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“Amanda” by Boston
“Amanda” by Boston appears on 16 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1994 and 2026. Its best result is #115 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2022).
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Tom Scholz wrote "Amanda" and then sat on it: the power ballad finally went out in 1986 as the first single from Third Stage, Boston's third album, a full six years after it was recorded. It was the band's first official single since 1978 and their first on MCA, and Scholz, who produced it, plays the 12-string guitar parts himself.
The long wait paid off, without so much as a music video to help. "Amanda" spent three weeks on top of the Mainstream Rock chart that October, then gave Boston their only Hot 100 number one, holding the spot for two weeks in November 1986. It topped RPM's singles and Adult Contemporary charts in Canada too, and it remains the band's highest-charting single in both countries.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 971 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1997 | 542 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
| 2002 | 393 | 100.7 WZLX | WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) | 500 |
| 2011 | 623 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 635 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2014 | 709 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2020 | 511 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) | 1025 |
| 2022 | 537 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) | 1025 |
| 2022 | 115 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 355 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 445 | 97.1 The River | River 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2023 | 620 | 101.5 WPDH | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) | 1015 |
| 2025 | 341 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2025) | 500 |
| 2026 | 322 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
| 2026 | 291 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
| 2026 | 226 | 100.7 KSLX | KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) | 500 |
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