Rank the U2 Albums

[namkcuR]

Now that a lot of us have heard HTDAAB all the way through a number of times, let's rank the 11 studio albums HTDAAB included.

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

 

[tkramer]

This is fool's errand, but what the heck let's have some fun...

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

 

[roy]

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

HTDAAB is (IMO) the most complete album U2 have written.

 

[MatejU2]

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

 

[beau2ifulday]

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

 

[Anirban]

1. achtung baby/joshua tree/htdaab
4. war
5. unforgettable fire
6. rattle and hum/pop
8. atyclb/zooropa
10. boy/october

ties are ok right?

 

[xovonob now!]

Way too early to rank HTDAAB! Though music snobs (not excluding myself) don't like to think so, the destiny of the album will rest to some extent on how well the general public outside of interference.com receives the album.

As for the rest of the albums:

1) Joshua Tree
2) Achtung Baby
3) War
4) Unforgettable Fire
5) All that You Can't Leave Behind
6) Boy
7) October
8) Pop
9) Rattle and Hum
10) Zooropa

On my first couple listens I think HTDAAB will fit somewhere in the top five. Remembering my first listen to ATYCLB four years ago, this album is way more immediate and I like more of the tracks better.

 

[Pero]

Didn't hear htdaab so:
1.Achtung Baby
2.The Joshua Tree
3.All that you can't leave behind
4.Boy
5.Pop
6.Zooropa
7.The Unforgettable Fire
8.War
9.Rattle and Hum
10.October

But this is temp, because i'm young u2 fan and i dont know alla songs by heart. Only Achtung is complete album; Joshua lacks one bit; boy is all the same,just different lyrics; October is dark,ugly and boring;War has three songs; unforgettable has an instrumental!!!; rattle is copy of their work; zooropa has 5 songs that are boring; so does pop; and atyclb has three songs that they should reconsider getting rid of.

It's funny that all albums have two songs that are boring!

 

[Pero]

except Actung and Joshua

 

[jcool]

my Top five

1. Zooropa
2. The Unforgettable Fire
3. Achtung Baby
4. Joshua Tree
5. How to Dismantle the Atomic Bomb

 

[bcrt2000]

I can only fairly rate from 87 onwards...

1) Achtung Baby
2) JT/Pop/HTDAAB
5) ATYCLB
6) R&H
7) Zooropa

 

[OpperGoeroe]

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

Really difficult..

 

[csimpok]

1) Achtung Baby
2) The Joshua Tree
3) How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
4) War
5) All That You Can't Leave Behind

 

[Bono's shades]

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

 

[Axver]

1. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2. The Unforgettable Fire
3. The Joshua Tree
4. Under A Blood Red Sky
5. Boy
6. Wide Awake In America
7. Zooropa
8. October
9. Achtung Baby
10. Pop
11. Rattle And Hum
12. War
13. All That You Can't Leave Behind

 

[ponkine]

Well, that´s really hard so I´ll go with my ratings album by album instead

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

 

[ultraviolet7]

I have not heard HTDAAB so my list is:

1) Achtung Baby
2) Pop
3) Zooropa
4) War
5) The Joshua Tree/R&H
7) The Unforgettable Fire
8) Boy
9) ATYCLB
10) October

 

[phommel]

forget your stupid lists! This is the real one:

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

 

[mkdominatr]

1) Joshua Tree (untouchable classic)
2) Achtung Baby
3) HTDAAB
4) ATYCLB
5) Pop
6) Rattle and Hum
7) Unforgetable Fire
8) War
9) Zooropa
10) Boy
11) October

 

[SFGAL]

1) Achtung Baby (no contest)
2) Pop
3) Joshua Tree
4) Unforgettable Fire...

No, wait... I'm fighting myself. UF SHOULD BE NUMBER 3!!!! Hm... lets do it again....

1) Achtung Baby
2) Pop
3) Unforgettable Fire (They named it Unforgettable for a reason right?
4) Joshua Tree
5) Zooropa
6) All that you can Leave... Behind
7) October
8) War
9) Boy
10) Rattle & Hum *yawn*

I think #7, 8 & 9 are interchangable...all classics.
Oh & HTDAAB... not sure yet.

 

[bonojr62]

my Top five

1. Zooropa
2. The Unforgettable Fire
3. Achtung Baby
4. Joshua Tree
5. How to Dismantle the Atomic Bomb

Finally a zooropa fan! Anywhere heres my order.

1.Zooropa
2.HTDAAB
3.Achtung Baby
4.The joshua tree.
5.Pop

 

[Yahweh]

Well lets give this a shot.

1. Achtung Baby
2. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
3. Joshua Tree
4. POP
5. All That You Cant Leave Behind
6. Unforgetable Fire
7. Zooropa
8. War
9. Rattle and Hum
10. Boy
11. October

 

[AtomicBono]

1. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2. The Unforgettable Fire
3. The Joshua Tree
4. Under A Blood Red Sky
5. Boy
6. Wide Awake In America
7. Zooropa
8. October
9. Achtung Baby
10. Pop
11. Rattle And Hum
12. War
13. All That You Can't Leave Behind

Achtung at 9?! I cry inside.

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

Yet all 11 of those albums would make my list of 20 greatest albums of all time.

 

[AtomicBono]

Well lets give this a shot.

1. Achtung Baby
2. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
3. Joshua Tree
4. POP
5. All That You Cant Leave Behind
6. Unforgetable Fire
7. Zooropa
8. War
9. Rattle and Hum
10. Boy
11. October

Yahweh, I like your list, very similar to mine And SFGAL I love you for putting Pop at #2... I love Pop so freaking much, lol.

 

[learn2kneel]

1. Joshua
2. Achtung
3. Atomic Bomb
4. Unforgettable Fire
5. Can't Leave Behind
6. Rattle and Hum
7. War
8. Zooropa
9. Pop
10. Boy
11. October

 

[Cutters10C]

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

Something like that, it might change tomorrow except for the top 4 or 5.

 

[Axver]

Achtung at 9?! I cry inside.

Yes, Achtung at 9. I feel U2 have made eight better albums. Sure, Achtung's bloody amazing, but TTTYAATW and Ultra Violet are two of U2's worst songs, So Cruel is only worth listening to when I'm in the mood for it, and EBTTRT, WGRYWH, and Mysterious Ways aren't that special.

(Disclaimer: I worship AB. I just worship the eight I listed above it more.)

 

[namkcuR]

TTTYAATW and Ultra Violet are two of U2's worst songs, So Cruel is only worth listening

Wow. I mean wow. Ultraviolet is amazing. It was one of the catchiest, darkest, most amazing songs I know. 'Baby, baby, baby, light my way' - catharsis.

 

[j0eiseph]

TTTYAATW and Ultra Violet are two of U2's worst songs, So Cruel is only worth listening

Wow. I mean wow. Ultraviolet is amazing. It was one of the catchiest, darkest, most amazing songs I know. 'Baby, baby, baby, light my way' - catharsis.

Agreed, Ultraviolet is one of the best songs that they have ever recorded IMHO. So Cruel is also up there on my list. I guess we just have different tastes.

 

[bonosleftone]

1. Joshua Tree
2. Achtung Baby (although it trades positions with JT for me time to time)
3. HTDAAB - It IS that damn good
4. Pop
5. War
6. Zooropa
7. Boy
8. Rattle
9. ATYCLB
10. Unforgettable Fire
11. October