Australian rock band

AC/DC AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and heavy metal, but the band calls it ...

have released 18

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s, two

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s, three

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records c ...

s, one

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

, 57 singles, 11 video albums, 52

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s and two

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s. Although many AC/DC singles have been released, the band refused to issue any

greatest hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

albums. ''

Who Made Who ''Who Made Who'' is a soundtrack album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Released on 26 May 1986, the album is the soundtrack to the Stephen King film ''Maximum Overdrive''. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the ''AC/DC Remasters' ...

'', which served as the soundtrack to Stephen King's film ''

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'', ''

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'' and the band's various live recordings are the closest they have issued to such a compilation. Brothers Angus (lead guitar) and

Malcolm Young Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter of AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was with the band from its beginn ...

(rhythm guitar) formed AC/DC in 1973. * 1st edition n-line * 2nd edition

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The band released two albums in Australasia before issuing their first international effort, ''

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'' in 1976; the Youngs had been joined by vocalist

Bon Scott Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. Born in Forfar in Angus, Scotlan ...

, bassist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd. In 1980, less than a year after the appearance of the successful '' Highway to Hell'', Scott died and was replaced by British singer

Brian Johnson Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. He and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Rol ...

, with whom AC/DC released their best-selling album, ''

Back in Black ''Back in Black'' is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC. It was released on 25 July 1980 by Albert Productions and Atlantic Records. It is the band's first album to feature lead singer Brian Johnson, following the death of ...

''. The album ''

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'', from 2008, reached number one in 29 countries. In 50 years of their career, AC/DC have sold over 200 million albums worldwide, roughly 100 million in the United States. ''Back in Black'' sold 50 million copies worldwide, and became the second highest-selling album in history.

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made AC/DC albums available for digital download in 2007; for five years the band refused to release their albums via

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, as that company allows downloading of individual tracks. 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." However, in November 2012, the band relented and released their entire discography via iTunes. On 30 June 2015, their catalogue appeared on

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for the first time, which made their works available for

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. Their most certified singles in the US are "

You Shook Me All Night Long "You Shook Me All Night Long" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, from the album '' Back in Black''. The song also reappeared on their later album ''Who Made Who''. It is AC/DC's first single with Brian Johnson as the lead singer, rep ...

" and "

" (both 1980) – each have received 3× platinum from the

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(RIAA) in 2019. In Australia, " Thunderstruck" (1990) was accredited 10× platinum by the

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(ARIA) in 2022.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Soundtrack albums

Box set albums

Extended plays

Singles

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

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