BOSTON - THIRD STAGE
- Format: (LP) Vinyl record 12"
- Executor: BOSTON
- Title: THIRD STAGE
- Catalog number: P-13403
- A country: Japan
- Label: MCA
- Year of issue: 1986
- Complictation: FOC, INS, OBI
- Type of publication: FIRST PRESS
- Condition (record/cover): NMint/NMint
- Style: Rock
Japanese original. Third Stage is the third studio album by American hard rock band Boston , released on September 23, 1986 on MCA Records . The lead single "Amanda", the first track of the album, became a number one hit and is one of the band's best-known songs. In November 1986, it reached and remained at number one for two weeks. It was followed by the second top ten single from the album, "We're Ready", which peaked at number nine. The singles "Cool the Engines" and "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me) / Still in Love" were also widely aired, the former peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, while the latter peaked at number 20. "Can' tcha Say " remains Boston's last top 40 hit to date. After only three weeks on the chart, Third Stage reached number one on the Billboard 200 , where it remained for four weeks. It was the first CD album to be certified gold (500,000 copies) by the RIAA . It also received a gold certification in the LP format, making it the first album to be certified in both of these formats. Overall, the album went 4x platinum.
