20 years of the very best in recorded student a cappella
They feature the the most outstanding recorded tracks of the year, created by student groups around the world and hand-selected by industry legends Deke Sharon and Amanda Newman from among hundreds of submissions. Being selected to appear on this album has become a valuable mark of accomplishment in the a cappella community. Each album is more exciting than the last. Whether it’s the earliest edition available or the latest release, the Best of… A Cappella albums are a must-have for any true a cappella aficionado.
Do you have a killer track that belongs on BOCA or BOHSA? We want to hear it.
01. Don't Stop Believin'- OPB Journey
Clef Hangers | University of North Carolina
02. Crazy - OPB Gnarls Barkley
Sweet Signatures | Elon University
04. SexyBack - OPB Justin Timberlake
Back Row | Colorado College
05. I Write Sins Not Tragedies - OPB Panic! At The Disco
Midnight Ramblers | University of Rochester
06. Other Side Of The World - OPB KT Tunstall
Faux Paz | University of Maryland
07. I Believe - OPB Stevie Wonder
MadHatters | University of Wisconsin
08. Put Your Records On - OPB Corinne Bailey Rae
sQ! | Tufts University
09. Does He Love You? - OPB Rilo Kiley
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
10. You'll Think Of Me - OPB Keith Urban
Sil'hooettes | University of Virginia
11. Touch The Sky - OPB Kanye West
Juxtaposition | Virginia Tech
12. Pehchaan- OPB Penn Masala
Shir Appeal | Tufts University
14. Hold On - OPB Wilson Philllips
Rip Chords | University of Illinois
15. Forgiven - OPB Alanis Morissette
Rhythm & Blue | Duke University
16. Homeward Bound - OPB Marta Keen
Ladies in Red | North Carolina State University
17. Come Sail Away - OPB Styx
Dear Abbeys | BostonUniversity
01. Sugar We're Going Down - OPB Fall Out Boy
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
02. Just The Girl - OPB The Click Five
Xtension Chords | University of Illinois
03. Breakaway - OPB Kelly Clarkson
Ramifications | SuffolkUniversity
04. She Has No Time - OPB Keane
Clef Hangers | University of North Carolina
05. Love Is More Thicker Than Forget - OPB The Story
Jazz Singers | Sacramento State
06. Lonely No More - OPB Rob Thomas
Octaves | University of Richmond
07. Over My Head (Cable Car) - OPB The Fray
VoiceMale | Brandeis University
08. Crush - OPB Gavin Degraw
Out of the Blue | DukeUniversity
09. Wonderwall - OPB Oasis
Noteworthy | University of Georgia
10. Fix You - OPB Coldplay
Exit 245 | James Madison University
11. Zombie - OPB The Cranberries
Tupelos | Wellesley College
12. Fast As You Can - OPB Fiona Apple
LowKeys | Harvard University
13. Taken Up - OPB InsideOut
Limestones | St. Olaf College
14. Breathe (2 AM)- OPB Anna Nalick
Counterpoint | StanfordUniversity
15. Some Kind Of Wonderful - APB Joss Stone
Hoos in Treble | University Virginia
16. Ready For Love - OPB India Arie
Rhythm & Blue | DukeUniversity
17. Good Luck - OPB Basement Jaxx
Amalgamates | Tufts University
18. Photograph - OPB Nickelback
Chordials | Cornell University
19. Peaches - OPB Presidents of the United States of America
Back Row | Colorado College
01. Step
Ascending Height | Ithaca High School
02. Free Fallin' - OPB Tom Petty
InToneNation | Montgomery Blair High School
03. I Sing The Mighty Power Of God - OPB Glad
The Academy Singers | Brentwood Academy
04. I Was A Fool To Let You Go - OPB Barry Manilow
GFS A Cappella | Germantown Friends School
05. Soul Meets Body - OPB Death Cab for Cutie
Unstrumental | Calabasas High School
06. Hazy Shade Of Winter - OPB Simon and Garfunkel
Azure | Phillips Academy
07. Find The Cost Of Freedom - OPB Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
The B-Flats | The Baldwin School
