UPDATE (1/20/2020): BOCA and BOHSA 2020 are now available for purchase! Please use the following links to access each album via Apple Music or Amazon Music:
We are thrilled to present two brand new, incredible albums that will once again push the boundaries of a cappella excellence.
BOCA and BOHSA 2020 are a continuation of the full assimilation of digital recording technology into collegiate a cappella artistry. As is the case with any technology, it takes a while for it to be absorbed before it becomes invisible. Early stereo recordings are very clumsy by today’s standards, with the drums in one ear and the guitars in another, but eventually experimentation dissipated and the sound of stereo became second nature. Such is the case with modern digital recording technology and scholastic a cappella, as evidenced year over year on our BOCA and BOHSA albums.
Choosing BOCA this year was a very enjoyable experience, as so many songs immediately rose to the level of professional album that the discussion was more often one of deciding between two exemplary recordings of the same song, which is a great problem to have. Throw in a few exceptional original songs, and you really get a feel for where collegiate a cappella is as an art form today. On BOHSA, the maturity of singing is stunning, with complex, emotionally nuanced songs once again a staple this year — such that the age of the singers is near impossible to discern.
These aren’t just great a cappella compilation albums; they are great albums, period — and ones you’re going to return to time and again. BOCA and BOHSA 2020 will drop on iTunes and Amazon Music in January. Please note that we are no longer printing physical copies of our albums.
To see all of our BOCA and BOHSA releases over the years, check out our albums page.
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BOCA: Best Of College A Cappella 2020
01. Lost in Japan – OPB Shawn Mendes
BisCaydence | University of Miami
02. Burnin’ Up – OPB Jonas Brothers
UNC Achordants | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
03. All I Ask For Is You – Footnotes (original)
Footnotes | Princeton University
04. Bad News – OPB Annie Schindel (original)
Distilled Harmony | Northeastern University
05. Believer – OPB Imagine Dragons
YellowJackets | University of Rochester
06. Bellyache – OPB Billie Eilish
Ramifications | Virginia Commonwealth University
07. Bone + Tissue – OPB Gallant
Chi Rho | Wake Forest University
08. End – OPB Jeremy Zucker
All-Night Yahtzee | Florida State University
09. Finest Hour (feat. Abir) – OPB Cash Cash
Treble on Huntington | Northeastern University
10. Happier – OPB Marshmellow & Bastille
The Brown Derbies | Brown University
11. Kamikazee – OPB MISSIO
Unaccompanied Women | University of Chicago
12. Love Drought – OPB Beyoncé
Faux Paz | University of Maryland
13. Many Moons – OPB Janelle Monáe
UNCG Sapphires | University of North Carolina Greensboro
14. Rise/Weekend – OPB Solange/SZA (feat. Calvin Harris)
Mind The Gap | University of Oregon
15. Say Amen (Saturday Night) – OPB Panic! at the Disco
Profecy A Cappella | Rowan University
16. Say It First – OPB Sam Smith
The Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones | Harvard University
17. See Her Out – OPB Francis and the Lights
The One Note Stand | University of Mary Washington
18. Sober Up (feat. Rivers Cuomo) – OPB AJR
Toccatatones | High Point University
19. When The Party’s Over – OPB Billie Eilish
Mixed Emotions | Virginia Tech
20. Youngblood – OPB 5 Seconds of Summer
Exit 245 | James Madison University
BOHSA: Best Of High School A Cappella 2020
01. Machine – OPB MisterWives
Forte | Centerville High School
02. The Way I Am – OPB Charlie Puth
Walk The Line | Rockwall High School
03. By My Side – OPB Great Good Fine OK
Legacy | Los Angeles, CA
04. Just Like Me – OPB Betty Who
Evolve | Chesapeake High School
05. Greenlight with 00000 Million (feat. Emma Throm) – OPB Lorde/Bon Iver
Skyline Blues | Ann Arbor Skyline High School
06. JT – OPB Jon Bellion
The A Cappella Group | Cypress Lake Center for the Arts
07. Dancing On My Own – OPB Robyn
A Cappella Academy
08. Little of Your Love – OPB HAIM
Nothing But Treble | St. Mary’s High School
09. I’ll Be There (feat. SoundProof) – OPB Jess Glynne
KC A Cappella | Kansas City, MO
10. I’m Coming ‘Round – OPB Third Story
Fusion | Marcus High School
11. My Mind – OPB YEBBA
Encore | Ensworth School
12. Love So Soft – OPB Kelly Clarkson
Catalyst | Northmont High School
13. Bumblebee – Dragon Scales (original)
Dragon Scales | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School
14. Chasing Tides – Falconize (original)
Falconize | Danvers High School
15. Have God – Take 7 (original)
Take 7 | Winter Park High School
16. Creep – OPB Radiohead
Vocal Chords | Arvada West High School
17. Glory – OPB Common & John Legend
InToneNation | New Manchester High School
18. Find Yourself – OPB Great Good Fine OK
OneVoice | Briarcrest Christian School