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“Silver And Gold” by U2

Released 1985

“Silver And Gold” by U2 appears on 19 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1987 and 2014. It was first released in 1985. Its best result is #50 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #140 alternative song of 1987 and #2,300 alternative song of all time.

19countdowns
4stations
#50best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1987–2014years charted

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Silver And Gold

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"Silver and Gold" is a 1985 U2 recording, and it's Bono's from top to bottom: he wrote both the music and the words and sings it with a raw, hectoring intensity. The band arranged and produced it themselves, and Paul Barrett recorded and mixed it. The Edge's guitar grinds and slashes, Adam Clayton's bass prowls low, and Larry Mullen, Jr. handles both the drums and the extra percussion, driving it along with a heavy, stomping blues swagger.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 50 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 95 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 387 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1999 1604 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1604 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1604 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1596 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1429 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1593 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1903 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1593 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1591 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1463 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1422 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1443 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1472 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1540 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1598 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1661 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Silver and Gold.

Charting alongside it in 1987

Best songs of 1987 →
  1. 1Girlfriend in a ComaThe Smiths
  2. 2With or Without YouU2
  3. 3Dear GodXTC
  4. 4Why Can't I Be You?The Cure
  5. 5StrangeloveDepeche Mode
  6. 6Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen

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