U2 albums and sales

Updated: April 11, 2025

U2 sold over 111 million albums. The best-selling album by U2 is THE JOSHUA TREE, which sold over 17.7 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, U2 is the 12th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of U2 have sold over 2.89 million units, led by VERTIGO 2005 - U2 LIVE FROM CHICAGO with over 712,000 units sold.

U2 albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	THE JOSHUA TREE U2 1987	1987	17,772,870	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 4 14 55
2	ACHTUNG BABY U2 1991	1991	12,638,483	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 7 47 117
3	THE BEST OF 1980 - 1990 U2 1998	1998	11,166,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 7 71 160
4	ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND U2 2000	2000	9,795,425	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 9 30 202
5	RATTLE AND HUM U2 1988	1988	9,179,134	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 7 49 238
6	HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB U2 2004	2004	7,547,929	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 9 64 338
7	WAR U2 1983	1983	6,530,880	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 10 83 434
8	UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY U2 1983	1983	5,764,680	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 15 109 560
9	THE BEST OF 1990 - 2000 U2 2002	2002	4,752,317	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 21 156 770
10	U218 SINGLES U2 2006	2006	4,249,271	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 16 191 913
11	THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE U2 1984	1984	4,239,870	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 15 172 915
12	ZOOROPA U2 1993	1993	4,091,960	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 32 337 988
13	POP U2 1997	1997	3,840,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 45 360 1,047
14	NO LINE ON THE HORIZON U2 2009	2009	2,627,019	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 19 369 1,707
15	THE BEST OF 1980-1990/THE B SIDES U2 1998	1998	2,090,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 88 833 2,406
16	OCTOBER U2 1981	1981	1,450,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 49 605 3,498
17	BOY U2 1980	1980	1,350,000	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 51 646 3,681
18	WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA U2 1985	1985	1,162,320	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 69 772 4,309
19	SONGS OF EXPERIENCE U2 2017	2017	610,000	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 103 919 8,517
20	SONGS OF INNOCENCE U2 2014	2014	325,696	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 146 1,672 15,344
21	SÉRIE MILLENNIUM U2 1999	1999	100,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,041 7,055 28,801
22	360° AT THE ROSE BOWL [DVD] U2 2010	2010	N/A	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,795 18,712 70,117

U2 videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	VERTIGO 2005 - U2 LIVE FROM CHICAGO U2 2005	2005	712,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 5 18 50
2	ELEVATION 2001 TOUR: LIVE AT BOSTON U2 2001	2001	413,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2 50 124
3	U2 360º AT THE ROSE BOWL U2 2010	2010	405,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 3 28 129
4	GO HOME - LIVE FROM SLANE CASTLE U2 2003	2003	375,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 18 60 147
5	ZOO TV: LIVE FROM SYDNEY U2 1994	1994	251,500	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 9 55 256
6	RATTLE AND HUM U2 2001	2001	250,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 8 135 285
7	THE BEST OF 1990 - 2000 U2 2002	2002	138,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 25 275 580
8	ACHTUNG BABY: THE VIDEOS, THE CAMEOS, AND A WHOLE LOT OF INTERFERENCE FROM ZOO TV U2 1992	1992	105,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 15 171 800
9	POPMART: LIVE FROM MEXICO CITY U2 2007	2007	92,500	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 56 603 1,290
10	U218 VIDEOS U2 2006	2006	90,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 56 612 1,302
11	THE JOSHUA TREE U2 & CLASSIC ALBUMS SERIES 2004	2004	40,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 184 1,249 2,516
12	THE BEST OF 1980-1990 U2 1999	1999	25,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 79 543 3,229
13	INNOCENCE + EXPERIENCE - LIVE IN PARIS U2 2016	2016	N/A	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 159 1,278 4,904
14	UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY (U2 LIVE AT RED ROCKS) U2 1983	1983	N/A	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 2 247 6,247

U2 sales by country

U2 album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by U2 are the United States (52.1 million), the United Kingdom (16 million) and Canada (7.12 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	1,120,000	9
2	Australia	3,710,000	15
3	Austria	442,500	10
4	Belgium	750,000	10
5	Brazil	1,635,000	13
6	Canada	7,122,000	18
7	Croatia	2,500	1
8	Czech Republic	20,000	1
9	Denmark	350,000	7
10	Finland	235,460	9
11	France	5,900,000	15
12	Germany	5,150,000	14
13	Grecce	113,500	5
14	Gulf States	3,000	1
15	Hong Kong	50,000	3
16	Hungary	62,000	6
17	Ireland	800,000	5
18	Italy	585,000	8
19	Japan	2,011,417	15
20	Korea	16,621	3
21	Mexico	615,000	7
22	Netherlands	1,025,000	13
23	New Zealand	1,080,000	16
24	Norway	325,762	7
25	Poland	330,000	8
26	Portugal	702,500	10
27	Russia	50,000	3
28	Singapore	25,000	2
29	South Africa	150,000	1
30	Spain	2,150,000	15
31	Sweden	530,000	10
32	Switzerland	640,000	9
33	United Kingdom	16,000,000	19
34	United States	52,171,000	18

U2 video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by U2 are Brazil (800,000), the United Kingdom (675,000) and Australia (517,500).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	48,000	6
2	Australia	517,500	8
3	Austria	15,000	2
4	Brazil	800,000	8
5	Canada	315,000	3
6	Denmark	28,000	2
7	France	190,000	4
8	Germany	500,000	4
9	Ireland	12,000	2
10	Italy	75,000	3
11	Mexico	120,000	7
12	Netherlands	40,000	1
13	New Zealand	25,000	3
14	Poland	15,000	2
15	Portugal	112,000	4
16	Spain	100,000	2
17	Switzerland	6,000	2
18	United Kingdom	675,000	10
19	United States	475,000	3