Rank the albums

[Axver]

This is still a U2 thread?

Man, what's a poor boy to do.

 

[An Cat Gav]

1 Achtung Baby
2 The Joshua Tree
3 The Unforgettable Fire
4 Boy
5 Zooropa
6 Passengers
7 Pop
8 October
9 War
10 ATYCLB
11 Rattle and Hum]
12 HTDAAB

 

[Donkey MSP]

1. Boy
2. The Unforgettable Fire
3. October
4. War
5. Achtung Baby
6. Pop
7. Rattle and Hum
8. Joshua Tree
9. HTDAAB
10. Zooropa
11. ATYCLB

There's a huge gap between 4. and 5. selection. Also there is a gap between 9. and 10.

 

[Saracene]

1. All That You Can't Leave Behind
1. The Unforgettable Fire (a tie)
3. Boy
4. Achtung Baby
5. Pop
6. The Joshua Tree
7. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
8. Rattle And Hum
9. Zooropa
10. War
11. October

 

[AdamThomasU2]

All subject to change but I tend to have 3 different groups of U2 albums by quality:

MY CLASSIC CDS
1. Achtung Baby
2. Joshua Tree
3. ATYCLB
4. Boy

MY NOW & AGAIN CDS
5. Pop
6. HTDAAB
7. Unforgettable Fire
8. Rattle & Hum

MY DUSTY CDS
9. Zooropa
10. October
11. War

Although Zooropa, October and War have some of my favourite songs on (Lemon, Stay, Scarlet, I Fall Down, New Year's Day, Like A Song) they also contain some of my least favourites (Seconds, Surrender, ITABTAW, Stranger in a Strange Land, Dirty Day, SDABTO). Having 4 Classics, 4 Now & Agains and only 3 Dusties, I hope NLOTH doesn't even it up at 4-a-piece!

 

[The Sad Punk]

they also contain some of my least favourites (Seconds, Surrender).

what no

no

WRONG OPINION

 

[jacez]

1. Zooropa
2. The Unforgetable fire
3. Boy
4. Achtung Baby
5. Joshua Tree

 

[DrTeeth]

1. October
2. Boy
3. The Unforgettable Fire
4. Zooropa
5. Joshua Tree
6. Achtung Baby
7. War
8. Pop
8a. Passengers
9. Rattle & Hum
10. All That You Can't Leave Behind
11. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

 

[MatejU2]

1. Achtung Baby
2. The Joshua Tree
3. The Unforgettable Fire
4. Pop
5. Zooropa
6. Boy
7. HTDAAB
8. ATYCLB
9. War
10. Rattle and Hum
11. October

 

[zoopop]

1. Achtung Baby
2. The Unforgettable Fire
3. Pop
4. Joshua Tree
5. Zooropa (Stay & Lemon are too strong)
6. HTDAAB
7. Boy
8. ATYCLB
9. War
10. October
11. R&H

 

[BoyOnTheHorizon]

1 - The Joshua Tree
2 - Achtung Baby
3 - Rattle And Hum
4 - War
5 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
6 - The Unforgettable Fire
7 - How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
8 - Boy
9 - Pop
10 - Zooropa
11 - October

Some considerations:

I think i have been as much honest as possible. Even though Boy it's a landmark in rock, building a new sound for the beginning of the 80's and even by today standarts is a fine work with great melodies and much energy i listen to Bomb much more. Unforgettable Fire has a unique sound; two all time classics and a finesse in it's production that U2 will surpass again.
I strongly believe that almost all U2 albums are classics. From 1-8 i think just Bomb falls short from the definition of a classic. All others have their special place in the history of rock.

So in my humble opinion there is just three weak album in their catalogue, Pop, Zooropa and October. The first one has glimpses of a stronger work, Zooropa as conceptual album is intriguing and cinical, but it has too many weak songs. And the last one has three great songs, two of them superb classics, Gloria and Tomorrow, but that is it.

And no, i don't consider Passaengers an U2 album, thanks God!

 

[Lemonfix]

1. Achtung Baby
2. The Joshua Tree (it may overtake AB one day soon, though).
3. Zooropa
4. Boy
5. Pop
6. (tie) UF / war
8. The Bomb
9. Rattle and Hum
10. October
11. ATYCLB

 

[coolian2]

non passengers people suck

 

[youtooellen]

1. The Unforgettable Fire
2. Joshua Tree
3. Achtung Baby

That's all I listen to.

 

[Irishteen]

Based on my opinion today which will most likely change by tomorrow

TUF - 10
Achtung Baby - 9.9
ATYCLB - 9.3
TJT - 8.8
War - 8.7
Boy - 8.5
Zooropa - 8.3
Pop - 7.9
Passengers - 7.9 (8.5 if you exclude Elvis Ate America that song is possibly the band's worst...)
R&H - 7.7
October - 7.6
HTDAAB - 7.3

 

[dward1]

1. Achtung Baby
2. Joshua Tree
3. All That You Can't Leave Behind
4. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
5. Zooropa
6. The Unforgettable Fire
7. Rattle and Hum
8. Boy
9. Pop
10. War
11. October