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MEMBERS: Steven Tyler (Steven
Tallarico), Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton,
Brad Whitford, and Joey Kramer
BIRTHDAYS: Steven Tyler
(March 26, 1948) ~ Joe Perry
(September 10, 1950) ~ Tom Hamilton
(December 31, 1951) ~ Brad Whitford
(February 23, 1952) ~ Joey Kramer
(June 21, 1950)
BIGGEST SINGLE: "I Don't Want To
Miss A Thing" (1998)
BIGGEST
LP: Aerosmith's Greatest
Hits (1980)
GRAMMY AWARDS: 4
ROLLING
STONE: '100 Greatest Artists of All
Time': # 57
ROCK & ROLL
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 2001
"We
were America's band, we were the
garage band that made it really
big... the ultimate party band..." - Joe
Perry, Aerosmith
|
 Aerosmith formed in
Boston, Mass., in 1970 and became a rock
music staple throughout the 70s with their
hard edge rock sound combining with pop,
heavy metal, and blues. Like most bands in
the 70s, success brought the temptations of
substance abuse and band turmoil, but
Aerosmith proved they could rise above it
all, and by the 90s they had re-established
themselves as one of the premiere, true rock
bands of the century and had set the stage
for many other similar bands to follow but
never surpass.

By 1964,
Steven Tyler was starting up his own bands in
New Hampshire including The Strangeurs (later
called Chain Reaction). Tyler also worked as
a backup singer on the hit "Walk Away
Rene" by the Left Banke
(a Top 40 hit in 1966). Around the same time
Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton teamed together as
Pipe Dream (later called Jam Band).
By the end of the 60's,
Chain Reaction and Jam Band had crossed paths
while performing in New Hampshire. Tyler told
Circus magazine in 1975: "...I
loved Joe's style... he always played out of
tune and real sloppy and I just loved
it." Soon, Aerosmith was born.

Aerosmith began with
Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton and Ray
Tabano. Their name was the only choice that
"no one hated." Their first gig
took place at Nipmuc Regional High School in
Massachusetts. .

Ray Tabano left
Aerosmith was then replaced by Brad Whitford
and Joey Kramer was added as drummer so Tyler
could focus on the role of lead singer. Soon
the band was making their mark in Boston and
New York

Aerosmith signed with
Columbia Records (for $125,000) after Clive
Davis caught one their performances.


 Aerosmith released
their debut LP, Aerosmith, with their first
single "Dream On." The rock ballad
had little impact on its first release, but
went on to become an Aerosmith staple. The LP
went on to sell over 2 million copies in the
U.S.

 Aerosmith released Get
Your Wings and the LP found more success
with the group's constant touring exposure.
Popular tracks on the LP included "Same
Old Song And Dance" and the cover of
"Train Kept A Rollin'" and kept the
LP on the charts for a year and a half. The
LP sold over 2 million copies in the U.S.

 When Toys
In The Attic was released, Aerosmith had hit
the big-time.
The first single,
"Sweet Emotion," became their first
Top 40 pop hit, but more importantly had
become a huge rock hit - as did the single
"Walk This Way." The LP sold over 6
million copies in the U.S.
Aerosmith headlined a
tour with ZZ Top and Kiss.
Get
Your Wings was certified gold.

Toys
In The Attic was certified gold.

Aerosmith was certified gold.

 Aerosmith's success
resulted in the re-release of "Dream
On" and their first Top 10 pop hit. Rocks was released went Top
5, sold over 3 million copies in the U.S.,
and the single "Back In The Saddle"
hit the Top 40. The LP also contained the
favorite tracks "Last Child" and
"Rats In The Cellar."
Rocks was certified gold by
the end of the month.

Rocks was certified
platinum.

Steve Tyler appeared on
the cover of Rolling
Stone.

 Aerosmith released Draw
The Line and although the LP was a hit,
sales and critical acclaim began to slow for
the band. The LP did sell over 2 million
copies in the U.S. and Aerosmith toured Japan
and Europe part of the year.

Draw
The Line was certified platinum.

 Aerosmith could be seen
in the film, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts
Club Band (as the "Future Villain
Band") singing their hit remake of
"Come Together."
The band released Live
Bootleg - the band's first live LP with
performances between '73 and '78.
Aerosmith also made
news when they paid over $3,600 to release 52
fans jailed for violating a no-smoking policy
during a show in Indiana.

Live
Bootleg was certified gold.

