UK & US chart history (Albums & Singles)

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UK & US chart history (Albums & Singles)

I was looking this forum for more than an year and I was a member with other name (Fedepeti) but never can't post here. Yesterday I change my name with another registration and here I am!
After a long time seeing mistakes and question that I can answer with my database here is the Chart History for U2.
Enjoy this information and please read the introduction for a better understand.
Note: This information is 100% true and without mistakes, thanks to Han Boogart (Hanboo), a chart expert with more than 20 years on this crazy job, he gave me all this information from his amazing and 99% perfect database. Thanks buddy!


UK SINGLES
From New Musical Express: started 15-11-1952 (Top 12) changed: 1-10-1954 (Top 20) 14-4-1956 (Top 30)
From Record Retailer/Music Week: started 10-3-1960 (Top 50) changed: 13-5-1978 (Top 75) changed 8-1-1983 (Top 100) changed 5-1-1991 (Top 75)

US SINGLES
From Billboard: started 27-7-1940 (Bestselling Singles, Top 10) 15-11-1947 (Top 15) 12-6-1948 (Top 30) 12-11-1955 (Top 100) 24-8-1958 (Hot 100)



The chart run format

The numbers in a run represent chart positions in consecutive weeks. Example 13-*3*-45 means first week on #13, 2nd week at its peak on #3, 3rd week dropped to #45.
A "0" means NOT on the chart (see re-entries).
(36/24/5 wks) at the end of a runs means 36 weeks chart entries, including 24 in the top 10, and 5 at #1. If there's only one number, there were no weeks spent in the top 10.
If the run was interrupted by a drop off of no longer than 4 weeks, more numbers appear to indicate the number of consecutive
weeks.
Example: (51-41c/14-11c/1 wks) 51 weeks on chart, of which 41 consecutive, 14 weeks in top 10, of which 11 consecutive, 1 week at #1.

Runs interrupted by a new (calendar) year or chart runs that are re-entries are also followed by a weeks so far number.
Example: (1 wk, 52 wsf) 1 week on chart this run, 52 accumulated weeks (total weeks until this date).


For trans-atlantic records (charted in both UK and US), the chart info of the other country is shown at the end of the run.
Example: US #1/24/13/1 means this record was a hit in the US, it peaked at #1, had 24 weeks on the chart (of which 13 in the top 10 and 1 at #1) in that country.

Re-entries (for albums only)
When the record briefly drops out of the chart, a "0" will appear in the chart run. If the record returns within 5 weeks, the run will not be broken.
If a record drops out for 5 weeks or more and then re-enters the charts, a new run, indicated by "Re" and a sequence number will be printed.
Example: 45-0-0-0-0-33 dropped out the charts for 4 weeks, then re-entered at #33.
If there is more than 1 re-entry, which is not indicated as such, a "Total # of re-entries" is printed.
Also, the weeks on chart of all the runs (main and re's) are added up together and printed in the "Total # of weeks" line.

The line with Total # of weeks is only printed when there is at least one re-entry. The highest number of consecutive weeks and total weeks spent in the top 10, top 20 and top 40 (if applicable) is also printed.
Example: 43-26c (Top 10: 12, Top 20: 16) 43 weeks on chart, of which 26 weeks was the longest consecutive run, 12 weeks in the top 10, 16 in the top 20.


01. FIRE
UK Date: 08/08/1981 - Run: 39-39-36-*35*-39-49 (6 wks)

02. GLORIA
UK Date: 17/10/1981 - Run: 62-*55*-61-72 (4 wks)

03. A CELEBRATION
UK Date: 03/04/1982 - Run: 53-*47*-53-70 (4 wks)

04. NEW YEAR'S DAY
UK Date: 22/01/1983 - Run: 23-12- *10*-13-21-36-55-72 (8/1 wks) US:#53/12

US Date: 02/04/1983 - Run: 90-83-77-70-62-57-*53*-53-62-76-84-96 (12 wks) UK:#10/8/1

05. TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE
UK Date: 02/04/1983 - Run: 24-*18*-22-42-68-0-89 (6 wks)

06. I WILL FOLLOW
US Date: 14/01/1984 - Run: 90-85-*81*-81-91 (5 wks)

07. PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE)
Date: 15/09/1984 - Run: 8-4-*3*-4-8-13-19-25-34-55-61-0-82-97-85-82-78-0-99 (17-11c/5 wks) US:#33/15
Date: 27/10/1984 - Run: 85-74-55-50-45-39-35-*33*-38-38-44-54-69-83-94 (15 wks) UK:#3/17/5

08. THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
UK Date: 04/05/1985 - Run: 8-*6*-12-26-40-59-0-83-91-0-0-0-79-89-0-84-99 (12-6c/2 wks)

09. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU
UK Date: 28/03/1987 - Run: *4*-4-5-8-11-18-24-28-43-59-68-0-0-0-0-0-94 (12-11c/4 wks) US:#1/18/8/3
US Date: 21/03/1987 - Run: 64-44-35-23-13- 10-6-3-*1*-1-1-5-9-20-38-51-68-99 (18/8/3 wks) UK:#4/12/4

10. I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
UK Date: 06/06/1987 - Run: 13- *6*-7-13-21-29-39-53-62-72-74-0-0-0-0-95 (12-11c/2 wks) US:#1/17/7/2
US Date: 13/06/1987 - Run: 51-38-25-17- 10-7-3-2-*1*-1-6-11-25-33-49-63-88 (17/7/2 wks) UK:#6/12/2

11. WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
UK Date: 12/09/1987 - Run: *4*-5-13-29-50-64-0-83-80-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-96-96 (10-6c/2 wks) US:#13/14
US Date: 12/09/1987 - Run: 70-56-43-35-24-21-18-14-*13*-13-28-39-73-98 (14 wks) UK:#4/10/2

12. IN GOD'S COUNTRY
UK Date: 19/12/1987 - Run: 83-*48*-48-48-61 (5 wks) US:#44/12
US Date: 05/12/1987 - Run: 84-70-61-53-53-50-47-*44*-47-70-76-88 (12 wks) UK:#48/5

13. DESIRE
UK Date: 01/10/1988 - Run: 3-*1*-2-17-30-37-58-63-88-83-0-88-0-0-0-92-79 (13-10c/3/1 wks) US:#3/17/5
US Date: 01/10/1988 - Run: 50-37-25-18-14- 8-6-4-*3*-5-12-22-36-36- (14 wsf)
07/01/1989: 49-57-92 (17/5 wks) UK:#1/13/3/1

14. ANGEL OF HARLEM
UK Date: 17/12/1988 - Run: 10-*9*-12-17-35-53-0-83-88-91 (9-6c/2 wks) US:#14/15
US Date: 17/12/1988 - Run: 74-51-51-42-33-25-23-17-*14*-14-21-38-57-82-100 (15 wks) UK:#9/9/2

15. WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN (by U2 With B B King)
UK Date: 15/04/1989 - Run: 12- *6*-14-27-40-63-72-0-0-0-89 (8-7c/1 wks) US:#68/7
US Date: 01/04/1989 - Run: 89-79-72-69-*68*-77-86 (7 wks) UK:#6/8/1

16. ALL I WANT IS YOU
UK Date: 24/06/1989 - Run: 5-*4*-8-23-34-60-0-0-0-93 (7-6c/3 wks) US:#83/4
US Date: 01/07/1989 - Run: 93-88-*83*-89 (4 wks) UK:#4/7/3

17. THE FLY
UK Date: 02/11/1991 - Run: *1*-2-5-27-52-0-0-0-0-62 (6-5c/3/1 wks) US:#61/11
US Date: 09/11/1991 - Run: 74-68-*61*-63-80-89-91-91-91-91-97 (11 wks) UK:#1/6/3/1

18. MYSTERIOUS WAYS
UK Date: 14/12/1991 - Run: *13*-21-28-29-54-64-72 (7 wks) US:#9/20/1
US Date: 23/11/1991 - Run: 77-74-48-33-26-26-21-20-15- *9*-11-11-12-13-19-25-31-34-41-46 (20/1 wks) UK:#13/7

19. ONE
UK Date: 07/03/1992 - Run: 23- *7*-9-24-43-64 (6/2 wks) US:#10/20/1
US Date: 14/03/1992 - Run: 76-41-30-22-22-19-13-13-12- *10*-11-15-18-23-25-33-42-41-51-54 (20/1 wks) UK:#7/6/2

20. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (OR.VERSION)
UK Date: 20/06/1992 - Run: 13-*12*-18-43-55-51-57 (7 wks)

21. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING
UK Date: 11/07/1992 - Run: 13- *8*-13-22-41-60-62 (7/1 wks) US:#32/15
US Date: 11/07/1992 - Run: 72-52-48-42-40-36-36-37-36-*32*-44-57-72-89-96 (15 wks) UK:#8/7/1

22. WHO'S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES
UK Date: 05/12/1992 - Run: *14*-15-33-35-39-46-59-68 (8 wks) US:#35/16
US Date: 07/11/1992 - Run: 77-59-49-48-39-37-*35*-35-38-43-42-56-68-79-88-100 (16 wks) UK:#14/8

23. STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE): I'VE GOT... (by U2 / Frank Sinatra with Bono)
UK Date: 04/12/1993 - Run: 6-*4*-14-24-29-28-48-60-69 (9/2 wks)

24. STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!)
US Date: 18/12/1993 - Run: 75-66-*61*-61-61-61-61-62-66-71-69-81-93 (13 wks)

25. HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME, KILL ME
UK Date: 17/06/1995 - Run: *2*-2-3-6-10-6-4-7-13-17-26-41-55-71 (14/8 wks) US:#16/17
US Date: 24/06/1995 - Run: 23-21-18-*16*-16-16-19-25-30-32-41-50-58-69-78-82-95 (17 wks) UK:#2/14/8

26. DISCOTHEQUE
UK Date: 15/02/1997 - Run: *1*-6-15-28-39-51-62-66-71-0-0-0-0-72-75 (11-9c/2/1 wks) US:#10/11/1
US Date: 22/02/1997 - Run: *10*-12-20-33-52-67-77-85-85-96-98 (11/1 wks) UK:#1/11/2/1

27. STARING AT THE SUN
UK Date: 26/04/1997 - Run: *3*-17-34-41-60-74 (6/1 wks) US:#26/18
US Date: 26/04/1997 - Run: 30-30-*26*-26-26-29-31-36-46-56-61-73-88-87-96-94-93-97 (18 wks) UK:#3/6/1

28. LAST NIGHT ON EARTH / POP MUZIK / HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN
UK Date: 02/08/1997 - Run: *10*-29-43-69-0-68 (5-4c/1 wks)

29. LAST NIGHT ON EARTH
US Date: 19/07/1997 - Run: *57*-61-68-64-69-73-93-98 (8 wks)

30. PLEASE
UK Date: 04/10/1997 - Run: *7*-26-47-72 (4/1 wks)

31. IF GOD WILL SEND HIS ANGELS / MOFO
UK Date: 20/12/1997 - Run: *12*-33-40-52-52-67 (6 wks)

32. SWEETEST THING
UK Date: 31/10/1998 - Run: *3*-4-10-18-31-38-44-60-59-55-70-71-72 (13/3 wks) US:#63/17
US Date: 05/12/1998 - Run: 66-69-*63*-69-67-63-63-68-71-72-77-86-87-87-97-100-95 (17 wks) UK:#3/13/3

