Boom may refer to:

Objects

* Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill * Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation * Boom (sailing), a sailboat part * Boom (windsurfing), a piece of windsurfing equipment * Boom (ship), a type of Arab sailing vessel * Log boom, a barrier placed in a river * Boom, the lifting part of a crane * Boom microphone * Boom, the rear fuselage of an aircraft, as in twin boom * Boom, short for boomerang * Boom barrier, used to block vehicular or pedestrian access

Arts and entertainment

Music

Performers

* Boom! (group), a pop band founded by Hear'Say member Johnny Shentall * The Boom, a Japanese rock band * Boom Gaspar (born 1953), piano/keyboard/organ player for the band Pearl Jam *Boom, a member of the animated girl group VBirds

Albums

* ''Boom'' (The Sonics album), 1966 * ''Boom'' (Mario Pavone album), 2004 * ''Boom'' (Garmonbozia album) * ''Boom'', a 2006 album by The Fuzztones

Songs

* "Boom" (Anastacia song), the official song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup * "Boom" (Mario song), a 2005 R&B single featuring Juvenile * "Boom" (P.O.D. song), 2002 * "Boom" (Royce da 5'9" song) * "Boom" (Snoop Dogg song), 2011 * "Boom" (T-Pain song), 2008, with Filip Filippi, better known as Sin Sizzerb * "Boom" (X Ambassadors song), 2019 * "Boom!" (System of a Down song), 2003 * "Boom", a song by Anjulie, 2008 * "Boom", a song by the Bloodhound Gang from '' One Fierce Beer Coaster'' (1996) * "Boom", a song by Flight of the Conchords from the 2007 episode " Bret Gives Up the Dream" * "Boom!", a song by Lil Yachty featuring Ugly God from the 2018 album '' Lil Boat 2'' * "Boom", a 2008 song by gospel R&B duo Mary Mary from the album '' The Sound'' * "Boom", a song by Soulfly on the album '' Primitive'' * "Boom!", a song by Simple Plan from their 2016 album '' Taking One for the Team'' * "Boom", a song by YoungBoy Never Broke Again from his 2020 album '' Top''

Festivals

* Boom Festival, an electronic music festival in Portugal * BOOM Festival, a former Yugoslav music festival

Films

* ''Boom!'' (1968 film), a 1968 British drama starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noël Coward * ''Boom'' (2003 film), a 2003 Bollywood comedy * '' Il Boom'', a 1963 film by Italian director Vittorio de Sica

Television

* ''Boom!'' (TV series), a 2005 American reality series * ''Boom!'' (game show), an American game show with a time bomb theme * ''Boom'', the original title of the U.S. TV series '' Blood & Oil'' * "Boom" (''CSI''), an episode of the TV series ''C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation'' * "Boom!" (''Castle''), a television episode * "BOOM" (''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''), a television episode * Boom (''Power Rangers''), a character from the American TV series ''Power Rangers: S.P.D.'' * "Boom" (''Doctor Who''), an episode of the fourteenth series of ''Doctor Who''

Other

* Boom! Studios, an American comics publisher * ''Boom!'' (novel), a 2009 children's science fiction novel by Mark Haddon * ''Boom'' (play), by Peter Sinn Nachtreib * Boom (source port), a source port of the computer game ''Doom''

Places

* Boom, Belgium, a municipality * Boom Mountain, on the border between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada ** Boom Lake, near the mountain * Boom Gorge, on the Chu River in Kyrgyzstan * Boom, Tennessee, a community in the United States * Boom, Texas, former name of Summerfield, Texas

Media

* BOOMTV, a proposed Canadian premium TV service * Boom TV (Romania), a satellite TV company * Boom TV (Macedonia), a digital TV provider * Boom! Studios, an American comic book and graphic novel publisher * Boom FM, a classic hits radio station brand in Canada * Boom Radio, a UK radio station * KROI, a radio station serving the Greater Houston area, branded as "Boom 92" * XERP-AM, a Mexican radio station serving the Tampico, Tamaulipas area, branded as "boom 104.7" * WPHI-FM, a radio station serving the Philadelphia area, branded as "Boom 107.9"

People

* Boom (surname) * Boom (nickname) * Boom (entertainer) (born 1982), South Korean rapper, singer and actor * Boudewijn Karel Boom, Dutch botanist for whose name it is the standard abbreviation

Other uses

* Sonic boom, the sound created by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound * Economic boom, a time of rapid growth in wealth, as in a boom town * Baby boom, a period marked by a greatly increased birth rate * Boom Technology, a startup aircraft company