20 Things You Didn't Know About Aerosmith

16. They Were A First For The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Although by no means the first rock band to be entered into the prestigious Hall of Fame, Aerosmith was the first presently charting band do so.

In 2001, "Jaded", from the album Just Push Play, was sitting innocently in the Billboard Hot 100 while Aerosmith was inducted at the 16th Annual Ceremony; they teasingly performed a single verse of it live.

Perhaps more remarkably, Aerosmith is still the only artist to be inducted whilst in the charts, in nearly 37 years of the Hall of Fame's existence. How long this exclusive accolade will last remains to be seen, but with the Billboard Hot 100 increasingly being dominated by more mainstream genres, it may stand for some time yet.

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