Boy (studio album) by U2

Boy by U2
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 811th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 738 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1980 (16th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (125th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (811th)

U2 bestography

Boy is ranked 5th best out of 35 albums by U2 on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by U2 is The Joshua Tree which is ranked number 52 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19,994.

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Boy track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 738 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.

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85/100
From 08/04/2022 06:18
I love post-punk and it's very good debut album.
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40/100
From 01/26/2022 17:02
The beginnings of the incredible guitar sound The Edge can produce. The best was definitely still to come. First half is great, second half is quite forgettable. My highlights are Twilight and I Will Follow.
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85/100
From 01/08/2022 15:30
A great record - I got into U2 about 83 so missed this on release but soon caught up. I loved the energy, the guitar sound. The first 3 albums are all that post-punk youthful energy before they move onto their next phase probably at Unforgettable Fire.
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80/100
From 05/01/2021 05:52
Post-punk U2, Joshua Tree U2, Achtung Baby U2 and ALTYCLB U2 are all different bands to me.
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80/100
From 01/04/2021 22:35
Its is a good album, when you consider how early in their development as a band it was released. By the time WAR was released they had moved to higher level.
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80/100
From 12/14/2020 04:40
Not my favorite, nut my mom’s favorite album of all time
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80/100
From 05/11/2020 18:56
I find this debut a sheer delight. The bouncy excitement mixed with teenage fear of Bono's voice and that first taste of Edge's treble heavy guitar lines. It's beautiful. Naive of course, but what do you expect from 20 year olds? The Ocean sounds far too sophisticated for a group their age, and Shadows and Tall Trees is an echoing nightmare. Electric Co is terrifying and thrilling in equal measure. There's simply not a song I don't love.
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100/100
From 08/16/2019 11:33
A brilliant debut album. The production for this was spot on
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85/100
From 01/27/2019 18:24
Graciosidade e força, canta os males da Irlanda enquanto buscam o seu som.
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From 01/05/2019 18:32
This album reminds me of "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" by Pink Floyd because, just like Pink Floyd's first album, U2's first album is very different from the style that's going to make them famous later. Both those bands' first album are awesome, unique and full of energy. Plus, they both make a great use of the guitar with a surf rock sound at some point.

I really like this album from beginning to end, especially "Twilight", "An Cat Dubh" and "The Electric Co.". Right now, it's my second favorite U2 album, second to "War" only. Don't overlook it!
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