The Joshua Tree |
DE7th
gold
(19 weeks)DE |
AT15 (4 months) AT |
CH10 (14 weeks) CH |
UK4th
platinum
(19 weeks)UK |
US1 (18 weeks) US |
IE1 (7 weeks) IE |
First published: March 1987 back
in 2017 (1 week) |
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For The Joshua Tree |
DE13 (15 weeks) DE |
AT10 (2½ months) AT |
CH18 (9 weeks) CH |
UK6th
gold
(11 weeks)UK |
US1 (17 weeks) US |
IE1 (7 weeks) IE |
First published: May 1987
Return to 2017 (1 week) |
|
Where the Streets Have No Name The Joshua Tree |
DE44 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK4th
silver
(6 weeks)UK |
US13 (14 weeks) US |
IE1 (7 weeks) IE |
First published: August 1987
Re-entry in 2017 (1 week) |
|
In God's Country The Joshua Tree |
- | - | - |
UK48 (4 weeks) UK |
US44 (12 weeks) US |
- |
First published: November 1987
|
|
1988 | Desire Rattle and Hum |
DE9 (13 weeks) DE |
AT19 (1½ months) AT |
CH9 (11 weeks) CH |
UK1
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
US3
gold
(17 weeks)US |
IE1 (4 weeks) IE |
First published: September 1988
|
Angel of Harlem Rattle and Hum |
DE31 (7 weeks) DE |
- |
CH25 (4 weeks) CH |
UK9 (6 weeks) UK |
US14 (15 weeks) US |
IE3 (5 weeks) IE |
First published: December 1988
|
|
1989 | When Love Comes to Town Rattle and Hum |
DE64 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK6 (7 weeks) UK |
US68 (7 weeks) US |
IE1 (5 weeks) IE |
First published: March 1989
with BB King |
All I Want Is You Rattle and Hum |
- | - | - |
UK4 (6 weeks) UK |
US83 (4 weeks) US |
IE1 (6 weeks) IE |
First published: June 1989
|
|
1991 | The Fly Warning baby |
DE5 (10 weeks) DE |
AT5 (10 weeks) AT |
CH3 (7 weeks) CH |
UK1
silver
(6 weeks)UK |
US61 (11 weeks) US |
IE1 (6 weeks) IE |
First published: October 1991
|
Mysterious Ways Beware Baby |
DE46 (8 weeks) DE |
- |
CH13 (9 weeks) CH |
UK13 (7 weeks) UK |
US9 (20 weeks) US |
IE1 (3 weeks) IE |
First published: November 1991
|
|
1992 |
One attention baby |
DE50 (10 weeks) DE |
- |
CH25 (13 weeks) CH |
UK7th
silver
(6 weeks)UK |
US10 (20 weeks) US |
IE1 (9 weeks) IE |
First published: February 1992
|
Even Better Than the Real Thing Warning baby |
DE28 (8 weeks) DE |
AT8 (9 weeks) AT |
CH18 (8 weeks) CH |
UK12 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
IE3 (9 weeks) IE |
First published: June 1992
|
|
Even Better Than the Real Thing (Remixes) Achtung Baby |
- | - | - |
UK8 (7 weeks) UK |
US32 (15 weeks) US |
IE10 (8 weeks) IE |
First published: July 1992
|
|
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Attention Baby |
DE48 (7 weeks) DE |
AT20 (4 weeks) AT |
CH24 (7 weeks) CH |
UK14 (8 weeks) UK |
US35 (16 weeks) US |
IE4 (9 weeks) IE |
First published: August 1992
|
|
1993 | Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Zooropa |
- |
AT22 (5 weeks) AT |
CH20 (7 weeks) CH |
UK4th
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
US61 (13 weeks) US |
IE1 (11 weeks) IE |
First published: November 1993
|
1995 |
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me Batman Forever (OST) |
DE8 (20 weeks) DE |
AT3 (15 weeks) AT |
CH5 (20 weeks) CH |
UK2
gold
(14 weeks)UK |
US16 (17 weeks) US |
IE1 (15 weeks) IE |
First published: June 1995
|
Miss Sarajevo Original Soundtracks 1 |
DE11 (17 weeks) DE |
AT22 (10 weeks) AT |
CH10 (13 weeks) CH |
UK6th
silver
(15 weeks)UK |
- |
IE36 (1 week) IE |
First published: November 13, 1995
with Brian Eno as Passengers |
|
1997 | Discotheque Pop |
DE9 (7 weeks) DE |
AT9 (8 weeks) AT |
CH6 (10 weeks) CH |
UK1
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
US10
gold
(11 weeks)US |
IE1 (7 weeks) IE |
First published: January 1997
|
Staring at the Sun Pop |
DE41 (9 weeks) DE |
AT25 (4 weeks) AT |
CH29 (6 weeks) CH |
UK3 (6 weeks) UK |
US26 (18 weeks) US |
IE4 (8 weeks) IE |
First published: March 1997
|
|
Last Night on Earth Pop |
DE60 (3 weeks) DE |
AT31 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK10 (5 weeks) UK |
US57 (8 weeks) US |
IE11 (8 weeks) IE |
First published: June 1997
