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For each of the albums (include Passengers if you want), give:

Best song
Worst song
Most overrated song
Most underrated song
Your personal favourite song
 
Well, my personal favourites tend to be the same as the one I consider best, so I'll only include the favourites category when it's actually different.

BOY
Best: The Electric Co.
Worst: The Ocean
Over-rated: I Will Follow (though I love it anyway)
Under-rated: Twilight

OCTOBER
Best: Gloria
Worst: I Fall Down
Over-rated: None
Under-rated: The entire bloody thing, this album is one of U2's best
Personal favourite: A tie between Gloria and Tomorrow

WAR
Best: New Year's Day
Worst: Red Light
Over-rated: Two Hearts Beat As One
Under-rated: Like A Song

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best: The Unforgettable Fire
Worst: MLK
Over-rated: MLK
Under-rated: 4th Of July
Personal favourite: Well, it's usually UF, but I'm in love with A Sort Of Homecoming at the moment

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best: One Tree Hill
Worst: Trip Through Your Wires
Over-rated: ISHFWILF
Under-rated: Red Hill Mining Town

RATTLE AND HUM
(Counting studio only)
Best: Heartland
Worst: Love Rescue Me
Over-rated: Angel Of Harlem, I suppose
Under-rated: When Love Comes To Town

ACHTUNG BABY
Best: Acrobat
Worst: Ultra Violet
Over-rated: One
Under-rated: None

ZOOROPA
Best: Zooropa
Worst: Babyface
Over-rated: The First Time
Under-rated: Some Days Are Better Than Others

PASSENGERS
Best: Slug
Worst: Elvis Ate America
Over-rated: Miss Sarajevo
Under-rated: Everything apart from Elvis Ate America and Miss Sarajevo
Favourite: One Minute Warning

POP
Best: Gone
Worst: Playboy Mansion
Over-rated: Discotheque (or on Interference, Do You Feel Loved)
Under-rated: If You Wear That Velvet Dress
Favourite: Well, Gone's my favourite, but it'd be wrong to not mention Wake Up Dead Man somehow!

ATYCLB
Best: When I Look At The World
Worst: Stuck In A Little While Moment
Over-rated: Most of it
Under-rated: GRACE!
Favourite: If I can count it, The Ground Beneath Her Feet

HTDAAB
Best: City Of Blinding Lights
Worst: SYCMIOYO
Over-rated: Vertigo
Under-rated: One Step Closer
Favourite: One Step Closer right now
 
Well , here`s mine ,

BOY
Best: The Electric Co.
Worst: not any , Boy is such a strong album.
Over-rated: I Will Follow
Under-rated: Another Time Another Place
Personal favourite : Out Of Control

OCTOBER
Best: I Threw A Brick Through A Window
Worst: With A Shout ( the only worse song on a great album )
Over-rated: Fire
Under-rated: Scarlet
Personal favourite: October

WAR
Best: New Year's Day
Worst: Red Light
Over-rated: Two Hearts Beat As One
Under-rated: Surrender
Personal favourite : Seconds

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best: The Unforgettable Fire
Worst: 4th Of July
Over-rated: Pride
Under-rated: Elvis Presley and America
Personal favourite: A Sort Of Homecoming

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best: Streets
Worst: Trip Through Your Wires
Over-rated: ISHFWILF
Under-rated: Red Hill Mining Town
Personal favourite : Running To Stand Still

RATTLE AND HUM
(Counting studio only)
Best: God Part II
Worst: none of the studio songs , all are super
Over-rated: Angel Of Harlem
Under-rated: Love Rescue Me
Personal favourite : Heartland

ACHTUNG BABY
Best: The Fly
Worst: Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Over-rated: One
Under-rated: Who`s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Personal favourite : Ultra Violet

ZOOROPA
Best: Zooropa
Worst: Some Days Are Better Than Others
Over-rated: Numb
Under-rated: The First Time
Personal favourite : Stay

PASSENGERS
Best: Mrs Sarajevo
Worst: United Colours
Over-rated: Your Blue Room
Under-rated: Always Forever Now
Personal favourite: Theme From Let`s Go Native

POP
Best: Gone
Worst: Playboy Mansion
Over-rated: Do You Feel Loved
Under-rated: Wake Up Deadman
Personal favourite: If God Will Send His Angels

ATYCLB
Best: B.Day
Worst: Wild Honey
Over-rated: In A Little While
Under-rated: Grace
Personal favourite: Walk On

HTDAAB
Best: City Of Blinding Lights
Worst: All Because Of You
Over-rated: Vertigo
Under-rated: One Step Closer
Personal favourite: Original Of The Species

Cheers ,

Mauwer
 
THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best song: The Unforgettable Fire
Worst song:
Most overrated song: Pride
Most underrated song: Promanade

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best song: I Still Haven't Found Waht I'm Looking For
Worst song: Trip Through Wires
Most overrated song: Streets
Most underrated song: Red Hill Mining Town
Your personal favourite song: Running to Stand Still

RATTLE AND HUM
Best song: Heartland
Worst song:
Most overrated song: Angel of Harlem
Most underrated song: Hawkmoon 269

ACHTUNG BABY
Best song: Acrobat
Worst song: TTTYAATW
Most overrated song: One
Most underrated song: Even Better Than the Real Thing
Your personal favourite song: Mysterious Ways

ZOOROPA
Best song: Zooropa
Worst song: Babyface
Most overrated song: Stay (but its still good)
Most underrated song: The First Time
Your personal favourite song: Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car

PASSENGERS
Best song: Slug
Worst song: Elvis Ate America
Most overrated song: Miss Sarajevo
Most underrated song: Always Forever Now

POP
Best song: Mofo
Worst song: Staring at the Sun
Most overrated song: there isnt one
Most underrated song: Miami
Your personal favourite song: Miami

ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND
Best song: Walk On
Worst song: Wild Honey
Most overrated song: Beautiful Day (but its still good)
Most underrated song: When I Look At The World
Your personal favourite song The Ground Beneath Her Feet

