Achtung Baby
by U2
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Achtung Baby is ranked 2nd best out of 37 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 18,358.
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Achtung Baby track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 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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| 03/12/2026 09:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 8,046 | 70/100 | |
| 03/12/2026 01:13 | davidleewrong | 2,337 | 81/100 | |
| 03/10/2026 10:40 | heavensin | 81 | 94/100 | |
| 02/26/2026 15:23 |  CA Dreamin | 742 | 70/100 | |
| 02/25/2026 23:27 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.4/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.
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U2 used to be my favourite band, but this is still my favourite album of them
Shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 1992. The winner was Screamadelica by Primal Scream
I find a lot of this overproduced and the music not coming together in such a cohesive way; yet despite that, I somewhat like most of it due to strong songs and playing. "Until the End of the World" is tremendous. I could see playing a few tracks of this for someone just for easy enjoyment. I wouldn't claim it's essential.
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1993 Grammys. the winner was Unplugged by Eric Clapton. This should have won it hands down
U2 alternates Rolling Stone music style, so it's supposed to be Native-Alternative Album
Not a big U2 fan so I was highly surprised at how good this was. They got some deep groove and flow going on a lot of tracks. Dips off a bit at the tail end but definitely the best album to come from them.
Sorry, I'm just not a fan of inspiration rock. Most of these songs are indistinguishable from one another.
After a lacklustre response to rattle and him The band retreated and while they endured some initial difficulties, delivered an album of total reinvention and their critical zenith. A timeless masterpiece.
This is probably their most enjoyable album for me, especially tracks like Until The End Of The World, So Cruel and Acrobat.
This is a far more experimental record than anything else they have released but this does lead to weak moments. However, this experimental side of U2 makes for an extremely engaging listen with there being such depth and character to this album. Their layering is fantastic as well which gives us so much to explore on future revisits. Performance wise, it is probably up there with one of Bono's most consistent and diverse displays that demonstrates just how brilliant he is. This album made me respect Bono's vocal far more than I already did by him showing us such a large range that is packed full of emotion making songs like Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses and One sound so powerful. I think the production is incredibly strong as well with the sound being so clean and it flows brilliantly. Overall, a fantastic display of the talents of the group that might struggle quality wise in places but it also has some hidden gems that are amongst their best ever tracks.
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