Few bands have enjoyed a career quite like U2. From sold-out stadium tours to Grammy Awards and songs that have become part of rock history, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. have spent decades among the world’s biggest musical acts.
But there’s one surprising detail about their success in America: only two U2 songs have ever reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. And, perhaps even more surprisingly, both did so in the very same year.
The first was “With or Without You,” released in March 1987 as the lead single from the band’s landmark album The Joshua Tree. The atmospheric love song climbed to No. 1 on May 16, 1987, and remained there for three consecutive weeks, becoming U2’s first American chart-topper.
Just a few months later, the band did it again. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” the album’s second single, reached No. 1 on August 8, 1987, spending two weeks at the summit. Inspired partly by gospel music, the song became another defining moment in U2’s career.
According to Billboard’s chart history, those two singles remain the band’s only No. 1 hits on the Hot 100. Perhaps even more surprising is the list of U2 classics that never reached the top.
“One,” widely considered among the band’s greatest songs, peaked at No. 10 in 1992. “Beautiful Day,” which won three Grammy Awards, reached only No. 21 in 2000. And “Where the Streets Have No Name,” another signature track from The Joshua Tree, peaked at No. 13.
That doesn’t mean those songs weren’t enormous successes. Their impact extended far beyond their original chart positions, helping U2 become one of the most enduring acts in rock music.
The band has also enjoyed considerable success on Billboard’s album charts, with multiple No. 1 albums, including The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Still, when it comes to America’s most famous singles chart, 1987 remains U2’s defining year.
Nearly four decades later, “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” are still the only two U2 songs to have reached the very top.
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