Boomtown
by David & David
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Boomtown track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Boomtown rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,246th | 1980s rank: 1,020th | 1986 rank: 95th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | shanelovesyou1111 | Top 65 Music Albums of 1986 | 43/65 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1401-1500 | 69/100 | - |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best of Rest | 14/100 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 52 Music Albums of 1986 | 26/52 | 3 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 79/100 | 20 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  psertzel | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 50/99 | 43 |
| 2025 | Rivera | Top 43 Music Albums of 1986 | 19/43 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 25 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 179 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/19/2025 12:17 | RemainInLight | 3,749 | 35/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2025 18:24 | cicadelic | 13,808 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2024 13:16 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,715 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.9/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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This album has been referenced 8 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From neilgee 12/11/2024 18:58 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
neilgee 12/11/2024 18:58 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)“What album are you listening to? (cont.)”
View forum post →From Romanelli 05/07/2023 15:41 in Tell me ONE album from 1982-1993 and I will listen
Romanelli 05/07/2023 15:41 in Tell me ONE album from 1982-1993 and I will listen“I've always love this one from 1986. Hope you can enjoy!”
View forum post →From Romanelli 09/18/2022 20:02 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Beethoven's Last Night
Romanelli 09/18/2022 20:02 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Beethoven's Last Night“1462 DAVID & DAVID BOOMTOWN 1986 – A&M Produced By DAVITT SIGERSON 1. Welcome To The Boomtown 2. Swallowed By The Cracks 3. Ain’t So Easy 4. Being Alone Together 5. A Rock For The Forgotten 6. River’s Gonna Rise 7. Swimming In The Ocean 8. All Alone In The Big City 9. Heroes You might remember…”
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psertzel 02/23/2025 02:40 | #307737
psertzel 02/23/2025 02:40 | #307737
Two LA studio musicians who put together and incredible album with great tracks. Where does all of this creativity go after just one album. A loss for us listeners. Sad. (Edited)
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Junomoogmello 08/07/2021 16:55 | #272328 | TOP COMMENT
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There are few albums I score 100 but this is truly worthy of a full score and is a totally unknown if not forgotten album known only among those but a few by the look of this chart. I still have the original tape which still plays ok despite countless plays in the car I owned in the eighties. I was fortunate to pick up a near mint copy on vinyl recently and the listening experience is even more pleasurable. The album is quite dark as noted by other connisieurs of great music but that does add to the magic of this masterpiece.
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mostlymor 11/26/2014 17:56 | #128060 | TOP COMMENT
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An album that virtually epitomises the "Lost Classic". A set of really strong, hook laden songs, performed and produced to perfection. It's a mystery what went wrong... These guys split up when they should have been stars and instead ended up as Sheryl Crow's backing band.
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Rufus 07/07/2012 22:32 | #46102 | TOP COMMENT
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Stark, dark and unforgettable. One of the best CDs of the 80's that no one ever heard of. Quarter century later and the lyrics don't sound dated at all.
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RockyRoller 06/12/2012 06:25 | #44288 | TOP COMMENT
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This was the first CD I ever bought after many years of vinyl. I loved it the first time I heard it & today my opinion remains the same: it's one of the very best albums in my music collection (over 500). If my house was on fire & I could get in & only grab 5 CD's, this would be one of them.
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