08. Mala Gente - OPB Juanes
Major Minors | Flint Hill School
09. Ipharidisi
South African Traditional Concert Choir | Westgate Mennonite Collegiate
10. Salmo 150
Chamber Singers | Maria Carrillo High School
11. Starbright Lullaby
Special Edition | North Olmsted High School
12. A Nightingale Sang In Berekely Square - OPB Manhattan Transfer
Vocal Jazz Quintessence | Conard High School
13. No Rain - OPB Blind Melon
Bare Rhythm | Calabasas High School
14. God Bless The Broken Road - OPB Rascal Flatts
Beyond Measure | Dryden Central High School
15. Oh, Pretty Woman - APB Rockapella
Ow! | Glenbrook North High School
16. Real World - OPB Matchbox 20
The Latonics | Roxbury Latin School
17. MLK - APB The King's Singers Chamber Choir
Ledyard High School | Ledyard, CT
18. Phantom Of The Opera
The 18 Wheelers | The Wheeler School - Providence, RI
01. Let's Get It Started - OPB Black Eyed Peas
Beelzebubs | Tufts University
02. My Happy Ending - OPB Avril Lavigne
Loreleis | University of North Carolina
03. Something Like That - OPB Tim McGraw
On the Rocks | University of Oregon
04. Tribute - OPB Tenacious D
Pitchforks | Duke University
05. Let Go - OPB Frou Frou
Low Key | James Madison University
06. The Scientist - OPB Coldplay
Last Call | Cornell University
07. Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy - OPB Big & Rich
Hullabahoos | University of Virginia
08. Renegade - OPB Styx
Dear Abbeys | BostonUniversity
09. Yeah - OPB Usher
Divisi | University of Oregon
10. Crazy Train - OPB Ozzy Ozbourne and Trick Daddy
Clef Hangers | University of North Carolina
11. So Cold - OPB Breaking Benjamin
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
12. Hallelujah - OPB Leonard Cohen
TakeNote | Clemson University
13. Mystify/Atrevete - OPB Chenoa
Resonance | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
14. You And I Both - OPB Jason Mraz
Accafellas | Michigan StateUniversity
15. Are You Happy Now - OPB Michelle Branch
Twisted Measure | ElonUniversity
16. Crumbs - OPB Jonatha Brooke
Sirens | University of Southern California
17. Don't Change Your Plans - OPB Ben Folds Five
Callbacks | Harvard University
18. The Reason - OPB Hoobastank
Academical Village People | University of Virginia
19. The Memory Remains - OPB Metallica
Harmonics | Stanford University
20. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - OPB Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, ft Splinter
TIGEROAR | Clemson University
01. The Kids Aren't Alright - OPB The Offspring
Logarhythms | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
02. Everlong - OPB Foo Fighters
Amalgamates | Tufts University
03.Breathe - OPB Michelle Branch
The Bostonians | Boston College
04. Somewhere North - OPB Caedmon's Call
Aires | Dartmouth College
05. Whatever You Want - OPB N'dea Davenport
Everyday People | Stanford University
06. Going Under - OPB Evanescence
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
07. The Way You Move - OPB Outkast
Clef Hangers | University of North Carolina
08. A Sorta Fairytale - OPB Tori Amos
Random Voices | University of California - Los Angeles
09. Tragic Kingdom - OPB No Doubt
Octopodes | Johns Hopkins University
10. Push It - OPB Garbage
Shades | Claremont Colleges
11. Where Would You Be - OPB Martina McBride
Sil'hooettes | University of Virginia
12. Run - OPB Collective Soul
Mixed Company | StanfordUniversity
13. Ga-Agua - OPB Yehudit Ravitz
Shir Appeal | Tufts University
14. Unwell - OPB Matchbox 20
TIGEROAR | Clemson University
15. Mona Lisa - APB Guster
Mass Transit | New York University
16. She Will Be Loved - OPB Maroon 5
Out of the Blue | DukeUniversity
17. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - OPB Wham!
