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AC/DC discography

AC/DC discography

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Studio albums18
EPs1
Soundtrack albums2
Live albums3
Singles57
Video albums11
Music videos52
Box sets2

Australian rock band AC/DC have released 18 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 [3][4] The band released two albums in Australasia before issuing their first international album, High Voltage in ; the Youngs had been joined by vocalist Bon Scott, bass guitarist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd.[3][4] In , 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 , reached number&#;one in 29&#;countries.[6] In 50&#;years of their career, AC/DC have sold over &#;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 ;[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 , the band relented and released their entire discography via iTunes.[12] On 30 June , 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" (), "Back in Black" (), "Highway to Hell" (), and "You Shook Me All Night Long" () – each have received Diamond, 7× Platinum, and 6× Platinum and from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in , respectively.[8] In Australia, "Thunderstruck" () was accredited 10× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in [14]

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Soundtrack albums

Box set albums

Extended plays

Singles

Further information: List of songs recorded by AC/DC

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

See also

Notes

  1. ^High Voltage did not enter UK Albums Chart but peaked at number 10 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.[23]
  2. ^Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap did not enter UK Albums Chart but peaked at number 13 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.[23]
  3. ^Italian sales for albums as of February [57]
  4. ^Japanese sales for albums as of October [58]
  5. ^Canadian sales for albums as of January [66]
  6. ^Worldwide sales for albums as of March [67]
  7. ^ abcdeAlthough the single was released before the chart existed, it eventually charted after the chart's creation.
  8. ^"Shot in the Dark" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Digital Track Chart.[]
  9. ^"Shot in the Dark" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[]
  10. ^"Realize" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 8 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[]
  11. ^"Demon Fire" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[]
  12. ^"Demon Fire" did not enter the US Mainstream Rock Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the US Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart.[]
  13. ^"Witch's Spell" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 35 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[]
  14. ^"Through the Mists of Time" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[]
  15. ^"Through the Mists of Time" did not enter the US Mainstream Rock Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the US Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart.[]

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