U2’s Top 10
U2
Bono (Paul Hewson) – Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
The Edge (David Evans) – Guitar
Adam Clayton – Bass
Larry Mullen Jr. – Drums
The Irish band formed in Dublin and has released fifteen studio albums to date. The first was “Boy” in ’80 and the most recent was “Songs Of Surrender in ’23.
According to Pollstar, U2 were the second highest grossing musical act (behind the Rolling Stones) from ’80 to ’22, earning $2.127 billion in revenue from 26.178 million tickets sold. They have received 46 Grammy nominations and have collected 22 Grammy Awards.
Here are U2’s Top 10 Songs:
#10. Atomic City
“Atomic City” was a promotional tie-in for the band’s concert residency at the Shere in Las Vegas.
#9. Staring At The Sun
“Staring At The Sun” is on U2’s ’97 album, “Pop.” It topped Billboard’s Alternative Rock charts.
#8. Desire
From their 1988 album, “Rattle And Hum,” the song was the band’s first #1 single in the United Kingdom – #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.
#7. Mysterious Ways
It began as an improvisation called “Sick Puppy” with the band liking only the bass part that bassist Adam Clayton composed.
#6. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Following “With Or Without You,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” was the band’s second consecutive #1 single on the US Billboard Hot 100
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#5. Sunday Bloody Sunday
One of U2’s most overtly political songs, its lyrics describe ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, mainly focusing on the 1972 ‘Bloody Sunday’ incident in Derry where British troops shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters.
#4. Vertigo
The opening track on “How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb,” the band’s eleventh studio effort, “Vertigo” focuses on how people are more concerned with their feelings and sensations rather than doing what is needed.
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#3. New Year’s Day
U2’s first song to chart in America only reached #53, but it got a lot of exposure on MTV.
#2. Beautiful Day
One of U2’s biggest hits to date, the song is on the band’s tenth studio album, “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” (2000).
#1. With Or Without You
Off their fifth studio album, “The Joshua Tree” (1987), “With Or Without You” has lyrics inspired by Bono’s conflicting feelings about being both a musician and domestic man. The track topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks.
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