Aerosmith discography explained

Artist:Aerosmith
Studio:15
Live:9
Compilation:16
Ep:2
Singles:72

American rock band Aerosmith has released 15 studio albums, nine live albums, 16 compilation albums, two extended plays, and 72 singles. Aerosmith was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970 by vocalist Steven Tyler, guitarists Joe Perry and Ray Tabano, bassist Tom Hamilton, and drummer Joey Kramer. Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford in 1971. Other than a period from 1979 to 1984, this lineup has remained the same.[1]

Twenty-one of Aerosmith's songs have reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and the band has long been a stalwart of the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, achieving nine number-one hits on that chart to date. An additional 28 of the band's songs have reached the top 40 on various charts worldwide. The band has achieved four multi-platinum singles ("Dream On", "Sweet Emotion", "Walk This Way", and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"), while an additional eight singles have attained silver, gold, or platinum certifications in various territories.

Aerosmith is estimated to have sold well over 150 million albums around the world, making them the biggest-selling hard rock band in United States history.[2] As of November 2021, the band has sold 69.5 million albums in the United States in terms of certification units,[3] and 31,702,000 albums since 1991 when SoundScan started tracking actual sales figures.[4]

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[5]
AUS
[6]

Web site: The ARIA Report: Issue 737 (Week Commencing 12 April 2004) . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040406140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040407-0000/Issue737.pdf . dead . 2004-04-06 . . September 30, 2012 . 2 .