THE BOMB
Best song: City of Blinding Lights / OOTS
Worst song: A Man and A Woman
Most overrated song:
Most underrated song: Yahweh
Your personal favourite song: Crumbs from your Table
 
BOY
Best song: I Will Follow
Worst song: A Day Without Me
Most overrated song: Stories For Boys
Most underrated song: Twilight
Your personal favourite song: I Will Follow

OCTOBER
Best song: Tomorrow
Worst song: Scarlet
Most overrated song: ITABTAW
Most underrated song: Rejoice
Your personal favourite song: Gloria

WAR
Best song: New Years Day
Worst song: Red Light
Most overrated song: Two Heats Beat As One
Most underrated song: The Refugee
Your personal favourite song: New Years Day

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best song: Bad
Worst song: 4th of July
Most overrated song: The Unforgettable Fire
Most underrated song: Elvis Presley And America
Your personal favourite song: Bad

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best song: With Or Without You
Worst song: Mothers Of The Disappeared
Most overrated song: Streets
Most underrated song: Trip Through Your Wires
Your personal favourite song: ISHFWILF

RATTLE AND HUM
Best song: Desire
Worst song: Heartland
Most overrated song: Heartland
Most underrated song: Love Rescue Me
Your personal favourite song: Desire

ACHTUNG BABY
Best song: One
Worst song: Ultraviolet
Most overrated song: Ultraviolet
Most underrated song: Mysterious Ways
Your personal favourite song: Until The End Of The Wold

ZOOROPA
Best song: Numb
Worst song: SDABTO
Most overrated song: Stay
Most underrated song: Numb
Your personal favourite song: Lemon

PASSENGERS- I havent listened to it enough yet to answer all the questions
Best song: Your Blue Room
Your personal favourite song: Your Blue Room

POP
Best song: Gone
Worst song: Do You Feel Loved
Most overrated song: Mofo
Most underrated song: IGWSHA
Your personal favourite song: IYWTVD

ATYCLB
Best song: Beautiful Day
Worst song: Peace On Earth
Most overrated song: Walk On
Most underrated song: Grace
Your personal favourite song: Beautiful Day

HTDAAB
Best song: Miracle Drug
Worst song: OOTS
Most overrated song: OOTS or SYCMIOYO
Most underrated song: Yahweh
Your personal favourite song: City Of Blinding Lights
 
Boy

Best song An Cat dubh
Worst song Into The Heart
Most overrated song I Will Follow
Most underrated song Shadows And Tall Trees
Your personal favourite song An Cat Dubh

October

Best song Tomorrow
Worst song With A Shout
Most overrated song Fire
Most underrated song Scarlet or I Fall Down
Your personal favourite song Tomorrow

War

Best song New Years Day
Worst song Red Light
Most overrated song Two Hearts Beat As One
Most underrated song The Refugee
Your personal favourite song Drowning Man

The Unforgettable Fire

Best song The Unforgettable Fire-Promenade
Worst song 4th of July
Most overrated song None
Most underrated song MLK
Your personal favourite song Promenade

The Joshua Tree

Best song One Tree Hill
Worst song None
Most overrated song In God's Country
Most underrated song Trip Through Your Wires
Your personal favourite song One Tree Hill

Rattle and Hum

Best song All I Want Is You
Worst song Love Rescue Me
Most overrated song When Love Comes To Town
Most underrated song Van Diemans Land
Your personal favourite song Van Diemans Land

Achtung Baby

Best song The Fly
Worst song None
Most overrated song Who's gonna ride....
Most underrated song So Cruel
Your personal favourite song The Fly

Zooropa

Best song Zooropa
Worst song Babyface
Most overrated song The First Time
Most underrated song The Wanderer
Your personal favourite song Stay or Zooropa

Passengers

Best song Miss Sarajevo
Worst song One Minute Warning
Most overrated song None
Most underrated song Theme from Lets Go Native or Elvis Ate America
Your personal favourite song Your Blue Room

Pop

Best song Mofo
Worst song If God Will Send His Angels
Most overrated song If God Will Send His Angels
Most underrated song Miami
Your personal favourite song Wake Up Dead Man

ATYCLB

Best song Beautiful Day
Worst song Walk On
Most overrated song Walk On
Most underrated song New York or In A Little While

Your personal favourite song The Ground Beneath Her Feet



HTDAAB

Best song City Of Blinding Lights
Worst song Miracle drug
Most overrated song All Because Of You or Miracle drug
Most underrated song A Man and A Woman
Your personal favourite song Fast Cars or COBL
 
Since I have impeccable taste in music, my favorite is by default the best ( :wink: ) so I only included favorites if there were more than one.

Boy
Best: I Will Follow
Worst: The Ocean
Over rated: The Electric Co
Under rated: Out Of Control

October (Whole thing is underated by the band)
Best: Gloria
Worst: Is that all

War
Best: Surrender
Worst: Red Light
Over rated: Sunday Bloody Sunday/New Years Day
Under rated: Two Hearts Beat As One (By the Band)

The Unforgettable Fire
Best: Bad
Worst: Promenade
Over Rated: Pride
Under Rated: none

The Joshua Tree
Best: Streets & WOWY
Worst: Mothers Of The Disappeared
Over Rated: Exit
Under Rated: Trip Through Your Wires
Favorite: WOWY, Streets, Red Hill, RTSS, One Tree Hill

Rattle & Hum
Best: All I Want Is You
Worst: When Love Comes To Town
Over Rated: God Part II
Under Rated: Love Rescue Me

Achtung Baby
Best: Zoo Station
Worst: One
Over Rated: One, The Fly, UTEOTW
Under Rated: So Cruel
Favorite: Zoo Station, WGRYWH

Zooropa
Best: Zooropa
Worst: The Wanderer
Over Rated: The Wanderer, Dirty Day
Under Rated: Some Days

Passengers
Best: Miss S
Worst: Most
Over rated: Slug
Under rated: None.

