, ▁So ▁Long , ▁Ast oria ▁was ▁cert ified ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁By ▁November , ▁the ▁album ▁had ▁sold ▁ 5 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁" The ▁Boys ▁of ▁Summer " ▁was ▁cert ified ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁sales ▁stood ▁at ▁ 6 9 3 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁included ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 5 ▁on ▁Rock ▁S ounds ▁" The ▁ 5 1 ▁Most ▁Ess ential ▁Pop ▁Punk ▁Albums ▁of ▁All ▁Time " ▁list . ▁They ▁later ▁ranked ▁it ▁at ▁number ▁ 9 7 ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁best ▁albums ▁in ▁their ▁lifetime . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁band ▁released ▁dem os ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁album . ▁In ▁February ▁and ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁group ▁performed ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁They ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁Vers us ▁the ▁World , ▁Author ity ▁Zero , ▁Drag ▁the ▁River ▁and ▁Gas oline ▁Heart . ▁To ▁promote ▁the ▁tour , ▁a ▁short ▁document ary ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁V H 1 ' s ▁music ▁document ary ▁series ▁Classic ▁Albums . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁group ▁performed ▁in ▁Australia , ▁playing ▁songs ▁sole ly ▁from ▁Blue ▁Sk ies , ▁Bro ken ▁He arts ... Next ▁ 1 2 ▁Ex its ▁and ▁So ▁Long