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NEW Carnaval De Luz by U2 is due to be released 11/13/2026.
The best album credited to U2 is The Joshua Tree which is ranked number 52 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 17,917.
U2 is ranked number 23 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 50,253.
U2 official website: http://www.u2.com
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U2 best albums
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1987
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1993
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1988
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2004
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1997
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Total albums: 39. Page 1 of 4
This may not be a complete discography for U2.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!
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| ! | 09/25/2026 02:21 |  ExTeaSea | 26 | 89/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 10:48 | kinginsomniac12 | 75 | 100/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 20:33 | seaniedimes_ | 50 | 80/100 |
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This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 21.4.
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jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/22/2012 01:10 | #58512
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/22/2012 01:10 | #58512
They inspire so much hatred because people have no sense of context. Hate him all you want, so many people have handled half the fame Bono has with no grace whatsoever. They deserve every penny they make and every bit of praise they receive.
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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/23/2016 03:13 | #166703
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/23/2016 03:13 | #166703
Hmmm... seems since I left the site and came back there's been a lot of U2 hate. It's funny they used to be ranked 11th on the site. I guess their old work all of a sudden sucked because of the iTunes free release? The logic...
You know what I love about this band is they've transformed their sound about 5 times 1)Boy-War 2) Unforgettable Fire-Joshua Tree 3)Rattle and Hum 4) Achtung Baby-Pop 5) ATYCLB-today... and while some eras were better than others, they still remained on top of their game. That many changes in a band's identity would kill most bands. And they nailed it, imo. Each era had solid songs, huge selling albums, and heck, even the 360 tour was the most attended concert.
I just don't get the U2 hate. They are totally a top 20 artist of all time and if you don't understand why... you probably haven't given them enough time or even listened to them at all and were an asshole and rated them a 30 them with no intelligence.
ledemoncleaner's comment is totally respectable.
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Puncture Repair 12/29/2012 16:30 | #59276
Really don't understand the hate for U2. Good guitar work and melodic vocals held together by some great production. No, they're not the 11th best band of all time, but they've made some damn good albums and some classic tunes. 0 and 5 ratings? There are much worse evils out there than Bono.
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austincrane235 02/28/2013 04:07 | #66440
wow guys, what a joke. u2 is one of the best bands of all time (big fan of where the streets have no name). why give them so much hate? @intomost the worst band ever? have ya seen some of the junk produced nowadays??
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ledemoncleaner 08/03/2015 23:31 | #147003
ledemoncleaner 08/03/2015 23:31 | #147003
I know U2 is one of those artists that you just "have to like" but they don't really do it for me, personally. I think they have some alright records (Achtung Baby, War, Joshua Tree) and their instrumentation is well produced, but I just don't connect to them on a personal and emotional reaction. If you like them, I can see why. They certainly have an appeal to them, but they just aren't my personal favorite. I just find them "alright".
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