Pop
Best: Please
Worst: Miami
Over Rated: The rest, especially Wake Up Dead Man

ATYCLB
Best: Beautiful Day
Worst: Peace On Earth
Over Rated: In A Little While
Under Rated: none reallly

HTDAAB
Best: Vertigo
Worst: One Step Closer
Over Rated: Fast Cars
Under Rated: Yahweh
Favorites: Vertigo, COBL, OOTS

B Sides, soundtracks & One Off's (Not including live cuts)

1980 - 1990
Best: Treasure
Worst: Boy/Girl
Over Rated: Spanish Eyes/Silver & Gold
Under Rated: Hallelujah Here She Comes

1990 - 2000
Best: HMTMKMKM
Worst: 99.5% of the remixes
Over Rated: The Sweetest Thing (Single Mix)
Under Rated: Night & Day (Steel String Remix)/Dirty Day (Better Kiss)

2000-
Best: Electrical Storm (Band Version)
Worst: Eva Maria
Over Rated: Summer Rain
Under Rated: Are You Gonna Wait Forever?, Xanax & Wine, Native Son

Mercy definatley would be the best of the B Sides & One Offs for 2000-, but it wsn't commercially released.
 
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Boy
Best song: A Day Without Me
Worst song: Another Time, Another Place
Most overrated song: I Will Follow (It's not that far superior to the others)
Most underrated song: The Ocean
personal favourite song: I Will Follow

October:
Best song: Gloria
Worst song: With A Shout
Most overrated song: Rejoice
Most underrated song: Is That All?
personal favourite song: I Fall Down

War:
Best song: New Year's Day
Worst song: Seconds
Most overrated song: Sunday Bloody Sunday
Most underrated song: Red Light
personal favourite song: Surrender

The Unforgettable Fire
Best song: A Sort Of Homecoming
Worst song: MLK
Most overrated song: Bad
Most underrated song: 4th Of July
personal favourite song: Promenade

The Joshua Tree

Best song: Red Hill Mining Town
Worst song: I Still Haven't Found
Most overrated song: With Or Without You
Most underrated song: Trip Through Your Wires
personal favourite song: Bullet The Blue Sky

Rattle N Hum:
Best song: All I Want Is You
Worst song: Love Rescue Me
Most overrated song: Angel Of Harlem
Most underrated song: Hawkmoon 269
personal favourite song: Heartland

Achtung Baby:

Best song: Acrobat
Worst song: So Cruel
Most overrated song: One
Most underrated song: Ultraviolet
personal favourite song: The Fly

Zooropa

Best song: Zooropa
Worst song: Daddy's Gonna Pay
Most overrated song: Lemon
Most underrated song: Babyface
personal favourite song: Some Days Are Better Than Others

Passengers:
Best: Miss Sarajevo
Worst: Elvis Ate America
Overrated: Slug
Underrated: Beach Sequence
Personal: Your Blue Room

Pop

Best song: Gone
Worst song: The Playboy Mansion
Most overrated song: Wake Up Dead Man
Most underrated song: Staring At The Sun
personal favourite song: Do You Feel Loved?

ATYCLB
Best song: When I Look At The World
Worst song: Peace On Earth
Most overrated song: In A Little While
Most underrated song: New York
personal favourite song: New York

HTDAAB
Best: Original Of The Species
Worst: A Man And A Woman
Overrated: Love And Peace Or Else
Underrated: Sometimes
Personal: Crumbs From Your Table
 
Boy
Best Song: The Electric Co.
Worst Song: A Day Without Me
Overrated: I Will Follow
Underrated: Stories for Boys
Favorite: Out of Control

October
Best Song: Gloria
Worst Song: Scarlet
Overrated: Nothing, really.
Underrated: Everything but Gloria.

War
Best Song: New Year's Day
Worst Song: Red Light
Overrated: Sunday Bloody Sunday
Underrated: Seconds

Unforgettable Fire
Best Song: Bad
Worst Song: MLK
Overrated: Pride
Underrated: Indian Summer Sky and Elvis Presley and America
Favorites: A Sort of Homecoming, The Unforgettable Fire

The Joshua Tree
Best Song: With or Without You
Worst Song: Trip Through Your Wires
Overrated: ISHFWILF, Bullet
Underrated: Red Hill Mining Town
Favorite: One Tree Hill

Rattle and Hum
Best Song: Heartland
Worst Song: Van Diemen's Land
Overrated: Desire
Underrated: Love Rescue Me

Acthung Baby
Best Song: The Fly
Worst Song: Trying to Throw your Arms...
Overrated: One
Underrated: Zoostation (at least before the last tour)
Favorite: Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

Zooropa
Best Song: Stay
Worst Song: Babyface
Overrated: Numb
Underrated: The Wanderer

Passengers
Best Song: Your Blue Room
Worst Song: Elvis Ate America
Overrated: none
Underrated: the album

Pop
Best Song: Please
Worst Song: Last Night on Earth
Overrated: Last Night on Earth
Underrated: If You Wear that Velvet Dress
Favorite: If God Will Send His Angels

All That You Can't Leave Behind
Best Song: Kite
Worst Song: Stuck in a Moment
Overrated: Elevation
Underrated: When I Look at the World, Grace
Favorite: Walk On

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Best Song: City of Blinding Lights and OOTS
Worst Song: All Because of You
Overrated: Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own, Miracle Drug
 
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BOY

Best: I Will Follow
Worst: Shadows and Tall Trees
Over-rated: Out of Control
Under-rated: A Day Without Me
Favorite: I Will Follow

OCTOBER

Best: Tomorrow
Worst: With A Shout
Over-rated: Gloria
Under-rated: Tomorrow
Favorite: Tomorrow

WAR
Best: Sunday Bloody Sunday
Worst: The Refugee
Over-rated: Surrender or 40
Under-rated: Red Light
Favorite: SBS

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best: Bad
Worst: 4th of July
Over-rated: The Unforgettablle Fire
Under-rated: Wire
Favorite: Bad

