Achtung Baby (studio album) by U2
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Achtung Baby is ranked 2nd best out of 33 albums by U2 on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by U2 is The Joshua Tree which is ranked number 49 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 23,282.
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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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80/100  | 23 hours ago | classicjoe | | 76/100 |
100/100 | 05/15/2022 20:55 | Flash2374 | | 95/100 |
90/100 | 04/25/2022 19:03 | paperwhites62 | | 83/100 |
90/100 | 04/22/2022 17:13 | iammaudy | | 94/100 |
55/100 | 04/16/2022 18:39 |  pedro1976 | | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 78.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.
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some great songs mixed with some crap
the crap is zoo station, acrobat, the fly, so cruel
the best song is ONE.
Arguably the most important record U2 would make in their career, they were able to successfully reinvent themselves with this and the Zoo TV tour that accompanied the record. The album itself is probably my favourite from them too because I prefer the more experimental sounds compared to that on the Joshua Tree. Also think this album contains some of Bono's best vocal performances and Edge's finest moments too
Jboy56 03/03/2022 11:32
Better than Joshua tree, I'm not sure, but the last tracks seem to have the last song problem, they are not so good.
It's not The Joshua Tree, but it's still a classic. My highlights are One (one of their best songs), Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses and Until The End of The World. It tails off a bit in the last 3 tracks.
Side 1 is flawless. Side 2 is almost flawless. A great, great album!
Obra maestra.
El mejor disco de U2. Sonaba bien entonces y sigue sonando bien a día de hoy.
Colección de temazos que no flojea prácticamente ninguno.
llibnanoon 12/15/2020 17:39
Classic U2. Rating (82.08)
The experimentation takes them to a different direction, but there is nothing to worry about. If you like guitar, you will like this album. For me this ranks slightly ahead of "Joshua Tree". Overall, 70/100.
planetneutral 11/26/2020 06:45
I liked this album a lot when it was released, and maybe even more now.
Still a good album. One of the best U2 records.
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