Songs Of Experience
by U2
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U2 bestography
Songs Of Experience is ranked 15th best out of 38 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 17,854.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Songs Of Experience track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Songs Of Experience rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Missed The Cut- 2017 | 16/29 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2010s 65rating (66), #001-100* | 5/76 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 30 Music Albums of 2017 | 28/30 | 1 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 87 Music Albums of 2017 | 2/87 | 5 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 19 Music Albums of 2017 | 18/19 | 1 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 21 Music Albums of 2017 | 20/21 | 0 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 65 Music Albums of 2017 | 45/65 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 66 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 250 | |||
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Songs Of Experience ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/08/2026 01:01 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,600 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2026 19:32 |  serpico | 907 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 18:46 | Jakor | 5,525 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.2/100, a mean average of 63.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.2.
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Forum mentions
RoundTheBend 01/20/2018 23:39 in What album are you listening to right now? RoundTheBend 12/21/2017 21:00 in An Idiot Listens to 2017Songs Of Experience comments
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Hmm. this is the moment one of my favourite bands ran out of ideas. I suppose 37 years was a good run. (Edited)
I am divided on this album. It is definitely a pop influence and I don't really hate anything - just not being blown away with much either. Found the last three tracks to be amongst the best after starting to get a bit bored half way through - not that those in the middle section are particularly worse than the start - it was just starting to drain me a bit by the time I got there.
Haven't paid much attention to the lyrics - outwith the choruses - maybe over time this will work onto a much more loved album. For now it is good/ok
TheDude85 07/31/2020 19:22 | #256532 | TOP COMMENT
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Enjoyed the maturity and reflection of Bono's lyrics as he incorporated his life experience into philosophical growth. The role of the rest of the band, especially The Edge , seems to be reduced significantly. It felt almost like a Bono solo album - if one could imagine what that would sound like. The quality was there for me, though, even though there were no radio friendly singles that overstayed their welcome and one became sick of. Most of the tracks sat around the same level.
llibnanoon 06/15/2020 18:37 | #253591
Not thier best, but not bad!
InsanityPrawnBoy 06/20/2019 00:26 | #237904
This is their most enjoyable album since Pop.
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