33. BEAUTIFUL DAY
UK Date: 21/10/2000 - Run: *1*-3-14-25-38-44-50-62-65-74-73-58-43-52-58-73 (16/2/1 wks) US:#21/25
US Date: 07/10/2000 - Run: 75-73-71-68-69-61-47-44-40-42-32-28-25-28-24-22-*21*-21-21-25-26-36-33-38-46 (25 wks) UK:#1/16/2/1

34. STUCK IN A MOMENT YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF
UK Date: 10/02/2001 - Run: *2*-10-25-40-37-39-43-67 (8/2 wks) US:#52/20
US Date: 29/09/2001 - Run: 62-58-55-*52*-52-59-56-55-54-54-67-65-73-78- (14 wsf)
05/01/2002: 82-72-78-79-81-83 (20 wks) UK:#2/8/2

35. NEW YEARS DUB (by Musique Vs U2)
UK Date: 02/06/2001 - Run: *15*-37-55-74-0-0-75 (5-4c wks)

36. ELEVATION
UK Date: 28/07/2001 - Run: *3*-13-24-35-41-48-53-60 (8/1 wks)

37. WALK ON
UK Date: 01/12/2001 - Run: *5*-27-52-68-70-68-58-64 (8/1 wks)

38. ELECTRICAL STORM
UK Date: 02/11/2002 - Run: *5*-12-23-36-52-59-54-47-48-61-57-63-74 (13/1 wks) US:#77/7
US Date: 28/09/2002 - Run: *77*-77-85-87-88-93-100 (7 wks) UK:#5/13/1

39. TAKE ME TO THE CLOUDS ABOVE (by LMC Vs U2)
UK Date: 07/02/2004 - Run: *1*-1-3-4-5-11-17-21-27-33-48-62 (12/5/2 wks)

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UK ALBUMS
From Melody Maker: started 8-11-1958 (Top 10)
From Record Retailer (RR)/Music Week (MW): started 10-3-1960 (Top 20) changed: 14-4-1966 (Top 30) 8-12-1966 (Top 40) 12-2-1969 (Top 15) 5-3-1969 (Top 30) 12-3-1969 (Top 15) 14-6-1969 (Top 20) 28-6-1969 (Top 40) 9-8-1969 (Top 32) 16-8-1969 (Top 40) 11-10-1969 (Top 25) 8-11-1969 (fluctuated between 20-77 pos.) 9-1-1971 (Top 50) 5-7-1975 (Top 60) 2-12-1978 (Top 75) 8-8-1981 (Top 100) 14-1-1989 (Top 75)

US ALBUMS
From Billboard: started 8-1-1955 (bi-weekly Top 15) changed: 24-3-1956 (weekly Top 10-25, fluctuating) 25-5-1959 (Top 50) 4-1-1960 (Top 40) 9-1-1961 (Top 25) 3-4-1961 (Top 150) 1-4-1967 (top 175) and since 13-5-1967 a Top 200.



01. BOY
UK Date: 29/08/1981 - Run: 71-*52*-75-85-73-83-95-80-98 (9 wks)
Re #01: 29/01/1983 94-91-63-84-88-89-88-88-55-77-59-61-94 (13 wks, 22 wsf)
Re #02: 09/07/1983 82-0-95-0-0-0-99-77-94 (5-3c wks, 27 wsf)
Re #03: 27/07/1985 77-81-0-90-0-95 (4-2c wks)
Total # of re-entries: 7
Total # of weeks: 31-13c (US:#63/47)

US Date: 14/03/1981 - Run: 135-98-76-70-*63*-63-74-74-73-74-76-78-78-88-102-112-125-137-135-156 (20 wks)
Re #01: 10/11/1984 192-188 (2 wks, 22 wsf)
Re #02: 19/01/1985 181-179-194 (3 wks, 25 wsf)
Re #03: 25/04/1987 193-160-150-147-128-116-111-107-107-120-111-116-136-133-153-170-155-160-168-183-185-181 (22 wks)
Total # of weeks: 47-22c (UK:#52/31)


02. OCTOBER
UK Date: 24/10/1981 - Run: *11*-13-17-33-40-67-85-94-0-0-0-0- (8 wsf)
16/01/1982: 90-99 (10-8c wks)
Re #01: 14/08/1982 98 (1 wk, 11 wsf)
Re #02: 29/01/1983 78-72-59-61-75-95-81-84-64-75-51-64-62-63 (14 wks, 25 wsf)
Re #03: 09/07/1983 97-86-0-0-0-94-86-76-86-84-0-0-92 (8-5c wks, 33 wsf)
Re #04: 14/01/1984 97 (1 wk, 34 wsf)
Re #05: 06/10/1984 94 (1 wk, 35 wsf)
Re #06: 12/01/1985 88 (1 wk, 36 wsf)
Re #07: 27/07/1985 76-99-94-95-0-0-92 (5-4c wks, 41 wsf)
Re #08: 13/06/1992 72 (1 wk)
Total # of re-entries: 12
Total # of weeks: 42-14c (Top 20: 3 Top 40: 5) (US:#104/38)

