Song · Neil Diamond
“America” by Neil Diamond
From the album Classic Diamonds (2020)
“America” by Neil Diamond appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2020 and 2024. It was first released in 2020 on the album Classic Diamonds. Its best result is #257 on The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,941 indie & aaa song of all time.
Neil Diamond wrote "America" and recorded it first himself, for the 1980 soundtrack to his film The Jazz Singer; in 2020 it resurfaced on the album Classic Diamonds.
The 1981 single pulled a neat bit of showbiz sleight of hand: it was a studio recording, but overdubbed crowd cheers make it feel as if it were caught live on stage. It went top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at eight, became Diamond's sixth Adult Contemporary chart-topper, and Billboard ranked it the 62nd biggest pop single of the year. The download era kept it moving too, with 634,440 sold in the US by June 2017.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1692 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2023 | 257 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2024 | 502 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
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