Complete each achievement to get the allotted gamerscore. The numbers between the () is the points given for each achievement.
| Achievement | How to unlock |
| Get Your Wings (10) | Complete the Tutorial |
| Make It (20) | Complete the Career on Easy |
| Movin' Out (30) | Complete the Career on Medium |
| Rock in a Hard Place (50) | Complete the Career on Hard |
| Dream On (75) | Complete the Career on Expert |
| Aerosmith (15) | Unlock Aerosmith as the playable band |
| Jailbait (5) | Play a song at the Nipmuc venue |
| Cheesecake (10) | Earn a 100 note streak in Career or Quick Play (Local only) |
| Crazy (20) | Earn a 500 note streak in Career or Quick Play (Local Only) |
| No More, No More (10) | Perform all the Encores |
| Kings and Queens (20) | Purchase all the playable characters from The Vault |
| Big Ten Inch Record (20) | Purchase all the bonus songs |
| Toys in the Attic (20) | Purchase all guitars from The Vault (Bass/Lead/Rhythm) |
| Same Old Song and Dance (50) | Complete every song in the setlist and the Vault (Local only) |
| Score Hero (30) | Score "325,000" or more on the song "Train Kept a Rollin'" |
| Get it Up (30) | Score 2,000,000 in the Career |
| Eat the Rich (30) | Earn $50,000 in career earnings |
| I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (30) | Earn a gold star rating on a song on Medium or harder difficulty (Local only) |
| Gems (25) | Hit every star power phrase on a song (Local or Xbox LIVE) |
| Sick as a Dog (25) | Earn a 5 star rating for a song on Medium or harder (Local or Xbox LIVE) |
| Ain't That a B***h (20) | Earn a gold star rating on a song (Local only) |
| Big Ones (15) | Earn a 300 note streak in Co-op (Local or Xbox LIVE) |
| Cryin' (25) | Earn a 600 note streak in Co-op (Local or Xbox LIVE) |
| Combination (5) | Earn an 8x multiplier in Co-op (Local or Xbox LIVE) |
| Let the Music Do the Talking (40) | Earn a gold star rating on a Co-op song (Local or Xbox LIVE) |
| When I Needed You (15) | Activate Star Power 3 times in a song in a Co-op match (Local or Xbox LIVE) |
| What it Takes (35) | Play 20 online ranked matches of any game type |
| Deuces Are Wild (40) | Complete all songs on the setlist as the lead guitarist (Local or Xbox LIVE - primary user) |
| My Fist Your Face (20) | Win an online ranked Pro Face-Off match |
| Don't Get Mad, Get Even (20) | Win an online ranked Face-Off match |
| Walkin' the Dog (20) | Win an online ranked Pro-Face Off match by 10,000 or more points |
| Soul Saver (20) | Win a ranked online Battle Mode match with a Death Drain attack |
| Love Me Two Times (40) | Complete all songs on the setlist as the Bass/Rhythm guitarist ( Local or Xbox LIVE - primary user) |
| Secret Achievements | - |
| Subway (10) | Played a song at the Max's Kansas City venue |
| On The Road Again (10) | You unlocked the Orpheum Theater of Boston venue |
| Nine Lives (10) | You unlocked the Moscow venue |
| Critical Mass (15) | You unlocked the Half-Time Show venue |
| March 19th, 2001 (20) | You unlocked the Hall of Fame venue |
| Woman Of The World (10) | You played a song with a female guitarist |
| Draw The Line (5) | You turned down an encore |
| Spaced (10) | You completed a song earning Star Power, but never used it |
| Dude Looks Like a Lady (10) | Played a song as Izzy Sparks |
| Walk This Way (10) | You purchased DMC from The Vault |
| Night in the Ruts (10) | Bummer, you failed a song 10 times |
| Fallen Angels (15) | Keep trying, you failed a Co-op song beyond 95% completion |
| Nobody's Fault (5) | You failed 5 Co-op songs. Don't give up! |
| You See Me Crying (5) | You lost an online ranked Pro Face-Off match |
| Falling Off (5) | You lost an online ranked Face-Off match |
| Back in the Saddle (10) | You rocked out as Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford in a Co-op match |