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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. 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".

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". The song was originally the first release from their debut LP.

2008...# 32 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Boys Like Girls - "Thunder" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls was certified gold.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls hit the Top 40 with "
Thunder".

November
Boys Like Girls - "Love Drunk" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) The DVD Read Between The Lines was released.

2009... # 31 Singles Artist of the Year

June
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Love Drunk".

September
Boys Like Girls - 'Love Drunk'button.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls released Love Drunk. Rolling Stone said of the LP: "...Love Drunk piles on the heart-baring cheese outs... and brassy rockers..."

October
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Top 10 with "Love Drunk."

November
Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift - "Two Is Better Than One" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Boys Like Girls hit the Top 40 with Taylor Swift with "Two Is Better Than One".

2010...# 50 Singles Artist of the Year

January
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Top 10 with Taylor Swift with "Two Is Better Than One."

May
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2012...

December
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Crazy World.

LP DISCOGRAPHY
Boys Like Girls - 'Boys Like Girls'
mp3 Available at Amazon.com

Boys Like Girls

Released: August, 2006
US: Gold
Billboard Top 200 LPs 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'
mp3 Available at Amazon.com

Love Drunk

Released: September, 2009
Billboard Top 200 LPs 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"

Boys Like Girls - 'Crazy World'
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Crazy World

Released: December 11, 2012
Tracks: "The First Time" - "Life Of The Party" - "Crazy World" - "Be Your Everything" - "Stuck In The Middle" - "Cheated" - "Shoot" - "Leaving California" - "Take Me Home" - "Red Cup, Hands Up, Long Brown Hair" - "Hey You"

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   2007 Boys Like Girls - "The Great Escape" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
2 Two Is Better Than One
[Boys Like Girls with Taylor Swift]

from the LP
Love DrunkLove Drunk
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 26 - 23 - 18 - 17 - 15 - 14 - 11 - 10 -
8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 9 - 14 - 25 - 28 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
40
5 20   2010 Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift - "Two Is Better Than One" (Single)
3 Love Drunk

from the LP
Love Drunk
ARC Chart Run:
39 - 28 - 20 - 18 - 17 - 16 - 15 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 11 - 11 - 11 - 13 - 15 - 19 - 24 - 26 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
53
RIAA Certification: Gold
10 20 Boys Like Girls - "Love Drunk" (Single) 2009 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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mp3 Available at Amazon.com
4 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 ]
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[
VIDEO ]

mp3 Available at Amazon.com
5 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 ]
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VIDEO ]

mp3 Available at Amazon.com
6 Heart Heart Heartbreak

from the LP
Love Drunk
ARC chart run: 40 - 39 - 38 - 36 - 35 - 31 - 29 - 32 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
107
29 9   2010 Boys Like Girls - "Heart Heart Heartbreak" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
 
  Heels Over Head

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

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

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

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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