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I’ve seen so many different Interference members rank their top 3 or top 5 U2 albums of all time, and I’ve struggled to do the same. I finally came up with AB being my favorite and it’s because I like to listen to the whole album…no skips, no special ripped track listing, just the album played in it’s entirety just as it was made by U2. Lately, during interviews for Atomic and even ATYCLB, the band members have been talking about “the songs” are what’s important, these are 11 good reasons to go on the road, we want to be played on the radio again, etc.

Now, for Interference members and other die-hard U2 fans, song and album favorites vary widely and album rankings do not always depend on the songs. They have to be good songs, mind you, but there are mood albums, albums that remind us of certain experiences, even albums that even changed our lives.

For the average, and majority of U2 and music fans, it really is the songs that matter. People hear a song, like BD, and either love it or can’t get it out of their head and they buy the album. Also, U2, like many artists, front-load their albums with the best songs, and then there are “fillers” or more experimental (or not at all) songs that might appeal to a certain group of fans. However, once in a while, a truly GREAT album comes along, with no fillers, no duds, just glorious music for the first through the last song. U2 has those albums.

So, I’ve decided to try to rank my take on the albums since JT, up to and including Atomic. Ranking system goes like this: 1 = Classic; 2 = Hit; 3 = Near Hit; 4 = Near Miss; 5 = Skip that song! The lowest score wins. This has nothing to do with how a song does on the charts…just my subjective opinion on what average U2 fans will think of a song after hearing it, but mostly my opinion of the song. However, it also takes into account songs that have stood the test of time, which makes the rankings on the more recent albums more difficult. To deal with the different # of songs per album, the total score will be divided by the number of songs on the album to come up with an index.

It’s not perfect, and what I think will be really interesting is to do this again, but this time rank the live versions, where available, and see if the results change. (Like PLEASE live is a CLASSIC in my opinion. Here’s my go at it…I’m sure many will disagree and I hope to see other opinions! Just cut and past everything but the rankings. These ARE MY PERSONAL RANKINGS, BUT ALSO TO SEE IF MY OPINION MATCHES UP IN ANY WAY WITH WHY ALBUMS SUCCEED.

Joshua Tree
Ranking
• Where the Streets Have No Name (Classic = 1)
• I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Classic = 1)
• With or Without You (4:56) (Classic = 1)
• Bullet the Blue Sky (4:32) (N. Miss = 4)
• Running to Stand Still (4:18) (N. Hit = 3)
• Red Hill Mining Town (4:52) (N. Miss = 4)
• In God's Country (2:57) (Hit = 2)
• Trip Through Your Wires (3:32) (Skip = 5)
• One Tree Hill (5:23) (N. Miss = 4)
• Exit (4:13) (N. Miss = 4)
• Mothers of the Disappeared (5:14) (N. Miss = 4)
• TOTAL ALBUM SCORE = 29/11 = 2.64



Achtung Baby
Ranking
• ZOO station (4:36) (N. Miss = 4)
• even BETTER than the REAL THING (3:41) (Hit = 2)
• ONE (4:36) (Classic = 1)
• until the END of the WORLD (4:39) (Classic = 1)
• who's gonna RIDE your WILD HORSES (5:16) (Hit = 2)
• SO cruel (5:49) (N. Hit = 3)
• the FLY (4:29) (N. Hit = 3)
• MYSTERIOUS WAYS (4:04) (Classic = 1)
• TRYIN' to throw your ARMS around the WORLD (3:53) (N. Miss = 4)
• ULTRA violet (light my WAY) (5:31) (N. Hit = 3)
• ACROBAT (4:30) (N. Hit = 3)
• LOVE IS blindness (4:23) (N. Miss = 4)
• TOTAL ALBUM SCORE = 31/12 = 2.58