US Date: 07/11/1981 - Run: 181-143-114-*104*-104-118-123-137- (8 wsf)
02/01/1982: 137-145-157-157-159-180-180 (15 wks)
Re #01: 08/12/1984 183 (1 wk, 16 wsf)
Re #02: 25/04/1987 195-161-151-139-125-117-107-110-118-125-112-126-142-158-165-163-177-172-166-186-193-199 (22 wks)
Total # of weeks: 38-22c (UK:#11/42)


03. WAR
UK Date: 12/03/1983 - Run: *1*-4-4-6-6-6-8-13-23-28-33-43-37-46-69-80-35-19-21-24-27-29-29-25-25-27-31-33-37-37-38-41-49-53-56-65-65-71-79-76-0-94-94- (42 wsf)
07/01/1984: 76-35-36-43-48-56-53-69-74-71-45-75-0-85-81-85-86 (58-40c/7/1 wks)
Re #01: 07/07/1984 87-0-0-98-97 (3-2c wks, 61 wsf)
Re #02: 15/09/1984 82-58-37-39-41-61-74-70-65-92-81-89-0-90-92-86- (76 wsf)
05/01/1985: 61-74-71-77-46-67-59-83-0-96-76-99-0-0-100-0-0-95-81-0-0-80-88-83-88-0-80-83-90-32-41-29-37-38-34-38-47-44-62-48-60-60-76-93-88-96-99 (54-21c wks, 115 wsf)
Re #03: 18/01/1986 85-84-67-75-87-81-76-93-92-0-91-0-81 (11-9c wks, 126 wsf)
Re #04: 13/06/1987 84-72-78-88-98-67-73-83-48-50-57-66-77-74-88-96-94 (17 wks, 143 wsf)
Re #05: 13/06/1992 51-72 (2 wks, 145 wsf)
Re #06: 21/08/1993 38-59 (2 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 17
Total # of weeks: 147-40c (Top 10: 7, Top 20: 9 Top 40: 38, #1: 1) US:#12/179

US Date: 19/03/1983 - Run: 91-54-35-22-19-15-13-*12*-16-16-19-20-19-17-17-21-34-39-42-47-50-52-49-49-53-52-58-56-56-55-63-68-67-71-70-74-73-96-92-91-93-93- (42 wsf)
07/01/1984: 93-90-88-83-79-78-77-75-80-80-92-92-91-89-106-100-98-115-119-127-145-146-148-179-198-190-199-196 (70 wks)
Re #01: 10/11/1984 190-179-164-164-185-192-192-192- (78 wsf)
05/01/1985: 192-190-187-183-181-177-175-183-180-178-178-175-182-180-175-169-164-158-151-148-147-152-167-167-162-157-167-164-159-160-166-164-150-143-138-133-138-149-143-141-143-141-151-171-166-161-157-187-182-179-174-173- (130 wsf)
04/01/1986: 173-158-153-153-156-160-170-178-174-172-182-180-183-179-176-182-177-172-168-167-194-187-187-182-182-192 (86 wks, 156 wsf)
Re #02: 18/04/1987 162-131-118-113-113-96-84-81-82-80-80-86-88-96-108-103-119-122-125-118-136-132-137 (23 wks)
Total # of weeks: 179-86c (Top 20: 11 Top 40: 16) (UK:#1/147/7/1)


04. UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY
UK Date: 03/12/1983 - Run: *2*-6-7-17-17- (5 wsf)
07/01/1984: 19- 6-8-8-8-8-11-12-12-15-14-22-19-19-20-19-25-28-24-35-40-43-47-53-53-52-65-51-46-53-52-57-44-51-36-45-47-30-17-25-30-26-34-38-43-61-59-62-67-64-63-61- (57 wsf)
05/01/1985: 46-36-27-30-24-33-31-36-34-40-46-54-49-64-57-69-53-47-45-39-51-44-44-50-46-49-44-41-54-16-15-12-11-15-14-16-13-15-18-13-17-17-22-23-26-42-51-72-67-69-79-79- (109 wsf)
04/01/1986: 62-46-55-42-33-49-46-35-35-47-47-69-53-52-55-74-69-73-63-65-74-69-56-63-71-62-70-68-59-43-43-43-53-60-56-56-76-70-63-63-82-0-77-66 (152-150c/8-7c wks)
Re #01: 10/01/1987 89-0-93-0-93-100-0-0-95-67-48-51-34-49-50-57-57-56-87-76-72-72-49-43-42-43-43-34-36-38-27-23-28-37-31-40-52-51-60-72-84-76-91-92 (40-36c wks, 192 wsf)
Re #02: 09/01/1988 96-77-93-96-91-100-0-64-92-90 (9-6c wks, 201 wsf)
Re #03: 13/06/1992 56-73 (2 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 8 (Top 10: 1)
Total # of weeks: 203-150c (Top 10: 8-7c, Top 20: 34 Top 40: 73) US:#28/180

US Date: 10/12/1983 - Run: 68-46-44-44- (4 wsf)
07/01/1984: 33-33-29-*28*-28-28-35-35-34-41-35-35-34-34-42-58-71-71-88-88-96-98-117-123-123-122-119-123-138-146-148-149-149-153-151-149-143-138-135-157-153-141-133-131-149-145-142-139-176-199-189-189- (56 wsf)
05/01/1985: 183-172-158-154-148-147-142-137-144-142-143-127-125-137-135-129-129-127-125-122-141-138-138-130-130-145-145-144-142-148-143-141-132-126-126-121-123-124-134-130-133-129-141-139-134-135-152-163-165-159-155-150- (108 wsf)
04/01/1986: 150-125-125-124-134-151-164-162-157-158-158-155-150-147-147-145-147-126-126-126-168-162-158-162-156-162-170-174-164-159-156-158-167-167-172-166-160-160-148-148-148-143-153-151-157-186-192-180-180 (157 wks)
Re #01: 18/04/1987 183-132-117-108-108-102-81-75-88-84-85-87-91-108-106-114-117-112-116-120-114-121-121 (23 wks)
Total # of weeks: 180-157c ( Top 40: 13) (UK:#2/203/8)


05. THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
UK Date: 13/10/1984 - Run: *1*-1-2-6-9-12-18-26-35-31-31-30- (12 wsf)
05/01/1985: 21-19-19-22-28-34-41-32-42-50-47-57-88-66-77-78-91-41-26-21-35-36-33-44-43-54-47-49-46-12-12- 9-9-10-12-12-15-17-17-21-19-23-33-34-45-55-59-67-82-91-88-89- (64 wsf)
04/01/1986: 56-44-39-36-39-38-49-42-43-48-68-56-60-59-70-51-70-64-64-87-84-91-87-0-75-74-76-97-91-0-84-0-86-79-81 (96-87c/8-7c/2 wks)
Re #01: 21/03/1987 45-61-59-72-69-99-96-85-0-0-94-80-63-58-49-69-52-54-52-59-35-39-43-42-58-65-64-66-73 (27-19c wks, 123 wsf)
Re #02: 09/01/1988 98-97-97-0-0-0-0-73 (4-3c wks, 127 wsf)
Re #03: 13/06/1992 38-46 (2 wks, 129 wsf)
Re #04: 28/08/1993 75 (1 wk)
Total # of re-entries: 9 (Top 10: 1)
Total # of weeks: 130-87c (Top 10: 8-7c, Top 20: 20 Top 40: 46, #1: 2) US:#12/132

US Date: 20/10/1984 - Run: 47-29-17-15-15-*12*-12-12-19-16-16- (11 wsf)
05/01/1985: 16-16-22-27-31-31-38-38-40-54-46-45-44-39-39-39-41-48-49-57-56-67-68-75-83-81-92-99-108-99-99-90-89-87-83-87-93-93-90-101-89-89-100-102-114-109-105-116-123-120-117-116- (63 wsf)
04/01/1986: 116-105-104-106-106-110-127-135-135-143-142-151-162-168-163-160-157-164-159-151-151-146-144-142-176-172-178-180-175-193-186-182-186-191-199-192-184-200-170-166-166-169-182-191-191-199 (109 wks)
Re #01: 18/04/1987 172-135-128-117-116-106-80-79-79-76-79-84-86-99-103-101-113-116-115-114-118-125-126 (23 wks)
Total # of weeks: 132-109c (Top 20: 11 Top 40: 22) (UK:#1/130/8/2)


06. WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA
UK Date: 27/07/1985 - Run: 83-75-37-28-17-*11*-17-25-31-35-50-65-77-97-88 (15 wks)
Re #01: 24/10/1987 73 (1 wk)
Total # of weeks: 16-15c (Top 20: 3 Top 40: 8) (US:#37/23)

US Date: 29/06/1985 - Run: *37* (1 wk) *
Re #01: 25/04/1987 150-137-137-141-124-113-100-104-103-110-105-114-125-136-133-156-146-144-140-154-160-152 (22 wks)
Total # of weeks: 23-22c ( Top 40: 1) (UK:#11/16)

* Billboard removed this album on his second week because it was an EP, don't ask why debuted on the Billboard 200 the week before and why they made it re-enter 2 years before...


07. THE JOSHUA TREE
UK Date: 21/03/1987 - Run: *1*-1-2-2-3-4-7-4-4-8-5-4-4-3-2-3-2-2-4-5-3-6-6-9-6-9-5-10-12-14-16-19-22-27-37-41-43-45-46-44-42- (41 wsf)
02/01/1988: 38-21-18-21-24-28-32-13-15-19-17-21-28-33-38-42-45-53-50-62-59-61-55-55-58-69-60-70-60-70-58-57-60-56-58-66-53-57-61-69-56-54-61-86-83-71-77-85-0-100-0-0-99- (91 wsf)
07/01/1989: 69-60-70-64-73-68-72-74-58-66-71-0-69-67-75 (105-89c/28/2 wks)
Re #01: 01/07/1989 73-0-66-55-71-72-70-73-70 (8-7c wks, 113 wsf)
Re #02: 18/01/1992 57-73 (2 wks, 115 wsf)
Re #03: 04/04/1992 34-33-43-66 (4 wks, 119 wsf)
Re #04: 13/06/1992 19-19-29-32-72 (5 wks, 124 wsf)
Re #05: 22/05/1993 51-67 (2 wks, 126 wsf)
Re #06: 21/08/1993 27-30-41 (3 wks, 129 wsf)
Re #07: 24/08/1996 60 (1 wk, 130 wsf)
Re #08: 26/07/1997 53-46-72-0-0-50-49-69 (6-3c wks, 136 wsf)
Re #09: 25/10/1997 75-67 (2 wks, 138 wsf)
Re #10: 03/03/2001 35-24-37-52-0-67-0-67-20-27-42-56-0-0-0-72 (11-5c wks, 149 wsf)
Re #11: 25/08/2001 43-36-43-41-49-63-70 (7 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 19
Total # of weeks: 156-89c (Top 10: 28, Top 20: 40 Top 40: 64, #1: 2) US:#1/103/35/9

