Zoo Station (track)
by U2
Zoo Station appears on the following album(s) by U2:
- Achtung Baby (track #1) (this album) (1991)
- Zoo TV Live (track #2) (2006)
- Camelot Poems (track #1) (1994)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/06/2025 09:17 | Siromynian | 15,175 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 02:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 29,505 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2025 20:30 | 42,935 | 88/100 | |
| ! | 08/27/2025 15:22 | 12,252 | 85/100 | |
| ! | 07/26/2025 15:10 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.7/100, a mean average of 80.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.4.
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Great opener! I was afraid u2 was turning into 80s era Genesis where they were stuck in a particular sound. This album changed everything and thus this song as its opener changed everything.
Somehow my favorite song of the album.
An animal opening. It shows what's next. Ready?
I remember when this album came out. The sounds -specially the guitar ones- were impressing.
But IMO -songwriting wise- this is a weak track to open an album.
I love the shoegaze influence here.
its kinda cool
Great song to start this album off with
best u2 song
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