|
|
Please pop |
DE26 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH35 (3 weeks) CH |
UK7 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
IE6 (8 weeks) IE |
First published: September 1997
|
|
If God Will Send His Angels Pop |
- | - | - |
UK12 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
IE11 (5 weeks) IE |
First published: December 1997
|
|
1998 | Sweetest Thing The Best of 1980-1990 |
DE21 (9 weeks) DE |
AT7 (12 weeks) AT |
CH28 (11 weeks) CH |
UK3
silver
(13 weeks)UK |
US63 (17 weeks) US |
IE1 (11 weeks) IE |
First published: October 1998
|
2000 | Beautiful Day All That You Can't Leave Behind |
DE7 (9 weeks) DE |
AT7 (9 weeks) AT |
CH6 (20 weeks) CH |
UK1
platinum
(16 weeks)UK |
US21st
gold
(25 weeks)US |
IE1 (13 weeks) IE |
First published: October 2000
|
2001 | Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of All That You Can't Leave Behind |
DE40 (6 weeks) DE |
AT38 (6 weeks) AT |
CH38 (10 weeks) CH |
UK2 (8 weeks) UK |
US52 (20 weeks) US |
IE1 (11 weeks) IE |
First published: January 2001
|
Elevation All That You Can't Leave Behind |
DE31 (9 weeks) DE |
AT21 (13 weeks) AT |
CH20 (13 weeks) CH |
UK3 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
IE1 (10 weeks) IE |
First published: June 2001
|
|
Walk On All That You Can't Leave Behind |
DE54 (4 weeks) DE |
AT33 (8 weeks) AT |
CH48 (7 weeks) CH |
UK5 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
IE7 (10 weeks) IE |
First published: November 2001
|
|
2002 | Electrical Storm The Best of 1990-2000 |
DE8 (8 weeks) DE |
AT8 (10 weeks) AT |
CH5 (15 weeks) CH |
UK5 (13 weeks) UK |
US77 (7 weeks) US |
IE2 (13 weeks) IE |
First published: September 2002
|
2004 | Vertigo How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb |
DE9 (11 weeks) DE |
AT4 (15 weeks) AT |
CH6 (17 weeks) CH |
UK1
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
US31
gold
(20 weeks)US |
IE1 (18 weeks) IE |
First published: September 2004
|
2005 | Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb |
DE23 (9 weeks) DE |
AT25 (9 weeks) AT |
CH39 (7 weeks) CH |
UK1 (9 weeks) UK |
US97 (3 weeks) US |
IE3 (11 weeks) IE |
First published: February 2005
|
City of Blinding Lights How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb |
DE24 (9 weeks) DE |
AT28 (8 weeks) AT |
CH41 (8 weeks) CH |
UK2 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
IE8 (10 weeks) IE |
First published: June 2005
|
|
All Because of You How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb |
DE37 (4 weeks) DE |
AT37 (3 weeks) AT |
- |
UK4 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
IE4 (11 weeks) IE |
First published: October 2005
|
|
2006 | The Saints Are Coming 18 Singles |
DE6 (9 weeks) DE |
AT3 (9 weeks) AT |
CH1 (7 weeks) CH |
UK2 (6 weeks) UK |
US51 (9 weeks) US |
IE1 (8 weeks) IE |
First published: November 2006
with Green Day |
2007 | Window in the Skies 18 singles |
DE14 (9 weeks) DE |
AT11 (8 weeks) AT |
CH34 (10 weeks) CH |
UK4 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
IE5 (8 weeks) IE |
First published: January 2007
|
2008 | The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew |
- | - | - | - | - |
IE1 (11 weeks) IE |
|
2009 |
Get on Your Boots No Line on the Horizon |
DE19 (6 weeks) DE |
AT11 (4 weeks) AT |
CH65 (3 weeks) CH |
UK12 (5 weeks) UK |
US37 (3 weeks) US |
IE1 (6 weeks) IE |
First published: January 2009
|
Magnificent No Line on the Horizon |
DE25 (9 weeks) DE |
AT51 (3 weeks) AT |
CH45 (19 weeks) CH |
UK42 (1 week) UK |
US79 (1 week) US |
IE5 (11 weeks) IE |
First published: March 2009
|
|
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight No Line on the Horizon |
DE40 (3 weeks) DE |
AT34 (3 weeks) AT |
CH49 (2 weeks) CH |
UK32 (1 week) UK |
- |
IE7 (5 weeks) IE |
First published: September 2009
|
|
2013 | Ordinary love |
DE39 (13 weeks) DE |
AT29 (10 weeks) AT |
CH11 (19 weeks) CH |
- |
US84 (2 weeks) US |
IE13 (17 weeks) IE |
First published: November 2013
|
2014 | Invisible |
DE48 (2 weeks) DE |