US Date: 04/04/1987 - Run: 7-3-2-*1*-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-2-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-9-10-10-10-10-9-9-8-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-16-15- (39 wsf)
02/01/1988: 14-14-13-15-15-16-16-20-21-25-28-24-20-21-25-29-30-33-39-50-63-72-76-75-86-86-95-113-122-129-144-138-130-132-141-133-125-130-122-130-113-127-137-142-154-147-152-133-148-146-162-145-145- (92 wsf)
07/01/1989: 150-158-147-178-165-163-171-186-181-190-199 (103/35/9 wks)
Total # of weeks: 103 (Top 10: 35, Top 20: 48 Top 40: 58, #1: 9) UK:#1/156/28/2


08. THE JOSHUA TREE SINGLES
UK Date: 20/02/1988 - Run: *100* (1 wk)


09. RATTLE AND HUM
UK Date: 22/10/1988 - Run: *1*-2-2-4-11-18-21-23-23-21-19- (11 wsf)
07/01/1989: 18-15-19-23-28-33-43-32-41-40-48-46-39-37-35-29-32-28-38-45-48-47-50-49-38-35-34-35-36-44-49-56-50-64-68-63 (47/4/1 wks)
Re #01: 13/06/1992 42-37-51-54 (4 wks, 51 wsf)
Re #02: 21/08/1993 34-45-58 (3 wks, 54 wsf)
Re #03: 03/03/2001 69-53 (2 wks, 56 wsf)
Re #04: 25/08/2001 71-57-64-62-74 (5 wks)
Total # of weeks: 61-47c (Top 10: 4, Top 20: 10 Top 40: 33, #1: 1) US:#1/38/14/6

US Date: 29/10/1988 - Run: 14- 5-*1*-1-1-1-1-1-2-2- (10 wsf)
07/01/1989: 3-2-9-9-10-11-15-17-18-28-29-33-36-45-50-53-73-76-78-105-109-117-141-148-185-175-188-188 (38/14/6 wks) UK:#1/61/4/1


10. ACHTUNG BABY
UK Date: 30/11/1991 - Run: *2*-5-11-14-14- (5 wsf)
04/01/1992: 11- 8-9-9-11-19-22-22-27-22-19-17-16-25-31-30-32-35-42-37-40-43-32-24-24-21-17-18-23-20-21-29-28-31-30-33-40-42-36-43-53-54-50-59-62-75-0-0-72-43-46-43- (55 wsf)
02/01/1993: 39-27-26-32-37-47-42-41-36-51-58-73-0-0-0-0-65-70 (69-51c/5-4c wks)
Re #01: 17/07/1993 75-58-0-0-39-17-19-22-43-63 (8-6c wks, 77 wsf)
Re #02: 02/08/1997 68-0-0-0-75-65 (3-2c wks, 80 wsf)
Re #03: 03/03/2001 47-37-57 (3 wks, 83 wsf)
Re #04: 25/08/2001 50-46-55-61 (4 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 8 (Top 10: 1)
Total # of weeks: 87-51c (Top 10: 5-4c, Top 20: 19 Top 40: 52) US:#1/97/18/1

US Date: 07/12/1991 - Run: *1*-3-4-4- (4 wsf)
04/01/1992: 7-4-7-6-6-6-9-9-8-9-12-12- 10-7-7-12-13- 10-13-11-11-11-17-17-21-18-21-25-30-28-35-39-43-40-26-23-29-30-28-30-34-47-42-37-39-44-45-44-52-50-49-46- (56 wsf)
02/01/1993: 43-39-48-53-49-49-54-70-74-68-59-63-76-83-94-98-100-109-117-128-129-136-122-124-115-123-136-143-136-122-142-144-141-153-152-158-158-164-174-183-186 (97/18-16c/1 wks)
Top 10 re-entries: 2 UK:#2/87/5


11. ZOOROPA
UK Date: 17/07/1993 - Run: *1*-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-8-12-20-24-25-35-49-57-58-63-66-62-64-60-54-54- (24 wsf)
01/01/1994: 52-39-31-33-37-52-51 (31/9/1 wks) US:#1/40/7/2

US Date: 24/07/1993 - Run: *1*-1-2-3-4-6-10-11-13-16-20-22-29-37-40-42-52-62-73-86-81-79-76- (23 wsf)
01/01/1994: 65-58-54-60-58-68-82-99-111-118-122-103-112-137-159-172-188 (40/7/2 wks) UK:#1/31/9/1


12. POP
UK Date: 15/03/1997 - Run: *1*-3-4-6-13-17-16-13- 7-12-18-21-31-36-38-52-54-57-60-34-21-13-15-17-16-20-31-54-65-41-40-52-67 (33/5-4c/1 wks)
Re #01: 10/01/1998 67-73 (2 wks)
Total # of weeks: 35-33c (Top 10: 5-4c, Top 20: 16 Top 40: 24, #1: 1) US:#1/28/3/1

US Date: 22/03/1997 - Run: *1*-2-8-12-14-13-13-15-15-18-20-29-33-42-49-56-68-89-96-117-124-138-152-154-165-174-171-189 (28/3/1 wks) UK:#1/35/5/1


13. THE BEST OF 1980-1990/THE B-SIDES
UK Date: 14/11/1998 - Run: *1*-2-15-21-23-25-30- (7 wsf)
02/01/1999: 37-62 (9/2/1 wks)
Re #01: 16/11/2002 59-71 (2 wks, 11 wsf)
Re #02: 11/01/2003 66 (1 wk)
Total # of weeks: 12-9c (Top 10: 2, Top 20: 3 Top 40: 8, #1: 1) US:#2/17/2

US Date: 21/11/1998 - Run: *2*-5-21-28-29-33- (6 wsf)
02/01/1999: 38-45-56-68-85-92-102-125-134-157-190 (17/2 wks) UK:#1/12/2/1