Zooropa Ranking
• Zooropa (6:30) (N. Hit = 3)
• Babyface (4:00) (Skip = 5)
• Numb (4:18) (Hit = 2)
• Lemon (6:56) (N. Hit = 3)
• Stay (Faraway So Close!) (4:58) (Hit = 2)
• Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car (5:19) (N. Miss = 4)
• Some Days are Better than Others (4:15) (N. Miss = 4)
• The First Time (3:45) (N. Hit = 3)
• Dirty Day (5:24) (N. Miss = 4)
• The Wanderer (4:44) (N. Miss = 4)
• TOTAL ALBUM SCORE = 34/10 = 3.4




POP Ranking
• Discotheque (5:19) (Hit = 2)
• Do You Feel Loved? (5:07) (N. Miss = 4)
• MOFO (5:46) (N. Miss = 4)
• If God Will Send His Angels (5:22) (Hit = 2)
• Staring at the Sun (4:36) (Hit – 2)
• Last Night on Earth (4:45) (N. Miss = 4)
• Gone (4:26) (Hit = 2)
• Miami (4:52) (Skip = 5)
• The Playboy Mansion (4:40) (N. Hit = 3)
• If You Wear that Velvet Dress (5:14) (Skip = 5)
• Please (5:10) (N. Hit = 3)
• Wake Up Dead Man (4:52) (N. Miss = 4)
• TOTAL ALBUM SCORE 40/12 = 3.33




All that you can’t leave behind

Ranking
• Beautiful Day (4:06) (Classic = 1)
• Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of (4:33) (Hit =2)
• Elevation (3:48) (Hit = 2)
• Walk On (4:57) (Classic = 1)
• Kite (4:25) (Classic = 1)
• In a Little While (3:40) (N. Hit = 3)
• Wild Honey (3:47) (N. Miss = 4)
• Peace on Earth (4:49) (Skip = 5)
• When I Look at the World (4:14) (N. Miss = 4)
• New York (5:31) (N. Miss = 4)
• Grace (5:45) (N. Miss = 4)
• TOTAL ALBUM SCORE 31/11 = 2.82




How to dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Ranking
• Vertigo (3:13) (Hit = 2)
• Miracle Drug (3:54) (Classic = 1)
• Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own (5:05) (Classic = 1)
• Love and Peace or Else (4:48) (N. Hit = 3)
• City of Blinding Lights (5:46) (Classic = 1)
• All Because of You (3:33) (Hit = 2)
• A Man and A Woman (4:27) (N. Hit = 3)
• Crumbs from Your Table (4:59) (Classic = 1)
• One Step Closer (3:47) (N. Hit =3)
• Original of the Species (4:34) (Hit = 2)
• Yahweh (4:22) (N. Miss = 4)
• TOTAL ALBUM SCORE 23/11 = 2.11



Well, that turned out different than I expected. I guess right now, I must agree with the USA Today review and say Atomic is U2’s best work. Like AB, though, I almost always listen to Atomic all the way through. Even with ATYCLB, I loved the album, but I was listening to 1-6 more and more until I finally burned my own ATYCLB. As for live versions, well, the FLY turned into a Classic for me on the Elevation Tour, and Please has always been one of my top songs live, be it from POPMART from Mexico City, the POPHEART live EP, MTV awards, etc. However, this was a ranking of the Album cuts.

As for Atomic, I tried to really look at the Classics and knock one or two of them down to just hits. Time will tell, but 4 classics is what I came up with, so I left it alone. So, since 1987, my “Classic” U2 album would look like this:


• Where the Streets Have No Name
• I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
• With or Without You
• ONE
• until the END of the WORLD
• Beautiful Day
• Walk On
• Kite
• Miracle Drug
• Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own
• City of Blinding Lights
• Crumbs from Your Table


Now that would be the all time greatest album ever…12 classics…and I don’t even go back to UF, War, October, or Boy…I skipped Rattle & Hum completely…and U2 also have some great “one-off’s” and b-sides. From a studio album perspective though, since the Joshua Tree, this would be it. Anyone care to tear apart all my rankings and perceptions?
 
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These where the only U2 albums where I can recall every song perfectly off by heart. I've heard the majority of Boy, October, War and UF, but it is not fair to rate incomplete albums.