Live
Bootleg was certified platinum.

 Aerosmith released Night
In The Ruts and Joe Perry decided to move
on from Aerosmith and form his own musical
project (Joe Perry Project). Aerosmith's new
LP showed that the band's commercial momentum
had slowed considerably and many questions
asked if substance use was now impacting the
band's music.
# 195
Singles Artist of the Year

 Aerosmith hit the Top 40 with
"Remember (Walking In
The Sand)."

Night
In The Ruts was certified gold.

 Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was released as Brad Whitford
became the second member of the band to exit
(forming the Whitsford-St. Holmes Band).
Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay were added to the
group as guitarists. Their first hits
collection went on to sell over 9 million
copies in the U.S.

Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was certified gold.


 The newly configured
Aerosmith released Rock
In A Hard Place with minor success (compared to
their previous accomplishments). The band
also found themselves no longer with Columbia
Records and the LP failed to go platinum.

Tyler was arrested on
charges of possession of cocaine and
narcotics paraphernalia. The charges were
later dropped in exchange for a guilt plea, 3
years probation and a fine of $5000.

 Finding little success
with their own projects, Perry and Whitford
re-joined Aerosmith and the group embarked on
a reunion tour ("Back In The
Saddle" tour). Perry told Rolling
Stone: "I know everybody's gonna
ask if we got back together for the money,
and of course we did... no, it's fun to have
the money come in, but the reason is
definitely the pleasure we get from playing
together." Substance abuse problems were
continually speculated about the group during
the tour after Tyler collapsed on stage one
night.

Rocks was certified 2x
platinum.


 Aerosmith released Done
With Mirrors on Geffen Records and Tyler and
Perry went into substance abuse
rehabilitation programs. The LP was viewed as
stronger as their 2 previous efforts, but the
band had to content with the popular new wave
sounds of the 80s and many "copy"
bands.

Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was certified platinum.

 Classics
Live was released with live tracks
recorded between '77 and '83.
Tyler and Perry made
cameo appearances in the video of Run-D.M.C.'s remake of "Walk
This Way" and helped out with the
single. The exposure prepared the band for an
amazing comeback.

Get
Your Wings was certified 2x platinum, Toys
In The Attic was certified 4x platinum, Aerosmith was certified 2x
platinum and Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was certified 2x platinum.
# 99
Singles Artist of the Year
Classics
Live 2 was released containing live
tracks of "Toys In The Attic,"
"Walk This Way," and "Same Old
Song And Dance." The live LP was a
collection of performances from Massachusetts
('84 and '86), and California ('78).
 Permanent
Vacation was released. Aerosmith hit the
charts again with the tracks "Dude
(Looks Like A Lady)," "Angel,"
and "Ragdoll." The LP returned
Aerosmith to platinum status, selling over 5
million copies in the U.S.

Permanent
Vacation was certified gold.

Permanent
Vacation was certified platinum.
# 28
Singles Artist of the Year
Permanent
Vacation was certified 2x platinum.

 Aerosmith released
another hits compilation, Gems.

Aerosmith was nominated
for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Group Video and Best Stage Performance Video ("Dude (Looks
Like A Lady)").

 Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was certified 4x platinum.

Rocks was certified 3x
platinum and Toys
In The Attic was certified 5x platinum.
# 44
Singles Artist of the Year

 Aerosmith was back in
the Top 10 with the release of Pump and the hits "Janie's Got A Gun," "Love In An Elevator," and "What
It Takes." The band also took
advantage of video popularity and began
making some of the most memorable videos for
each other singles.
Aerosmith was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Heavy Metal Video ("Rag
Doll").
Aerosmith hit the Top 40 with
"Love In An Elevator."

Pump was certified
platinum, Rock
In A Hard Place was certified gold, and the
single "Love In An Elevator" was certified
gold.

 Aerosmith hit the Top 40 with
"Janie's Got A Gun."
# 17
Singles Artist of the Year
Pump was certified 2x
platinum.
Aerosmith was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Artist.

Aerosmith hit the Top 10 with "Janie's Got A Gun."
Aerosmith was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance ("Love In An Elevator").

Permanent
Vacation was certified 3x platinum.
Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "What
It Takes."
Aerosmith appeared on
the cover of Rolling
Stone.
Aerosmith hit the Top 10 with "What
It Takes."

Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "The Other Side."

Aerosmith took home 2 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Metal/Hard Rock Video and Viewer's Choice ("Janie's Got A Gun"), and was
nominated for Video of the Year , Best Group Video, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Direction.

