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“Back in the Saddle” by Aerosmith

From the album Rocks (1976)

“Back in the Saddle” by Aerosmith appears on 78 radio countdowns from 29 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1976 on the album Rocks. Its best result is #63 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2024). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,491 indie & aaa song of all time and #486 of the '70s.

78countdowns
29stations
#63best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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"Back in the Saddle" kicks the door in on Rocks, Aerosmith's 1976 album, riding in on a riff so heavy you can feel the floorboards give. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry wrote it, and Perry doesn't stop at guitar here: he picks up a bass too and shares the lead vocal with Tyler, while Brad Whitford's second guitar, Tom Hamilton's electric bass and Joey Kramer's drums pile on the menace. Jack Douglas produced it with the band, and together they wrung out one of the most aggressive noises Aerosmith ever put on tape, sexual swagger and all.

Pulled as the album's third single in 1977, it stalled at 38 on the Hot 100, but its reputation only grew from there, and it became one of the band's best-known songs and a fixture of their live shows.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 450 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 347 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 133 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 68 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 90 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 282 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 159 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 111 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 95 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2004 588 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 390 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 393 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 341 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 281 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 196 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 304 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 311 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 820 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 237 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 202 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 190 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 195 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 255 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 206 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 240 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 133 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 71 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 253 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 267 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 499 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 433 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 417 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 334 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 332 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 585 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 313 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 165 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 322 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 394 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 464 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 173 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 302 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 143 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 487 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 303 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 140 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 970 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 760 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 354 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 430 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 496 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 785 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 416 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 404 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 488 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 272 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 354 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 305 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 521 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 489 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 146 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2024 154 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 348 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 312 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 361 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 385 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 63 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 587 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 606 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 147 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 290 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 280 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 319 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 68 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 727 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 76 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 245 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 204 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499

Also listed as: Back In The Saddle; Back in The Saddle.

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