More than three decades after its release, one iconic U2 song is proving its influence on rock music is as strong as ever.

War was, in many ways, the moment in which U2 found the collective will to push back. Fearlessly political, its songs took on the looming nuclear threat ("Seconds"), the plight of the displaced ("The ...

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In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Stafford became entranced with the music of Bono and U2 while watching the rock band on MTV in the 1980s. "I discovered the ...

Whether you’re pro-Bono or Edge-agnostic, you can’t deny that U2 are one of the most important rock bands of the past 40 years. But in Ireland they’re much more than that. They loom over Irish music ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. U2 earns its record-extending twenty-ninth top 10 on Billboard's ...