Hut Dab

Vertigo - 3
Miracle Drug - 2
Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own - 1
Love and Peace or Else - 3
City of Blinding Lights - 1
All Because of You - 5
A Man and A Woman - 5
Crumbs from Your Table - 3
One Step Closer - 3
Original of the Species - 2
Yahweh - 3

2.81

Atty Club

Beautiful Day - 1
Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of - 4
Elevation - 4
Walk On - 3
Kite - 2
In a Little While - 3
Wild Honey - 5
Peace on Earth - 2
When I Look at the World - 1
New York - 3
Grace - 4

2.90

Pop


Discotheque - 1
Do You Feel Loved? - 2
MOFO - 2
If God Will Send His Angels - 1
Staring at the Sun - 3
Last Night on Earth - 2
Gone - 3
Miami - 3
The Playboy Mansion - 4
If You Wear that Velvet Dress - 3
Please - 2
Wake Up Dead Man - 1

2.25

Zooropa


Zooropa - 2
Babyface - 4
Numb - 2
Lemon - 2
Stay (Faraway So Close!) - 1
Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car - 4
Some Days are Better than Others - 5
The First Time - 2
Dirty Day - 3
The Wanderer - 2

2.7

Achtung, Baby!


ZOO station - 1
even BETTER than the REAL THING - 2
ONE - 1
until the END of the WORLD - 1
who's gonna RIDE your WILD HORSES - 3
SO cruel - 3
the FLY - 1
MYSTERIOUS WAYS - 4
TRYIN' to throw your ARMS around the WORLD - 4
ULTRA violet (light my WAY) - 1
ACROBAT - 1
LOVE IS blindness - 3

2.08

The Joshua Tree


Where the Streets Have No Name - 1
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - 2
With or Without You - 1
Bullet the Blue Sky - 2
Running to Stand Still - 1
Red Hill Mining Town - 1
In God's Country - 3
Trip Through Your Wires - 5
One Tree Hill - 3
Exit - 2
Mothers of the Disappeared - 2

2.09

Rankings in brief:

Achtung, Baby! - 2.08
The Joshua Tree - 2.09
Pop - 2.25
Zooropa - 2.7
Hut Dab - 2.81
Atty Club - 2.9

Not a suprising order, though Pop is my favorite 'complete' album.

My classic album is (including what I consider classics from the other studio albums).. in my preferred running order.

Zoo Station
Until The End Of The World
I Will Follow
Sunday BLoody Sunday
Red Hill Mining Town
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Ultraviolet
If God Will Send His Angels
Beautiful Day
Discotheque
The Fly
Gloria
With Or Without You
Acrobat
The Unforgettable Fire
Pride
The Electric Co.
Out Of Control
When I Look At The World
Wake Up Dead Man
Stay
Running To Stand Still
Where The streets Have No Name
City Of Blinding Lights
A Sort Of Homecoming
One
October
New Years Day
Bad
'40'
 
This list hurts my head. Should't Classic = 5 and Skip = 1. Too hard to do it backwards. Maybe my problem is working too much and we would never do it that way in the business world.
 
This is fun!! Very analytical. let me give it a whirl:

hut dub

Vert: 1
MD: 1
SYCMIOYO: 2
LPOE: 3
COBL: 2
ABOY: 2
AMAAW: 3
CFYT: 3
OOTS: 1
Yahweh: 3

1.9!!!!


Atty Club

BD 1
Stuck 4
Elevation 3
Walk On 3
Kite 1
In a little while 2
Wild Honey 3
POE 4
WILATW 2
New York 3
Grace 4

2.727272727

POP

Disco 1
Do you feel 2
Mofo 3
IGWSHA 2
SATS 2
LNOE 2
Gone 2
Miami 4
Playboy Mansion 4
IYWTVD 3
Please 2
WUDM 3

2.5

Zooropa

Zooropa 2
Babyface 4
Numb 3
Lemon 3
Stay 2
Daddy's going to pay 4
Some Days 3
The First Time 2
Dirty Day 2
The Wanderer 5

