Editing Neil Diamond (section)

===1990s===
During the 1990s, Diamond produced six studio albums. He covered many classic songs from the movies and from famous Brill Building-era songwriters. He also released two Christmas albums, the first of which peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's Album chart. Diamond also recorded two albums of mostly new material during this period. In 1992, he performed for President [[George H. W. Bush]]'s final ''Christmas in Washington'' [[NBC]] special. In 1993, Diamond opened the Mark of the Quad Cities (now the iWireless Center) with two shows on May 27 and 28 to a crowd of 27,000-plus.

The 1990s saw a resurgence in Diamond's popularity. "Sweet Caroline" became a popular sing-along at sporting events. It was used at [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College football]] and [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|basketball]] games. College sporting events in other states also played it,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brfj-s4llGo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Brfj-s4llGo| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Penn State. Sweet Caroline. October 12, 2013|author=Gerry Balz|date=October 12, 2013|access-date=March 15, 2017|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and it was even played at sports events in other countries, such as a [[Hong Kong Sevens]] rugby tournament<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOmwEdf13Xw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/TOmwEdf13Xw| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Neil Diamond wishes Hong Kong Sevens|date=March 27, 2011|access-date=March 15, 2017|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> or a soccer match in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvFBm797ebw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/TvFBm797ebw| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Northern Ireland fans singing Sweet Caroline|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=March 15, 2017|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It is played at every home game of the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League. It became the theme song of [[Red Sox Nation]], the fans of the [[Boston Red Sox]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wisnia |first1=Saul |title=Sweet Caroline—a Nice Tradition or the End of Real Red Sox Fans? |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1303749-sweet-caroline-a-nice-tradition-or-the-end-of-real-red-sox-fans |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=April 7, 2022 |date=August 20, 2012}}</ref>{{efn|Although Diamond noted that he had been a lifelong fan of the [[History of the Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn]]/[[Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/19/how-baseball-started-neil-diamonds-career/|title=Neil Diamond Owes His Career to the Brooklyn Dodgers|author=Steve Baltin|date=August 19, 2009|website=Spinner.com|access-date=December 10, 2010|archive-date=July 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729144519/http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/19/how-baseball-started-neil-diamonds-career/|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}

The [[New York Rangers]] also adapted it as their own and played it whenever they were winning at the end of the third period of their games. The [[Pittsburgh Panthers football]] team also played it after the third quarter of all home games, with the crowd cheering, "Let's go Pitt". The [[Carolina Panthers]] played it at the end of every home game they won. The [[Davidson College]] pep band likewise played it in the second half of every [[Davidson Wildcats men's basketball]] home game.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

[[File:Neil Diamond hand prints.jpg|thumb|The handprints of Diamond in front of [[The Great Movie Ride]] at [[Walt Disney World]]'s [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] theme park.]]