On this day in history (March 9, 1987), U2 released their 5th studio album The Joshua Tree featuring With Or Without You, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For and Where The Streets Have No Name. This album is legendary not only for the quality of the singles, but the album tracks as well. Songs like Red Hill Mining Town and One Tree Hill have always been equality as memorable to me as were the big hits.

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The band embarked on a massive word tour following the album release with 109 shows over three legs (2 of those being in the US and the third in Europe). U2 regularly played 8 of the 11s, and all of them were played at least once…with the exception of Red Hill Mining Town. The tour grossed 40 million dollars and drew over 3 million attendees.

Charts and Accolades

Peaked at #1 on the UK Albums Chart

Peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums

Was the fastest selling album in British history

Won Grammy for Album Of The Year

With Or With Out You and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For both reached #1 on the US singles charts

For a band that’s always specialized in inspirational, larger-than-life gestures—a band utterly determined to be Important—The Joshua Tree could be the big one, and that’s precisely what it sounds like – Rolling Stone

It’s another spiritual progress report, enwrapped in music that strikes a healthy balance between the lushness of their last album, 1984’s The Unforgettable Fire, and the more volcanic rock of their early years – The Boston Glome

The album confirms on record what this band has been slowly asserting for three years now on stage: U2 is what the Rolling Stones ceased being years ago—the greatest rock and roll band in the world – Los Angeles Times

Videos

With Or Without You

Where The Streets Have No Name

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

One Tree Hill

Track Listing