Walk This Way

AEROSMITH Walked Their Way This Day 50 Years Ago

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Top singles from the past

28 August 2025

Iconic hard rockers AEROSMITH released WALK THIS WAY,
one of their biggest hits (more than 600 million streams on Spotify),
on 28 August 1975, today 50 years ago. It peaked at #4 in the US
and #8 in the UK.

It was the 2nd single from their Toys In The Attic album.

It helped Aerosmith to break into the mainstream in the 1970s, it also revitalized their career in the 1980s when it was covered by hip hop trio Run DMC (in collaboration with Aerosmith) in 1986. This cover was a touchstone for the new musical subgenre of rap rock.

AEROSMITH

RUN DMC

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AEROSMITH Released Third Album ‘TOYS IN THE ATTIC’ 45 Years Ago…

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8 April 2020

Hard rockers AEROSMITH released their third, successful album ‘TOYS IN THE ATTIC’
on 8 April 1975, today 45 years ago. It sold 8 million copies in the US and its second single WALK THIS WAY became a monster hit afterward when they teamed up with RUN DMC.

AllMusic wrote: “After nearly getting off the ground with Get Your Wings, Aerosmith finally perfected their mix of Stonesy raunch and Zeppelin-esque riffing with their third album, ‘Toys
in the Attic.’ The success of the album derives from a combination of an increased sense of songwriting skills and purpose… Aerosmith cribbed heavily from the records of the Rolling Stones, New York Dolls, and Led Zeppelin, but they didn’t have any of the menace of their influences, nor any of their mystique. Aerosmith was a gritty, street-wise hard rock band who played their blues as blooze and were in it for a good time; Toys in the Attic crystallizes that attitude.” Full review here. Score: 5/5

Top tracks…

– SWEET EMOTION –

– WALK THIS WAY –
(Live version)


– ROUND AND ROUND –

Album in full…

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AEROSMITH: Facebook – All Albums