Pump was certified 4x
platinum.

Aerosmith won 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Artist
and were nominated for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Album
(Pump).

 Aerosmith won their
first Grammy
Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Janie's Got A Gun").
Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was certified 5x platinum.

Classics
Live was certified gold.
Aerosmith continued
touring with the success of Pump and signed a lucrative
contract with Sony Records(while owing 2 more
LPs for Geffen Records).

Aerosmith were inducted
into the Boston Garden Hall of Fame.
Aerosmith won a a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Metal/Hard Rock Video ("The Other Side").

 The box set, Pandora's
Box was released.

Pandora's
Box was certified gold.
Aerosmith won 2 Boston
Music Awards for Outstanding Rock Band and
Best Rock Video.

Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was certified 6x platinum.
# 19
Singles Artist of the Year

 Aerosmith released Get
A Grip with the radio and video hits
"Livin' On The Edge," "Cryin'" "Crazy," and "Amazing." The LP sold
over 7 million copies in the U.S.
Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "Livin' On The Edge."
Aerosmith topped the Billboard
Album Rock Tracks chart for 9 weeks with
"Livin' On The Edge."

Get
A Grip topped the Billboard 200 Pop
Albums chart for a week.

Get
A Grip was certified platinum.

Done
With Mirrors was certified gold.
Aerosmith topped the Billboard
Album Rock Tracks chart for 6 weeks with
"Cryin'."

Aerosmith hit the Top 40 with
"Cryin'."

Aerosmith performed at
a benefit concert in Boston for Walled Woods.
Aerosmith won a MTV Video Music
Award for Viewer's Choice ("Livin' On The Edge"), and was
nominated for Video of the Year, Best Metal/Hard Rock Video, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, and Breakthrough Video.
Get
A Grip was certified 2x platinum.
Aerosmith hit the Top 10 with "Cryin'."

Rolling
Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" included "Walk
This Way"(with Run-D.M.C.) at # 11
and
"Janie's Got A Gun" at # 95.

The single "Cryin'" was certified
gold.
Aerosmith hit the Top 40 with
"Amazing."
Aerosmith topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Album Rock
Tracks Artist.
# 12
Singles Artist of the Year
Get
A Grip was certified 3x platinum.

Aerosmith hit the Top 10 with "Amazing."
Aerosmith won 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock
Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard
Rock Artist.
Aerosmith topped the
Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart for 4 weeks
with "Deuces Are Wild."

Aerosmith won a Grammy
Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Livin' On The Edge") and were
nominated twice for Best Rock Song (songwriters) ("Cryin'" and "Livin' On The Edge") and Best Rock Instrumental
Performance ("Boogie Man").

 Get
A Grip was certified 4x platinum.
Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "Crazy."

Aerosmith hit the Top 10 with "Crazy."

 Aerosmith performed at Woodstock
'94.

The video for "Cryin'" won 3 MTV Video Music
Awards for Video of the Year, Best Group Video, and Viewer's Choice, and were also
nominated for Best Metal/Hard Rock Video (for "Cryin'"), and Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Special Effects (for "Amazing").
Get
A Grip was certified 5x platinum.

Night
In The Ruts was certified platinum, Toys
In The Attic was certified 6x platinum, Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was certified 8x platinum and Classics
Live 2 was certified gold.

 Another greatest hits
compilation, Big
Ones, was released - the last LP for
Geffen Records. The hits collection sold over
4 million copies in the U.S.
Permanent
Vacation was certified 4x platinum and Pump was certified 5x
platinum.
Tyler appeared on the
cover of Rolling
Stone with his daughter, actress Liv.
Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "Blind Man."
Aerosmith won a MTV Europe Award
for Best Rock Act.
Get
A Grip was certified 6x platinum.
Aerosmith took home a
People's Choice Award for Favorite Rock
Group.
# 183
Singles Artist of the Year

Big
Ones was certified 2x platinum.

Aerosmith won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Crazy").
Permanent
Vacation was certified 5x platinum and Pump was certified 7x
platinum.

Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was certified 9x platinum.

Big
Ones was certified 3x platinum and Get
A Grip was certified 7x platinum.

Pandora's
Box was certified platinum, Draw
The Line was certified 2x platinum and Gems was certified gold.
# 40
Singles Artist of the Year
Rock
'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500
Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes "Dream
On" and "Toys In The Attic."

