U2’s Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits, From the 1980s Through This Century

A look at the legendary rock band's history on the chart. U2 performs on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Los Angeles. on Nov. 21, 2001. Kevin Winter/Getty Images From the 1980s through the 2000s, U2 has rocked to enduring hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Related The Irish quartet first entered the chart dated April 2, 1983, with “New Year’s Day,” which reached No. 53. The following year, U2 earned its first top 40 Hot 100 hit, the No. 33-peaking Martin Luther King Jr. tribute “Pride (In the Name of Love).” In 1987, U2 reached the summit with “With or Without You,” which spent three weeks at No. 1 (beginning that May 16). In August that year, the band landed its second Hot leader, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” which reigned for two weeks. U2 boasts 34 total Hot 100 entries, including six top 10s. The band is also one of the select acts to score top 40 hits on the chart in the ’80s, ’90s, ’00s and ’10s, most recently thanks to U2’s featured turn on Kendrick Lamar’s “XXX.,” which reached No. 33 in May 2017. Frontman Bono, meanwhile, has charted three Hot 100 titles solo, with “Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour),” with Jay-Z, Rihanna and U2 bandmate The Edge, having hit No. 16 in 2010. The foursome’s other half did even better: In their lone visit to the chart under their own names, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen’s “Theme From Mission: Impossible” rose to No. 7 in 1996. Beyond the Hot 100, U2 has achieved a record 14 No. 1s on Billboard‘s Adult Alternative Airplay chart, as well as eight No. 1s on Alternative Airplay and seven on Mainstream Rock Airplay. The band has charted 24 titles on the Billboard 200 albums chart, including eight No. 1s, between 1987 and 2017, among 13 top 10s. U2 has won 22 Grammy Awards — the most among groups — including two each for album (1987, 2005), song (2000, 2005) and record of the year (2000, 2001). Here is a recap of U2’s top-performing songs on the Hot 100. U2’s Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits No. 1, “With or Without You,” peak position No. 1 (3 weeks), peak date May 16, 1987 No. 2, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” No. 1 (2 weeks), Aug. 8, 1987 No. 3, “Desire,” No. 3, Nov. 26, 1988 No. 4, “Where the Streets Have No Name,” No. 13, Nov. 7, 1987 No. 5, “Mysterious Ways,” No. 9, Jan. 25, 1992 No. 6, “One,” No. 10, May 16, 1992 No. 7, “Angel of Harlem,” No. 14, Feb. 11, 1989 No. 8, “Beautiful Day,” No. 21, Jan. 27, 2001 No. 9, “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me,” No. 16, July 15, 1995 No. 10, “Vertigo,” No. 31, Nov. 27, 2004 No. 11, “(Pride) In the Name of Love,” No. 33, Dec. 15, 1984 No. 12, “Discotheque,” No. 10, Feb. 22, 1997 No. 13, “Staring at the Sun,” No. 26, May 10, 1997 No. 14, “In God’s Country,” No. 44, Jan. 23, 1988 No. 15, “Even Better Than the Real Thing,” No. 32, Sept. 12, 1992 U2’s Biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100, through the Sept. 12, 2026, ranking. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted to account for different chart turnover rates over various periods. Daily newsletters straight to your inbox Sign Up More From Pro