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Top 10 Pop Artists for the Indisputably Hip

By Bill Lamb, About.com

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#1 - U2

U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind

U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind

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What could be more hip than multiple nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize, meeting with world leaders from the Pope to George W. Bush to promote social justice, and continuing to produce some of the greatest rock music ever recorded? U2's Bono takes it all in stride and rides on the shoulders of some of the best rock instrumental work ever. U2 truly are a band and have been performing together now for over 25 years. That's 3 times as long as the Beatles were together, and, at this point in their career, the Rolling Stones were struggling along with the forgettable album Dirty Work. In contrast, U2 gave us the searing rock of "Vertigo."

Go back in time to watch the classic "With or Without You."

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