Are U2 still big in America?
Yes, they are huge.
There is no one out there who can sell as many new albums and concert tickets combined as U2 in America. They have the best combination of album and tickets sales of any artist in America. They are essentially as popular as they have ever been, when measured against the rest of the competition.
I thought they had died out over there but thats a heck of a lot of big stadiums theyre playing.Do people know their new stuff or are they just going to their old stuff?
Thats crazy you would think that, because that could not be further from the truth. I'd say the number people seeing them on tour is a combination of people into the older music or the new music. The tour is setting GROSS and ATTENDANCE records in nearly every market it plays in. One of the tour stops on the fall leg should set the attendance record in North America for a non-festival concert.
Just to show how well U2 has done this year in the UNITED STATES, here are the top 100 selling albums to date in the UNITED STATES as of week 36:
TOP 100 SELLING ALBUMS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 2009 AS OF WEEK 36
Rank - Sales - TITLE - Artist
01 - 1,743,000 - NUMBER ONES - Michael Jackson
02 - 1,677,052 - FEARLESS - Taylor Swift
03 - 1,471,006 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE - Soundtrack
04 - 1,410,948 - RELAPSE - Eminem
05 - 1,238,935 - THE FAME - Lady GaGa
06 - 1,109,472 - DARK HORSE - Nickelback
07 - 1,090,125 - TWILIGHT - Soundtrack
08 - 1,027,613 - THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES) - Black Eyed Peas
09 - 1,024,000 - THRILLER - Michael Jackson
10 - 991,422 - NO LINE ON THE HORIZON - U2
11 - 961,322 - ONLY BY THE NIGHT - Kings Of Leon
12 - 959,263 - UNSTOPPABLE - Rascal Flatts
13 - 932,807 - I AM…SASHA FIERCE - Beyonce
14 - 899,000 - THE ESSENTIAL - Michael Jackson
15 - 855,872 - BIG WHISKEY AND THE GROOGRUX KING - Dave Matthews Band
16 - 783,117 - 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN - Green Day
17 - 730,566 - THE FOUNDATION - Zac Brown Band
18 - 718,280 - BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT - Maxwell
19 - 693,582 - ALL I EVER WANTED - Kelly Clarkson
20 - 686,950 - NOW 30 - Various
21 - 683,880 - THE FRAY - The Fray
22 - 667,749 - INTUITION - Jamie Foxx
23 - 621,337 - NOW 31 - Various
24 - 606,244 - LEAVE THIS TOWN - Daughtry
25 - 580,375 - WIDE OPEN - Jason Aldean
26 - 579,426 - FUNHOUSE - P!nk
27 - 571,300 - 808S AND HEARTBREAK - Kanye West
28 - 563,100 - WORKING ON A DREAM - Bruce Springsteen
29 - 560,438 - LEARN TO LIVE - Darius Rucker
30 - 550,938 - WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS - Jason Mraz
31 - 547,482 - DEFYING GRAVITY - Keith Urban
32 - 522,463 - LINES VINES AND TRYING TIMES - Jonas Brothers
33 - 497,525 - CIRCUS - Britney Spears
34 - 496,895 - LOVE ON THE INSIDE - Sugarland
35 - 490,230 - A DIFFERENT ME - Keyshia Cole
36 - 486,077 - PAPER TRAIL - T.I.
37 - 465,543 - TAYLOR SWIFT - Taylor Swift
38 - 449,856 - LOVE VS MONEY - The-Dream
39 - 442,955 - IN A PERFECT WORLD - Keri Hilson
40 - 432,259 - THE SOUND OF MADNESS - Shinedown
41 - 425,990 - LADY ANTEBELLUM - Lady Antebellum
42 - 421,676 - VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS - Coldplay
43 - 421,395 - HANNAH MONTANA 3 - Soundtrack
44 - 421,160 - DAVID COOK - David Cook
45 - 408,340 - SCARS AND SOUVENIRS - Theory Of A Deadman
46 - 402,642 - GREATEST HITS II - Kenny Chesney
47 - 399,200 - 19 - Adele
48 - 396,000 - OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson
49 - 387,200 - NOW 29 - Various
50 - 383,619 - ONE OF THE BOYS - Katy Perry
51 - 381,100 - FREEDOM - Akon
52 - 379,900 - LOTUS FLOW3R - Prince
53 - 379,810 - DEEPER THAN RAP - Rick Ross
54 - 376,100 - CARNIVAL RIDE - Carrie Underwood
55 - 370,009 - THA CARTER III - Lil' Wayne
56 - 361,700 - ROCK N ROLL JESUS - Kid Rock
57 - 353,773 - SWAN SONGS - Hollywood Undead
58 - 350,000 - BAD - Michael Jackson
59 - 349,418 - MAMMA MIA - Soundtrack
60 - 344,200 - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Soundtrack
61 - 339,885 - QUIET NIGHTS - Diana Krall
62 - 336,699 - THAT LONESOME SONG - Jamey Johnson
63 - 326,100 - THE LAST KISS - Jadakiss
64 - 321,900 - YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN - Ne-Yo
65 - 315,850 - AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT - Brad Paisley
66 - 312,700 - TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE - Bob Dylan
67 - 310,903 - I LOOK TO YOU - Whitney Houston
68 - 306,364 - CHICKENFOOT - Chickenfoot
69 - 301,374 - WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN - All-American Rejects
70 - 291,000 - DANGEROUS - Michael Jackson
71 - 286,377 - TWANG - George Strait
72 - 283,926 - EPIPHANY - Chrisette Michele
73 - 276,800 - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - Rihanna
74 - 274,651 - SOUL - Seal
75 - 272,100 - RAISING SAND - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
76 - 269,700 - TESTIMONY:VOL 2-LOVE AND POLITICS - India.Arie
77 - 264,820 - THE POINT OF IT ALL - Anthony Hamilton
78 - 261,024 - CRADLESONG - Rob Thomas
79 - 259,089 - GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 - Rascal Flatts
80 - 259,000 - GOLD-GREATEST HITS - Abba
81 - 258,456 - GOOD TIME - Alan Jackson
82 - 252,400 - DEATH MAGNETIC - Metallica
83 - 252,181 - WANT - 3OH!3
84 - 251,300 - LEGEND - Bob Marley & the Wailers
85 - 251,100 - GREATEST HITS - Journey
86 - 247,352 - FEEL THAT FIRE - Dierks Bentley
87 - 246,858 - UNCLE CHARLIE - Charlie Wilson
88 - 244,189 - INCREDIBAD - Lonely Island
89 - 242,604 - HERE WE GO AGAIN - Demi Lovato
90 - 242,300 - ISOULJABOYTELLEM - Soulja Boy Tell'em
91 - 240,139 - DAY AND AGE - Killers
92 - 237,100 - GREATEST HITS - Guns N'Roses
93 - 229,700 - IT'S NOT ME IT'S YOU - Lily Allen
94 - 229,100 - FOREVER IN THE DAY - Day26
95 - 227,200 - R.O.O.T.S. (ROUTE OF OVERCOMING THE STRUGGLE) - Flo Rida
96 - 225,600 - KIDZ BOP 15 - Kidz Bop Kids
97 - 222,700 - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR - Soundtrack
98 - 219,600 - JENNIFER HUDSON - Jennifer Hudson
99 - 217,527 - WILCO (THE ALBUM) - Wilco
100 - 215,484 - TIME OF OUR LIVES EP - Miley Cyrus