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START RANKINGA different ranking, from a different crowd: U2's albums and songs by lifetime Spotify streams. Figures move daily. Nothing here feeds the fan ranking.
Most streamed U2 albums
All That You Can’t Leave Behind
2000
1.24bn
2ND345k/day
The Joshua Tree
1987
3.43bn
1ST1.3m/day
Achtung Baby
1991
1.21bn
3RD375k/day
Every play of every song on the album, as of 13 October 2026. Where an album has several editions, the biggest figure counts. No Spotify total for Carnaval de Luz.
Most streamed U2 songs
- 1With Or Without You1.54bn680k/day
- 2I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For1.04bn371k/day
- 3One782m245k/day
- 4Beautiful Day762m206k/day
- 5Sunday Bloody Sunday543m147k/day
- 6Pride (In The Name Of Love)380m108k/day
- 7XXX. FEAT. U2.340m58k/day
- 8Where The Streets Have No Name - Remastered293m98k/day
- 9Sweetest Thing - The Single Mix193m36k/day
- 10Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of188m51k/day
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net. Albums as of 13 October 2026, songs as of 13 October 2026. Stream counts are not votes and are never mixed into the fan ranking.
U2 albums: your questions
- What is U2's best album?
- The Joshua Tree (1987) is U2's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 61% of its 18 head-to-head matchups.
- What is U2's most underrated album?
- The Unforgettable Fire (1984) sits at #4 but wins 61% of its matchups, the best record of any U2 album outside their top three.
- How many albums has U2 released?
- U2 has released 15 studio albums, from Boy (1980) to Carnaval de Luz (2026).
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