AC/DC are an Australian

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band formed in Sydney in November 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Although the band are variously described as hard rock, blues rock; and heavy metal, its members have referred to themselves as "a

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band, nothing more, nothing less". AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, ''

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'', in 1975. Membership subsequently stabilised after the release of ''

Let There Be Rock ''Let There Be Rock'' is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band, AC/DC. It was originally released on 21 March 1977 in Australia on the Albert Productions label. A modified international edition was released on 25 July 1977 on Atla ...

'' (1977), with the Young brothers,

Phil Rudd Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecius, 19 May 1954) is an Australian drummer, best known as the drummer of AC/DC across three stints. On the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans from AC/DC, Rudd became ...

on drums,

Cliff Williams Clifford Williams (born 14 December 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English ...

on bass guitar and

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 ...

on lead vocals. * 1st edition nline * 2nd edition

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Seven months after the release of ''

Highway to Hell ''Highway to Hell'' is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 27 July 1979. It was the last album featuring lead singer Bon Scott, who would die early the following year on 19 February 1980. Background By 1978 ...

'' (1979), Scott died of

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, and was replaced by English 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 second 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 ...

''. The band's next album, ''

For Those About to Rock We Salute You ''For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'' (referred to as ''For Those About to Rock'' on its cover) is the eighth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was released on 20 November 1981 for the United States, 27 November 1981 ...

'', was also highly successful and was their first album to reach number one in the ''Billboard'' 200. Rudd left AC/DC and was replaced by Simon Wright, who was himself replaced by

Chris Slade Chris Slade (born Christopher Slade Rees; 30 October 1946) is a Welsh musician, best known for playing for the Australian rock band AC/DC. He drummed for the band from 1989 to 1994, performing on their 1990 album '' The Razors Edge'' along wit ...

six years later. AC/DC experienced a commercial resurgence in the early 1990s with the release of '' The Razors Edge'' (1990); it was their only record to feature Slade, as Rudd returned in 1994 and has since recorded five more albums with the band, starting with '' Ballbreaker'' (1995). Their fifteenth studio album, ''

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'' was the second-highest-selling record of 2008. Malcolm retired in 2014 due to early-onset

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and was replaced by the Young brothers' nephew

Stevie Young Stephen Crawford Young Jr. (born 11 December 1956) is an Australian musician, and the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the Australian rock & roll band AC/DC. He joined the band in April 2014, to record the group's ''Rock or Bust'' albu ...

, who debuted on the album '' Rock or Bust''; Malcolm died three years later. Slade was replaced by Rudd on the

Rock or Bust World Tour Rock or Bust World Tour was a 2015–2016 concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC, in support of their sixteenth studio album ''Rock or Bust'', which was released on 28 November 2014. This tour had 7 legs around the world lasting more than ...

, due to legal troubles against Rudd. In 2016,

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replaced Johnson for the rest of the tour due to hearing loss, and Williams retires at the end of the tour. The band's seventeenth studio album ''

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'' was released on 13 November 2020. In 1982, AC/DC's first ever nomination at an award show was from the

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for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group. The group received several nominations from the Grammy Awards, including Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance – Vocal or Instrumental for ''

Blow Up Your Video ''Blow Up Your Video'' is the eleventh studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the ''AC/DC Remasters'' series. Recording Writing sessions for ''Blow Up Your Video'' took place in London's ...

'' in

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for one album and three songs in different years: '' The Razors Edge'' in

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, "

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" in 1992, the live version of "

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" in

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and "War Machine" in 2010,

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for '

Rock 'n' Roll Train "Rock 'n' Roll Train" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. It is the first track on the album ''Black Ice'' to receive radio airplay. The band released a 7-inch vinyl single that featured the song "Rock 'n' Roll Train" on Side A, and "War ...

" in 2009,

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for two albums in different years: ''Black Ice'' in 2010 and ''Power Up'' in

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, and

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and

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for " Shot in the Dark" in 2022. The band also received a nomination for Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video for " Thunderstruck" in 1991 from the MTV Video Music Awards. In 2009, AC/DC received four nominations for their 2008 album ''Black Ice'' in the ARIA Music Awards which included Best Rock Album, Highest Selling Album, Best Group and Best Album. They won the awards for Best Rock Album and Highest Selling Album. Overall, AC/DC have received 50 nominations and has won 17 awards.

Awards and nominations

Other honours

World records

Listicles

Hall of fame inductions

Notes

References

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