3


ACHTUNG BABY

Zoo Station 4
EBTTRT 2
One 1
UTEOTW 1
WGRYWH 2
So Cruel 3
Fly 1
Myst ways 3
TTTYAATW 4
Untraviolet 2
Acrobat 2
Love is Blindness 2

2.25


Rattle & Hum

Helter Skelter 3
Van Diemen 3
Desire 3
Hawkmoon269 3
All Along the …. 3
ISHFWILF 3
Freedom for my ppl 4
Silver & Gold 3
Pride (live) 2
Angel of Harlem 3
Love Rescue Me 4
When love comes 3
Heartland 1
God part 2 2
Star spangled Banner 3
Bullet the BS (live) 3
All I wan is You 1

2.764705882


JOSHUA TREE

WTSHNN 1
ISHFWILF 1
WOWY 1
Bullet the Blue Sky 2
Running to Stand 3
Red Hill MT 3
In God's Country 2
Trip TYW 3
One Tree Hill 2
Exit 2
Mothers oTD 3

2.090909091


The Unforgettalbe Fire

A Sort of Homecoming 2
Pride 1
Wire 3
Unforettable Fire 3
Promenade 3
4th of July 4
Bad 2
Inian Summer Sky 2
Elvis P 3
MLK 2

2.5


WAR

SBS 1
Seconds 3
NYD 1
Like A song 2
Drwoning MAN 3
The Refugee 3
Two Hrts beat as 1 3
Red Light 4
Surrender 3
40 2

2.5

OCTOBER

Gloria 2
I fall down 4
I threw a Brick 3
Rejoice 3
Fire 3
Tomorrow 2
October 3
With a Shout 3
Stranger in a Strange 4
Scarlet 3
Is That All 3

3

BOY

I Will Follow 1
Twilight 3
An Cat dubh 4
Out of Control 2
Stories for Boys 3
The Ocean 4
A Day Without Me 3
Another Time, Another place 3
Electric Co. 2
Shadows and Tall Trees 3

2.8


In summary, this was an awesome exercise. I'm surprised with the results, although they may be prematurely skewed in favour of hut dub.
While doing this exercise, I came across a few songs that I had forgotten about. It was nice to relive those songs and give them a rating. I now have my results saved on an excel sheet so I can go back and make necessary alterations.
 
boystupidboy said:
Holy moses,really have'nt got that much time.....!

I didn't take me too long. Just plug in the numbers into a spreadsheet and do the calculations there.
 
beLIEve,

you're about right on with my ranks. i'd interchange a couple — Velvet Dress and Playboy Mansion. And Do you feel loved? and MOFO are stronger than 4s in my book, for sure. Not sure Elevation was a hit song. BD perhaps … BD is a hit, not a classic imo.
 
how to dismantle an atomic bomb: 1.63

vertigo 2
miracle drug 1
sometimes you can't make it on your own 1
love and peace or else 3
city of blinding lights 2
all because of you 1
a man and a woman 2
crumbs from your table 1
one step closer 3
original of the species 1
yahweh 2



all that you can't leave behind- 2.36

beautiful day 1
stuck in a moment 2
elevation 2
walk on 1
kite 1
in a little while 3
wild honey 3
peace on earth 4
when i look at the world 3
new york 2
grace 4


POP- 2.08

discotheque 2
do you feel loved 2
mofo 1
if god would send his angels 3
staring at the sun 1
last night on earth 2
gone 1
miami 4
playboy mansion 3
if you wear that velvet dress 3
please 1
wake up dead man 2



Zooropa- 2.1

zooropa 2
babyface 3
numb 2
lemon 2
stay 1
saddys gonna pay for your crashed car 3
some days are better than others 3
the first time 2
dirty day 1
the wanderer 2

achtung baby- 2.08

Zoo Station 3
Even Better than the Real Thing 2
One 2
Until the End of the World 1
Whos Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses? 2
So Cruel 2
The Fly 2
Mysterious Ways 1
Tryin to Throw your Arms around the World 3
Ultraviolet 2
Acrobat 2
Love is Blindness 3

