No Line On The Horizon (studio album) by U2
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No Line On The Horizon is ranked 13th best out of 36 albums by U2 on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by U2 is The Joshua Tree which is ranked number 53 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,598.
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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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60/100  | 08/16/2025 21:52 | Ilor | | 77/100 |
20/100 | 05/11/2025 10:56 | CelticBhoy | | 71/100 |
70/100 | 04/21/2025 09:20 | Siromynian | | 79/100 |
70/100 | 04/20/2025 14:55 | Sumbody | | 76/100 |
55/100 | 12/05/2024 01:23 |  slatsheit | | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.7/100, a mean average of 64.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.0.
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Not a bad album, but no real standout tracks. Maybe this was the time in their career they were starting to run out of ideas. My favourite track is Magnificent.
VictorVale 10/26/2020 21:00
Álbum perdido entre a tentativa de ser diferente e o mais do mesmo.
This isn't an album that I would have particularly sought out, as my U2 collection tends to be their 'classic, output, i.e. 'War', 'Unforgettable Fire', 'Joshua Tree' etc. Having just received this for a Birthday present, I am really surprised and impressed by the overall 'freshness' the album provides. It is quite different from the other U2 albums I own but I really like it and can see myself listening to this a lot.
love, love this. Experimental album, good as U2 is!
No line on the horizon, is U2 getting back to their more arty groove, it's a much more challenging record than most of their Other albums, and is all the better for it. The title track kicks off the LP, sounding nothing like they've ever sounded before. Magnificent, is more traditional U2, and is magnificent. Moment of surrender, about a suicide bomber, is one of the best tracks here, as is, unknown caller. Get on your boots, sounds like, acthung baby, era U2, and, stand up comedy, even has a Led Zeppelin feel. There's a couple of nice ballads in, white as snow, and closing track, cedars of Lebanon. If there's any disappointing moments, it's the throwaway, I'll go crazy, and the dull, fez, which goes round and round in circles, not getting anywhere. Breathe, is an excellent cut. All in all, proof there's lives in the old dogs yet, very good.
Bringing on their 2000s rocker approach, it sounds very exciting sometimes, but it lacks of something.
I love the first 6 songs. Not sure how I feel about everything after, but it's somewhere between Rolling Stones' 5 star review and Pitchfork's 4.2 out of 10.
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I really enjoy half of the album, 2 more ok tunes & a few clunkers. Love this band. MEZ
One of their weaker albums. It tries to be Unforgetable Fire II but ends up being ATYCLB-lite. That said, I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight is a fantastic song. Aside from that, there aren't many noteworthy tracks.
so, what is it that makes this album so terrible in the eyes of most people? someone please explain
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