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“Janie's Got a Gun” by Aerosmith

Released 1989

“Janie's Got a Gun” by Aerosmith appears on 79 radio countdowns from 27 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1989. Its best result is #12 on the 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022).

79countdowns
27stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

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"Janie's Got a Gun" was the second single from Aerosmith's 1989 album Pump, and it tells a pitch-dark story for a radio single. Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton wrote it about a young woman who kills the father who abused her, and the band plays it as a slow, brooding thriller rather than a party anthem, all ominous rumble and simmering menace until Tyler lets loose.

Bruce Fairbairn produced it for Geffen. It took Aerosmith to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, gave them their first chart-topper in Australia, and won them the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1990.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 130 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 385 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 513 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 604 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 608 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 412 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 433 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 91 KISW KISW Top 99 Rock Songs (2001) 99
2002 346 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 18 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2004 820 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 76 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 439 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 131 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 297 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 444 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 291 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 149 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 326 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 335 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 381 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 458 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 148 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 348 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 219 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 291 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 96 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 404 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 152 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 400 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 83 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 188 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 253 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 157 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 156 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 442 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 317 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 260 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 267 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 251 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2021 495 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 442 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 484 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 229 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 212 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2022 185 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 395 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 192 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 380 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 469 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 12 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 557 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 148 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 119 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 214 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 261 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 264 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 148 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 870 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 251 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 119 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 211 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 305 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 216 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 303 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 157 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 285 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 205 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 136 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 207 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 208 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 112 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 81 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 51 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2025 623 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 228 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 210 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 393 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 134 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Janie's Got A Gun; Janies Got a Gun.

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