AT39 (2 weeks) AT |
CH22 (2 weeks) CH |
UK65 (1 week) UK |
- |
IE24 (3 weeks) IE |
First published: February 2014
|
Song For Someone | - | - | - | - | - |
IE87 (2 weeks) IE |
First published: October 2014
|
|
Every breaking wave | - | - | - | - | - |
IE53 (1 week) IE |
First published: October 2014
|
|
2017 | You're the Best Thing About Me Songs of Experience |
- | - |
CH48 (3 weeks) CH |
UK92 (1 week) UK |
- |
IE66 (3 weeks) IE |
First published: September 6, 2017
|
Get Out of Your Own Way Songs of Experience |
- | - |
CH73 (1 week) CH |
- | - | - |
First release: November 1st, 2017
feat. Kendrick Lamar |
|
Lights Of Home |
- | - | - | - | - |
IE87 (1 week) IE |
First published: December 1, 2017
|
More singles
- 1980: Another Day (Ireland only)
- 1980: 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
- 1980: A Day Without Me (Boy)
- 1980: I Will Follow (Boy)
- 1982: I Will Follow (live from Hattem) (only in the Netherlands and Germany)
- 1983: Sunday Bloody Sunday (War; only in Europe)
- 1983: 40 (How Long) (War; only in Germany)
- 1988: One Tree Hill (The Joshua Tree; New Zealand and Australia only)
- 1993: Lemon (Zooropa; only in Japan, Australia and USA)
- 1997: Mofo (Remixes) (Pop)
- 2006: Original of the Species (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb; download only)
Chart placements as a guest musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | IE | |||
2001 | New Year's Dub | - | - |
CH93 (2 weeks) CH |
UK15 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
IE13 (6 weeks) IE |
with musique
|
2004 | Take Me to the Clouds Above |
DE22 (10 weeks) DE |
AT8 (14 weeks) AT |
CH41 (10 weeks) CH |
UK1
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
- |
IE3 (15 weeks) IE |
with LMC
|
2005 | Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | - | - | - | - |
US48 (1 week) US |
- |
with Paul McCartney
|
2006 |
One The Breakthrough |
DE6th
gold
(26 weeks)DE |
AT1 (41 weeks) AT |
CH2 (46 weeks) CH |
UK2
silver
(19 weeks)UK |
US86 (1 week) US |
IE2 (20 weeks) IE |
with Mary J. Blige
|
2017 | XXX. DAMN. |
- | - | - |
UK50 (2 weeks) UK |
US33
gold
(3 weeks)US |
IE22 (3 weeks) IE |
with Kendrick Lamar
|
Video albums
List of U2's video albums
- 1983: Under a Blood Red Sky
- 1985: The Unforgettable Fire Collection
- 1989: U2: Rattle and Hum (DE:× 2Double platinum ; UK:× 3Triple platinum )
- 1992: Achtung Baby - The Videos (US:platinum)
- 1993: Numb - video single
- 1994: U2: Zoo TV Live from Sydney
- 1998: Popmart Live from Mexico City
- 1999: The Best of 1980–1990 (UK:gold)
- 2001: Elevation 2001 - U2 Live from Boston (DE + AT:gold; UK + US:× 2Double platinum )
- 2001: U2 Go Home - Live from Slane Castle (UK:× 2Double platinum )
- 2002: The Best of 1990–2000 (UK:platinum)
- 2005: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago
- 2006: U2 18 videos
- 2007: U2 the Joshua Tree (Paris 1987)
- 2008: U2 Under a Blood Red Sky
- 2010: U2 360 ° at the Rose Bowl
- 2010: U2 City of Blinding Lights / Live in Buenos Aires
- 2016: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE - Live In Paris
Chart placements
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | IE | |||
2005 | 05 Vertigo - Live from Chicago |
DE20 *
platinum
(7 weeks)DE |
- |
CH24 *
gold
(9 weeks)CH |
UK- × 2
|
- | - | |
2006 | Zoo TV - Live from Sydney |
DE32 * (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH77 * (1 week) CH |
UK-
platinum
UK
|
US-
platinum
US
|
- | |
2007 | Popmart - Live from Mexico |
DE15 * (3 weeks) DE |
- |
CH52 1 (2 weeks) CH |
UK-
platinum
UK
|
- | - | |
2009 | Under a Blood Red Sky | - | - |
CH3 (1 week) CH |
UK-
gold
UK
|
- | - | |
2010 | 360 ° at the Rose Bowl |
DE3 * × 3
(25 weeks)DE |
AT1
platinum
(27 weeks)AT |
CH1
gold
(36 weeks)CH |
UK15th
gold
(1 week)UK |
- |
IE- × 2
|
|
2016 | iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE - Live In Paris |
DE3 * (7 weeks) DE |
- |
CH1 (16 weeks) CH |
- | - | - |
*: Position in the album charts instead of the DVD charts.
