popular music videos and
notable
appearances
in
television, film, and video
games. Their comeback has
been described as one of the
most
remarkable
and
spectacular in rock 'n' roll
history. Additional
albums
followed in 2001, 2004, and
2012. Since 2001, the band
has toured every year except
2008. After 45 years of
performing,
the
band
continues to tour and record
music.
Aerosmith is the best-selling
American rock band of all
time, having sold more than
150
million
records
worldwide, including over 70
million records in the United
States alone. With 25 gold
albums, 18 platinum albums,
and
12
multi-platinum
albums, they hold the record
for the most gold albums by
an American group, the most
total certifications by an
American group, and are tied
for
the
most multiplatinum albums
by
an
42
American group. The band
has scored 21 Top 40 hits on
theBillboard Hot 100, nine
number-one Mainstream
Rock hits,
four Grammy
Awards, six American Music
Awards, and ten MTV Video
Music Awards. They were
inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame in 2001,
and were included among
both Rolling Stone's and
VH1's lists of the 100
Greatest Artists of All Time.
In 2013, the band's principal
songwriters, Tyler and Perry,
were
inducted
into
the Songwriters
Hall
of
Fame.
In 1964, Steven Tyler formed
his own band called the
Strangeurs—later
Chain
Reaction—
in New
Hampshire.
Meanwhile,
Perry and Hamilton formed
the Jam Band (commonly
known as "Joe Perry's Jam
Band"), which was based on
free-form
and
blues.