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“Mama Kin” by Aerosmith

From the album Aerosmith (1973)

“Mama Kin” by Aerosmith appears on 44 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1973 on the album Aerosmith. Its best result is #32 on the 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #499 classic rock song of all time.

44countdowns
15stations
#32best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

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"Mama Kin" came roaring out of Aerosmith's self-titled 1973 debut on Columbia, a Steven Tyler song hung on a basic, bullheaded guitar riff and a backbeat that punches in between the lines of the verse and keeps hammering right through the bridge. David Woodford's saxophones keep shouldering their way in, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford work the guitars, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer lock down the bottom, and Adrian Barber produced.

Music historian Andrew Grant Jackson called it the first of Tyler's many tales of a hard-up drifter chasing peace of mind past groupies and pot, dreading a return to working for his dad, and one line was aimed at the band's road manager, Mark Lehman. It became a fixture of their shows and turned up on several live albums.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 672 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 328 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 340 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 160 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 212 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1998 442 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 503 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 55 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 331 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2010 492 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 141 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 142 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 32 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 264 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 97 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 463 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 72 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 47 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 431 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 33 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 49 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 436 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 40 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 353 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2019 176 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 912 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 218 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 652 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 495 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2022 469 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 459 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 423 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 614 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 945 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 429 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 169 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2024 178 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 444 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 306 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 169 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 449 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 351 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 423 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 178 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

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