THE JOSHUA TREE

Best: With or Without You
Worst: Mothers of the Disappeared
Over-rated: Running to Stand Still
Under-rated: Exit or In God's Country
Favorite: Streets

RATTLE AND HUM

Best: All I Want Is You
Worst: Love Rescue Me
Over-rated: When Love Comes To Town
Under-rated: Hawkmoon 269
Favorite: God Part 2

ACHTUNG BABY

Best: The Fly
Worst: So Cruel
Over-rated: One
Under-rated: Ultraviolet
Favorite: The Fly

ZOOROPA

Best: Lemon
Worst: Some Days Are Better Than Others
Over-rated: The Wanderer
Under-rated: Zooropa
Favorite: Lemon

POP

Best: Please
Worst: Miami
Over-rated: Staring at the Sun
Under-rated: The Playboy Mansion
Favorite: Mofo or Gone

ATYCLB

Best: Walk On
Worst: Wild Honey
Over-rated: Beautiful Day
Under-rated: New York
Favorite: Elevation

HTDAAB

Best: Original of the Species
Worst: One Step Closer
Over-rated: All Because of You
Under-rated: A Man and a Woman
Favorite: Vertigo
 
I skip personal favourite because it's almost always the same as the best song for me.

BOY
Best: The Electric Co.
Worst: A Day Without Me
Over-rated: None
Under-rated: Shadows And Tall Trees

OCTOBER
Best: October
Worst: Rejoice
Over-rated: Fire
Under-rated: Tomorrow

WAR
Best: New Year's Day
Worst: Red Light
Over-rated: Two Hearts Beat As One
Under-rated: Drowning Man

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best: Promenade
Worst: None, really
Over-rated: The Unforgettable Fire
Under-rated: Elvis Presley and America

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best: Streets
Worst: Trip Through Your Wires
Over-rated: Red Hill Mining Town
Under-rated: Running To Stand Still

RATTLE AND HUM
(Counting studio only)
Best: Heartland
Worst: When Love Comes To Town
Over-rated: When Love Comes To Town
Under-rated: Love Rescue Me

ACHTUNG BABY
Best: Love Is Blindness
Worst: None
Over-rated: Mysterious Ways
Under-rated: Love Is Blindness

ZOOROPA
Best: Lemon
Worst: Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car
Over-rated: Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car
Under-rated: The Wanderer

PASSENGERS
Best: Slug
Worst: Elvis Ate America
Over-rated: None
Under-rated: Always Forever Now

POP
Best: Please
Worst: Playboy Mansion
Over-rated: None
Under-rated: Wake Up Dead Man

ATYCLB
Best: Beautiful Day
Worst: Wild Honey
Over-rated: Grace
Under-rated: New York

HTDAAB
Best: One Step Closer
Worst: A Man And A Woman
Over-rated: Original Of The Species
Under-rated: One Step Closer
 
Hmm...:hmm:

Boy
Best/Favorite: An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart
Worst: Stories For Boys
Most Overrated: I Will Follow
Most Underrated: Shadows And Tall Trees

October
Best/Favorite: Gloria
Worst: Is That All?
Most Overrated: Rejoice
Most Underrated: I Fall Down

War
Best/Favorite: Surrender
Worst: Drowning Man
Most Overrated: Two Hearts Beat As One
Most Underrated: Red Light

Unforgettable Fire
Best/Favorite: A Sort Of Homecoming
Worst: Indian Summer Sky
Most Overrated: Bad (the live version though is amazing :drool: )
Most Underrated: Promenade

Joshua Tree
Best/Favorite: Trip Through Your Wires
Worst: Exit (much better live)
Most Overrated: With Or Without You
Most Underrated: Trip Through Your Wires

Rattle & Hum
Best/Favorite: Hawkmoon 269
Worst: Love Rescue Me
Most Overrated: All I Want Is You (love it, but it's not THAT good)
Most Underrated: When Love Comes To Town

Achtung Baby
Best/Favorite: Mysterious Ways
Worst: Love Is Blindness
Most Overrated: Love Is Blindness
Most Underrated: Even Better Than The Real Thing

Zooropa
Best/Favorite: Zooropa
Worst: The Wanderer
Most Overrated: The First Time
Most Underrated: Some Days Are Better Than Others

Passengers
Best/Favorite: Beach Sequence
Worst: Elvis Ate America
Most Overrated: Miss Sarajevo (it's brilliant, but not the best on the album, as so many claim it is)
Most Underrated: Beach Sequence

Pop
Best/Favorite: Wake Up Dead Man
Worst: Miami
Most Overrated: Gone (much better live, and I actually prefer the best of mix)
Most Underrated: The Playboy Mansion

ATYCLB
Best/Favorite: Beautiful Day
Worst: Grace
Most Overrated: Stuck In A Moment
Most Underrated: Wild Honey

HTDAAB
Best/Favorite: City Of Blinding Lights
Worst: Original Of The Species
Most Overrated: Original Of The Species
Most Underrated: A Man And A Woman

As for U2 in general...

Songs
Best/Favorite: Zooropa
Worst: Is That All?
Most Overrated: Original Of The Species
Most Underrated: Trip Through Your Wires

Albums
Best/Favorite: Zooropa
Worst: Unforgettable Fire
Most Overrated: Achtung Baby
Most Underrated: Zooropa
 
BOY
Best song: An Cat Dubh
Worst song: Shadows and Tall Trees
Most overrated song: I Will Follow
Most underrated song: Electric Co
Your personal favourite song: An Cat Dubh

OCTOBER
Best song: Gloria
Worst song: Is That All?
Most overrated song: ?
Most underrated song: ?
Your personal favourite song: Gloria

WAR
Best song: Sunday Bloody Sunday
Worst song: Red Light
Most overrated song: ?
Most underrated song: Two Hearts Beat As One
Your personal favourite song: New Year's Day

UF
Best song: Pride
Worst song: Promenade
Most overrated song: Pride
Most underrated song: Wire
Your personal favourite song: UF

