Pop (studio album) by U2
Top albums of 1997 (U2 bestography
Pop is ranked 11th 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 19,881.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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55/100  | 5 days ago |  ScrumpyArbuckle | | 78/100 |
90/100 | 03/28/2024 08:35 | strum | | 76/100 |
80/100 | 02/22/2024 19:22 | Jakor | | 70/100 |
65/100 | 01/20/2024 11:16 | Siromynian | | 80/100 |
40/100 | 01/19/2024 04:34 | albumceleste | | 57/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.1/100, a mean average of 67.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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Most underrated and therefore misunderstood U2 album. Although great producers Lanois/Eno contributed very much to U2 sound in history, it was refreshing to hear U2 sound without them for once, and in my opinion, a great sound. Pop has always been among top 5 U2 albums in my book.
An experimental album, it's mostly electronic and sounds nothing like the rest of their work. Only If God Will Send His Angels really sounds like a typical U2 song. I can't say it's a great album, but it's certainly not terrible. Worth a try, but not surprised they reverted to type for their next two albums (which I consider both to be excellent albums). My favourite track is Do You Feel Loved.
Album Rating: 80.83
(970/12)
1.Discotheque. 85
2.Do You Feel Loved. 73
3.Mofo. 78
4.If God Will Send His Angels. 74
5.Staring At The Sun. 85
6.Last Night On Earth. 84
7.Gone. 87
8.Miami. 79
9.The Playboy Mansion. 71
10.If You Wear That Velvet Dress. 82
11.Please. 84
12.Wake Up Dead Man. 88
The last great album released by U2 before they sold out to AOR blandness and started making watered down rehashes of their older work.
Bono and friends come out with one of their most experimental and, I think, underrated releases. Would have been very interesting to hear how it would have sound if it wasn't rushed at the end (according to the band)
1997 was a really terrible year for music. Apart from OK Computer there weren't many great things that came out imho. Pop is good though. My question after I listen to an album is do I want to listen to it again? Not just, do I want to hear some songs off it again, but do I want to listen to the album again? Pop is an album I want to listen to again.
InsanityPrawnBoy 10/12/2020 15:12
For this to be rated as the 11th best U2 album seems ridiculous to me. It should be in the top five.
this album with a good name and a good cover would be considered among the 20 best albums ever
Most underestimated album of U2. One of their best I think.
VictorVale 03/31/2019 16:49
A derrapada eletrônica do U2 tem sua força.
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