U2: References & Edit History
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Representative Works
- “I Will Follow” (1980)
- War (1983)
- “Pride (In the Name of Love)” (1984)
- The Joshua Tree (1987)
- Achtung Baby (1991)
- All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
- How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)
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- Greg Kot
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Added Carnaval de Luz. | Nov 13, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - U2. | Aug 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - U2: 'We want to make the sound of the future'. | Dec 04, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - U2. | Sep 13, 2024 | ||
| Noted that the band received a Kennedy Center Honor. | Dec 28, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of U2. | Oct 20, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveAbout - Top 10 U2 Songs of the '80s. | Sep 24, 2021 | ||
| Added the albums Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience and noted their 2005 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. | Sep 05, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - U2. | May 18, 2014 | ||
| Changed "Julie Tamor" to "Julie Taymor." |
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Dec 07, 2012 | |
| Added photos of the Edge, The Joshua Tree album cover, and U2 performing on Saturday Night Live. | Jun 20, 2011 | ||
| Updated for the official Broadway opening of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. | Jun 20, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - U-2 Aircraft. | May 09, 2011 | ||
| Updated by Greg Kot to include How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and No Line on the Horizon. | Mar 03, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 20, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 10, 1999 | ||
| New article added. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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