AUT
[7]
CAN
[8]
GER
[9]
NLD
[10]
NZ
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
[14]
Aerosmith
  • Released: January 5, 1973
  • Label: Columbia
21 58
Get Your Wings
  • Released: March 15, 1974
  • Label: Columbia
74
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: 3× Platinum
Toys in the Attic
  • Released: April 8, 1975
  • Label: Columbia
11 79 7
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: 9× Platinum
Rocks
  • Released: May 14, 1976
  • Label: Columbia
3 45 14 46
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: 4× Platinum
Draw the Line
  • Released: December 9, 1977
  • Label: Columbia
11 10
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: 2× Platinum
Night in the Ruts
  • Released: November 16, 1979
  • Label: Columbia
14 8
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: Platinum
Rock in a Hard Place
  • Released: August 1, 1982
  • Label: Columbia
32 24
  • US: Gold
Done with Mirrors
  • Released: November 4, 1985
  • Label: Geffen
36 72
  • US: Gold
Permanent Vacation
  • Released: August 18, 1987
  • Label: Geffen
11 42 7 37
  • CAN: 5× Platinum
  • UK: Gold[17]
  • US: 5× Platinum
Pump
  • Released: September 12, 1989
  • Label: Geffen
5 1 2 13 33 8 8 9 3
  • AUS: 2× Platinum[18]
  • CAN: 7× Platinum
  • GER: Gold[19]
  • UK: Gold
  • US: 7× Platinum
Get a Grip
  • Released: April 20, 1993
  • Label: Geffen
1 3 3 2 3 2 9 3 1 2
  • AUS: Gold
  • AUT: Platinum[20]
  • CAN: Diamond
  • GER: Platinum
  • SWE: Platinum[21]
  • SWI: Gold[22]
  • UK: Platinum
  • US: 7× Platinum
Nine Lives
  • Released: March 18, 1997
  • Label: Columbia
1 13 2 2 3 17 14 3 3 4
  • AUT: Gold
  • CAN: 3× Platinum
  • GER: Gold
  • SWI: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
  • US: 2× Platinum
Just Push Play
  • Released: March 6, 2001
  • Label: Columbia
2 27 7 2 6 32 19 3 7
  • SWI: Gold
  • UK: Silver
  • US: Platinum
Honkin' on Bobo
  • Released: March 30, 2004
  • Label: Columbia
5 59 22 5 32 64 38 17 28
  • US: Gold
Music from Another Dimension!
  • Released: November 6, 2012
  • Label: Columbia
5 30 12 6 7 33 11 5 14
  • CAN: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications[23] [24] [25]
US
[26]
AUT
FRA
[27]
GER
[28]
NLD
SWE
SWI
UK
Live! Bootleg
  • Released: October 27, 1978
  • Label: Columbia
13
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: Platinum
Classics Live!
  • Released: April 7, 1986
  • Label: Columbia
84
  • US: Platinum
Classics Live! II
  • Released: June 29, 1987
  • Label: Columbia
  • US: Gold
A Little South of Sanity
  • Released: October 20, 1998
  • Label: Geffen
1237392134162436
  • CAN: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
  • US: Platinum
Rockin' the Joint
  • Released: October 25, 2005
  • Label: Columbia
2497
Live in Berlin
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Columbia
Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014
1971: The Road Starts Hear
  • Released: November 26, 2021
  • Label: Universal Music Enterprises
Japan Calling
  • Released: 2022
  • Label: Good Ship Funke
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
AUS
GER
NZ
SWI
UK
Aerosmith's Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 11, 1980
  • Label: Columbia
43
  • CAN: Platinum
  • UK: Silver
  • US: 12× Platinum
Anthology
  • Released: June 1988 (UK only)
  • Label: Raw Power
Gems
  • Released: November 15, 1988
  • Label: Columbia
133
  • US: Gold
Pandora's Box
  • Released: November 19, 1991
  • Label: Columbia
45
  • US: Platinum
Pandora's Toys
  • Released: June 8, 1994
  • Label: Columbia
5221
Big Ones
  • Released: November 1, 1994
  • Label: Geffen
6125467
  • AUS: Gold
  • AUT: Gold
  • CAN: 8× Platinum
  • GER: Gold
  • UK: Platinum
  • US: 4× Platinum
Box of Fire
  • Released: November 22, 1994
  • Label: Columbia
  • US: Gold
Aerosmith: 3 Pak – Aerosmith/Get Your Wings/Toys in the Attic
  • Released: June 30, 1998
  • Label: Columbia
  • Released: November 2, 2000
  • Label: Geffen
  • Released: November 20, 2001
  • Label: Geffen
19148781532
  • UK: Platinum
  • US: Gold
O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
  • Released: July 2, 2002
  • Label: Columbia/Geffen
482906
  • UK: Silver
  • US: 3× Platinum
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of Aerosmith
  • Released: October 7, 2003
  • Label: Geffen
67
Aerosmith: The Collection – Aerosmith/Get Your Wings/Toys in the Attic
  • Released: May 4, 2004
  • Label: Columbia/Legacy
  • Released: October 17, 2006
  • Label: Columbia/Geffen
33318023019
  • UK: Platinum
  • Released: May 10, 2011
  • Label: Geffen
1098742
The Essential Aerosmith
  • Released: September 13, 2011
  • Label: Columbia
1044486
  • UK: Gold
Greatest Hits
  • Released: August 18, 2023
  • Label: Capitol
36
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Extended plays