1 : Position in the album charts, also number four in the music DVD charts
statistics
Chart evaluation
The following list contains an overview of the chart successes of U2 in the album and single charts. In Germany, there is a special feature that video albums are also placed in the album charts, in the other countries the chart editions come from the music DVD charts.
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|
Awards for music sales
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | diamond | Sales | swell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
||||||
Argentina (CAPIF) | - | 2 × gold2 | 23 × platinum23 | - | 798,000 | capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) |
Australia (ARIA) | - | 8 × gold8th | 67 × platinum67 | - | 3,807,500 | aria.com.au |
Belgium (BEA) | - | 3 × gold3 | 14 × platinum14th | - | 725,000 | ultratop.be |
Brazil (PMB) | - | 10 × gold10 | 10 × platinum10 | 3 × diamond3 | 1,745,000 | pro-musicabr.org.br |
Denmark (IFPI) | - | 5 × gold5 | 17 × platinum17th | - | 759,000 | ifpi.dk |
Germany (BVMI) | - | 11 × gold11 | 14 × platinum14th | - | 5,950,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Europe (IFPI) | - | - | 22 × platinum22nd | - | (22,000,000) | ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) |
Finland (IFPI) | - | 9 × gold9 | - | - | 235,460 | ifpi.fi |
France (SNEP) | - | 7 × gold7th | 21 × platinum21st | diamond1 | 5,490,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | - | 3,000 | ifpi.org ( Memento from October 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) |
Greece (IFPI) | - | - | 6 × platinum6th | - | 120,000 | Individual evidence |
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | - | gold1 | 4 × platinum4th | - | 90,000 | Individual evidence |
Ireland (IRMA) | - | - | 23 × platinum23 | - | 312,000 | irishcharts.ie |
Italy (FIMI) | - | 9 × gold9 | 16 × platinum16 | - | 1,365,000 | fimi.it |
Japan (RIAJ) | - | 5 × gold5 | 5 × platinum5 | - | 1,500,000 | riaj.or.jp |
Canada (MC) | - | 5 × gold5 | 56 × platinum56 | 2 × diamond2 | 6,850,000 | musiccanada.com |
Mexico (AMPROFON) | - | 10 × gold10 | 6 × platinum6th | - | 725,000 | amprofon.com.mx |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | 5 × gold5 | 58 × platinum58 | - | 822,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
Netherlands (NVPI) | - | 6 × gold6th | 14 × platinum14th | - | 1,185,000 | nvpi.nl |
Norway (IFPI) | - | - | 4 × platinum4th | - | 200,000 | ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) |
Austria (IFPI) | - | 4 × gold4th | 10 × platinum10 | - | 467,500 | ifpi.at |
Poland (ZPAV) | - | 6 × gold6th | 6 × platinum6th | - | 375,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
Portugal (AFP) | - | gold1 | 15 × platinum15th | - | 185,000 | Individual evidence |
Russia (NFPF) | - | gold1 | 2 × platinum2 | - | 50,000 | Individual evidence |
Sweden (IFPI) | - | 7 × gold7th | 4 × platinum4th | - | 515,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | 4 × gold4th | 12 × platinum12 | - | 576,000 | hitparade.ch |
Spain (Promusicae) | - | 7 × gold7th | 23 × platinum23 | - | 2,060,000 | promusicae.es |
Hungary (MAHASZ) | - | 4 × gold4th | 2 × platinum2 | - | 46,000 | slagerlistak.hu |
United States (RIAA) | - | 5 × gold5 | 47 × platinum47 | diamond1 | 56,500,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 13 × silver13 | 9 × gold9 | 62 × platinum62 | - | 20,260,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 13 × silver13 | 145 × gold145 | 563 × platinum563 | 7 × diamond7th |
swell
- ^ U2: What they're still looking for. In: CBS News. May 24, 2015, accessed December 19, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Chart sources: IE IE2 (Singles) DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Worldwide album sales On statisticbrain.com, October 7, 2015, English. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Nico Lang: How U2 became the most hated band in America. In: Salon. September 19, 2014, accessed April 25, 2017 .
- ↑ IFPI Global Music Report 2018. (PDF 14.3MB) Retrieved on May 16, 2018 (Spanish).
- ↑ U2 Exclusive CD at Last.FM, accessed on June 13, 2013