 Nine
Lives was released after splitting
with their manager and deciding to get rid of
several songs for the LP.

Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "Falling In Love (Is
Hard On The Knees)."
Aerosmith topped the
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 5
weeks with "Falling In Love (Is
Hard On The Knees)."

Nine
Lives topped the Billboard 200 Albums
chart for a week.
The single "Falling In Love (Is
Hard On The Knees)" was certified gold.
Aerosmith hit the Top 10 with "Falling In Love (Is
Hard On The Knees)."

Nine
Lives was certified platinum.
Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "Hole In My Soul."

Aerosmith topped the
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 4
weeks with "Pink."
Aerosmith won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Rock Video for "Falling In Love (Is
Hard On The Knees)."
Big
Ones was certified 4x platinum.
Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "Pink."
# 13
Singles Artist of the Year

Aerosmith was nominated
for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Falling In Love (Is
Hard On The Knees)") and Best Rock Album (Nine
Lives).

Aerosmith
"appeared" in the 200th episode of The
Simpsons.
During a performance in
Alaska, Steven Tyler twisted his knee
resulting in the postponement 4 scheduled
performances. The twisted knee occurred
during the encore of the concert, but Tyler
did complete the show.

Ranked # 79 on VH1: Greatest
Artists of Rock & Roll (and # 10 on Rock On The Net's
Poll).
It was announced that
Tyler's knee injury would result in the
postponement of 14 Aerosmith performances due
to upcoming surgery and recuperation. The
postponed performances were all in North
America and were rescheduled for the late
summer or early fall. Tyler said of the
postponements: "I can't tell you how
sorry I am that we're being forced to
postpone these shows and disappoint our fans
across the country. In all of our years
together, I don't think we've missed more
than a handful of gigs, so this comes as a
tremendous blow to all of us. All I can say
is that I'm going work my butt off after the
operation to get back on my feet so that we
can get out on the road again as soon as
possible."

 Steven Tyler's criminal
record was cleared of a 14 year-old drug
conviction. The charges stem back from a 1983
arrest on charges of possession of cocaine
and narcotics paraphernalia. The arrest
needed to be cleared so that Tyler could get
a passport to tour with the band.
Nine
Lives was certified 2x platinum.
Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing"
from the Armageddon soundtrack.

Aerosmith hit the Top 10 with "I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing."
Aerosmith drummer, Joey
Kramer, narrowly escaped severe injuries and
possibly worse when his Ferrari burst into
flames at a Situate, Massachusetts gas
station. Kramer suffered minor burns on his
arms and hand. The injury resulted in more
concert postponements.

 Aerosmith hit #1 with "I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing"
(written by Diane Warren) and helped the Armageddon soundtrack
hit #1 as well.

Aerosmith won 2 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Rock Video ("Pink") and Best Video from a Film ("I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing")
and nominated for Best Special Effects (Kevin Yagher) and Best Editing (Chris Hafner) for
"I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing."
The single "I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing"
was certified gold.
"I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing"
topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart
for 4 weeks and the Hot 100 Singles Sales
chart for 2 weeks.

 A lawsuit was filed
against Aerosmith by a fan who claims when he
attended the band's concert over a year ago
in California, he suffered permanent hearing
loss. The fan has named both Aerosmith and
the Concord Pavilion in the lawsuit as
responsible for his hearing damage.
The band released the
live LP, A
Little South Of Sanity (which spans
performances from the last 5 years of
touring).
"I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing"
topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Airplay
chart for a week.
Aerosmith won a
European Music Award for Best Rock Video
("Pink"). The band also
garnished nominations for a Billboard Video
Music Award for Best Clip (Hard Rock/Metal)
for "Pink."
A
Little South Of Sanity was certified
platinum.
Aerosmith won a an American Music
Award for Favorite
Pop/Rock Band.

Aerosmith won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Pink") and were
nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo
or Group ("I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing)"
and Best Music Video, Short Form ("Pink").
Aerosmith was nominated
for 2 Boston Music Awards for Video of the
Year and Best Male Rock Vocalist (for Steven
Tyler), and a MTV Movie Award for Best Song
("I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing").
Aerosmith was also nominated for 2 Boston
Music Awards for Act of the Year and Rock
Band of the Year.

Aerosmith won a 'Teen
Choice Award' for Love Song of the Year
("I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing").

Aerosmith was one of
the nominees for induction into the Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame next year but didn't
make the final cut in December.

