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“The Other Side” by Aerosmith

Released 1989

“The Other Side” by Aerosmith appears on 50 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1989. Its best result is #116 on the 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #520 classic rock song of all time.

50countdowns
21stations
#116best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

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"The Other Side" was the fourth single pulled from Pump, Aerosmith's 10th album, released in June 1990, and it began a long way from the band: Jim Vallance built the music over the holidays at the end of 1988 and mailed Steven Tyler a demo with guitar, piano, bass, drums and synth horns. Tyler wrote the words and the vocal melody, and blows harmonica on the finished track. The groove sat close enough to "Standing in the Shadows of Love" that Holland-Dozier-Holland won a writing credit after threatening to sue.

Bruce Fairbairn produced, with Mike Fraser engineering and mixing. It reached number 22 on the Hot 100 and topped the Album Rock Tracks chart, the band's third song to do so, and Marty Callner's video, with John Kalodner making an appearance, took the MTV award for Best Rock Video in 1991.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 782 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 834 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 676 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 600 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 371 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 232 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2010 203 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 291 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 800 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 832 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2016 237 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 403 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 116 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 245 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 184 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 292 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 282 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 305 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 499 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 309 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 969 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 264 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 998 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 156 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 324 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 454 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 244 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 470 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 241 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 229 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 163 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 360 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 150 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 322 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2023 487 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 322 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 813 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 171 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 253 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 432 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 368 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 953 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 189 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 365 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2025 998 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 225 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 231 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 304 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499
2026 402 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 262 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

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