Honors

· Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Class of 2008 [3]

· Ranked #4 among all-time instrumental artists on Billboard's Single Charts. [1]

· Ranked #6 among all 1960s artists on Billboard's Album Charts. [2]

· Ranked #26 among all-time artists on Billboard's Album Charts. [2]

· Ranked #20 in most albums on Billboard's Album Charts with 37. [2]

· Walk, Don't Run is one of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's Top 500 Hits of all time. [3]

· 1960 to 1969 - Placed 14 singles on Billboard's Single Charts. [1]

· Gold singles:

· Walk Don't Run (1960),

· Walk Don't Run '64 (1964),

· Hawaii Five-0 (1969). [1]

· 1960 to 1972 - Placed 37 albums on Billboard's Album Charts,
with 5 on the charts simultaneously during 1963. [2]

· Gold albums:

· Telstar and the Lonely Bull (1963),

· Golden Greats (1967),

· Hawaii Five-0 (1969). [2]

· To date, more than 450 LP and CD albums released worldwide (and still counting)

· 1960 to 1973 - Sold nearly 1,000,000 albums per year in the U.S.

· Japan sales approaching 40,000,000 units (and still counting)

· Collective worldwide sales approaching 100,000,000 units (and still counting).

· 1964 - Popularized Mosrite Guitars with introduction of The Ventures Model.Today
these are among the most sought after guitars, known for their tone and playability.

· Successfully adapted their unique guitar style to countless changes in musical trends.

· Released an acclaimed set of instructional records with the Play Guitar with The Ventures series.

· Cited affectionately as "the group that launched a thousand bands."

· Credited with popularizing rock and roll and the electric guitar in Japan.

· 1971 - First non-Japanese artists elected to the Japanese Conservatory of Music.

· Jan 1987, Guitar Player magazine 20 Anniversary Issue cited Walk Don't Run as
one of "20 Essential Rock Albums".

· 1990 - Inducted into the Washington State Music Hall of Fame.

· Feb 1996, Guitar magazine identified Walk Don't Run as one of ten 1960's
albums included in "The Fifty Greatest Rock Guitar Records" (albums).

· 1996 - Inducted into the Hollywood Rock Walk.

· 1996 - Invited to participate in the Smithsonian Institution's celebration
of the development of the electric guitar.

· 1996 - Honored by Fender Guitars with a limited-edition line of Ventures
Model Jazzmaster, Telecaster and Jazz Bass signature guitars.

· 2001 - Honored by Aria Guitars with limited-edition Ventures Model guitars.

· 2004 - Award by Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for contributing to friendly relations between Japan and US. No other artists in modern music share this honor.

· 2005 – Washington State Senate Resolution 8645 to honor The Ventures, to "…
recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact over the
evolution, development and perpetuation of rock and roll..."

· 2006 - Walk, Don't Run is inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame

· Numerous contributions to movie and commercial soundtracks, including
Pulp Fiction and Madagascar.

Sources of Information:

[1] Joel Whitburn's "Billboard Top Pop Singles 1955-1996" (Record Research

Inc., 1994 and 1996)
[2] Joel Whitburn's "Billboard Top Pop Albums 1955-1996" (Record Research

Inc., 1994 and 1996)

[3] The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's web page at www.rockhall.com