Is The Joshua Tree the biggest U2 album ever?
As of this version of U2FAQS.com, it is. In the U.S., The Joshua Tree was No. 1 for nine weeks. In the U.K. it became the fastest selling album in history and went Platinum in only 28 hours! It stayed on the charts for 129 weeks. It reentered the U.K. charts twice more, reaching No. 19 in 1992 and No. 27 in 1993. In September, 2001, fresh off U2’s two concerts at Slane Castle, The Joshua Tree re-entered the Irish album charts and reached the Top 5. Overall, it topped the charts in 22 different countries — a standard later broken by both Pop and All That You Can’t Leave Behind. But those two albums have yet to catch The Joshua Tree for overall worldwide sales.