The band was awarded
with the Artist Achievement Award at the
Billboard Music Awards.
MTV: 100
Greatest Videos Ever Made includes
"Walk With Way" at # 5 and "Janie's Got A Gun" at # 48.
At the start of the
year Aerosmith was back in the studio working
on their next LP.
VH1: 100
Greatest Rock Songs includes: "Walk
This Way" at # 35 and "Dream
On" at # 47.

Aerosmith again made
this year's nominee ballot for induction into
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Aerosmith came in at # 11 on VH1: 100
Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
# 8
Singles Artist of the Year
 Aerosmith returned to
the charts with "Jaded" which they
performed at the American Music
Awards after picking up the
International Artist Award.
The band played during
half-time at the Super Bowl.

Aerosmith hit the Top 10 with "Jaded."
Aerosmith topped the
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 5
weeks with "Jaded."
Classics
Live was certified platinum, Rocks was certified 4x
platinum, Get
Your Wings was certified 3x platinum, and Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was certified 10x platinum.

 Aerosmith released Just
Push Play.
Aerosmith hit #1 for a week with "Jaded" which also
topped Canada's singles chart.
Aerosmith were inducted
into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Tyler
said of the honor: "It's overwhelming,
because when you see all these people up
there that you cut your teeth on, and
listened to and heard, to think that you've
got a room next to Elvis Presley now, is like
wow!."

Just
Push Play was certified platinum.
Tyler and Perry
appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.

 Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "Fly Away From Here."
Aerosmith was nominated
for a Boston Music Award for Single of the
Year ("Angel's Eyes").
VH1: 100
Greatest Videos includes:
# 11 -
"Walk This Way" (with Run-D.M.C.), # 23
- "Crazy,"
and # 48 -
"Janie's Got A Gun."

Aerosmith hit the Top 10 with "Fly Away From Here."

Aerosmith won a Teen
Choice Award for Choice Rock Track ("Jaded").
The video for "Jaded" was nominated
for 3 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Rock Video, Best Art Direction (Joyce Kim), and Best Cinematography (Thomas Kloss).

Aerosmith had to cancel
some concert dates when Tyler got ill.
Aerosmith performed in a
Washington, DC concert benefiting the 9/11
attack victims.

Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "Sunshine."
# 105
Singles Artist of the Year

Aerosmith hit the Top 40 with
"Just Push Play."

Aerosmith were
nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Jaded"), Best Music Video, Short
Form
("Fly Away From Here"), and Best Rock Album (Just
Push Play). Tyler was also nominated for Best Rock Song with Marti Frederiksen
("Jaded").
Aerosmith
toured Japan.

Aerosmith began work on
their next LP in Hawaii.

Aerosmith were honored
on MTV Icon.

Fire destroyed
Hamilton's Cape Cod home. No one was present
at the home when it took place.

Toys
In The Attic was certified 8x
platinum.
Aerosmith hit the Top
40 with "Girls Of Summer."

 Aerosmith released
another hits collection - O,
Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits.

O,
Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits was certified
platinum.

Tyler ranked #
21 on VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists.

At the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards,
Tyler received the Rockstyle Award.


Aerosmith were
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Girls Of Summer").
Tyler
was the recipient of an honorary doctorate
degree in music from the Berklee College of
Music.

VH1: 100 Best
Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "I Don't Want To Miss A
Thing"
at # 45.
Aerosmith toured in the
summer and fall with Kiss
joining the bill.

Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 176:
Rocks, # 228:
Toys
In The Attic.


 Aerosmith
performed at the Pre-Game Show for Super Bowl
XXXVIII.

Aerosmith
released a blues album, Honkin'
On Bobo.

Rolling Stone:
The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of
All Time included Aerosmith at # 57.

Aerosmith
topped the Billboard Top Internet Albums
chart with Honkin'
On Bobo.

Honkin'
On Bobo was certified gold.
# 18 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
Steven
Tyler: # 138
Singles Artist of the Year
 O,
Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits was certified 2x
platinum.

Joe Perry released a
solo LP - Joe
Perry.

Aerosmith released Rockin'
The Joint. The live set was recorded at
The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas
in 2002.
Steven
Tyler: # 141
Singles Artist of the Year

Hamilton had to take time off
from Aerosmith's tour for throat cancer
treatments.

 Tyler revealed that he has been
battling Hepatitis C for the past 3 years.

