On This Day, Aug. 8, 1987: U2 scores their second #1 with “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”

On This Day, Aug. 8, 1987 …

U2 found themselves atop the Billboard Hot 100 for the second time with “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” the second single off their first #1 album, The Joshua Tree. The track spent two weeks in the #1 position.

The Irish rockers had previously topped the chart with the album’s first single, “With Or Without You,” which spent three weeks at #1. 

“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” went on to become one of the band’s most iconic tracks and was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1988: Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It has also landed on several best-of lists, including Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

In other U2 facts … Aug. 8 also happens to be U2 guitarist The Edge’s birthday. Born David Howell Evans, the rocker turns 63 this year.

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