U2's The Joshua Tree is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Our designer Heather Collett put together an infographic to mark the occasion. Here are some notable numbers surrounding the classic release.

U2 was already well established in 1987. But the March 9 release that year of its fifth album, The Joshua Tree, turned the Irish quartet of Bono (vocalist), The Edge (guitar), Adam Clayton (bass ...

L-R) Bono and Larry Mullen Jr. of rock band U2 perform on stage during their 'The Joshua Tree World Tour' opener at BC Place on May 12, 2017 in Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Andrew Chin / Getty Images ...

Songs from U2’s 30-year-old album were exactly what the Rogers Centre was looking for Friday — but one can’t help but wonder what else is on U2’s horizon.

Watch U2 perform ‘Where the Streets Have No Name’ on 1987 Joshua Tree tour at BC Place Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca ...

HUGE DEMAND: While U2 packs stadiums on every tour, it’s shocking to consider they originally planned to mark the highly anticipated “Joshua Tree” anniversary with a very short run of dates.

Some information may no longer be current. U2's Bono and The Edge perform during the opening concert of their "Joshua Tree" tour in Vancouver, Friday, May 12, 2017.

U2 to conclude ‘The Joshua Tree tour 2019’ with first-ever performance in India More than four decades after forming the band, U2 are set to perform India for the first time ever this December ...

U2's classic album The Joshua Tree, Linda Ronstadt's Heart Like a Wheel and an early, influential Christian rock album will play on forever, or at least as long as the U.S. Library of Congress is ...

U2’s fifth albumThe U2 release beat out Dire Straits’ 1985 record Brothers In Arms and The Stone Roses’ 1989 self-titled album to claim the top spot. “The Joshua Tree changed everything for us as a ...

With "The Joshua Tree," U2 explored Americana and Irish roots music for influences, while also diving more into the anthemic sound of "Pride (In the Name of Love)," one of its most popular songs.

U2 is a talented group, and I believe they hit their pinnacle on Joshua Tree. That's reason enough I guess.<BR><BR>Aside from Zooropa, I don't really care for much of the stuff after that time.