Aerosmith: Top 50 Songs

Aerosmith Top 50 Songs

The rock band Aerosmith formed in Boston in 1970 with singer Steven Tyler, guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, bassist Tom Hamilton and drummer Joey Kramer. With hits like “Dream On,” “Walk This Way,” and “Sweet Emotion” they became one of America’s biggest rock bands. After six albums together, the original lineup started to fracture because of in-fighting and drug abuse. They released the tepid Rock in a Hard Place in 1982 without Perry or Whitford and it looked like they might be done as a band. However, they jumped from Columbia Records to Geffen and found new life. The originial lineup reunited for 1985’s Done with Mirrors. The muted reception suggested the band might be done, but then rap group Run-D.M.C. remade the band’s “Walk This Way” into a top-five pop hit and reignited interest in Aerosmith. The band’s next four studio albums were multi-platinum affairs which kept the classic rock faithful content while finding new fans with younger crowds. The band’s 1980 Greatest Hits compilation has sold 14 million copies worldwide. For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry. Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists.

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Top 50 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. DMDB Top 1%: 1. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing (1998) 2. Walk This Way (with Run-D.M.C., 1986) 3. Dream On (1973) DMDB Top 2%: 4. Sweet Emotion (1975) 5. Walk This Way (1975) DMDB Top 5%: 6. Janie’s Got a Gun (1989) 7. Dude Looks Like a Lady (1987) 8. Love in an Elevator (1989) 9. What It Takes (1989) 10. Cryin’ (1993) 11. Back in the Saddle (1976) DMDB Top 10%: 12. Livin’ on the Edge (1993) 13. Angel (1987) 14. Come Together (1978) 15. Rag Doll (1987) 16. Jaded (2000) 17. Last Child (1976) 18. The Other Side (1989) 19. Crazy (1993) 20. Amazing (1993) DMDB Top 20%: 21. Falling in Love Is Hard on the Knees (1997) 22. Pink (1997) 23. Same Old Song and Dance (1974) 24. Blind Man (1994) 25. Hole in My Soul (1997) 26. Mama Kin (1973) 27. Remember Walking in the Sand (1979) 28. Draw the Line (1977) 29. Big Ten Inch Record (1975) 30. Train Kept A-Rollin’ (1974) 31. Toys in the Attic (1975) 32. Chip Away the Stone (1979) 33. Eat the Rich (1993) 34. Deuces Are Wild (1993) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 35. Kings and Queens (1977) 36. Home Tonight (1976) 37. Hangman Jury (1987) 38. Fly Away from Here (2001) 39. Let the Music Do the Talking (1985) 40. Walk on Water (1994) 41. Just Push Play (2001) 42. Fever (1993) 43. Girls of Summer (2002) 44. Baby Please Don’t Go (2004) 45. Helter Skelter (1975) 46. Shut Up and Dance (1993) 47. Sunshine (2001) 48. Love Me Two Times (1990) 49. Taste of India (1997) 50. Devil’s Got a New Disguise (2006) Resources and Related Links: DMDB profile page for Aerosmith DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Aerosmith Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 8/10/2023.