The Joshua Tree

Even following 1984’s The Unforgettable Fire, few could have guessed that U2 would drop one of the greatest rock albums of all time. 1987’s The Joshua Tree was a record concerned with the state of America, being informed by personal tragedy, political upheaval and Bono’s own experiences volunteering in South America. Their second collaboration with influential producer Brian Eno, the album contained some of U2’s most enduring hits, such as “With Or Without You”, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, and “Where The Streets Have No Name”. It went on to win Album of the Year at the 1988 Annual Grammy Awards, and remains to this day one of the best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 25 million copies. In 2014, the Library of Congress selected the album for preservation as a “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” work.