Aerosmith released another hits
collection Devil's
Got A New Disguise: The Very Best Of
Aerosmith with 2 new songs.
VH1: 100
Greatest Songs of the 80's included
"Janies Got A Gun" at # 37.


 Aerosmith could be heard on the
compilation Instant
Karma: The Campaign To Save Darfur with "Give Peace
A Chance."

Aerosmith's
Greatest Hits was certified 11x platinum.


Rolling Stone:
'The Greatest Singers' includes Steve Tyler
at # 99.


Tyler broke his
shoulder and needed stitches in his head
after taking a fall from the stage at a
Chicago performance. The remainder of their
tour was later cancelled due to the injury.
 Tyler entered rehab for
an addiction to pain killers.


Tyler joined the judging panel
of American Idol.

 Tough
Love: Best Of The Ballads was released.

Tyler hit the Top 40 solo with
"(It) Feels So Good".


Tyler quit American Idol.
 Aerosmith released Music
From Another Dimension.
Aerosmith topped the Billboard
Rock Albums chart and Hard Rock Albums chart
with Music
From Another Dimension.
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Aerosmith
Released: February, 1973
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 21
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Make
It" - "Somebody" -
"Dream On" - "One Way
Street" - "Mama Kin" -
"Write Me A Letter" -
"Movin' Out" - "Walkin'
The Dog" |
 |
Get Your Wings
Released: June, 1974
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 74
Tracks: "Same Old
Song And Dance" - "Lord Of The
Thighs" - "Spaced" -
"Woman Of The World" -
"S.O.S. (Too Bad)" -
"Train Kept A Rollin'" -
"Seasons Of Wither" -
"Pandora's Box" |
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Toys In The Attic
Released: April, 1975
US: 8x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 11
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Toys In The
Attic" - "Uncle Salty" -
"Adam's Apple" - "Walk
This Way" - "Big Ten Inch
Record" - "Sweet Emotion"
- "No More No More" -
"Round And Round" - "You
See Me Crying" |
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Rocks
Released: May, 1976
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Back In The
Saddle" - "Last Child" -
"Rats In The Celler" -
"Combination" - "Sick As A
Dog" - "Nobody's Fault" -
"Get The Lead Out" - "Lick
And A Promise" - "Home
Tonight" |
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Draw The Line
Released: November, 1977
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 11
Tracks: "Draw The
Line" - "I Wanna Know Why"
- "Critical Mass" - "Get
It Up" - "Bright Light
Fright" - "Kings And
Queens" - "The Hand That
Feeds" - "Sight For Sore
Eyes" - "Milk Cow Blues" |
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Live Bootleg
Released: October, 1978
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 13
Live Tracks: "Back In The
Saddle" - "Sweet Emotion"
- "Lord Of The Thighs" -
"Toys In The Attic" -
"Last Child" - "Come
Together" - "Walk This
Way" - "Sick As A Dog" -
"Dream On" - "Chip Away
The Stone" - "Sight For Sore
Eyes" - "Mama Kin" -
"S.O.S." - "I Ain't Got
You" - "Mother Popcorn" -
"Train Kept A Rollin'" |
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Night In The Ruts
Released: November, 1979
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 14
Tracks: "No
Surprize" - "Chiquita" -
"Remember (Walking
In The Sand)" - "Cheese
Cake" - "Three Mile Smile"
- "Reefer Head Woman" -
"Bone To Bone (Coney Island White
Fish Boy)" - "Think About
It" - "Mia" |
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Aerosmith's Greatest
Hits
Released: October, 1980
US: 11x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 53
Tracks: "Dream
On" - "Same Old Song And
Dance" - "Sweet Emotion" -
"Walk This Way" - "Last
Child" - "Back In The
Saddle" - "Draw The Line"
- "Kings And Queens" -
"Come Together" - "Remember (Walking
In The Sand)" |
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Rock In A Hard Place
Released: August, 1982
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 32
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks:
"Jailbait" - "Lightning
Strikes" - "Bitch's Brew"
- "Bolivian Ragamuffin" -
"Cry Me A River" -
"Joanie's Butterfly" -
"Rock In A Hard Place (Chesire
Cat)" - "Jig Is Up" -
"Push Comes To Shove" |
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Done With Mirrors
Released: November, 1985
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 36
Tracks: "Let The
Music Do The Talking" - "My
Fist Your Face" - "Shame On
You" - "The Reason A Dog"
- "Shela" - "Gypsy
Boots" - "She's On Fire" -
"The Hop" -
"Darkness" |
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Classics Live
Released: April, 1986
US: Platinum:
Billboard
peak:
# 84
Rolling Stone
review: 
Live Tracks: "Train Kept
A Rollin'" - "Kings And
Queens" - "Sweet Emotions"
- "Dream On" - "Mama
Kin" - "Three Mile Smile /
Reefer Head Woman" - "Lord Of
The Thighs" - "Major
Barbra" |
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Classics Live 2
Released: June, 1987
US: Gold
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Back In The
Saddle" - "Walk This Way"
- "Movin' Out" - "Draw The
Line" - "Same Old Song And
Dance" - "Last Child" -
"Let The Music Do The Talking"
- "Toys In The Attic" |
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Permanent Vacation
Released: August, 1987
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 11
Tracks: "Heart's
Done Time" - "Magic Touch"
- "Rag Doll" -
"Simoriah" - "Dude (Looks
Like A Lady)" - "St. John"
- "Hangman Jury" - "Girl
Keeps Coming Apart" -
"Angel" - "Permanent
Vacation" - "I'm Down" -
"Movie" |
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Gems
Released: August, 1988
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 133
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Rats In The
Cellar" - "Lick And A
Promise" - "Chip Away The
Stone" - "No Surprize" -
"Mama Kin" - "Adam's
Apple" - "Nobody's Fault"
- "Round And Round" -
"Critical Mass" - "Lord Of
The Thighs" - "Jailbait" -
"Train Kept A Rollin'" |
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Pump
Released: September, 1989
US: 7x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Young
Lust" - "F.I.N.E" - "Love In An Elevator" -
"Monkey On My Back" - "Janie's Got A Gun" - "The Other Side" - "My
Girl" - "Don't Get Mad, Get
Even" - "Voodoo Medicine
Man" - "What It Takes" |
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Pandora's Box (box set)
Released: November, 1991
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 45
Tracks: "When I
Needed You" - "Make It" -
"Movin' Out" - "One Way
Street" - "On The Road
Again" - "Mama Kin" -
"Same Old Song And Dance" -
"Train Kept A Rollin'" -
"Seasons Of Wither" -
"Write Me A Letter" -
"Dream On" - "Pandora's
Box" - "Rattlesnake Shake"
- "Walkin' The Dog" -
"Lord Of The Thighs" -
"Toys In The Attic" -
"Round And Round" -
"Krawhitham" - "You See Me
Crying" - "Sweet Emotion"
- "No More No More" -
"Walk This Way" - "I Wanna
Know Why" - "Big Ten Inch
Record" - "Rats In The
Cellar" - "Last Child" -
"All Your Love" - "Soul
Saver" - "Nobody's Fault"
- "Lick And A Promise" -
"Adam's Apple" - "Draw The
Line" - "Critical Mass" -
"Kings And Queens" -
"Milkcow Blues" - "I Live
In Connecticut" - "Three Mile
Smile" - "Let It Slide" -
"Cheese Cake" - "Bone To
Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)"
- "No Surprise" - "Come
Together" - "Downtown
Charlie" - "Sharshooter" -
"S__t House Shuffle" -
"South Station Blues" -
"Riff & Roll" -
"Jailbait" - "Major
Barbara" - "Chip Away The
Stone" - "Helter Skelter"
- "Back In The Saddle" |