14. THE BEST OF 1980-1990
UK Date: 21/11/1998 - Run: 8-9-*4*-8-9-7- (6 wsf)
02/01/1999: 8-7-8-9-10-17-17-16-32-29-24-34-37-50-43-36-37-41-51-65-63-68-64-61-62-61-72-65-0-0-0-63-49-48-54-71-73 (40-34c/11 wks)
Re #01: 27/11/1999 75 (1 wk, 41 wsf)
Re #02: 29/04/2000 73-69-61-59-65-60 (6 wks, 47 wsf)
Re #03: 24/02/2001 69-54-25-35-41-56-48-54-66 (9 wks, 56 wsf)
Re #04: 28/07/2001 50-68-73-0-52-56-74 (6-3c wks, 62 wsf)
Re #05: 06/07/2002 65-73 (2 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 7
Total # of weeks: 64-34c (Top 10: 11, Top 20: 14 Top 40: 23) US:#45/42

US Date: 28/11/1998 - Run: 57-*45*-68-70-70- (5 wsf)
02/01/1999: 56-58-53-46-57-61-62-68-69-83-94-96-96-102-131-138-138-144-145-153-154-141-150-160-158-166-182-189-196-199-197-0-0-182-176-163-188-0-197 (41-36c wks)
Re #01: 18/11/2000 192 (1 wk)
Total # of re-entries: 3
Total # of weeks: 42-36c (UK:#4/64/11)


15. ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND
UK Date: 11/11/2000 - Run: *1*-4-10-20-25-26-28-29- (8 wsf)
06/01/2001: 29-23-17-12-12- 7-7-8-10-3-6-8-12-14-23-30-39-41-49-54-65-60-53-47-47-58-65-56-47-37-30-23-22-15-16-23-34-42-53-64-0-0-74-60-50-57-69-0-71-54-61-60- (57 wsf)
05/01/2002: 64-56-60 (60-48c/10-9c/1 wks)
Re #01: 09/03/2002 64-74 (2 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 3 (Top 10: 1)
Total # of weeks: 62-48c (Top 10: 10-9c, Top 20: 18 Top 40: 33, #1: 1) US:#3/94/3

US Date: 18/11/2000 - Run: *3*-5-12-22-23-24-20- (7 wsf)
06/01/2001: 18-22-16-19-19-25-33-37-35-11-15-25-31-38-40-42-45-45-48-50-48-50-58-60-53-50-66-74-82-81-89-88-99-105-106-108-104-78-66-53-50-57-55-54-58-62-67-80-77-78-76-69- (59 wsf)
05/01/2002: 71-74-58-39-56-61-66-25-26-28- 10-17-25-37-47-48-55-65-83-103-107-119-131-118-130-117-135-153-142-161-173-187-176-185-199 (94/3-2c wks) UK:#1/62/10/1


16. THE BEST OF 1990-2000 & B-SIDES
UK Date: 16/11/2002 - Run: *2*-6-25-28-27-36-38- (7 wsf)
04/01/2003: 36-30-33-52-56-70-0-69-69 (15-13c/2 wks)
Re #01: 31/05/2003 72-0-67-63-66-48-69 (6-5c wks)
Total # of re-entries: 3
Total # of weeks: 21-13c (Top 10: 2 Top 40: 10) US:#3/12/1

US Date: 23/11/2002 - Run: *3*-27-49-62-80-91- (6 wsf)
04/01/2003: 88-93-100-134-163-184 (12/1 wks) UK:#2/21/2


17. THE BEST OF 1990-2000
UK Date: 23/11/2002 - Run: *37*-48-49-47-44-43- (6 wsf)
04/01/2003: 48-62-65-72-69 (11 wks) US:#34/14

US Date: 30/11/2002 - Run: *34*-57-49-58-56- (5 wsf)
04/01/2003: 58-64-88-94-115-117-154-171-166 (14 wks) UK:#37/11

[STING2]

Thank you for all this great information! It definitely fills in a lot of gaps in the chart information this forum has had!

[tkramer]

Man, that's a LOT of info!!!! THANKS!!!

[biff]

That's really impressive! Thanks!

[Axver]

Wow, that is incredible! Thanks for posting it!

[U2Fan101]

US Date: 18/11/2000 - Run: *3*-5-12-22-23-24-20- (7 wsf)
06/01/2001: 18-22-16-19-19-25-33-37-35-11-15-25-31-38-40-42-45-45-48-50-48-50-58-60-53-50-66-74-82-81-89-88-99-105-106-108-104-78-66-53-50-57-55-54-58-62-67-80-77-78-76-69- (59 wsf)
05/01/2002: 71-74-58-39-56-61-66-25-26-28- 10-17-25-37-47-48-55-65-83-103-107-119-131-118-130-117-135-153-142-161-173-187-176-185-199 (94/3-2c wks) UK:#1/62/10/1


Is this telling me that ATYCLB was still on the US Billboard Top 200 even in 2002? And that it hit no. 10, in 2002? I don't remember this happening, unless if I missed it.

[Axver]

I'm presuming that surge in sales would have followed U2's appearance at the Super Bowl ...

[doctorwho]

Yes, ATYCLB charted as high as #10 (only its third week in the Top 10 in the U.S., despite a lengthy chart run) after it won 4 Grammy Awards. The Super Bowl appearance started ATYCLB's upward climb and the Grammy Awards pushed it back into the top 10.

Note, "Beautiful Day" won 3 Grammy Awards the year before (in 2001) because "Beautiful Day" was released in Sept. 2000, which qualified it for the 2000 Grammy Awards, presented in March 2001. The album, however, was released in late Oct. 2000, thus qualifying for the 2001 Grammy Awards, which were presented in March 2002.

