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“Toys In The Attic” by R.E.M.

Released 1986

“Toys In The Attic” by R.E.M. appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2024. It was first released in 1986. Its best result is #122 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,477 alternative song of all time.

15countdowns
2stations
#122best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2024years charted

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Toys In The Attic

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R.E.M. took a swing at Aerosmith's "Toys in the Attic" in 1986, tucking their version onto the flip side of "Fall on Me", and it later resurfaced on Dead Letter Office. The song belongs to Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, but here the hard-rock swagger gets a jangly, jittery workout, all nervous energy and grin. Don Gehman recorded and mixed it. Peter Buck remembered it as a blast to play onstage, and you can hear it: this is a band letting off steam.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 550 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 550 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 550 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 550 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 550 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 550 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 550 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1598 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1554 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1577 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1609 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1678 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1742 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1810 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2024 122 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850

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