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Compilation · 2 November 1998

The Best of 1980–1990

The first decade-spanning U2 compilation pairs signature singles with deeper cuts. Its new recording of Sweetest Thing helped connect the retrospective to 1998.

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Inside the recording

Producers
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Jimmy Iovine, U2, St. Francis Xavier
Engineering & mixing
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Paul Thomas, Flood
Recording locations
Multiple original sessions; see the linked individual release credits
In the studio
This is a compilation of recordings from multiple sessions, not one newly recorded album. Edits and the 1998 Sweetest Thing recording matter.

Selected credits, not an exhaustive personnel list. Release credits — U2SongsPersonnel & background — Wikipedia

Tracks

Core CD programme, including hidden track October

  1. Pride (In the Name of Love)Studio Version
  2. New Year's DaySpecial Mix
  3. With or Without YouStudio Version
  4. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking ForStudio Version
  5. Sunday Bloody SundayStudio Version
  6. BadBest Of Edit
  7. Where the Streets Have No NameBest Of Edit
  8. I Will FollowStudio Version
  9. The Unforgettable FireStudio Version
  10. Sweetest ThingSingle Mix
  11. DesireStudio Version
  12. When Love Comes to TownBest Of Version
  13. Angel of HarlemStudio Version
  14. All I Want is YouStudio Version
  15. OctoberStudio Version · hidden track

Track list & edition differences — U2Songs

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Chart positions

  • UK Albums — peak: 1 Source
  • US Billboard 200 — single-disc edition peak: 45 Source
  • US Billboard 200 — & B-Sides edition peak: 2 Source

Certifications

  • UK — BPI: 5× Platinum Source
  • US — RIAA, standard edition: 2× Platinum Source

Grammys & other honours

No work-specific award win has been verified for this entry. This is not a claim that none exists.

Selected documented achievements, not a worldwide exhaustive register. Certifications are award levels, not current sales estimates. Song and video awards appear on the relevant song pages and are not automatically credited to the album.

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Documented

October is a hidden track on the core CD programme. One Tree Hill appears on certain territorial editions; the separate B-sides disc is a different programme.

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