On This Day, Nov. 12, 1988: U2 topped the album chart with soundtrack to 'Rattle and Hum'

U2 topped the Billboard 200 Album chart with Rattle and Hum, the soundtrack to their documentary of the same name.

The album would be U2's second #1 record, spending six weeks on top of the chart. They went on to have a total of eight #1 albums over the course of their career, their last being 2017's Songs of Experience.