Aerosmith's achievements and awards

Aerosmith became the first and only rock band to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with their 1998 single "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing."
Aerosmith has the second highest number of songs for a group to peak at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart with nine. Only Van Halen has achieved more (eleven).
Aerosmith is the second bestselling American group (from RIAA data), with 66.5 million albums sold, second only to the Eagles. They are also the bestselling American hard rock band.
Aerosmith is the bestselling rock band formed after 1970, achieving worldwide album sales of over 140 million.
Aerosmith holds the record for the most gold, platinum, and multi-platinum albums for any American group.
In 1994, Aerosmith released the single "Head First" for download on the internet. It is considered the first full-length commercial entertainment product online.
Aerosmith is the all-time leader in the award category MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video, winning four of those awards to date. The runners up have two by comparison.
Aerosmith is also the all-time leader in the award category MTV Video Music Award - Viewer's Choice, winning three of those awards to date.
Aerosmith has the second most awards in the category Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, winning four of those awards to date. Only U2 has won more.
Their album Aerosmith's Greatest Hits is by and large the bestselling greatest hits album of all time for a hard rock band, selling 10 million copies in the United States alone.
Aerosmith is one of only a few rock bands to have two albums debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 in the 1990s. Both Get a Grip and Nine Lives debuted to the top spot in the 1990s.
They were the first rock band honored as an MTV Icon, and the second act overall.
In 1998, Aerosmith shattered all-time attendance records at the Tokyo Dome on their Nine Lives Tour.

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Both "Dream On" and "Toys in the Attic" are listed on the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
In 1993, "Rolling Stone: The Top 100 Music Videos" included "Walk This Way" (w/ Run-D.M.C.) at #11 and "Janie's Got a Gun" at #95.
In 1999, "MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made" included "Walk This Way" (w/ Run-D.M.C.) at #5 and "Janie's Got a Gun" at #48.
In 2000, "VH1: 100 Greatest Rock Songs" included "Walk This Way" at #35 and "Dream On" at #47.
In 2000, ranked #11 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".
In 2001, "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos" included "Walk This Way" (w/ Run-D.M.C.) at #11, "Crazy" at #23, and "Janie's Got a Gun" at #48.
In 2003, Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time included Rocks at #176 and Toys in the Attic at #228.
In 2003, "VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years" included "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" at #45.
In 2004, Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time included "Dream On" at #172, "Walk This Way" (with Run-DMC) at #287, "Walk This Way" (original) at #336, and "Sweet Emotion" at #408.
In 2004, ranked #18 on the "Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years" chart.
In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Aerosmith #57 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.^[1]
In 2006-2007, Aerosmith had seven of their albums rank in the list of the 200 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time, picked by listeners of Chicago's rock station 97.9 the Loop: Toys in the Attic (#10), Aerosmith (#50), Rocks (#79), Pump (#96), Get Your Wings (#120), Get a Grip (#124), and Permanent Vacation (#134).

Discography
Aerosmith
Steven Tyler \| Joe Perry \| Brad Whitford \| Tom Hamilton \| Joey Kramer
Ray Tabano \| Jimmy Crespo \| Rick Dufay
Studio albums: Aerosmith \| Get Your Wings \| Toys in the Attic \| Rocks \| Draw the Line \| Night in the Ruts \| Rock in a Hard Place \| Done with Mirrors Permanent Vacation \| Pump \| Get a Grip \| Nine Lives \| Just Push Play \| Honkin' on Bobo
Live albums: Live! Bootleg \| Classics Live I and II \| A Little South of Sanity \| Rockin' the Joint
Compilations: Aerosmith's Greatest Hits \| Gems \| Pandora's Box \| Big Ones \| Box of Fire \| Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits \| Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith
Videos: Live Texxas Jam '78 \| 3 x 5 \| Aerosmith Scrapbook \| Things That Go Pump in the Night \| The Making of Pump \| Big Ones You Can Look At \| You Gotta Move
Personnel
Jack Douglas \| Bruce Fairbairn \| Desmond Child \| John Kalodner \| Mark Hudson \| Jim Vallance \| Richie Supa \| Tim Collins \| Marti Frederiksen
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Concert Tours \| Achievements and Awards \| Outtakes \| Toxic Twins \| The Joe Perry Project Rock 'n' Roller Coaster \| Flaming Moe's \| Quest for Fame \| Revolution X Category:Aerosmith songs \| Category:Aerosmith albums \| Category:Aerosmith tours \| Category:Aerosmith personnel

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Aerosmith's achievements and awards

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