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Australian rock band AC/DC have released 17 studio albums, two soundtrack albums, three live albums, one extended play, 57 singles, 11 video albums, 52 music videos and two box sets. Although many AC/DC singles have been released, the band refused to issue any greatest hits albums.[1] Who Made Who, which served as the soundtrack to Stephen King's film Maximum Overdrive, Iron Man 2 and the band's various live recordings are the closest they have issued to such a compilation.[2]
Brothers Angus (lead guitar) and Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar) formed AC/DC in 1973.[3][4] The band released two albums in Australasia before issuing their first international album, High Voltage in 1976; the Youngs had been joined by vocalist Bon Scott, bass guitarist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd.[3][4] In 1980, less than a year after the appearance of the successful Highway to Hell, Scott died and was replaced by English singer Brian Johnson, with whom AC/DC released their best-selling album, Back in Black.[3][4][5] The album Black Ice, from 2008, reached number one in 29 countries.[6] In 50 years of their career, AC/DC have sold over 200 million albums worldwide,[7] and 83 million in the United States.[8] Back in Black sold 50 million copies worldwide, and became the second best-selling album in history.[9]
Verizon made AC/DC albums available for digital download in 2007;[10] for five years the band refused to release their albums via iTunes, as that company allows downloading of individual tracks.[11] Angus Young observed, "We honestly believe the songs on any of our albums belong together. If we were on iTunes, we know a certain percentage of people would only download two or three songs from the album – and we don't think that represents us musically."[11] However, in November 2012, the band relented and released their entire discography via iTunes.[12] On 30 June 2015, their catalogue appeared on Spotify for the first time, which made their works available for streaming.[13] Their most certified singles in the US are "Thunderstruck" (1990), "Back in Black" (1980), "Highway to Hell" (1979), and "You Shook Me All Night Long" (1980) – each have received Diamond, 7× Platinum, and 6× Platinum and from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2024, respectively.[8] In Australia, "Thunderstruck" (1990) was accredited 10× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2022.[14]
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- High Voltage did not enter UK Albums Chart but peaked at number 10 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.[23]
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap did not enter UK Albums Chart but peaked at number 13 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.[23]
- Although the single was released before the chart existed, it eventually charted after the chart's creation.
- "Shot in the Dark" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Digital Track Chart.[100]
- "Shot in the Dark" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[101]
- "Realize" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 8 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[103]
- "Demon Fire" did not enter the US Mainstream Rock Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the US Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart.[105]
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