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 ...

It’s been a little while since U2 last scored a No. 1 hit on the Billboard charts, but the band is back on top with their latest release. The group’s new single “Atomic City” has become an instant win ...

Within the band’s ranks, though, the mood wasn’t so joyous. Rattle and Hum might’ve been a commercial success, but it was also the closest U2 had come to a critical flop. Audiences didn’t know what to ...

During a hometown show on December 31, 1989, Bono took a minute to air his band’s dirty laundry. U2 had entered the final stretch of the Lovetown Tour, launched earlier that year to help promote ...