Boston
by Boston

Album
Boston by Boston
Year: 1976
Release date: 1976-08-25
Overall rank: 286th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 976 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1976 (5th)
Award Top 100 albums of of the 1970s (69th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (286th)

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Boston track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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More Than A Feeling
Average Rating: 90 (357 votes)Comments: View 10
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Peace Of Mind
Average Rating: 86 (244 votes)Comments: View 5
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Foreplay/Long Time
Average Rating: 89 (257 votes)Comments: View 4
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Rock & Roll Band
Average Rating: 82 (208 votes)Comments: View 5
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Smokin'
Average Rating: 83 (214 votes)Comments: View 5
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Hitch A Ride
Average Rating: 81 (197 votes)Comments: View 5
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Something About You
Average Rating: 79 (194 votes)Comments: View 2
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Let Me Take You Home Tonight
Average Rating: 80 (192 votes)Comments: View 3

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Boston rankings

Boston rankings summary
Overall rank: 286th | 1970s rank: 69th | 1976 rank: 5th  Overall chart history
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Boston ratings

Average Rating: 
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 !		10/14/2026 19:34 pharoahstune  Ratings distribution  25579/100
 
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 !		09/30/2026 08:25 Siromynian  Ratings distribution  1,78974/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.


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Boston forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026
“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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From BestEverAlbums 09/26/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5447): By adbrack1988
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by adbrack1988 () 1. by (1972) 2. by by (1973) 4. by (1971) 5. by (1971) 6. by (1985) 7. by (1971) 8. by (1969) 9. (1972) 10. by (2013) 11. by (1969) 12. by (1967) 13. (2005) 14. by (1965) 15. by (1970) 16. (2017) 17. by (1991) 18. by (1973)…”
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Boston comments

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From 12/12/2012 22:37 | #57706 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
My father gave me this CD as a kid because I got a guitar for christmas. I've listened to this album at least 50 times. It's amazing! (Edited)
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From 10/29/2016 19:58 | #177727 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
It has become fashionable to bash Boston as a product of the late seventies, harbingers of "corporate rock," and no more than a flash in the pan. However, this debut was a genuine earth-shaking revelation at the time of its release, and still sounds great today, even with classic rock radio burnout. Every cut is worthwhile and most are bona fide classics. The group may have never again matched the quality of their opening salvo, but that doesn't mean this album is not one of the standout greats of all time; it most certainly is.
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80/100
From 05/18/2016 02:11 | #166352 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This album is criminally underrated on this site. At least top 100. Ever song on this album is amazing
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70/100
From 03/25/2016 16:41 | #162497 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
If you asked me to listen to this when I was a teenager, I would have barfed on your face. I can't deny now though that it musically is tight and catchy. Still not something I play on purpose, but I no longer immediately change it if it comes on the radio.
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From 05/26/2015 23:06 | #142467 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A stone cold classic of the era, and the best of it's genre (AOR, album-oriented rock, now called Classic Rock). Yes, Elvis Costello and The Clash were out there, but we didn't realize it at the time. Timeless mainstream rock that still sounds great.
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Best Albums of  1976
1. Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
2. Station To Station by David Bowie
3. Ramones by Ramones
4. Hotel California by Eagles
5. Boston by Boston
6. Desire by Bob Dylan
7. Hejira by Joni Mitchell
8. 2112 by Rush
9. The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
10. A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra