Aerosmith: ‘Toys In The Attic’ By The Numbers
Aerosmith released its breakout third studio album Toys In The Attic 46 years ago today (April 8). Its tracks have become mainstays on the band’s setlist and continue to be staples of…
Aerosmith released its breakout third studio album Toys In The Attic 46 years ago today (April 8). Its tracks have become mainstays on the band's setlist and continue to be staples of rock radio in the over four decades since its release.
Just how big was this album for The Bad Boys From Boston? Here is Toys In The Attic by the numbers.
Copies sold in the U.S.: 8 million
Tommaso Boddi/Getty ImagesReleased in 1975, 'Toys In The Attic' remains the highest-selling studio album in Aerosmith's catalog.
Number of tracks on the album: 9
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images"Toys In The Attic" "Uncle Salty" "Adam's Apple" "Walk This Way" "Big Ten Inch Record" "Sweet Emotion" "No More No More" "Round and Round" "You See Me Crying"
Highest position on Billboard 200: 11
Larry Busacca/Getty Images'Toys In The Attic' peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 album chart in September 1975.
Number of weeks on the Billboard 200: 128
Isaac Brekken/Getty Images'Toys In The Attic' remains Aerosmith's longest-charting studio album in their catalog.
Number of tracks that appeared on Billboard Hot 100: 2
Kevin Winter/Getty Images"Sweet Emotion" peaked at number 36, while "Walk This Way" topped out at number 10.
Number of times tracks from 'Toys In The Attic' appeared in TV/Film/Video Games, per IMDb: 21
Mark Davis/Getty ImagesThree 'Toys In The Attic' tracks - "Sweet Emotion," "Walk This Way" and the title track - has been licensed for a total combined 21 times by various TV, film and video game properties.
Ranking on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 229
Mark Davis/Getty Images)The only other Aerosmith album to rank higher was 1976's 'Rocks,' which was ranked at 176.
