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MEMBERS: Martin Johnson, Paul DiGiovanni, Bryan Donahue, John Keefe
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BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "The Great Escape" (2007)
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BIGGEST LP: Boys Like Girls (2006)
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GRAMMY AWARDS: 0
button.gif (123 bytes) "I like to listen to music that makes me feel a certain way - either it reminds me of something important that happened or a certain time in my life. If kids are feeling that way about our songs, I couldn't ask for anything more." - Martin Johnson, Boys Like Girls

 
TIMELINE

Boys Like Girlsbutton.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls - Martin Johnson on vocals and guitar, John Keefe on drums, Bryan Donahue on bass, and Paul DiGiovanni on guitar - hail from Boston. The band owe their climb to success with creating a fan base with online demos which helped get the boys more attention on site such as MySpace and PureVolume. The online exposure led to a spot on the 'Pure Volume' tour and more notice in the music industry, eventually leading to the release of their debut LP in 2006.

2006..

August
Boys Like Girls - 'Boys Like Girls'button.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls released their debut LP Boys Like Girls (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP spawned 3 Top 40 hits: "The Great Escape," "Hero/Heroine," and "Thunder."

2007..# 21 Singles Artist of the Year

June
Boys Like Girls - "The Great Escape" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls hit the Top 40 with "The Great Escape" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).

September
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Top 10 with "The Great Escape."

December
Boys Like Girls - "Hero/Heroine" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls hit the Top 40 with "Hero/Heroine" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The song was originally the first release from their debut LP.

2008...# 32 Singles Artist of the Year

January
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Boys Like Girls was certified gold.

June
Boys Like Girls - "Thunder" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls hit the Top 40 with "Thunder" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).

November
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Read Between The Lines was released.

2009...

June
Boys Like Girls - "Love Drunk" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls hit the Top 40 with "Love Drunk" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).

September
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Love Drunk (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone said of the LP: "...Love Drunk piles on the heart-baring cheese outs... and brassy rockers..."

October
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November
button.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls hit the Top 40 with Taylor Swift with "Two Is Better Than One" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).






LP DISCOGRAPHY
Boys Like Girls - 'Boys Like Girls'
Available for download at iTunes
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Boys Like Girls

Released: August, 2006
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 55
Tracks: "The Great Escape" - "Five Minutes To Midnight" - "Hero/Heroine" - "On Top Of The World" - "Thunder" - "Me, You And My Medication" - "Up Against The Wall" - "Dance Hall Drug" - "Learning To Fall" - "Heels Over Head" - "Broken Man" - "Holiday"
Enhanced Edition also includes: "Let Go" (AOL Undercover Session) - "The Great Escape" (AOL Undercover Session) - "Thunder" (AOL Undercover Session) - "Heels Over Head" (live) - "The Great Escape" (live) - "Hero/Heroine" (acoustic)

Boys Like Girls - 'Love Drunk'
Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com

Love Drunk

Released: September, 2009
Billboard peak: # 8
Rolling Stone: 3 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B
Tracks: "Heart Heart Heartbreak" - "Love Drunk" - "She's Got A Boyfriend Now" - "Two Is Better Than One" (with Taylor Swift) - "Contagious" - "Real Thing" - "Someone Like You" - "The Shot Heard 'Round The World" - "The First One" - "Chemicals Collide" - "Go"

LINKS

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POP SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY
[based on The ARC Weekly Top 40 (listing explanation)]
1 The Great Escape

from the LP
Boys Like Girls
ARC Chart Run:
40 - 37 - 35 - 31 - 27 - 24 - 23 - 22 - 18 - 16 - 15 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 10 - 15 - 18 - 23 - 27 - 39 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
26
RIAA Certification: Platinum
6 25 Boys Like Girls - "The Great Escape" (Single) 2007 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]
[
VIDEO ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
2 Hero/Heroine

from the LP
Boys Like Girls
ARC Chart Run:
38 - 36 - 33 - 29 - 28 - 26 - 25 - 24 - 27 - 28 - 28 - 28 - 30 - 33 - 29 - 29 - 28 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
67
RIAA Certification: Gold
24 18 Boys Like Girls - "Hero/Heroine" (Single) 2008 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]
[
VIDEO ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
3 Thunder

from the LP
Boys Like Girls
ARC Chart Run:
39 - 36 - 35 - 34 - 32 - 32 - 31 - 29 - 28 - 24 - 23 - 23 - 23 - 23 - 23 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
76
RIAA Certification: Gold
23 15 Boys Like Girls - "Thunder" (Single) 2008 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]
[
VIDEO ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
 
  Heels Over Head

from the LP
Boys Like Girls
** **   2008 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]
[
VIDEO ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
-- current singles --
  Love Drunk

from the LP
Love Drunk
RIAA Certification: Gold
10 ** Boys Like Girls - "Love Drunk" (Single) 2009 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]
[
VIDEO ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
  She's Got A Boyfriend Now

from the LP
Love Drunk
** **   2009 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
  Two Is Better Than One
[Boys Like Girls with
Taylor Swift]

from the LP
Love Drunk
** **   2009 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
 
Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often including track listings and sound samples).
 
 

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