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Get A Grip
Released: April, 1993
US: 7x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Eat The
Rich" - "Get A Grip" -
"Fever" - "Livin' On The Edge" -
"Flesh" - "Walk On
Down" - "Shut Up And
Dance" - "Cryin'" -
"Gotta Love It" - "Crazy" - "Line
Up" - "Amazing" -
"Boogie Man" |
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Big Ones
Released: November, 1994
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Tracks: "Walk On
Water" - "Love In An Elevator" - "Rag
Doll" - "What It Takes" - "Dude
(Looks Like A Lady)" - "Janie's Got A Gun" - "Cryin'" - "Amazing" - "Blind Man" -
"Deuces Are Wild" - "The Other Side" - "Crazy" - "Eat
The Rich" - "Angel" -
"Livin' On The Edge" |
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Nine Lives
Released: February, 1997
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Nine
Lives" - "Falling In Love (Is
Hard On The Knees)" - "Hole
In My Soul" - "Taste Of
India" - "Full Circle" -
"Something's Gotta Give" -
"Ain't That A Bitch" -
"The Farm" - "Crash"
- "Kiss Your Past Good-bye" -
"Pink" - "Attitude
Adjustment" - "Fallen
Angels" |
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A Little South Of Sanity
Released: October, 1998
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 12
Live Tracks: "Eat The
Rich" - "Love In An Elevator" - "Falling In Love (Is
Hard On The Knees)" - "Same
Old Song And Dance" - "Hole In
My Soul" - "Monkey On My
Back" - "Livin' On The Edge" - "Cryin'" - "Rag
Doll" - "Angel" - "Janie's Got A Gun" - "Amazing" - "Back
In The Saddle" - "Last
Child" - "The Other Side" - "Walk
On Down" - "Dream On" -
"Crazy" - "Mama
Kin" - "Walk This Way" -
"Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" -
"What It Takes" -
"Sweet Emotion" |
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Just Push Play
Released: March, 2001
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Beyond
Beautiful" - "Just Push Play" - "Jaded" - "Fly Away From Here" - "Trip
Hoppin'" - "Sunshine" -
"Under My Skin" - "Luv
Lies" - "Outta Your Head"
- "Drop Dead Gorgeous" -
"Light Inside" - "Avant
Garden" |
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O, Yeah! Ultimate
Aerosmith Hits
Released: July, 2002
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Tracks: "Mama
Kin" - "Dream On" -
"Same Old Song And Dance" -
"Seasons Of Winter" -
"Walk This Way" - "Big Ten
Inch Record" - "Sweet
Emotion" - "Last Child" -
"Back In The Saddle" -
"Draw The Line" - "Dude
(Looks Like A Lady) - "Angel" -
"Rag Doll" - "Janie's Got A Gun" - "Love In An Elevator" - "What It Takes" - "The
Otherside" - "Livin' On The Edge" - "Cryin'" - "Amazing" -
"Deuces Are Wild" - "Crazy" - "Falling In Love (Is
Hard On The Knees)" -
"Pink" (The South Beach Mix) -
"I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
- "Jaded" - "Just Push Play" (Radio
Remix) - "Walk This Way" -
"Girls Of Summer" - "Lay
It Down" |
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Honkin' On Bobo
Released: March, 2004
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Tracks: "Road
Runner" - "Shame, Shame,
Shame" - "Eyesight To The
Blind" - "Baby, Please Don't
Go" - "Never Loved A Girl"
- "Back Back Train" - "You
Gotta Move" - "The Grind"
- "I'm Ready" -
"Temperature" - "Stop
Messin' Around" - "Jesus Is On
The Mainline" |
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Rockin' The Joint
Released: October, 2005
Billboard
peak:
# 24
Live Tracks: "Beyond
Beautiful" - "Same Old Song And
Dance" - "No More No More"
- "Seasons Of Wither" -
"Light Inside" - "Draw The
Line" - "I Don't Want To
Miss A Thing" - "Big Ten Inch
Record" - "Rattlesnake
Shake" - "Walk This Way" -
"Train Kept A Rollin'" |
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Devil's Got A New
Disguise: The Very Best Of Aerosmith
Released: October, 2006
Billboard
peak:
# 33
Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks: "Dream
On" - "Mama Kin" -
"Sweet Emotion" - "Back In
The Saddle" - "Last Child"
- "Walk This Way' - "Dude
(Looks Like A Lady)" - "Rag
Doll" - "Love In An Elevator" - "Janie's Got A Gun" - "What It Takes" - "Crazy" - "Livin' On The Edge" - "Cryin'" - "I Don't Want To
Miss A Thing" - "Jaded" -
"Sedona Sunrise" -
"Devil's Got A New Disguise" |


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Tough Love: Best Of The
Ballads
Released: May, 2011
Tracks: "Angel"
- "Amazing" - "Love In An
Elevator" - "Cryin'" -
"What It Takes" - "Rag
Doll" - "Crazy" -
"Deauces Are Wild" -
"Livin' On The Edge" -
"Blind Man" - "Janie's Got
A Gun" - "Dream On" |

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Music From Another
Dimension
Released: November, 2012
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Tracks: "LUV
XXX" - "Oh Yeah" -
"Beautiful" - "Tell
Me" - "Out Go The Lights"
- "Legendary Child" -
"What Could Have Been Love" -
"Street Jesus" - "Can't
Stop Loving You" - "Lover A
Lot" - "We All Fall Down"
- "Freedom Fighter" -
"Closer" -
"Something" - "Another
Last Goodbye" |
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