U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990 UK 1998 OOP (Out of Print) Sealed Double Vinyl/LP containing 16 total tracks featuring 5 smash hit singles from The Joshua Tree: ‘One Tree Hill’ (released as the fourth single from the album in New Zealand and Australia and charted at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and was the country's second-most-successful hit of 1988), ‘In God’s Country’ (released as the fourth single in North America and reached #25 on the Canada RPM Top 100 Chart, #48 in the UK Singles Chart, #44 on US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and #6 on the US Billboard Rock Tracks Chart), ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’ (was praised by critics and became a commercial success, peaking at number thirteen in the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, number fourteen in Canada, number ten in the Netherlands, and number four in the United Kingdom. The song has remained a staple of their live act since the song debuted in 1987 on The Joshua Tree Tour. The song was performed on a Los Angeles rooftop for the filming of its music video, which won a Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video), ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’ (became U2’s second consecutive number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart while peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart: Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the song at number 93 of its 2010 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time") and ‘With Or Without You’ (the group's most successful single at the time, became their first number-one hit in both the United States and Canada by topping the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for three weeks and the RPM national singles chart for one week, with a further three weeks at number two. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song 131st on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and was Certified 2x Platinum in the UK by BPI (British Phonographic Industry), 1 from Boy: ‘I Will Follow’ (reached #20 on the US Billboard Top Tracks Chart in 1981, #12 in Netherlands Top 40 in 1982 and #81 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in 1984), 1 from October: the title track, 2 from War: ‘New Year’s Day’ (the band's first UK hit single, peaking at number 10, and was also their first international hit, reaching number 9 in Norway, number 11 on the Dutch Top 40, number 17 in Sweden, and number 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the United States, becoming the band's first single to chart in the US) and Sunday Bloody Sunday (reached #7 on the US Billboard Top Tracks Chart in 1983 and #3 in Netherlands’ Dutch Top 40 and Single Top 100 Charts in 1985 then has been Certified Silver in the UK), 3 from The Unforgettable Fire: ‘Pride (In The. Name Of Love)’ (topped the New Zealand Singles Chart, reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart, #2 on the US Billboard Top Tracks Chart and #33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in 1984 then has been Certified Silver in the UK and was included on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list), ‘Bad’ (peaked at #19 on the US Billboard Top Tracks Chart in 1985), the title track (became U2's first number one single in Ireland, their third top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart, and reached number eight on the Dutch Singles Chart), 4 from Rattle And Hum: ‘Desire’ (became the band's first number-one single in the United Kingdom and Australia, topped both the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks Charts, making it the first song to reach number one on both charts simultaneously, reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and won the 1988 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal then has been Certified Silver in the UK and Gold in the US), ‘When Love Comes To Town’ featuring B.B. King (peaked at number one in the Irish Singles Chart, number six in the UK Singles Chart, number ten in the Dutch Top 40, and number sixty-six on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, number ten on the US Billboard Alternative Airplay Chart and number two in the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart), ‘Angel Of Harlem’ (topped the charts in Canada and New Zealand, reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart, number eight on the Dutch Top 40, number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, number 38 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart, number three on the US Billboard Alternative Airplay Chart, number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart and number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart), ‘All I Want Is You’ (reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart, #2 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and Australian ARIA Chart, #83 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and #13 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks Chart all in 1989 then #38 on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Chart in 1994 after being included on the movie soundtrack of Reality Bites) and ‘Sweetest Thing’ (originally released as a B-side on the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single in 1987 then became a number-one hit between 1998-1999 in Ireland, Canada, and Iceland, reached the Top 10 in several countries, including Australia (#6), New Zealand (#3), Scotland and Spain (#2), Sweden (#6), and the United Kingdom (#3). peaked at #63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and #9 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart). For full track listing and sequence (Photos #5 and 6). This double vinyl album topped the Albums Charts in 15 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium (finished at #2 on the Year-end Album Chart of 1998), Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, #2 in Norway and the US Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart then has been Certified Platinum in Germany, 2x Platinum in France and Japan, 3x Platinum in Switzerland, 4x Platinum in Spain, 5x Platinum in Portugal, 8x Platinum in Australia, 9x Platinum in New Zealand, 6x Platinum in Belgium and Canada, 5x Platinum in the UK by BPI (British Phonographic Industry) and Certified 4x Platinum in the US by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). With printed barcode confirming a 1998 release (Photo #7) Gatefold glossy cover with printed inner sleeves on a 180 Gram double vinyl. Tower Records with British Pound sticker over the right upper section of the sealed front album cover (Photo #3). Condition is "New". No notch/saw cuts, punch/drill holes nor printed barcode slit/slash. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Payment is due within 5-7 days from the purchase date. Thanks for stopping by.
Label Code:
LC 0407 (Photo #7)
Matrix / Runout - Runout Side A:
uC 211-A-1
Matrix / Runout - Runout Side B:
uC 211-B-1
Matrix / Runout - Runout Side C:
uC 211-C-1
Matrix / Runout - Runout Side D:
uC 211-D-1
Other - Catalogue Number, Record 1:
524 615-1
Other - Catalogue Number, Record 2:
524 616-1
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