5th album
Released in March 1987
Critical acclaim
"...one of the greatest albums of all time..."
No. 1 in over 20 countries
Including Austria, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Sweden
No. 1 on UK Albums Chart & within the Top 10
Charted in the UK for 201 weeks (one of the longest-charting albums in UK history)
No. 7 on Billboard Top Pop Albums ... Later No. 1 (First No.1 album for U2 in the U.S.) ... Charted in the U.S. for 120 weeks
No. 51 on Canada's RPM Top 100 Albums
Later No. 1
One of the world's best-selling albums - over 25 million copies sold
"...heroes to superstars..." - Rolling Stone
"With or Without You" & "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
- U2's only No. 1 singles in the U.S.
"Where the Streets Have No Name" hit single
Promotional tour - the Joshua Tree Tour - throughout 1987 with performances in stadiums...new to the band
Awards -
Grammy Awards for Album of the Year & Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ... "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Nominations (Song of the Year, Record of the Year)
Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (2014)
Preserved in the United States National Recording Registry
No. 26 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
No. 27 in 2012 ... No. 135 in 2020
No. 49 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list (2024)
In April 1987, U2 was the cover feature of Time magazine - after the Beatles, the Band (Canadian-American rock band formed in 1957), and the Who
Review Scores -
AllMusic - 5/5 Stars
Chicago Sun Times - 4/4 Stars
Entertainment Weekly - A
Houston Chronicle - 3.5/5 Stars
Los Angeles Times - 4/4 Stars
The New Zealand Herald - 5/5 Stars
Orlando Sentinel - 5/5 Stars
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - A-
Q - 5/5 Stars
The Village Voice - B
Tracks -
Side One -
1. Where the Streets Have No Name
2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
3. With or Without You
4. Bullet the Blue Sky
5. Running to Stand Still
Side Two -
1. Red Hill Mining Town
2. In God's Country
3. Trip Through Your Wires
4. One Tree Hill
5. Exit
6. Mothers of the Disappeared
U2 -
Bono - Lead vocals
The Edge - Guitar
Adam Clayton - Bass Guitar
Larry Mullen Jr. - Drums
Certified Gold in Finland, Mexico, Norway, & UK*
*Deluxe edition
Certified 3x Gold in Austria
Certified Platinum in Argentina, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, & Switzerland
Certified 2x Platinum in France & Germany
Certified 3x Platinum in Denmark* & Spain
*Digital release
Certified 5x Platinum in Australia
Certified 10x Platinum in the UK
Certified 14x Platinum in New Zealand
Certified Diamond in Canada & the U.S.
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