JT
Best song: Streets
Worst song: Mothers
Most overrated song: With or Without You
Most underrated song: One Tree Hill
Your personal favourite song: Streets

Rattle and Hum
Best song: ?
Worst song: Most of them
Most overrated song: Most of them
Most underrated song: Angel of Harlem
Your personal favourite song: Angel of Harlem or God Pt. II

Achtung
Best song: The Fly
Worst song: So Cruel
Most overrated song: One
Most underrated song: Zoo Station
Your personal favourite song: The Fly

Zooropa
Best song: Lemon
Worst song: Babyface
Most overrated song: Zooropa
Most underrated song: Stay
Your personal favourite song: Daddy's Gonna Pay

Pop
Best song: Gone
Worst song: If you wear that velvet dress
Most overrated song: None
Most underrated song: Last Night on Earth
Your personal favourite song: Mofo or Gone

ATYCLB
Best song: Beautiful Day
Worst song: Grace
Most overrated song: Stuck in a Moment
Most underrated song: Kite
Your personal favourite song: Elevation

Atomic Bomb
Best song: City of Blinding Lights
Worst song: One Step Closer
Most overrated song: Sometimes or Miracle Drug
Most underrated song: Love and Peace
Your personal favourite song: All Because of You
 
BOY
Best song: I Will Follow
Worst song: Another Time, Another Place
Most overrated song: Out Of Control
Most underrated song: Shadows And Tall Trees
Your personal favourite song: Twilight

OCTOBER
Best song: Gloria
Worst song: Stranger In A Strange Land
Most overrated song: Rejoice
Most underrated song: Is That All?
Your personal favourite song: Scarlet

WAR
Best song: Like A Song
Worst song: Red Light
Most overrated song: Two Hearts Beat As One
Most underrated song: Refugee
Your personal favourite song: New Year's Day

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best song: The Unforgettable Fire
Worst song: Elvis Presley And America
Most overrated song: Wire
Most underrated song: 4th Of July
Your personal favourite song: Promenade

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best song: Where The Streets Have No Name
Worst song: Trip Through Your Wires
Most overrated song: One Tree Hill / I Still Haven't Found what I'm Looking For
Most underrated song: In God's Country
Your personal favourite song: In God's Country

RATTLE AND HUM
Best song: All I Want Is You
Worst song: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (live)
Most overrated song: God Part II
Most underrated song: Angel Of Harlem
Your personal favourite song: All I Want Is You

ACHTUNG BABY
Best song: Zoo Station
Worst song: So Cruel
Most overrated song: Until The End Of The World
Most underrated song: Even Better Than The Real Thing
Your personal favourite song: The Fly / One

ZOOROPA
Best song: Zooropa
Worst song: Somedays Are Better Than Others
Most overrated song: Dirty Day
Most underrated song: Lemon
Your personal favourite song: Numb / Stay

Passengers: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS 1
Best song: Your Blue Room
Worst song: "the japanese song"
Most overrated song: Slug
Most underrated song: Miss Sarajevo
Your personal favourite song: Theme From Let's Go Native

POP
Best song: Discotheque / MoFo
Worst song: Miami / The Playboy Mansion
Most overrated song: Last Night On Earth (and the live versions of Gone)
Most underrated song: If God Will Send His Angels
Your personal favourite song: Do you Feel Loved

ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND
Best song: Beautiful Day
Worst song: When I Look At The World / Peace On Earth
Most overrated song: In A Little While
Most underrated song: Grace / Elevation
Your personal favourite song: Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of

HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
Best song: Yahweh / Original Of The Species
Worst song: A Man And A Woman
Most overrated song: Crumbs From Your Table
Most underrated song: All Because Of You / One Step Closer / Miracle Drug
Your personal favourite song: Yahweh
 
BOY
Best: The Electric Co.
Worst: Stories For Boys (although I do like this song)
Over-rated: Twilighy (I think all the high rated songs should be rated high, but I think this one gets a little too much publicity)
Under-rated: An Cat Dubh
Personal favourite : Out Of Control

OCTOBER
Best: Gloria
Worst: With A Shout
Over-rated: Fire
Under-rated: I Threw A Brick Through A Window
Personal favourite: October

WAR
Best: New Year's Day
Worst: Red Light
Over-rated: Two Hearts Beat As One
Under-rated: Drowning Man
Personal favourite : 40

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best: Bad
Worst: 4th Of July
Over-rated: Pride
Under-rated: Promenade
Personal favourite: Bad

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best: With Or Without You
Worst: Trip Through Your Wires
Over-rated: Bullet The Blue Sky
Under-rated: One Tree Hill
Personal favourite : With Or Without You

RATTLE AND HUM
(Counting studio only)
Best: All I Want Is You
Worst: When Love Comes To Town
Over-rated: Desire
Under-rated: God Part 2
Personal favourite : All I Want Is You

ACHTUNG BABY
Best: One
Worst: Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Over-rated: Even Better Than The Real Thing
Under-rated: Zoo Station
Personal favourite : One

ZOOROPA
Best: Stay
Worst: Some Days Are Better Than Others
Over-rated: Dirty Day
Under-rated: Numb
Personal favourite : Stay

PASSENGERS
Best: Your Blue Room
Worst: "japanese song"
Over-rated: These songs really arent overrated because they usually are disliked
Under-rated: Your Blue Room
Personal favourite: Miss Sarajevo

POP
Best: Please
Worst: Miami
Over-rated: If God Will Send His Angels
Under-rated: Discotheque
Personal favourite: Do You Feel Loved

ATYCLB
Best: Walk On
Worst: Wild Honey
Over-rated: Elevation
Under-rated: In A Little While
Personal favourite: Beautiful Day

HTDAAB
Best: City Of Blinding Lights
Worst: One Step Closer
Over-rated: All Because of You
Under-rated: Original of the Species
Personal favourite: Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own
 
BOY
Best song/Personal favorite song: I Will Follow
Worst song: A Day Without Me
Most overrated song: The Electric Co.
Most underrated song: Stories For Boys

