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Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy
Jailbreak is an album by Thin Lizzy, released in 1976. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 133 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Boys are Back in Town”, on 95 lists with a best position of #26.
Jailbreak, Thin Lizzy's sixth album, busted out on Vertigo in Britain on 26 March 1976, with Mercury handling America, and it's the record that finally cracked the States open for the Dublin band. Phil Lynott, who wrote or co-wrote nearly everything they played, sings with a street-corner storyteller's swagger, while Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson trade and twin their lead guitars and Brian Downey keeps the whole rumble rolling.
"The Boys Are Back in Town" is the anthem, strutting and grinning, and it became their biggest US hit and walked off with a best-single award in Britain that year. The title track, the other single, brings a prowling menace, and "Emerald" rounds out the tough stuff. It's the only Thin Lizzy album to earn a US certification, a gold one.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Jailbreak on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boys are Back in Town#190 of all time | 95 | #26 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 2 | Jailbreak | 37 | #79 | – | 1982–2025 | |
| 3 | Emerald | 1 | #49 | – | 1978 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.