<P> It was given 499th position among the 2004 Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, though was not included in the 2010 update . Rolling Stone praised lead singer Phil Lynott's "Gaelic soul" and said the "twin - guitar lead by Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson" was "crucial to the song's success". The song is played at most Irish Rugby matches . The song has appeared in numerous TV commercials and the 2016 movie Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates . In March 2005, Q magazine placed "The Boys Are Back in Town" at No. 38 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks . The song won a 1976 NME Award for Best Single . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1976) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia KMR </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <H3> Year - end charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1976) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 93 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 97 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box </Td> <Td> 91 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1976) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia KMR </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <H3> Year - end charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1976) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 93 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 97 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box </Td> <Td> 91 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1976) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia KMR </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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