U2
- rock
- Ireland
- formed 1976, Dublin
- 5 albums
- 43 Dutch Top 40 hits
U2 is a group from Ireland, formed in 1976 in Dublin. Over the years, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., Dik Evans and Ivan McCormick played in the group. The collection holds five albums by the group, released between 1987 and 2002: The Joshua Tree (1987), Achtung Baby (1991), Pop (1997), The Best of 1980 - 1990 (1998) and The Best of 1990 - 2000 & B - Sides (2002). On top of that, the group appears on two albums by others: Nineties Collected Vol. 2 and 90's Movie Hits Collected. In the Dutch Top 40 there were 43 records, four of them reaching the top spot. The highest was Beautiful Day: number 1 in week 43 of 2000.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Sound of U2
U2 sounds much like the shelves on average, at a tempo around 127 bpm.
Across 55 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of U2
The members of U2 over the years: six members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums, the red ones the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
Bono
The Edge
Adam Clayton
Larry Mullen, Jr.
Dik EvansMember of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
Albums by U2
By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Also appears on
U2 also turns up beyond the own albums: on two albums by others, from compilations and soundtracks to guest contributions. Each album lists the tracks concerned.
Biggest hits of U2
U2 had 43 records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first. The graph with each record shows how it moved through the chart week by week. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries.
week 43, 2000378weeks in the chart
with 43 records1982first entry
week 37, 19822014latest entry
week 40, 201425years with an entry
- 1Beautiful DayU2200017 weeks
- 1ElevationU2200114 weeks
- 1Window In The SkiesU2200711 weeks
- 1The Saints Are ComingU2, Green Day20067 weeks
- 2OneMary J. Blige, U2200622 weeks
All Dutch Top 40 entries of U2
Source: top40.nl
Together with U2
On tracks of albums in the collection, U2 appears with B.B. King.
B.B. King1 track
Frequently asked questions
Who played in U2?
Over the years that was Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., Dik Evans and Ivan McCormick. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did U2 have?
In the Dutch Top 40 there were 43 records, four of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Beautiful Day, which reached number 1 in week 43 of 2000. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.
Which albums by other artists feature U2?
On 2 albums: Nineties Collected Vol. 2 (Various), 90's Movie Hits Collected (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.
How many albums by U2 are in the collection?
There are five, released between 1987 and 2002: The Joshua Tree (1987), Achtung Baby (1991), Pop (1997), The Best of 1980 - 1990 (1998) and The Best of 1990 - 2000 & B - Sides (2002). A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify.
Where can you see and hear U2?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.