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“Big Ten Inch Record” by Aerosmith

From the album Toys in the Attic (1975)

“Big Ten Inch Record” by Aerosmith appears on 17 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1982 and 2024. It was first released in 1975 on the album Toys in the Attic. Its best result is #192 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,139 classic rock song of all time.

17countdowns

8stations

#192best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1982–2024years charted

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Aerosmith didn't write "Big Ten Inch Record", and that's half the joke. Fred Weismantel did, and Bull Moose Jackson cut it first in 1952 for King Records, backed by Tiny Bradshaw's Orchestra, on a ten-inch 78. Radio reportedly found it too suggestive to touch, so it went nowhere, which only made it a better find for a band that loves a leer. It has since been counted among the great double-entendre songs.

On Toys in the Attic, Steven Tyler takes the lead vocal and blows harmonica, Joe Perry piles on guitars, slide included, and sings backup, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer keep it rolling, and guest Scott Cushnie pounds the piano. Jack Douglas produced it and worked up the arrangement with the band.

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

RockLists rankings

Classic Rock

#1,139 of all time

Hard Rock & Metal

#950 of all time

All Rock Formats

#2,871 of all time

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1982	200	95.5 KLOS	KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982)	499
1990	267	Z-Rock	Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990)	1000
1994	820	KISW	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994)	1000
1995	621	KISW	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)	1000
2004	447	92.3 KGON	KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004)	923
2011	537	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011)	1100
2012	538	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012)	1200
2013	380	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013)	500
2013	458	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013)	1000
2014	454	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014)	1000
2015	458	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015)	1007
2015	431	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015)	499
2016	886	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016	1007
2020	940	102.5 KZOK	KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020)	1025
2021	905	Q104.3	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)	1043
2023	932	Q104.3	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)	1043
2024	192	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs	850

Also listed as: Big Ten-inch Record; Big Ten-Inch Record.

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