OCTOBER
Best song/Personal favorite song: October
Worst song: With A Shout (Jerusalem)
Most overrated song: Gloria
Most underrated song: I Threw A Brick Through A Window

WAR
Best song/Personal favorite song: New Year's Day
Worst song: The Refugee
Most overrated song: "40"
Most underrated song: Drowning Man

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best song/Personal favorite song: Pride
Worst song: Promenade
Most overrated song: Wire
Most underrated song: The Unforgettable Fire

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best song/Personal favorite song: Where The Streets Have No Name
Worst song: One Tree Hill
Most overrated song: Bullet The Blue Sky
Most underrated song: Trip Through Your Wires

RATTLE AND HUM
Best song/Personal favorite song: All I Want Is You
Worst song: God Part II
Most overrated song: Desire
Most underrated song: Hawkmoon 269

ACHTUNG BABY
Best song: Until The End of The World
Worst song: Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Most overrated song: One
Most underrated song: So Cruel
Personal favorite song: Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

ZOOROPA
Best song/Personal favorite song: Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
Worst song: The Wanderer
Most overrated song: Lemon
Most underrated song: Babyface

PASSENGERS
Best song/Personal favorite song: Your Blue Room
Worst song: Ito Okashi
Most overrated song: Miss Sarajevo
Most underrated song: Beach Sequence

POP
Best song/Personal favorite song: Gone
Worst song: Miami
Most overrated song: Mofo
Most underrated song: If God Will Send His Angels

ATYCLB
Best song: Kite
Worst song: Grace
Most overrated song: Walk On
Most underrated song: When I Look At The World
Personal favorite song: Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of

HTDAAB
Best song/Personal favorite song: Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Worst song: All Because of You
Most overrated song: Crumbs From Your Table
Most underrated song: Miracle Drug
 
BOY
Best: The Ocean
Worst: Another Time, Another Place
Over-rated: I Will Follow
Under-rated: A Day Without Me

OCTOBER
Best: With A Shout
Worst: Fire
Over-rated: Gloria
Under-rated: With A Shout

WAR
Best: Drowning Man
Worst: Red Light
Over-rated: Two Hearts Beat As One
Under-rated: Refugee

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best: Elvis Presley & America
Worst: Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Over-rated: Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Under-rated: 4th Of July

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best: Red Hill Mining Town
Worst: ISHFWILF
Over-rated: ISHFWILF
Under-rated: Red Hill Mining Town

RATTLE AND HUM
(Counting studio only)
Best: Heartland
Worst: Desire
Over-rated: Angel Of Harlem
Under-rated: Love Rescue Me

ACHTUNG BABY
Best: WGRYRH
Worst: One
Over-rated: One
Under-rated: Ultraviolet

ZOOROPA
Best: Lemon
Worst: The First Time
Over-rated: The First Time
Under-rated: DGPFYCC

PASSENGERS
Best: Slug
Worst: Elvis Ate America
Over-rated: Miss Sarajevo
Under-rated: Beach Sequence

POP
Best: Do You Feel Loved
Worst: IGWSHA
Over-rated: Discotheque
Under-rated: If You Wear That Velvet Dress

ATYCLB
Best: Kite
Worst: Stuck In A Little While Moment
Over-rated: Beautiful Day
Under-rated: Grace

HTDAAB
Best: City Of Blinding Lights
Worst: One Step Closer
Over-rated: Every Note Of It
Under-rated: Nothing.

The Best Of: 1980-1990
Best: Walk To The Water (the best song ever written in my humble opinion)
Worst: TT&PG
Over-rated: Sunday Bloody Sunday
Under-rated: Walk To The Water

The Best Of: 1990-2000
Best: LWTSH (Dance Mix)
Worst: Any of the new mixes
Over-rated: Stuck
Under-rated: Salome (Zooromancer Mix)
 
lol, the thread to end all threads?

I left off 3 or 4 albums 'cause I don't have them or haven't listened to them enough.

OCTOBER
Best song: Gloria
Worst song: Is That All?
Most overrated song: With A Shout
Most underrated song: I Fall Down
Your personal favourite song: I Fall Down

WAR
Best song: Sunday Bloody Sunday
Worst song: Red Light
Most overrated song: New Year's Day
Most underrated song: None
Your personal favourite song: 40

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best song: Pride(In The Name Of Love)
Worst song: Elvis Presley and America
Most overrated song: The Unforgettable Fire
Most underrated song: None
Your personal favourite song: A Sort of Homecoming

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best song: Where The Streets Have No Name
Worst song: Exit
Most overrated song: With Or Without You
Most underrated song: Trip Through Your Wires
Your personal favourite song: One Tree Hill

ACHTUNG BABY
Best song: One
Worst song: So Cruel
Most overrated song: Mysterious Ways
Most underrated song: Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Your personal favourite song: Ultraviolet (Light My Way)

ZOOROPA
Best song: Stay(Faraway, So Close!)
Worst song: None
Most overrated song: Numb
Most underrated song: Babyface
Your personal favourite song: Babyface

ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND
Best song: Beautiful Day
Worst song: New York
Most overrated song: Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
Most underrated song: When I Look At The World
Your personal favourite song: Beautiful Day

HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
Best song: City of Blinding Lights
Worst song: A Man And A Woman
Most overrated song: Vertigo
Most underrated song: One Step Closer
Your personal favourite song: City Of Blinding Lights
 
War

Best song -- New Year’s Day
Worst song -- Red Light
Most overrated song -- Two Hearts Beat as One
Most underrated song -- Seconds
Your personal favourite song -- Drowning Man

The Unforgettable Fire

Best song -- Pride
Worst song -- 4th of July
Most overrated song -- The Unforgettable Fire
Most underrated song -- A Sort of Homecoming
Your personal favourite song -- Bad

The Joshua Tree

Best song -- Where the Streets Have No Name
Worst song -- Trip Through Your Wires
Most overrated song -- Bullet the Blue Sky
Most underrated song -- One Tree Hill
Your personal favourite song -- Where the Streets Have No Name

