Editing Rattle and Hum (section)

===Commercial performance===
Despite the criticism, the ''Rattle and Hum'' album was a strong seller, continuing U2's burgeoning commercial success. It hit number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart, remaining at the top spot for six weeks; it was the first number-one double album in the US since [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s ''[[The River (Bruce Springsteen album)|The River]]'' in 1980.<ref>McGee (2008), p. 120</ref> ''Rattle and Hum'' also reached number one in the UK and Australian charts. In the UK, it sold 360,000 copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling album at that point (a record it held until the release of [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]'s ''[[Be Here Now (album)|Be Here Now]]'' in 1997).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/music/features/fastest-selling-albums.php?page=11|title=10. U2: Rattle And Hum|year=2010|publisher=[[Virgin Media]]|access-date=31 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092630/http://www.virginmedia.com/music/features/fastest-selling-albums.php?page=11|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-sam-smith-surges-to-albums-summit/070778|title=Charts Analysis: Sam Smith surges to albums summit|work=[[Music Week]]|first=Alan|last=Jones|date=8 December 2017|access-date=9 December 2017|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Lifetime sales for the album have surpassed 14&nbsp;million copies.<ref>Stokes (2005), p. 78</ref>