[U2girl]

I've seen the 21 and 52 chart spot for BD and Stuck before, did Elevation and Walk on not even chart?

What surprised me on the US singles chart was that In god's country with its catchy melody only got to 44, All I want is you dropped to 83 (and the less loved When love comes to town got to 68), the first album single Fly only climbed to 61 and that Stuck in a moment only peaked at 52.
Hold me thrill me kiss me kill me, not an album track, got to 16!
And the beautiful Stay got to 61

JT, R&H, AB, Zooropa all got lots of time in top 10, and ATYCLB proved its power by getting as high as top 10 even in 2002.

[STING2]

Originally posted by U2girl
I've seen the 21 and 52 chart spot for BD and Stuck before, did Elevation and Walk on not even chart?

What surprised me on the US singles chart was that In god's country with its catchy melody only got to 44, All I want is you dropped to 83 (and the less loved When love comes to town got to 68), the first album single Fly only climbed to 61 and that Stuck in a moment only peaked at 52.
Hold me thrill me kiss me kill me, not an album track, got to 16!
And the beautiful Stay got to 61

JT, R&H, AB, Zooropa all got lots of time in top 10, and ATYCLB proved its power by getting as high as top 10 even in 2002.

Elevation and Walk On were not able to chart in the HOT 100. There was simply not enough airplay outside of the rock and modern rock formats. But, looking back, it sure did not hurt the sales of ATYCLB which has sold nearly 4.5 million copies in the USA to date.

[U2girl]

Thanks Sting2!

[Soldatti]

U2 on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

Key:
Top 10 Positions (up to 1985)
The Bubbling Under Chart not was published from 1985 to 1992
Top 25 Positions (1992-now)

- Two Hearts Beats As One (#101, 5 wks bubbling)
- Lemon (#103, entry date: 13/11/1993, peak date: 13/11/1993, 3 wks bubbling)
- Please (#103, entry date: 13/12/1997, peak date: 21/02/1998, 11 wks bubbling)
- Walk On (#118, entry date: 24/02/2001, peak date: 10/03/2001, 4 wks bubbling)
- Elevation (#116, entry date: 23/06/2001, peak date: 23/06/2001, 3 wks bubbling)

For the record before to hit the Billboard Hot 100, Beautiful Day bubbled 3 weeks (16-23 and 30/09/2000), Stuck In A Moment bubbled 3 weeks too (01-08 and 22/09/2001) and Electrical Storm 2 weeks (14 and 21/09/2002).
I don't have another data for Two Hearts Beats As One, only peak and weeks.

[U2Fan101]

Soldatti - Thanks for this info. I was unaware that Please was on the charts for 11 weeks.


Could you possibly look and give me the chart history on Passengers, week by week? I don't think there will be much, but I don't think I can look since I don't pay to billboard.

Thanks

[WHYWHY]

Wow soldatti... thanks for that info... you've really cleared up a lot of uncertainty related to those POP and ATYCLB records.

I guess we see now that MOFO/IGWSHA never even made it close to the Hot 100.
Btw, do you know how long Sweetest Thing was bubbling under for?

Thanks.
WHYWHY.

[Soldatti]

Originally posted by WHYWHY
Btw, do you know how long Sweetest Thing was bubbling under for?
WHYWHY.

Sweetest Thing never charted on the Bubbling chart, it made the Hot 100 straight. All the info about U2 & the bubbling under chart is in my post.

[Soldatti]

Originally posted by U2Fan101
Could you possibly look and give me the chart history on Passengers, week by week? I don't think there will be much, but I don't think I can look since I don't pay to billboard.

Here is the info that I have NOW:
- Chart Runs for UK
- Chart History for US

Passengers:

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1
UK Date: 18/11/1995 - Run: *12*-46-51-61-73 (5 wks)
US Date: 25/11/1995 - Peak: *76* (4 wks on Billboard 200)

Miss Sarajevo
UK Date: 02/12/1995 - Run: *6*-12-17-26-24-38-44-56-70 (9/1 wks)

THE MILLION DOLAR HOTEL
US Date: 01/04/2000 - Run: *104* (2 wks on Billboard 200)

This album reached #13 on UK Top 50 Compilations chart, entry date: 25/03/2000; weeks on chart: 3


I will try find US runs soon...

[doctorwho]

Thanks for this great info.

Could you double check "Hold Me...Kill Me" and "Staring at the Sun"? From my memory, I recall them both spending 4 weeks at their respective peak positions (that is, "Hold Me..." was at #16 for 4 weeks and "Staring at the Sun" was at #26 for 4 weeks). You have both of these at 3 weeks at their peak positions (instead of 4). My memory might be wrong, but could you recheck this please?

Thank you!

[Soldatti]

The information is straight from Billboard's magazine, and I'm sure that is fine. I have various artists on my database including whole chart runs for Beatles, Stones, Elvis, Pink Floyd (inc. the 741 weeks on the US chart, week by week) and many more. I also have UK & US All time lists for albums, singles and artists until the last week.
On all the cases the information was cheked several times and the few mistakes were fixed.
You can sleep very well, the information is right.

BTW if you want others chart runs only ask and I will try to send it to you.

[WHYWHY]

Originally posted by Soldatti


Sweetest Thing never charted on the Bubbling chart, it made the Hot 100 straight. All the info about U2 & the bubbling under chart is in my post.

.

Ah right. great! thanks for that soldatti.

Just wondering, if you have time, I was wondering if you could post the chart run of Eminem's last album, just so we can see what might be expected of his upcoming album released the week before U2?

Thanks.
WHYWHY.