Achtung Baby

Best song -- The Fly
Worst song -- Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World
Most overrated song -- none
Most underrated song -- Zoo Station
Your personal favourite song -- Ultraviolet

Zooropa

Best song -- none
Worst song -- all
Most overrated song -- all
Most underrated song -- none
Your personal favourite song -- there's not a single decent song on this album

Pop (See Zooropa)

All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Best song -- Beautiful Day
Worst song -- Wild Honey
Most overrated song -- Walk On
Most underrated song -- When I Look at the World
Your personal favourite song -- Beautiful Day

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (A decent enough album, but I haven't been much affected by it)
 
BOY
Best song/Personal favorite song: I Will Follow
Worst song: Shadows and Tall Trees
Most overrated song: Stories for Boys
Most underrated song: The Ocean

OCTOBER
Best song/Personal favorite song: Gloria
Worst song: With A Shout (Jerusalem)
Most overrated song: I Threw A Brick Through The Window
Most underrated song: October

WAR
Best song/Personal favorite song: New Year's Day
Worst song: ----
Most overrated song: "40"
Most underrated song: Drowning Man

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best song/Personal favorite song: Pride
Worst song: 4th of July
Most overrated song: A Sort Of Homecoming
Most underrated song: Indian Summer Sky

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best song/Personal favorite song: One Tree Hill
Worst song: Trip Through Your Wires
Most overrated song: With Or Without You
Most underrated song: Red Hill Mining Town

RATTLE AND HUM
Best song/Personal favorite song: GOD Part 2
Worst song: Heartland
Most overrated song: ------
Most underrated song: Silver And Gold

ACHTUNG BABY
Best song/Personal favorite song: : Acrobat
Worst song: -----
Most overrated song: One
Most underrated song: So Cruel

ZOOROPA
Best song/Personal favorite song: Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
Worst song: ------
Most overrated song: Zooropa
Most underrated song: Babyface

PASSENGERS
Best song/Personal favorite song: Your Blue Room
Worst song: Plot 180
Most overrated song: Miss Sarajevo
Most underrated song: Ito Okashi

POP
Best song/Personal favorite song: MOFO
Worst song: Discotheque
Most overrated song: Last Night On Earth
Most underrated song: Miami

ATYCLB
Best song/Personal favorite song: In A Little While
Worst song: Wild Honey
Most overrated song: Walk On
Most underrated song: Grace

HTDAAB
Best song/Personal favorite song: One Step Closer
Worst song: A Man And a Woman
Most overrated song: SYCMIOYO
Most underrated song: All Because Of You
 
Boy
Best : Electric Co
Worst : Shadows
Overrated : Stories for Boys
Underrated : Into the Heart
Favorite : Electric Co

October
Best : Gloria
Worst : Edge Already said it
Overrated : Celebration
Underrated : October
Favorite : October

War
Best : Sunday
Worst : Red Light
Overrated : Don't know
Underrated : Seconds
Favorite : Seconds

UF
Best : UF
Worst : Elvis
Overrated : Bad
Underrated : A Sort of Homecoming
Favorite : Wire

JT
Best : Wowy/Streets
Worst : Can't say any
Overrated : Running
Underrated : Exit
Favorite : One Tree Hill

RH
Best : AIWIY
Worst : Can't say either
Overrated : Is there any ?
Underrated Love Town
Favorite : AIWIY

Achtung
Best : One
Worst : Can't say
Overrated : Neither
Underrated : Ultraviolet
Favorite : Fly

Zooropa
Best : Zooropa
Worst : Daddy's gonna pay
Overrated : Stay
Underrated : Babyface and First Time
Favorite : 1st time

Pop
Best : Please
Worst : Can't say
Overrated : Gone maybe a bit ?
Underrated : LNOE
Favorite : DYFL

ATYCLB
Best : Beautiful Day/Walk On
Worst : Grace
Overrated : None
Underrated : WILATW
Favorite : New York

HTDAAB
Best : COBL/OOTS
Worst : Man and a Woman
Overrated : None
Underrated : Miracle Drug
Favorite : Love and Peace
 
Boy
Best : I Will Follow
Worst : Shadows and Tall Trees
Overrated : I Will Follow
Underrated : Into the Heart
Favorite : I Will Follow

October
Best : Gloria
Worst : Stranger In A Strange Land
Overrated : N/A
Underrated : The Entire Album
Favorite : Gloria

War
Best : Sunday Bloody Sunday
Worst : Red Light
Overrated : New Year's Day
Underrated : Seconds
Favorite : Sunday Bloody Sunday

The Unforgettable Fire
Best : Bad
Worst : 4th of July
Overrated : Pride
Underrated : A Sort of Homecoming
Favorite : Bad

Joshua Tree
Best : With or Without You
Worst : N/A
Overrated : Bullet the Blue Sky
Underrated : Mother's of the Disappeared
Favorite : With or Without You

Rattle and Hum
Best : All I Want Is You
Worst : When Love Comes To Town
Overrated : Desire
Underrated : Love Rescue Me
Favorite : Angel of Harlem

Achtung Baby
Best : One
Worst : N/A
Overrated : N/A
Underrated : Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around the World
Favorite : One

Zooropa
Best : The First Time / The Wanderer
Worst : Babyface
Overrated : N/A
Underrated : Numb
Favorite : The First Time

Pop
Best : Staring At The Sun
Worst : Miami
Overrated : Please
Underrated : If God Will Send His Angels
Favorite : Wake Up Dead Man

ATYCLB
Best : Kite / Beautiful Day
Worst : Grace
Overrated : Elevation
Underrated : In A Little While / Stuck In A Moment
Favorite : Kite

HTDAAB
Best : Original of the Species
Worst : A Man And A Woman
Overrated : Vertigo
Underrated : Yahweh / Miracle Drug
Favorite : City of Blinding Lights
 
Boy:
Best song: Out of Control
Worst Song: The Ocean
Most underrated: Shadows...Twilight...A Day without me, this album is just :drool:
Most overrated: No such thing

October
Best Song: Gloria
Worst Song: Is that all
Most underrated song: Rejoice
Most overrated: None
Personal Favourite: Rejoice

War:
Best Song: New Year's Day
Worst Song : "40"
Most underrated: Like A Song...
Most overrated: "40"
Personal Favourite: Like a Song

The Unforgettable Fire:
Best Song: The Unforgettable Fire
Worst Song: 4th of July
Most underrated: Indian Summer Sky
Most overrated: Bad

The Joshua Tree:
Best Song: Red Hill Mining Town
Worst Song: Mothers of the disappeared/Trip through your wires
Most underrated: Red Hill Mining Town
Most overrated: Streets...