Mendicants | Stanford University
18. Time Is Running Out - OPB Muse
Sirens | University of Southern California
19. Angel - OPB Sarah McLachlan
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
20. Hey Ya - OPB Outkast
Hullabahoos | University of Virginia
01. Let Me Entertain You - OPB Robbie Williams
VoiceMale | Brandeis University
02. Bring Me To Life - OPB Evanescence
Octopodes | Johns Hopkins University
03. Slumber - OPB Gabriel Mann Situation
SoCal Vocals | University of Southern California
04. Always - OPB Bon Jovi
Bostonians | Boston College
05. Gravity - OPB Sara Bareilles
Awaken | University of California - Los Angeles
06. Kate - OPB Ben Folds Five
Academical Village People | University of Virginia
07. Broken Wings - OPB Mr. Mister
Phalanx | Elizabethtown College
08. Write Me A Song - OPB Edwin McCain
Pitchforks | Duke University
09. No Such Thing - OPB John Mayer
Logarhythms | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10. Sadder Day - OPB Fleming & John
Harmonics | StanfordUniversity
11. Take Me Home - OPB Phil Collins
Beelzebubs | Tufts University
12. Porcelain - OPB Moby
Dicks & Janes | University of Michigan
13. Winter - OPB Tori Amos
Naked Voices | UC Santa Barbara
14. Yellow - OPB Coldplay
On the Rocks | University of Oregon
15. China - OPB Tori Amos
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
16. Cry - OPB Mandy Moore
Sirens | University of Southern California
17. Candleburn - OPB Dishwalla
Purple Haze | Northwestern University
18. Enjoy The Silence - OPB Depeche Mode
Cords | Dartmouth College
01. Crawling In The Dark - OPB Hoobastank
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
02. Workin' For The Weekend - OPB Loverboy
Aires | Dartmouth College
03. Tonight And The Rest Of My Life - OPB Nina Gordon
Dicks & Janes | University of Michigan
04. Best I Ever Had - OPB Vertical Horizon
Mixed Company | StanfordUniversity
05. Rosanna - OPB Toto
Wibijazz'n' | York University
06. 6 Underground - OPB Sneaker Pimps
Callbacks | Harvard University
07. The Way It Is - OPB Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Straight No Chaser | Indiana University
08. Comedown - OPB Bush
Clef Hangers | University of North Carolina
09. Killing Me Softly - APB The Fugees
Amalgamates | Tufts University
10. Girl From The Gutter - OPB Kina
Sirens | University of Southern California
11. Hey Jealousy - OPB The Gin Blossoms
Juxtaposition | Virginia Tech
12. K'mo B'tumunah - OPB Rita
Shir Appeal | Tufts University
13. Everywhere - OPB Michell Branch
Purple Haze | Northwestern University
14. Lady Marmalade - APB Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Pink, & Mya
Harmonics | Stanford University
15. Black Balloon - OPB The Goo Goo Dolls
Logarhythms | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
16. Can't Fight The Moonlight - OPB LeAnn Rimes
The Bostonians | Boston College
17. Wrong Impression - OPB Natalie Imbruglia
Sil'hooettes | University of Virginia
18.O Magnum Mysterium - Composed by M. Lauridsen
No Strings Attached | University of Illinois
01. Walk Like An Egyptian - OPB The Bangles
Awaken | University of California - Los Angeles
02. I Belong To You - OPB Lenny Kravitz
Straight No Chaser | Indiana University
03. Drive Me Crazy - OPB SoCal VoCals
SoCal VoCals | University of Southern California
04. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover - OPB Sophie B. Hawkins
Shades | Claremont Colleges
05. Beautiful - OPB Joydrop
Sirens | University of Southern California
06. I Was Brought To My Senses - OPB Sting
MadHatters | Universityof Wisconsin - Madison
07. Here With Me - OPB Dido
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
08. Everything You Want - OPB Vertical Horizon
Dicks & Janes, University of Michigan
09. Billie Jean/ No Diggity (EP REMIX) - OPB Michael Jackson/ Blackstreet
Everyday People | Stanford University
10. She - OPB The Sundays
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
11. Breathless - OPB The Corrs
Tangled Up In Blue | University ofWisconsin- Madison
12. Fields Of Gold - OPB Sting
Academical Village People | University of Virginia
13. Independent Woman Part I - OPB Destiny's Child
