Pop
by U2
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U2 bestography
Pop is ranked 10th best out of 39 albums by U2 on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by U2 is The Joshua Tree which is ranked number 51 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 17,956.
(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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Pop track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Pop rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 72 Music Albums of 1997 | 44/72 | 2 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1997 | 55/60 | 1 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 50 Music Albums of 1997 | 49/50 | 0 |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 17 Music Albums of 1997 | 8/17 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jaymantheman | Top 34 Music Albums of 1997 | 23/34 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 48 Music Albums of 1997 | 20/48 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1997 | 15/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 97 Music Albums of 1997 | 22/97 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1997 | 94/99 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 12 Europe British Isles 2 | 85/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 223 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 830 | |||
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Pop ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
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Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 462 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/04/2026 22:22 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2026 18:09 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2026 02:42 |  imacgill | 2,855 | 79/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.0/100, a mean average of 67.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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Pop forum mentions
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Actually liked this more over time. U2 having fun and being dickie. Sound great on Vinyl and not as terrible as some make out (Edited)
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 (Edited)
The last great album released by U2 before they sold out to AOR blandness and started making watered down rehashes of their older work. (Edited)
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