U2 discography
| U2 discography | |
|---|---|
 U2 performing at Madison Square Garden. | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 9 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Video albums | 12 |
| Music videos | 79 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Singles | 58 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
The discography of U2 consists of twelve studio albums, seven live albums, five compilation albums, fifty-eight singles, and three extended plays (EPs).[1][2] The band consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar) and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). They formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency.
U2's success as a live act was greater than its success at selling records until The Joshua Tree was released in 1987,[3] which helped to increase the band members' stature "from heroes to superstars".[4] U2 responded to the dance and alternative rock revolutions, and its own sense of musical stagnation by reinventing themselves with the 1991 album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour. Similar experimentation continued for the rest of the 1990s. Since 2000, U2 has pursued a more traditional sound that retains the influence of their musical explorations.
U2 first received Grammy Awards for the The Joshua Tree in 1988, and have won 22 in total since, tying U2 with Stevie Wonder as contemporary artists with the most Grammies.[5] These include Best Rock Duo or Group, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Rock Album. The British Phonographic Industry has awarded U2 seven BRIT Awards, five of these being for Best International Group. In Ireland, U2 have won 14 Meteor Awards since the awards began in 2001. Other awards include one AMA, four VMAs, ten Q Awards, two Juno Awards, three NME Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in early 2005.[6] U2 has sold more than 170 million albums worldwide.[7]
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications[8][9] (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||||||
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| IRE | AUS | AUT | DEN | ESP | FIN | FRA | GER | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | US | EU | |||||
| 1980 | Boy
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13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 52 | 63 | — | |||
| 1981 | October
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17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 11 | 104 | — |
US: Platinum | ||
| 1983 | War
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16 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 15 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | — |
US: 4× Platinum | ||
| 1984 | The Unforgettable Fire | 53 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | — | 6 | 24 | 1 | 12 | — |
US: 3× Platinum | ||
| 1987 | The Joshua Tree | 53 | 27 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 23 | — | 62 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
US: Diamond | ||
| 1988 | Rattle and Hum
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43 | — | 1 | — | 79 | — | 34 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
US: 5× Platinum | ||
| 1991 | Achtung Baby
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35 | — | 2 | — | 65 | — | 37 | — | 39 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
US: 8× Platinum | ||
| 1993 | Zooropa | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
US: 2× Platinum | ||
| 1995 | Original Soundtracks 1 (with Brian Eno as "Passengers")
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | Pop | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
US: Platinum | ||
| 2000 | All That You Can't Leave Behind
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32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
US: 4× Platinum | ||
| 2004 | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
US: 3× Platinum | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
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| IRE | BEL | GER | SWE | SWI | UK | U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Under a Blood Red Sky
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48 | 39 | 20 | 22 | — | 2 | 28 |
US: 3× Platinum | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Hasta la Vista Baby!
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| 2004 | Live from Boston 1981
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Live from the Point Depot
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| 2005 | U2.COMmunication
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| 2006 | Zoo TV Live
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— | — | 32 | — | 77 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle
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— | — | 42 | — | 25 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Live From Paris
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Soundtracks
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||||
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| AUT | BEL | FRA | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | U.S. | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel | 10 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 104 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Compilations
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
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| IRE | AUT | ESP | FIN | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | U.S. | ||||||||||
| 1995 | Melon: Remixes for Propaganda
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| 1998 | The Best of 1980–1990
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13 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
US: 2× Platinum | |||||||
| 2002 | The Best of 1990–2000
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4 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
US: Platinum | |||||||
| 2004 | Unreleased and Rare
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| 2006 | U218 Singles
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1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
UK: 2× Platinum | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Box sets
| Year | Title |
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| 2004 | The Complete U2
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Extended plays
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||||
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| UK | U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Three
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| 1985 | Wide Awake in America
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11 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Please: Popheart Live EP
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7 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 7
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| 2003 | Exclusive | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Early Demos
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Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| IRE | AUT | BEL | CAN | FIN | FRA | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | U.S. | Main rock |
Mod rock | ||||||
| 1979 | "Out of Control" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
| 1980 | "Another Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "A Day Without Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Boy | ||||
| "I Will Follow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1981 | "Fire" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | October | |||
| "Gloria" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1982 | "A Celebration" | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
| "I Will Follow" (live from Hattem) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1983 | "New Year's Day" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | — | 17 | — | 10 | 53 | — | — | War | |||
| "Two Hearts Beat as One" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 101 | — | — | |||||
| "Sunday Bloody Sunday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "40" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1984 | "I Will Follow" (live from West Germany) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | Under a Blood Red Sky | |||
| "Pride (In the Name of Love)" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 12 | — | 3 | 33 | 2 | — | The Unforgettable Fire | ||||
| 1985 | "The Unforgettable Fire" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | "With or Without You" | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | The Joshua Tree | |||
| "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | 37 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | |||||
| "Where the Streets Have No Name" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 11 | — | |||||
| "In God's Country" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1988 | "One Tree Hill" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Desire" | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Rattle and Hum | ||||