Ladies First | Indiana University
14. Limp - OPB Fiona Apple
Compulsive Lyres | University of Michigan
15. Father Figure - OPB George Michael
Clef Hangers | University of North Carolina
16.Rhythm Nation - OPB Janet Jackson
Mosaic Whispers | Washington University
17. Eve - OPB Chantal Kreviazuk
Out of the Blue | DukeUniversity
18. Alleluia - OPB The Gatlin Brothers
Millenium | Northwest Missouri State University
19. The Trial - OPB Pink Floyd
Beelzebubs | Tufts University
20. Hey Ya - OPB Outkast
Hullabahoos | University of Virginia
01. Peg - OPB Steely Dan
Wibijazz'n' | York University
02. I'm Your Baby Tonight - OPB Whitney Houston
Amalgamates | Tufts University
03. Someday - OPB Sugar Ray
Mixed Company | StanfordUniversity
04. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - OPB Yes
Shaggy Boys | Iowa State University
05. Good Enough - OPB Sarah McLachlan
Counterpoint | Stanford University
06. Get Set - OPB Taxiride
Juxtaposition | Virginia Tech
07. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - OPB Bonnie Tyler
SoCal VoCals | University of Southern California
08. Ray Of Light - OPB Madonna
Sirens | University of Southern California
09. Now And Forever - OPB Richard Marx
Yellow Jackets | University of Rochester
10. Inside Out - OPB Eve 6
Xtension Chords | University of Illinois
11. Millenium - OPB Robbie Williams
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
12. Wild Horses - OPB The Sundays
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
13. Happy Together - OPB The Turtles
Mendicants | StanfordUniversity
14. Truly Madly Deeply - OPB Savage Garden
Midnight Ramblers | University of Rochester
15. Uninvited - OPB Alanis Morrissette
Bostonians | Boston College
16. Cornflake Girl - OPB Tori Amos
Purple Haze | Northwestern University
17. Rainbow Connection - OPB Kermit the Frog
That One | Utah State
01. Snow On The Sahara - OPB Anggun
Harmonics | Stanford University
02. Anything But Down - OPB Sheryl Crow
Off The Beat | University of Pennsylvania
03. Ghost - OPB Indigo Girls
The Overtones | James Madison University
04. Windmills - OPB Toad the Wet Sprocket
Dissipated Eight | Middlebury College
05. Let's Stay Together - OPB Al Green
Everyday People | StanfordUniversity
06. Mummers' Dance - OPB Loreena McKennitt
Sirens | University of Southern California
07. I Wanna Be Like You - OPB Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
The Brown Derbies | Brown University
08. Take To The Sky - OPB Tori Amos
Dodecaphonics | Dartmouth College
09. Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyara Hai - OPB Harhiharan
Penn Masala | University of Pennsylvania
10. That's The Way (I Like It)/Get Down Tonight - OPB KC and the Sunshine Band
Beelzebubs | Tufts University
11. Cloudburst - OPB Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross
Alley Cats | Yale University
12. Torn - OPB Natalie Imbruglia
SoCal VoCals | University of Southern California
13. Daniel - OPB Elton John
No Strings Attached | Emory University
14. Still In Love - OPB Brian McKnight
Vocal Point | University of Rochester
15. And She Was - OPB David Byrne
Purple Haze | Northwestern University
16. Light In Your Eyes - OPB Blessed Union of Souls
The Undertones | Notre Dame University
17. This Train - OPB The Indigo Girls
Shir Appeal | Tufts University
18. You Were Mine - OPB The Dixie Chicks
Out of the Blue | Duke University
19. When You Were Kings - OPB Brian McKnight & Diana King
Opportunes | HarvardUniversity
01. Don't Stand So Close To Me - OPB The Police
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
02. You're All I Need To Get By - OPB Aretha Franklin
Everyday People | Stanford University
03. Ghost Train - OPB Marc Cohen
Straight No Chaser | Indiana University
04. You Make Me Wanna - OPB Usher
Hullabahoos | University of Virginia
05. Bethlehem - OPB Paula Cole
Jackson Jills | TuftsUniversity
06. Crazy Love - APB Brian McKnight
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
07. Semi-Charmed Life - OPB Third Eye Blind
Beelzebubs | TuftsUniversity
08. Fear - OPB Sarah McLachlan
Mixed Company | Stanford University
09. I Can't Make You Love Me - OPB Bonnie Raitt
