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Album cover of The Best of 1980 - 1990
Compilations

The Best of 1980 - 1990

U2

  • 1998
  • 14 tracks
  • 61 min
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Tracks

  1. 11983Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 10 of 1983, 7 weeks in the chartNew Year's Day
    U2
    4:17F♯ minor
  2. 21987Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 16 of 1987, 12 weeks in the chartWith Or Without You
    U2
    4:56A major
  3. 31987Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 28 of 1987, 9 weeks in the chartI Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    U2
    4:37G♯ minor
  4. 41983Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 43 of 1985, 11 weeks in the chartSunday Bloody Sunday
    U2
    4:39F minor
  5. 51998Bad
    U2
    5:50A minor
  6. 61987Dutch Top 40: peak position 10 in week 39 of 1987, 8 weeks in the chartWhere The Streets Have No Name
    U2
    5:38D major
  7. 71980Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 40 of 1982, 6 weeks in the chartI Will Follow
    U2
    3:37D♯ minor
  8. 81984Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 41 of 1984, 11 weeks in the chartPride (In The Name Of Love)
    U2
    3:48G♯ major
  9. 91987Dutch Top 40: peak position 9 in week 46 of 1998, 5 weeks in the chartSweetest Thing
    U2
    3:05B major
  10. 101988Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 44 of 1988, 11 weeks in the chartDesire
    U2
    2:59G minor
  11. 111988When Love Comes To Town
    U2, B.B. King
    4:14E major
  12. 121988Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 1 of 1989, 7 weeks in the chartAngel Of Harlem
    U2
    3:49C major
  13. 131988Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 27 of 1989, 7 weeks in the chartAll I Want Is You
    U2
    6:30D♯ minor
  14. 141998October
    U2
    2:20

Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl

Sound of The Best of 1980 - 1990

The Best of 1980 - 1990 sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 115 bpm.

Quietest track: October · most energetic: Sunday Bloody Sunday

  • Tempo115 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy35% · 38%
  • Mood61% · 63%
  • Acoustic95% · 85%
  • Danceable44% · 47%

Across 14 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of the line-up

All six members of U2 over the years, without tour members. This is a compilation that spans the whole career, not one moment in time. The thin line is this album and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line for more. A linked name has its own page.

U2BonoThe EdgeAdam ClaytonLarry Mullen, Jr.Dik EvansIvan McCormick1980198519901995200020052010201520202025The Best of 1980 - 19901998New Year's Daynumber 11 · 7 weeksWith Or Without Younumber 2 · 12 weeksI Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking Fornumber 6 · 9 weeksSunday Bloody Sundaynumber 3 · 11 weeksWhere The Streets Have No Namenumber 10 · 8 weeksI Will Follownumber 12 · 6 weeksPride (In The Name Of Love)number 8 · 11 weeksSweetest Thingnumber 9 · 5 weeksDesirenumber 2 · 11 weeksAngel Of Harlemnumber 8 · 7 weeksAll I Want Is Younumber 12 · 7 weeks

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member

More from U2

The Joshua Tree – 1987The Joshua Tree1987 Achtung Baby – 1991Achtung Baby1991 Pop – 1997Pop1997 The Best of 1990 - 2000 & B - Sides – 2002The Best of 1990 - 2000 & B - Sides2002

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Frequently asked questions

When was The Best of 1980 - 1990 by U2 released?

The Best of 1980 - 1990 came out in 1998.

How many tracks are on The Best of 1980 - 1990?

The Best of 1980 - 1990 has 14 tracks, 61 minutes in total.

Which tracks from The Best of 1980 - 1990 made the Dutch Top 40?

Eleven tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: New Year's Day, With Or Without You, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Where The Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow and five others. The highest was With Or Without You, at number 2 in week 16 of 1987.

Which category is The Best of 1980 - 1990 in?

The Best of 1980 - 1990 is filed under compilations. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by U2.

Which other albums by U2 are in the collection?

The collection holds four more albums by U2: The Joshua Tree (1987), Achtung Baby (1991), Pop (1997) and The Best of 1990 - 2000 & B - Sides (2002).

Who was in U2 when The Best of 1980 - 1990 came out?

In 1980–1998, U2 consisted of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. That is the line-up of the group in those years, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.

What do the percentages for the sound of The Best of 1980 - 1990 mean?

They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.

How do you play The Best of 1980 - 1990?

With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

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