The Joshua Tree- 2.0

where the streets have no name 1
i still haven't found what im looking for 2
with or without you 1
bullet the blue sky 2
running to stand still 2
red hill mining town 1
in Gods country 2
trip through your wires 3
one tree hill 2
exit 2
mothers of the disappeared 4


i'll get to the rest later, but this pretty much reflects how i'd rank my albums perfectly. and for the record on the tie with achtung and pop, i give my edge to pop.
 
all these numbers hurt my head :huh: I'm basing my scores on my opinion. I don't give a shite what everyone else thinks :D

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Vertigo - 2
Miracle Drug - 1
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - 1
Love and Peace or Else - 2
City of Blinding Lights - 2
All Because of You - 2
A Man and a Woman - 2
Crumbs From Your Table - 2
One Step Closer - 3
Original of the Species - 1
Yahweh - 3

Total Score: 1.91

All That You Can't Leave Behind
Beautiful Day - 1
Stuck in a Moment That You Can't Get Out Of - 2
Elevation - 3
Walk On - 2
Kite - 2
In a Little While - 3
Wild Honey - 2
Peace on Earth - 4
When I Look at the World - 3
New York - 1
Grace - 4

Total Score: 2.45

Pop
Discotheque - 1
Do You Feel Loved - 2
Mofo - 2
If God Will Send His Angels - 3
Staring at the Sun - 2
Last Night on Earth - 2
Gone - 1
Miami - 3
The Playboy Mansion - 4
If You Wear That Velvet Dress - 2
Please - 2
Wake Up Dead Man - 3

Total Score: 2.25

Zooropa
Zooropa - 1
Babyface - 3
Numb - 2
Lemon - 3
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) - 1
Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car - 2
Some Days Are Better Than Others - 4
The First Time - 3
Dirty Day - 2
The Wanderer - 5

Total Score: 2.60

Achtung Baby
Zoo Station - 3
Even Better Than The Real Thing - 2
One - 1
Until the End of the World - 1
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses - 2
So Cruel - 3
The Fly - 1
Mysterious Ways - 2
Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World - 4
Ultraviolet (Light my Way) - 2
Acrobat - 2
Love is Blindness - 2

Total Score: 2.08

The Josuha Tree
Where the Streets Have No Name - 1
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - 3
With or Without You - 1
Bullet the Blue Sky - 3
Running to Stand Still - 2
Red Hill Mining Town - 2
In God's Country - 2
Trip Through Your Wires - 3
One Tree Hill - 2
Exit - 1
Mothers of the Disappeared - 4

Total Score: 2.18
 
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Vertigo - 2
Miracle Drug - 2
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - 1
Love and Peace or Else - 4
City of Blinding Lights - 1
All Because of You - 2
A Man and a Woman - 2
Crumbs From Your Table - 3
One Step Closer - 3
Original of the Species - 1
Yahweh - 3

Total Score: 2.18

All That You Can't Leave Behind
Beautiful Day - 1
Stuck in a Moment That You Can't Get Out Of - 3
Elevation - 3
Walk On - 1
Kite - 3
In a Little While - 3
Wild Honey - 5
Peace on Earth - 5
When I Look at the World - 4
New York - 4
Grace - 5

Total Score: 3.36

Pop
Discotheque - 2
Do You Feel Loved - 3
Mofo - 3
If God Will Send His Angels - 3
Staring at the Sun - 3
Last Night on Earth - 3
Gone - 3
Miami - 5
The Playboy Mansion - 4
If You Wear That Velvet Dress - 3
Please - 3
Wake Up Dead Man - 4

Total Score: 3.25

Zooropa
Zooropa - 2
Babyface - 5
Numb - 3
Lemon - 2
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) - 1
Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car - 4
Some Days Are Better Than Others - 4
The First Time - 3
Dirty Day - 3
The Wanderer - 4

Total Score: 3.1

Achtung Baby
Zoo Station - 3
Even Better Than The Real Thing - 2
One - 1
Until the End of the World - 1
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses - 3
So Cruel - 4
The Fly - 2
Mysterious Ways - 1
Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World - 4
Ultraviolet (Light my Way) - 3
Acrobat - 3
Love is Blindness - 3

Total Score: 2.5

The Josuha Tree
Where the Streets Have No Name - 1
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - 1
With or Without You - 1
Bullet the Blue Sky - 3
Running to Stand Still - 3
Red Hill Mining Town - 3
In God's Country - 2
Trip Through Your Wires - 4
One Tree Hill - 3
Exit - 3
Mothers of the Disappeared - 4

Total Score: 2.54
 
I'm probably going to fail a final to do this...

