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U2's album The Joshua Tree reached number nine on the U.S. album chart.
Related events
- U2 reached No. 1 on the U.S. best-selling singles chart for the second time with “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”. The song was released on the album “The Joshua Tree”.
- U2 achieved their first No. 1 on the UK singles chart with their twelfth single, “Desire.” The song came from the album Rattle and Hum, also reached No. 1 in Australia and five other countries, and peaked at No. 3 in the US.
- U2 released the live album Rattle And Hum.
- U2 began their Unforgettable Fire world tour with a concert at Christchurch Town Hall in New Zealand. It was the first of 19 shows in Australia and New Zealand.
- U2 played the second of two concerts at the Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, during their Unforgettable Fire World Tour.
- U2 released the album “The Unforgettable Fire”, on which they began working extensively with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. The album included, among other songs, the hit “Pride”.
- During their sold-out Zoo TV Tour, U2 performed two concerts at Yankee Stadium in New York on August 29 and 30. They became only the second act to perform at the stadium, following Billy Joel.
- U2 performed at the National Stadium in Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.
- U2 began the first leg of their UK Boy Tour in Coventry, England. The tour consisted of 29 concerts.