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War

Peak position: #12
Weeks on chart: 180

War (1983) is a U2 album in the RetroVerse archive.

Why this album mattered

War (1983) is a U2 album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #12 and charted for 180 weeks.

The music

1
Sunday Bloody Sunday
2
Seconds
3
New Year’s Day
4
Like a Song…
5
Drowning Man
6
The Refugee
7
Two Hearts Beat as One
8
Red Light
9
Surrender
10
“40”

One bar, one chart week

The chart journey

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Milestones

Chart entryDebuts at #91Mar 1983
Top 40Breaks into the upper chartApr 1983
Peak weekReaches its high at #12May 1983

Chart Journey

Mar 19, 1983#91

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Album facts

ArtistU2
Year1983

Explore further

ArtistU2
Year1983
Songs10 songs on this album
Chart weekPeak chart week
Related albumVan Halen

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Mar 26#54

Apr 2#35

Apr 9#22

Apr 16#19

Apr 23#15

Apr 30#13

May 7#12

May 14#16

May 21#16

May 28#19

Jun 4#20

Jun 11#19

Jun 18#17

Jun 25#17

Jul 2#21

Jul 9#34

Jul 16#39

Jul 23#42

Jul 30#47

Aug 6#50

Aug 13#52

Aug 20#49

Aug 27#49

Sep 3#53

Sep 10#52

Sep 17#58

Sep 24#56

Oct 1#56

Oct 8#55

Oct 15#63

Oct 22#68

Oct 29#67

Nov 5#71

Nov 12#70

Nov 19#74

Nov 26#73

Dec 3#96

Dec 10#92

Dec 17#91

Dec 24#93

Dec 31#93

1984

Jan 7, 1984#93

Jan 14#90

Jan 21#88

Jan 28#83

Feb 4#79

Feb 11#78

Feb 18#77

Feb 25#75

Mar 3#80

Mar 10#80

Mar 17#92

Mar 24#92

Mar 31#91

Apr 7#89

Apr 14#106

Apr 21#100

Apr 28#98

May 5#115

May 12#119

May 19#127

May 26#145

Jun 2#146

Jun 9#148

Jun 16#179

Jun 23#198

Jun 30#190

Jul 7#199

Jul 14#196

Nov 10#190

Nov 17#179

Nov 24#164

Dec 1#164

Dec 8#185

Dec 15#192

Dec 22#192

Dec 29#192

1985

Jan 5, 1985#192

Jan 12#190

Jan 19#187

Jan 26#183

Feb 2#181

Feb 9#177

Feb 16#175

Feb 23#183

Mar 2#180

Mar 9#178

Mar 16#178

Mar 23#175

Mar 30#182

Apr 6#180

Apr 13#175

Apr 20#169

Apr 27#164

May 4#158

May 11#151

May 18#148

May 25#147

Jun 1#152

Jun 8#167

Jun 15#167

Jun 22#162

Jun 29#157

Jul 6#167

Jul 13#164

Jul 20#159

Jul 27#160

Aug 3#166

Aug 10#164

Aug 17#150

Aug 24#143

Aug 31#138

Sep 7#133

Sep 14#138

Sep 21#149

Sep 28#143

Oct 5#141

Oct 12#143

Oct 19#141

Oct 26#151

Nov 2#171

Nov 9#166

Nov 16#161

Nov 23#157

Nov 30#187

Dec 7#182

Dec 14#179

Dec 21#174

Dec 28#173

1986

Jan 4, 1986#173

Jan 11#158

Jan 18#153

Jan 25#153

Feb 1#156

Feb 8#160

Feb 15#170

Feb 22#178

Mar 1#174

Mar 8#172

Mar 15#182

Mar 22#180

Mar 29#183

Apr 5#179

Apr 12#176

Apr 19#182

Apr 26#177

May 3#172

May 10#168

May 17#167

May 24#194

May 31#187

Jun 7#187

Jun 14#182

Jun 21#182

Jun 28#192

1987

Apr 18, 1987#162

Apr 25#131

May 2#118

May 9#113

May 16#113

May 23#96

May 30#84

Jun 6#81

Jun 13#82

Jun 20#80

Jun 27#80

Jul 4#86

Jul 11#88

Jul 18#96

Jul 25#108

Aug 1#103

Aug 8#119

Aug 15#122

Aug 22#125

Aug 29#118

Sep 5#136

Sep 12#132

Sep 19#137

2014

Sep 27, 2014#181

A Christmas return — the song came back during the late-year season when familiar hits reclaim the chart. Entered at #91, exploded upward for 8 weeks to reach #12 and fell quickly across 70 weeks on the chart. Returned after 16 weeks off the chart at #190, reaching #133 over 86 more weeks. Returned after 41 weeks off the chart at #162, reaching #80 over 23 more weeks. Returned after 1409 weeks off the chart at #181. 180 total weeks on chart.

Slow climbThe Beatles 1962-1966The BeatlesA patient rise into view · 1973 · Similar similar slow climb and long chart run.