OK, I know that Boy, October and War are not among their best so I am not going to rank them. Here we go,

The Unforgettable Fire
1. a sort of homecoming= 1
2. pride= 1
3. wire= 3
4. unforgettable fire= 1
5. promenade= 3
6. 4th of july= 4
7. bad= 1
8. indian summer sky= 3
9. elvis presley and america= 4
10. MLK= 2

23/10=2.3

Joshua Tree
1. WTSHNN= 1
2. ISHFWILF= 2
3. WOWY= 1
4. BTBS= 2
5. Running to Stand Still= 3
6. Red Hill Mining Town= 3
7. In Gods Country= 2
8. Trip Through Your Wires= 4
9. One Tree Hill= 1
10. Exit= 2
11. Mothers of the Disappeared= 4

26/11= 2.36

Rattle and Hum (new stuff only)
1. Van Diemen's Land= 5
2. Desire= 1
3. Hawkmoon269= 2
4. Silver and Gold= 3
5. Angel of Harlem= 2
6. Love Rescue Me= 4
7. When Love Comes to Town= 4
8. Heartland= 2
9. God Part II= 3
10. All I Want is You= 1

27/10= 2.7

Achtung Baby
1. Zoo Station= 4
2. Even Better than the Real Thing=3
3. One= 1
4. Until the End of the World= 1
5. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses= 3
6. So Cruel= 3
7. The Fly= 1
8. Mysterious Ways= 2
9. Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World= 5
10. Ultraviolet= 2
11. Acrobat= 2
12. Love is Blindness= 2

29/12= 2.42

Zooropa
1. Zooropa= 2
2. Babyface= 4
3. Numb= 3
4. Lemon= 2
5. Stay= 1
6. DGPFYCC= 4
7. SDABTO= 4
8. The First Time= 2
9. Dirty Day= 2
10. The Wanderer= 3

27/10= 2.7

POP
1. Discoteque= 2
2. Do You Feel Loved= 3
3. Mofo= 3
4. IGWSHA= 4
5. Staring at the Sun= 2
6. Last Night on Earth= 3
7. Gone= 1
8. Miami= 5
9. Playboy Mansion= 5
10. IYWTVD= 3
11. Please= 2
12. Wake Up Dead Man= 3

34/12= 2.83

All That You Can't Leave Behind
1. Beautiful Day= 1
2. Stuck..= 5
3. Elevation= 4
4. Walk On= 2
5. Kite= 2
6. In a Little While= 3
7. Wild Honey= 3
8. Peace On Earth= 4
9. When I Look at the World= 2
10. New York= 4
11. Grace= 3

33/11= 3.00

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
1. Vertigo= 2
2. Miracle Drug= 3
3. Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own= 1
4. Love and Peace or Else= 3
5. City of Blinding Lights= 2
6. All Because of You= 2
7. A Man and a Woman= 3
8. Crumbs From Your Table= 2
9. One Step Closer= 3
10. Original of the Species= 3
11. Yahweh= 3

27/11= 2.45

Ok, so Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, HTDAAB, Rattle and Hum - tie - Zooropa, Pop, ATYCLB, followed by the first three in any order. I based my rating on my personal opinion, what i was able to grasp on the opinion of everyone on this forum, and general listener opinion/probable opinion. This order is pretty accurate to my original opinion, I knew TUF was my fav, and I liked Joshua better than Achtung (which I will probably be castrated for). A-bomb is one of their most solid yet, only one that didn't get a 4 or 5 from me...

