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“Cryin'” by Aerosmith

From the album Get a Grip (1993)

“Cryin'” by Aerosmith appears on 61 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 2002 and 2026. It was first released in 1993 on the album Get a Grip. Its best result is #59 on the 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019).

61countdowns
21stations
#59best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
2002–2026years charted

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Aerosmith - Cryin' (Official Music Video)

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"Cryin'" was a single from Get a Grip, Aerosmith's 11th studio album, in 1993, and it's the power ballad as a full-scale production. Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Taylor Rhodes wrote it, and Tyler has said it started out as a country tune until the band gave it the Aerosmith treatment. You can still hear the twang underneath: Perry plays Appalachian dulcimer, Tyler blows harmonica and picks mandolin, and the Margarita Horns blast in on top.

Bruce Fairbairn produced it and even added trumpet, and Brendan O'Brien mixed it. It reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the chart in Norway, and went gold in the US. Marty Callner directed the video, with Alicia Silverstone starring alongside Stephen Dorff and Josh Holloway.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2002 201 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 265 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2010 422 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 659 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 676 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 730 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 413 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 588 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 332 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 737 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 419 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 815 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 432 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 366 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 415 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 458 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 397 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 96 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 611 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 59 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 478 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2020 409 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 328 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 942 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 473 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 171 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 180 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 359 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 451 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 85 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2022 225 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 361 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 173 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 409 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 113 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 292 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 378 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 479 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 292 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 334 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 221 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 405 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 358 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 287 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 477 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 207 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 259 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 268 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 530 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 160 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 390 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 472 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500
2025 827 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 123 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2025 495 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 478 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 275 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 189 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 218 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 232 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 277 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

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