Night In The Ruts
by Aerosmith

Album
Night In The Ruts by Aerosmith
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 15,471st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 77 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (190th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (1,988th)
Award Best albums of all time (15,471st)

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Aerosmith bestography

Night In The Ruts is ranked 13th best out of 35 albums by Aerosmith on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Aerosmith is Toys In The Attic which is ranked number 827 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,098.

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Night In The Ruts rankings summary
Overall rank: 15,471st | 1970s rank: 1,988th | 1979 rank: 190th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 77 votes)
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 !		08/18/2026 16:46 culwin  Ratings distribution  1,59475/100
 
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 !		05/15/2026 16:21 JR  Ratings distribution  1,12481/100
 
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 !		04/23/2026 08:27 steve397  Ratings distribution  51375/100

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Night In The Ruts forum mentions

This album has been referenced 13 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 07/05/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5364): By steve397
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by ) 1. (1975) 2. by (1973) 3. by (1978) 4. by (1979) 5. by (1971) 6. by (1971) 7. by (1972) 8. by (1972) 9. by (1970) 11. (1977) 13. by (1978) 14. by (1970) 15. (1976) 16. by by by (1979) 19. by (1977) 20. by (1976) 21. by (1978) 22. by…”
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From pedro1976 01/06/2025 16:39 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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From jackup 10/31/2023 16:14 in What album are you listening to right now?
“1020 For me this is one of the best albums of Aerosmith =D> a solid album - Bone to Bone the standout for me - to my ears it's not as good as Pump, Toys, Rocks.. and Done With Mirrors seems to be aging really well :) Toys is the best album for me followed by Night in ... I don't like the newer…”
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From 04/18/2016 21:44 | #164090
One of Aerosmiths sloppiest but still artistic records. Listen to the cool Chromatic Riff on Chiquita, The bass on Cheesecake. Bone to Bone is just a great hard rock song. (Edited)
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From 06/23/2012 00:21 | #45044
Aerosmith are getting lazy. They were simply massive at this point, and were rehashing old sounds, and not particularly well. Drugs and inner divisions were taking their toll.
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From 04/09/2015 09:35 | #139182
Maybe not their greatest effort but I like this album
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From 08/18/2026 16:48 | #315732
Not as good as prior albums, but still pretty good. Only 9 tracks and 3 of them are covers - but the covers are good. A little underrated.
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80/100
From 06/15/2021 23:02 | #270684
Não esperava muito e até que gostei!
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Best Albums of  1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
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8. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
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