New Year's Day (track)
by U2
New Year's Day appears on the following album(s) by U2:
- War (track #3) (this album) (1983)
- Live "Under A Blood Red Sky" (track #7) (1983)
- U218 Singles (track #6) (compilation) (2006)
- Zoo TV Live (track #9) (2006)
- Live From Paris (track #12) (2008)
- The Best Of 1980-1990 (track #2) (compilation) (1998)
- U2 Go Home: Live From Slane Castle, Ireland (track #4) (2007)
- Hasta La Vista Baby! U2 Live From Mexico City (track #5) (2000)
- From The Ground Up: Edge's Picks From U2360° (track #4) (2012)
- The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides (track #2) (compilation) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2026 09:46 | Siromynian | 18,087 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 14:17 |  DommeDamian | 76,141 | 51/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2026 01:47 | stareaterogni0n | 6,031 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 20:29 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2026 16:30 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 89.5/100, a mean average of 88.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.4.
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I'm a little sick of her. But it's a great song. A classic too
A favorite U2 of mine, Bono's vocals are at his best. Probably their best song (Edited)
It's slightly different from the first two tracks, sounding a bit like something from The Joshua Tree. But it's not as good.
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