Counterparts | University Pennsylvania
10. Sour Times - OPB Portishead
Penny Loafers | University of Pennsylvania
11. Angel - OPB Aerosmith
Academical Village People | University of Virginia
12. How Deep Is Your Love - OPB The Bee Gees
Fleet Street Singers | Stanford University
13. I Don't Want To Wait - OPB Paula Cole
Amalgamates | Tufts University
14. Verdi Cries - OPB 10,000 Maniacs
Pitchforks | Arizona State University
15. Stupid Girl - OPB Garbage
Bobolinks | Middlebury College
16. Don't Speak - OPB No Doubt
Counterpoint | Stanford University
17. Pretty Good Year - OPB Tori Amos
The Chorallaries | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18. Fame - OPB Irene Cara
Loreleis | University of North Carolina
19. Stay - OPB Lisa Loeb
Penn Six-5000 | University of Pennsylvania
01. Man In The Mirror - OPB Michael Jackson
Amalgamates | Tufts University
02. No More I Love Yous - OPB Annie Lennox
Mixed Company | Stanford University
03. For What It's Worth - OPB Buffalo Springfield
Dissipated Eight | Middlebury College
04. Drive - OPB The Cars
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
05. On Your Shore - OPB Enya
Callbacks | Harvard-Radcliffe
06. You Oughta Know - OPB Alanis Morrisette
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
07. Secure Yourself - OPB Indigo Girls
Pitchforks | Arizona State University
08. Jesse's Girl - OPB Rick Springfield
Xtension Chords | University of Illinois
09. I Am So Ordinary - OPB Paula Cole
Terpsichore | Boston University
10. Go Rest High On That Mountain - OPB Vince Gill
No Strings Attached | Emory University
11. The Reflex - OPB Duran Duran
Other Guys | University of Illinois
12. All I Want - OPB Toad the Wet Sprocket
Pitchforks | Duke University
13. Drown - OPB Smashing Pumpkins
Dodecaphonics | Dartmouth College
14. Angel - OPB Jon Secada
Gentlemen Callers | Wheaton College
15. Thieves In The Temple - OPB Prince
Loreleis | University of North Carolina
16. Walking In Memphis - OPB Marc Cohen
CoCo Beaux | Connecticut College
17. Landslide - OPB Fleetwood Mac
Smiffenpoofs | Smith College
18. Saturday - OPB Omar
Spirits | Wesleyan University
19. Wanting Memories - OPB Sweet Honey in the Rock
Talisman | Stanford University
01. One Of Us - OPB The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
Counterparts | University of Pennsylvania
02. In The House Of Stone And Light - OPB Martin Page
Brown Derbies | Brown University
03. Who Will Save Your Soul - OPB Jewel
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
04. Heard It Through The Grapevine - APB Marvin Gaye
Everyday People | Stanford University
05. Satellite - OPB Dave Matthews Band
Dissipated Eight | Middlebury College
06. Elsewhere - OPB Sarah McLachlan
Chattertocks | Brown University
07. Four Brothers - APB Manhattan Transfer
Harmonics | Stanford University
08. Spiderwebs - OPB No Doubt
Terpsichore | Boston University
09. Everybody Hurts - OPB R.E.M.
Beelzebubs | Tufts University
10. Handyman - OPB James Taylor
Yellowjackets | University of Rochester
11. Hands To Heaven - OPB Breathe
Hullabahoos | University of Virginia
12. If You Don't Know Me By Now - APB Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
Shades | Yale University
13. I've Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter
Krokodiloes | Harvard University
14. Love Is A Battlefield - OPB Pat Benetar
Smiffenpoofs | Smith College
15. Train In Vain - APB Annie Lennox and the Clash
Out of the Blue | Duke University
16. Precious Things - OPB Tori Amos
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
17. Ladder - OPB Paula Cole
Acoustics | Boston College
18. Secret Journey - OPB Sting
Other Guys | University of Illinois
For over 20 years, BOCA has been the reference and pulse of collegiate a cappella. Each edition perfectly encapsulates the era it represents. BOCA is still the gold standard of collegiate compilations. A spot on BOCA means you have arrived!
Bill Hare
Grammy Award-winning producer
Each year is more exciting than the last, so be sure to apply early. Be sure to check out our rules & deadlines, and then audition and apply today!
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