PEACE
 
htdaab

vertigo 1
miracle 2
sometimes 1
love and peace 4
city of blinding 1
all beacuse 2
man and woman 3
crumbs 3
one step 3
orginal 1
yahweh 3

total 2.18

ATYCLB

bd 1
stuck 2
elevation 2
walk on 2
kite 1
in a little 2
wild honey 3
peace 4
when i look 4
new york 3
grace 3

total 2.45

POP

disco 2
do u feel 3
mofo 2
god will send 3
staring at sun 2
last night 2
gone 2
miami 5
playboy mansion 3
velvet dress 4
please 3
wake up 3

total 3.09

ZOOROPA

zooropa 3
babyface 3
numb 3
lemon 2
stay 2
daddy gonna pay 3
somedays 3
first time 3
dirty day 3
wander 4

total 2.9

ACTUNG BABY

zoo station 3
even better 2
one 1
until the end 2
wild horses 2
so cruel 3
the fly 2
mysterios ways 2
trying to throw 3
light my ways 3
acrobat 3
love is blindness 4

TOTAL 2.5

JOSHUA TREE

where the strrets 1
still hav'nt found 1
with or without u 1
bullet 3
running to stand still 2
red hill 3
gods country 3
trip through 3
one tree hill 2
exit 3
mothers 3

TOTAL 2.27

so my list is:-

1. HTDAAB
2. JT
3. ATICLB
4. AB
5. ZOOROPA
6. POP
 
The Unforgettable Fire
1. a sort of homecoming= 1
2. pride= 1
3. wire= 3
4. unforgettable fire= 2
5. promenade= 4
6. 4th of july= 4
7. bad= 1
8. indian summer sky= 3
9. elvis presley and america= 4
10. MLK= 2

25/10=2.5

Joshua Tree
1. WTSHNN= 1
2. ISHFWILF= 1
3. WOWY= 1
4. BTBS= 3
5. Running to Stand Still= 2
6. Red Hill Mining Town= 4
7. In Gods Country= 1
8. Trip Through Your Wires= 3
9. One Tree Hill= 2
10. Exit= 2
11. Mothers of the Disappeared= 5

25/11= 2.27

Rattle and Hum (new stuff only)
1. Van Diemen's Land= 3
2. Desire= 1
3. Hawkmoon269= 3
4. Silver and Gold= 3
5. Angel of Harlem= 2
6. Love Rescue Me= 4
7. When Love Comes to Town= 4
8. Heartland= 2
9. God Part II= 3
10. All I Want is You= 1

27/10= 2.7(-3.0+)

Achtung Baby
1. Zoo Station= 2
2. Even Better than the Real Thing=3
3. One= 1
4. Until the End of the World= 1
5. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses= 2
6. So Cruel= 2
7. The Fly= 1
8. Mysterious Ways= 2
9. Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World= 3
10. Ultraviolet= 2
11. Acrobat= 2
12. Love is Blindness= 2

23/12= 1.92

Zooropa
1. Zooropa= 3
2. Babyface= 4
3. Numb= 2
4. Lemon= 2
5. Stay= 1
6. DGPFYCC= 4
7. SDABTO= 2
8. The First Time= 3
9. Dirty Day= 2
10. The Wanderer= 3

26/10= 2.6

POP
1. Discoteque= 2
2. Do You Feel Loved= 2
3. Mofo= 3
4. IGWSHA= 2
5. Staring at the Sun= 2
6. Last Night on Earth= 2
7. Gone= 2
8. Miami= 4
9. Playboy Mansion= 4
10. IYWTVD= 5
11. Please= 2
12. Wake Up Dead Man= 3

33/12= 2.75

All That You Can't Leave Behind
1. Beautiful Day= 1
2. Stuck..= 4
3. Elevation= 2
4. Walk On= 2
5. Kite= 4
6. In a Little While= 2
7. Wild Honey= 4
8. Peace On Earth= 4
9. When I Look at the World= 4
10. New York= 2
11. Grace= 4