Rattle and Hum:
Best Song: Angel of Harlem
Worst Song: Hawkmoon...
Most underrated: Angel of Harlem
Most overrated: All I Want Is You

Achtung Baby:
Best song: One
Worst song: Trying to throw...
Most underrated: Acrobat
Most overrated: Zoo Station
Personal Favourite: Acrobat

Zooropa
Best Song: Stay
Worst Song: Daddy's gonna pay
Most underrated: The Wanderer
Most overrated: Zooropa

Passengers:
Best Song: Your Blue Room
Worst Song: Theme From the Swan
Most underrated: Your Blue Room
Most overrated: Miss Sarajevo

Pop:
Best Song: Mofo/Please/If God Will, tough choice
Worst Song: Maimi
Most underrated: If God Will...
Most overrated: Discotheque
Personal Favourite: Please

ATYCLB:
Best Song: Stuck...
Worst Song: None
Most underrated: Grace, Stuck
Most overrated: None

HTDAAB:
Best song: Original Of The Species
Worst Song: Vertigo
Most underrated: A Man and A Woman, One Step Closer
Most overrated: Sometimes...
Personal Favourite: Original of the Species
 
BOY
Best: I Will Follow
Worst: Shadows and Tall Trees
Over-rated: Out Of Control (but i likes it)
Under-rated: Another Time, Another Place
Personal Favourite: I Will Follow

OCTOBER
Best: October (it would be a crime not to mention Tomorrow and Gloria)
Worst: Is That All?
Over-rated: I Threw A Brick
Under-rated: October
Personal favourite: October

WAR
Best: New Year's Day
Worst: Red Light
Over-rated: Red Light
Under-rated: Seconds
Personal Favourite: New Year's Day

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
Best: Pride
Worst: Elvis Presley et al
Over-rated: See above (on here + Wire)
Under-rated: Indian Summer Sky
Personal favourite: Pride/Bad/Indian Summer Sky

THE JOSHUA TREE
Best: One Tree Hill/Streets/WOWY
Worst: Red Hill Mining Town
Over-rated: I Still Haven't Found (overall) and Red Hill Mining Town (on here)
Under-rated: In God's Country
Personal Favourite

RATTLE AND HUM
(Counting studio only)
Best: Hawkmoon 269
Worst: Love Rescue Me
Over-rated: Heartland (its still good)
Under-rated: When Love Comes To Town
Personal Favourite: Angel Of Harlem

ACHTUNG BABY
Best: The Fly
Worst: So Cruel (but really, its the worst of a brilliant bunch)
Over-rated: Acrobat
Under-rated: Even Better Than The Real Thing
Personal Favourite: The Fly/MW/The whole farking thing

ZOOROPA
Best: Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
Worst: The Wanderer
Over-rated: Numb
Under-rated: Nil on here, all of it in the real world
Personal Favourite: Stay (Faraway, So Close!)


POP
Best: Gone
Worst: Playboy Mansion
Over-rated: Wake Up Dead Man
Under-rated: If God Will Send His Angels
Favourite: Gone/Last Night On Earth/Staring At The Sun/If God Will Send His Angels

ATYCLB
Best: Beautiful Day
Worst: Grrrrrace
Over-rated: Elevation
Under-rated: New York/Stuck In A Moment
Favourite: Beautiful Day/Walk On/Kite/The Ground Beneath Her Feet/The whole bloody thing again

HTDAAB
Best: City Of Blinding Lights
Worst: A Man And A Woman
Over-rated:
Under-rated: All Because Of You
Favourite: City Of Blinding Lights
 
I think my personal favourites are the ones that I consider the best, so here’s my list.

Boy

Best song The Electric Co.
Worst song Shadows And Tall Trees
Most overrated song Stories For Boys
Most underrated song An Cat Dubh

October

Best song October
Worst song Is That All? (one of many)
Most overrated song Fire
Most underrated song Scarlet

War

Best song New Years Day
Worst song Red Light
Most overrated song Sunday Bloody Sunday
Most underrated song Two Hearts Beat As One

The Unforgettable Fire

Best song Bad
Worst song 4th of July
Most overrated song Pride
Most underrated song Bad (i.e. the studio version – quite underrated and much better than the live version)

The Joshua Tree

Best song Where the Streets Have No Name
Worst song Trip Through Your Wires
Most overrated song I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Most underrated song In God’s Country

Rattle and Hum

Best song All I Want Is You
Worst song Love Rescue Me
Most overrated song When Love Comes To Town
Most underrated song Hawkmoon 269

Achtung Baby

Best song Until The End of the World
Worst song Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Most overrated song Acrobat (on these boards)
Most underrated song Love Is Blindness

Zooropa

Best song Lemon
Worst song Dirty Day
Most overrated song Dirty Day
Most underrated song Daddy’s Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car

Passengers

Best song Miss Sarajevo
Worst song Corpse
Most overrated song None
Most underrated song One Minute Warning

Pop

Best song Please
Worst song Playboy Mansion
Most overrated song Gone (though I still like it)
Most underrated song Do You Feel Loved

ATYCLB

Best song Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
Worst song Grace
Most overrated song Beautiful Day
Most underrated song Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of

HTDAAB

Best song Vertigo
Worst song A Man And A Woman
Most overrated song City of Blinding Lights
Most underrated song Crumbs From Your Table
 
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