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“Welcome To The Boomtown” by David And David
From the album Boomtown (1986)
“Welcome To The Boomtown” by David And David appears on 12 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1986 on the album Boomtown. Its best result is #72 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,240 alternative song of all time.
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David & David made their entrance in 1986 with "Welcome to the Boomtown", their first hit and the calling card for Boomtown, their album on A&M. It's a Los Angeles song through and through, a moody slab of big-city rock.
Album rock stations got there first. It entered the Radio & Records AOR airplay chart at number 50 for the week of August 1, jumped to 35 a week later as programmers piled on, then crossed over to contemporary hit radio. It peaked at number 8 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks and 37 on the Hot 100, and later that August MTV put the video, directed by Larry Williams, into active rotation.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 204 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) | 500 |
| 1996 | 181 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) | 498 |
| 1999 | 457 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 457 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 458 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 458 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 72 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 458 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 458 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 462 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2023 | 796 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2023 | 764 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
Also listed as: Welcome to the Boomtown.
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