Singles

1970s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[29]
AUS
[30]
CAN
[31]
"Dream On"19735987 Aerosmith
"Same Old Song and Dance"1974Get Your Wings
"Train Kept A Rollin'"
"S.O.S. (Too Bad)"1975
"Sweet Emotion"3656
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
Toys in the Attic
"Walk This Way"
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
"You See Me Crying"
"Dream On" (re-issue)67210Aerosmith
"Last Child"19762126Rocks
"Home Tonight"7182
"Walk This Way" (re-issue)10857Toys in the Attic
"Back in the Saddle"3868Rocks
"Draw the Line"19774238Draw the Line
"Kings and Queens"19787077
"Get It Up"
"Come Together"2324Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts
Club Band
soundtrack
"Chip Away the Stone"77Live! Bootleg
"Remember (Walking in the Sand)"19796729Night in the Ruts
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
US Rock
[33]
AUS
CAN
IRE
[34]
NLD
NZ
SWE
UK
[35]
"Lightning Strikes" (album track only)198221Rock in a Hard Place
"Bitch's Brew" (promo only)
"Let the Music Do the Talking"198518Done with Mirrors
"Shela"20
"Darkness"1986
"My Fist Your Face"
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"198714495221045
  • BPI: Gold
Permanent Vacation
"Hangman Jury"14
"Angel"1988321469
"Rag Doll"171223291642
"Magic Touch"42
"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu"44Less than Zero soundtrack
"Chip Away the Stone" (re-issue)198913Gems
"Love in an Elevator"51331318141513
  • RIAA: Gold
Pump
"F.I.N.E.*"14
"Janie's Got a Gun"4212131276
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
US Rock
US Main
[37]
AUS
CAN
GER
NLD
[38]
SWE
[39]
SWI
[40]
UK
"What It Takes"1990914615Pump
"The Other Side"221732246
"Monkey on My Back"17
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (re-issue)20Permanent Vacation
"Love Me Two Times"27Air America soundtrack
"Sweet Emotion" (re-issue)199136Pandora's Box
"Helter Skelter"21
"Livin' on the Edge"199318119211042292119Get a Grip
"Eat the Rich"5634534
"Fever"5
"Cryin'"12111808753417
  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
"Amazing"243942812241657
"Shut Up and Dance"199424
"Deuces Are Wild"125The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience
"Crazy"1777343282823
  • BPI: Silver
Get a Grip
"Blind Man"483237658937Big Ones
"Walk on Water"19951662
"Nine Lives"199737Nine Lives
"Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"351294624076232222
  • RIAA: Gold
"Hole in My Soul"514107529
"Pink"271238642815838
  • RIAA: Gold
"Full Circle"
"Taste of India"1998340
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"1411213214
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[41]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum[42]
Armageddon soundtrack
"What Kind of Love Are You On"4
"Pink" (re-issue)199913Nine Lives
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
US Rock
US Main.
AUS
AUT
[43]
CAN
GER
NLD
SWI
UK
"Angel's Eye"20004 Charlie's Angels soundtrack
"Jaded"20017165147648543013
  • RIAA: Gold
Just Push Play
"Fly Away from Here"103249994
"Sunshine"23
"Just Push Play"1038
"Girls of Summer"200225199O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
"Baby, Please Don't Go"20047Honkin' on Bobo
"Devil's Got a New Disguise"200615Devil's Got a New Disguise
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US Rock
US Adult
[44]
"Legendary Child"201217Music from Another Dimension!
"Lover Alot"31
"What Could Have Been Love"22
"Can't Stop Lovin' You"
(featuring Carrie Underwood)
2013
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

Peak positions on other charts

Additionally, the band charted these on other charts:

Other appearances

!Year!Song(s)!Album!Notes
1978"Come Together"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles cover
1987"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie FluLess than ZeroHuey "Piano" Smith cover
1990"Love Me Two Times"Air AmericaThe Doors cover
1993"Deuces Are Wild"The Beavis and Butt-Head Experienceoriginally recorded for Pump
1998"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and "What Kind of Love Are You On"Armageddon"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" written by Diane Warren
2000"Angel's Eye"Charlie's Angelswritten with Marti Frederiksen and Taylor Rhodes
2002"Theme from Spider-Man"Spider-ManPaul Francis Webster and Robert Harris cover
2003"Lizard Love"Rugrats Go Wildwritten with Jeff Lynne
2007"Give Peace a Chance"Instant KarmaJohn Lennon cover; featuring Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p3508|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic ]. AllMusic . 2008-06-24 .
  2. News: McShane . Larry . New Aerosmith 'Guitar Hero' game . New York Daily News . March 31, 2008 . February 15, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412025546/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/02/16/2008-02-16_new_aerosmith_guitar_hero_game.html . 12 April 2008 . live.
  3. Web site: Top Selling Artists . Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA.com).
  4. Web site: Week Ending July 28, 2013. Albums: Selena Bumps Jay Z . Chart Watch . Yahoo. Grein . Paul. July 31, 2013.
  5. Aerosmith Chart History: Billboard 200 . . August 29, 2023.
  6. Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
    • All except noted: Web site: Discography Aerosmith . Hung Medien . australian-charts.com . September 30, 2012.
    • Toys in the Attic and Rocks: Book: Kent, David . . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, N.S.W. . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6 .
    • Honkin' on Bobo and O, Yeah
  7. Web site: Discographie Aerosmith . Hung Medien . austriancharts.at . September 30, 2012 . de.
  8. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
    • All except noted: Web site: Aerosmith – Top Albums/CDs . . . September 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113912/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=v2a76h62to0aart05gg0u3agj2&q1=Aerosmith&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20 . April 2, 2015 . dead .
    • Nine Lives, Just Push Play, Honkin' on Bobo and A Little South of Sanity: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=aerosmith|chart=Canadian Albums}} Aerosmith Chart History: Canadian Albums ]. . September 30, 2012.
  9. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Aerosmith / Longplay . . musicline.de . September 30, 2012 . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728221648/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Aerosmith/485/?type=longplay . July 28, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  10. Web site: Discographie Aerosmith . Hung Medien . dutchcharts.nl . September 30, 2012 . nl.
  11. Web site: Discography Aerosmith . Hung Medien . charts.nz . September 30, 2012.
  12. Web site: Discography Aerosmith . swedishcharts.com . September 30, 2012.
  13. Web site: Aerosmith (Charts) . hitparade.ch . September 30, 2012 . de.
  14. Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
  15. Web site: Gold and Platinum Search (Aerosmith) . . September 30, 2012.
  16. Web site: RIAA . . January 12, 2014.
  17. United Kingdom . Aerosmith . June 18, 2023.
  18. 9.
  19. Web site: Gold-/Platin-Datenback: Aerosmith . . September 30, 2012 . de.
  20. Austria . Aerosmith . September 30, 2012.
  21. Web site: (Guld & Platina) ÅR 1987-1998 . . (Gold & Platinum) Year 1987-1998 . September 30, 2012 . sv . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616145338/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf . June 16, 2011 .
  22. Web site: The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Aerosmith) . Hung Medien . swisscharts.com . September 30, 2012.
  23. Web site: RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Aerosmith. Riaa.com. 25 April 2022.
  24. Web site: Gold Platinum Database: Aerosmith. Canadian Recording Industry Association. 2012-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195923/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Aerosmith&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Cert.%20Date. 2014-05-25. dead.
  25. Web site: Home. Bpi.co.uk. 25 April 2022.
  26. Artist Chart History - Aerosmith. Billboard.
  27. Web site: Finnish Chart . finnishcharts.com . 2008-06-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150209134111/http://www.finnishcharts.com/ . 2015-02-09.
  28. Web site: Discographie von Aerosmith. offiziellecharts.de. de. April 26, 2024.
  29. Web site: Aerosmith: Chart HistoryHot 100. billboard.com. January 18, 2020.
  30. Australian chart peaks:
  31. Web site: Canadian peaks . February 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160107084007/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=4b4hk696a43h743affk2vjggm1&q1=Aerosmith&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20 . January 7, 2016 . dead .
  32. United Kingdom. Aerosmith. May 14, 2023. single.
  33. Web site: Aerosmith: Chart HistoryMainstream Rock Songs. billboard.com. January 18, 2020.
  34. Web site: Irish Singles Chart – Search for song. July 6, 2011. Irish Recorded Music Association.
  35. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 157.
  36. 8.
  37. Web site: Aerosmith: Chart HistoryMainstream Top 40. billboard.com. January 18, 2020.
  38. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Aerosmith&cat=s Dutch peaks
  39. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Aerosmith&cat=s Swedish peaks
  40. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Aerosmith&cat=s Swiss peaks
  41. 9.
  42. Germany. Aerosmith. 3 August 2023.
  43. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Aerosmith&cat=s Austrian peaks
  44. Web site: Aerosmith: Chart HistoryAdult Top 40. billboard.com. January 18, 2020.