33/11= 3.00

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
1. Vertigo= 1
2. Miracle Drug= 3
3. Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own= 1
4. Love and Peace or Else= 3
5. City of Blinding Lights= 2
6. All Because of You= 2
7. A Man and a Woman= 3
8. Crumbs From Your Table= 2
9. One Step Closer= 3
10. Original of the Species= 3
11. Yahweh= 3

26/11= 2.36


**THE FINAL TALLY--(since UF)**

Achtung Baby 1.92
Joshua Tree 2.27
HTDAAB 2.36
Unforgettable Fire 2.5
Zooropa 2.6
Pop 2.75
Rattle and Hum 2.7-3.0+
ATYCLB 3.0
 
I'll do all the albums I guess

Boy

I Will Follow-1
Twilight-3
An Cat Dubh-3
Into the Heart-4
Out of Control-1
Stories for Boys-3
The Ocean-2
A Day Without Me-2
Another Time, Another Place-5
The Electric Co. 4
Shadows and Tall Trees 3
2.818181818
October

Gloria 1
I Fall Down 3
I Threw a Brick Through a Window 4
Rejoice 3
Fire 2
Tomorrow 3
October 2
With a Shout (Jerusalem) 3
Stranger in a Strange Land 3
Scarlet 4
Is That All? 3
2.818181818
War

Sunday Bloody Sunday 1
Seconds 2
New Year's Day 1
Like a Song… 4
Drowning Man 5
The Refugee 4
Two Hearts Beat as One 2
Red Light 4
Surrender 3
40 2
2.8
The Unforgettable Fire

A Sort of Homecoming 2
Pride (In the Name of Love) 1
Wire 3
The Unforgettable Fire 1
Promenade 3
4th of July 5
Bad 1
Indian Summer Sky 5
Elvis Presley & America 4
MLK 3
2.8
The Joshua Tree

Where the Streets Have No Name 1
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 1
With or Without You 1
Bullet the Blue Sky 5
Running to Stand Still 2
Red Hill Mining Town 4
Trip Through Your Wires 5
One Tree Hill 2
Exit 2
Mothers on the Disappeared 3
2.6
Rattle and Hum

Helter Skelter [Live] 3
Van Diemen's Land 4
Desire 2
Hawkmoon 269 4
All Along the Watchtower 3
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For [Live] 2
Freedom for My People 5
Silver and Gold [Live] 3
Pride (In the Name of Love) [Live] 4
Angel of Harlem 1
Love Rescue Me 5
When Love Comes to Town 1
Heartland 2
God Part II 3
The Star Spangled Banner 4
Bullet the Blue Sky [Live] 4
All I Want is You 1
3
Achtung Baby

Zoo Station 2
Even Better Than the Real Thing 1
One 1
Until the End of the World 1
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses 3
So Cruel 4
The Fly 1
Mysterious Ways 2
Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World 3
Ultra Violet (Light My Way) 2
Acrobat 3
Love is Blindness 5
2.333333333
Zooropa

Zooropa 2
Babyface 3
Numb 2
Lemon 1
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) 1
Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car 2
Somedays Are Better Than Others 5
The First Time 2
Dirty Day 4
The Wanderer 4
2.6
(The Ever Popular) Pop

Discotheque 2
Do You Feel Loved? 4
Mofo 3
If God Will Send His Angels 1
Staring at the Sun 4
Last Night on Earth 2
Gone 2
Miami 3
The Playboy Mansion 3
If You Wear That Velvet Dress 4
Please 2
Wake Up Dead Man 3
2.75
ATYCLB

Beautiful Day 1
Stuck in a Moment That You Can't Get Out Of 3
Elevation 1
Walk On 1
Kite 3
In a Little While 3
Wild Honey 4
Peace on Earth 4
When I Look at the World 5
New York 3
Grace 5
3
HTDAAB

Vertigo 1
Miracle Drug 1
Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own 1
Love and Peace or Else 2
City of Blinding Lights 1
All Because of You 3
A Man and a Woman 2
Crumbs From Your Table 2
One Step Closer 3
Original of the Species 4
Yahweh 3
2.090909091

Final Rankings *Excluding Passengers and Under a Blood Red Sky and I still have 'Bomb' fever*

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