The Boys Are Back In Town (track)
by Thin Lizzy
The Boys Are Back In Town appears on the following album(s) by Thin Lizzy:
- Jailbreak (track #6) (this album) (1976)
- Live And Dangerous (track #10) (1978)
- Dedication: The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy (track #10) (compilation) (1991)
- Greatest Hits (track #1) (compilation) (2004)
- Still Dangerous (track #4) (2009)
- Wild One: The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy (track #1) (compilation) (1996)
- One Night Only (track #11) (2000)
- Essential (track #1) (compilation) (2020)
- Live And Dangerous At Hammersmith 16 Nov 1976 (track #8) (2024)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/24/2026 11:35 | Siromynian | 20,126 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 09:04 | markl73 | 7,249 | 78/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 09:54 | Deckard | 443 | 68/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.9/100, a mean average of 88.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.0.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/04/2012 08:44 | #56696
I first heard this song a classic rock radio station (no surprise there). I usually don't like the radio... but I was blown away. Probably the only great discovery I've made on the radio. The guitar playing on this track is "top drawer."
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/14/2013 02:47 | #61449
Maybe biased, as this is the only song I know of with my name in it. Yeah, Jason...this was a real guitar band. Lots of stuff on the same level as this song by this band.
When I listen to this song, each speaker takes turns saying "The Boys Are Back in Town." So cool! This is the perfect Thin Lizzy song.
Squonk007 07/06/2025 16:27 | #309931
My hometown football team come out to this song. Always loved it, another good rocker. (Edited)
Goliath 06/14/2018 11:09 | #216718
Absolute classic, spread the word around.