| "Angel of Harlem" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1989 | "When Love Comes to Town" (with B.B. King) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 68 | 2 | — | ||||
| "All I Want Is You" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 83 | 13 | — | |||||
| 1991 | "The Fly" | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 1 | Achtung Baby | |||
| "Mysterious Ways" | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | — | — | 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1992 | "One" | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | 25 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| "Even Better Than the Real Thing" | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (remix) | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | — | 19 | 24 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| 1993 | "Numb" (video single) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | Zooropa | |||
| "Zooropa" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | |||||
| "Lemon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||||
| "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 61 | 12 | 15 | |||||
| 1995 | "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | Batman Forever soundtrack | |||
| "Miss Sarajevo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Original Soundtracks 1 | ||||
| 1997 | "Discothèque" | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | Pop | |||
| "Staring at the Sun" | 4 | 25 | — | 2 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| "Last Night on Earth" | 11 | 31 | — | 4 | 6 | — | 17 | 20 | 36 | 43 | — | 10 | 57 | 18 | 11 | |||||
| "Please" | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 7 | — | 31 | — | |||||
| "If God Will Send His Angels" | 11 | — | — | 26 | 6 | — | 30 | — | 35 | 56 | — | 12 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Mofo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1998 | "Sweetest Thing" | 1 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 63 | 31 | 9 | The Best of 1980–1990 | |||
| 2000 | "Beautiful Day" | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 5 | All That You Can't Leave Behind | |||
| 2001 | "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" | 1 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 52 | 35 | 35 | ||||
| "Elevation" | 1 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 3 | — | 21 | 8 | |||||
| "Walk On" | 7 | 33 | — | 1 | 16 | 81 | 10 | 17 | — | 55 | 48 | 5 | — | 19 | 10 | |||||
| 2002 | "Electrical Storm" | 2 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 26 | 14 | The Best of 1990–2000 | |||
| 2004 | "Take Me To The Clouds Above" (as LMC vs. U2) | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 21 | 16 | 18 | — | 21 | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
| "Vertigo" | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1 | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | ||||
| 2005 | "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" | 3 | 25 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 60 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 1 | 97 | — | 29 | ||||
| "City of Blinding Lights" | 8 | 28 | 23 | 2 | — | 89 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (with Paul McCartney) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||||
| "All Because of You" | 4 | 37 | 36 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 13 | — | 37 | — | 4 | — | 20 | 6 | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | ||||
| 2006 | "Original of the Species" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "One" (with Mary J. Blige) | 2 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 35 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | The Breakthrough | ||||
| "The Saints Are Coming" (with Green Day) | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | 8 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 33 | 22 | non-album single | ||||
| 2007 | "Window in the Skies" | 5 | 11 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 4 | — | — | 40 | ||||
| 2008 | "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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Videography
Theatrically released films
| Year | Title |
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| 1988 | Rattle and Hum
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| 2008 | U2 3D
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Videos
| Year | Title | Certifications |
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| 1983 | Live from Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky
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| 1985 | The Unforgettable Fire Collection
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| 1992 | Achtung Baby |
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| 1994 | Zoo TV: Live from Sydney' |
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| 1998 | PopMart: Live from Mexico City
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| 1999 | The Best of 1980–1990
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| 2001 | Elevation 2001: Live from Boston
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| 2002 | The Best of 1990–2000
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| 2003 | U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle
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| 2005 | Vertigo: Live from Chicago
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| 2006 | Vertigo: Live from Milan
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U218 Videos
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Music videos
References
- General
U2: The Ultimate Compendium of Interviews, Articles, Facts and Opinions from the Files of Rolling Stone. Transatlantic Publications. 1994. ISBN 978-0283062391.
- Specific
- ^ "U2 discography FAQs". Retrieved 2007-09-19.
- ^ U2: The Ultimate Compendium of Interviews, Articles, Facts and Opinions from the Files of Rolling Stone. Transatlantic Publications. 1994. ISBN 978-0283062391.
- ^ Paul McGuinness (1998). Classic Albums: The Joshua Tree (Television documentary). Rajon Vision.
- ^ Gardner, Elysa (1994). U2: The Rolling Stone Files. New York: Rolling Stone Magazine. pp. page xx. ISBN ISBN 0-283-06239-8.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - ^ Grammy Winners List grammy.com. Retrieved 15 October 2006.
- ^ U2 stars enter rock Hall of Fame bbc.co.uk (15 March 2005). Retrieved 17 January 2007; Transcript: Bruce Springsteen Inducts U2 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. u2station.com. Retrieved 17 January 2007
- ^ Bono: The Missionary
- ^ a b c d "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". RIAA.
- ^ a b c "BPI Certified Awards Searchable Database". BPI. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ a b c d "World Chart". U2 - Music Charts. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Australian Album Chart". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "Austrian Album Chart". austriancharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Danish Album Chart". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "Spanish Album Chart". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "Finnish Album Chart". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "French Album Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "German Album Chart". charts-surfer. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "Dutch Album Chart". dutchcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "Norwegian Album Chart". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Album Chart". chartsorg.nz. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b c "Swedish Album Chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "Swiss Album Chart". The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b c d e "UK Top 40". everyhit.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b c d "Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "EU". Billboard Music Charts. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Belgian Album Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture". World Charts. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture". Billboard 200. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Charts. Retrieved 2008-06-24. Cite error: The named reference "Irish S" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Belgian Singles Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b c d "Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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- ^ "French Singles Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Dutch Singles Chart". dutchcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Norwegian Singles Chart". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "New Zealand Singles Chart". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Swedish Singles Chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Swiss Singles Chart". The Official Swiss Charts. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
External links
- U2 Wanderer - Comprehensive information on each official release (and some unofficial ones). Includes catalogue information, cover scans, lyrics, and more.
- U2 discography discography at Discogs
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