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AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers; rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter Malcolm (born January 6, 1953) and lead guitarist and songwriter Angus Young (born March 31, 1955). AC/DC’s first main line-up were completed by singer Bon Scott (born July 9, 1946, Forfar, Scotland), drummer Phil Rudd (born May 19, 1954, Melbourne, Australia), and bass player Mark Evans (born March 2, 1956), releasing their debut album High Voltage in 1975. AC/DC underwent a change in lead singer personnel when Bon Scott was found dead after a night out in London in February 1980, and while the band considered splitting immediately, they hired Brian Johnson (born October 5, 1947 in Dunston, Tyne & Wear) who remained in the band until 2016 when he retired sighting hearing issues. AC/DC have sold more than 200 million records worldwide, and their 1980 UK Official Album Chart Number 1 album Back in Black has sold an estimated 50 million units alone, making it the highest-selling album by any band. AC/DC continue to tour, notably with Guns ‘n’ Roses’ lungsmith Axl Rose on vocal duties, after the departure of Malcolm Young in 2014, after he was diagnosed with dementia and died on November 18, 2017.

AC/DC Songs stats

UK No1s

0

UK Top 10s

1

UK Top 40s

21

UK Top 75s

33

Weeks at No1

0

Weeks in the Top 10

1

Weeks in the Top 40

69

Weeks in the Top 75

133

AC/DC Albums stats

UK No1s

4

UK Top 10s

13

UK Top 40s

19

UK Top 75s

19

Weeks at No1

5

Weeks in the Top 10

34

Weeks in the Top 40

145

Weeks in the Top 75

315

AC/DC news

AC/DC Hits

Official Singles Chart

10

Jun

1978

01

Sep

1979

02

Feb

1980

28

Jun

1980

28

Jun

1980

28

Jun

1980

28

Jun

1980

13

Sep

1980

29

Nov

1980

06

Feb

1982

03

Jul

1982

29

Oct

1983

04

Aug

1984

06

Jul

1985

18

Jan

1986

24

May

1986

30

Aug

1986

16

Jan

1988

02

Apr

1988

22

Sep

1990

24

Nov

1990

27

Apr

1991

17

Oct

1992

06

Mar

1993

10

Jul

1993

30

Sep

1995

11

May

1996

15

Jun

1996

15

Apr

2000

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

18

Oct

2014

28

Dec

2017

Official Albums Chart

05

Nov

1977

20

May

1978

28

Oct

1978

18

Aug

1979

09

Aug

1980

05

Dec

1981

03

Sep

1983

13

Jul

1985

07

Jun

1986

13

Feb

1988

06

Oct

1990

07

Nov

1992

LIVE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 5,
2. Weeks: 7

07

Oct

1995

11

Mar

2000

01

Nov

2008

BLACK ICE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 25,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

01

May

2010

01

Dec

2012

13

Dec

2014

26

Nov

2020

POWER UP
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 10,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

Official Singles Chart Update

24

Dec

2017

22

Nov

2020

22

Nov

2020

Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Singles Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.

Official Singles Sales Chart

18

Oct

2014

20

Oct

2016

28

Dec

2017

15

Oct

2020

24

Jun

2021

21

Oct

2021

11

Nov

2021

Official Singles Downloads Chart

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

18

Oct

2014

28

Dec

2017

15

Oct

2020

02

May

2024

Official Physical Singles Chart

30

Sep

1995

11

May

1996

15

Jun

1996

15

Apr

2000

23

Apr

2011

06

Dec

2014

24

Jun

2021

Official Albums Chart Update

18

Nov

2014

09

Dec

2014

23

Jun

2015

22

Nov

2020

POWER UP
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 14,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

24

Mar

2024

Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Albums Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.

Official Scottish Albums Chart

07

Oct

1995

11

Mar

2000

09

Jun

2001

22

Sep

2001

01

Nov

2008

BLACK ICE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 31,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

02

May

2009

21

Nov

2009

01

May

2010

01

Dec

2012

13

Dec

2014

16

Jan

2020

26

Nov

2020

POWER UP
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 32,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

LIVE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 21,
2. Weeks: 1

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

Official Albums Sales Chart

07

Mar

2015

09

May

2015

30

May

2015

26

Nov

2020

POWER UP
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 32,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

LIVE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 28,
2. Weeks: 1

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

Official Album Downloads Chart

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

LIVE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 68,
2. Weeks: 1

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

13

Dec

2014

26

Nov

2020

POWER UP
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 13,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

Official Physical Albums Chart

07

Oct

1995

11

Mar

2000

19

Jul

2003

27

Jan

2007

01

Nov

2008

BLACK ICE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 26,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

24

Apr

2010

01

May

2010

01

Dec

2012

13

Dec

2014

26

Nov

2020

POWER UP
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 32,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

LIVE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 26,
2. Weeks: 1

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

Official Soundtrack Albums Chart

01

May

2010

Official Vinyl Albums Chart

31

Mar

2016

16

Aug

2018

26

Nov

2020

POWER UP
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 9,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

LIVE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 12,
2. Weeks: 1

28

Mar

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

Official Vinyl Singles Chart

Official Record Store Chart

14

Jul

2012

01

Dec

2012

13

Dec

2014

19

Nov

2020

POWER UP
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 8,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

LIVE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 23,
2. Weeks: 1

28

Mar

2024

28

Mar

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

04

Jul

2024

03

Jan

2009

08

Jan

2011

03

Jan

2015

31

Dec

2020

Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart

07

Oct

1995

30

Jan

1999

11

Mar

2000

02

Jun

2001

28

Feb

2004

06

Mar

2004

06

Mar

2004

06

Mar

2004

20

Jan

2007

LIVE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 7,
2. Weeks: 55

03

Feb

2007

18

Oct

2008

01

Nov

2008

BLACK ICE
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 61,
3. Weeks No. 1: 4

01

Nov

2008

21

Nov

2009

01

May

2010

28

Aug

2010

28

Aug

2010

01

Dec

2012

13

Dec

2014

15

Sep

2016

16

Jan

2020

26

Nov

2020

POWER UP
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 51,
3. Weeks No. 1: 7

28

Mar

2024

04

Jul

2024

10

Oct

2024

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart

11

May

1996

15

Jun

1996

15

Apr

2000

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

T N T
AC/DC

1. Peak: 10,
2. Weeks: 4

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

01

Dec

2012

18

Oct

2014

29

Nov

2014

22

Oct

2020

26

Nov

2020

26

Nov

2020

26

Nov

2020

26

Nov

2020

26

Nov

2020

26

Nov

2020

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Independent Albums Chart

20

Jul

2017

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1997, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Irish Singles Chart

Official Irish Albums Chart

26

Nov

2020

POWER UP
AC/DC

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 7,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

10

Dec

2020

29

Aug

2024

Official DVD Chart

15

Nov

2003

09

Apr

2005

03

Nov

2007

21

May

2011

Official Blu-Ray Chart

03

Nov

2007

20

Sep

2008

21

May

2011

27

Aug

2011

Official Video Chart

09

Apr

2005

03

Nov

2007

21

May

2011

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Music Video Chart

30

Nov

1996

12

Apr

1997

01

Dec

2001

15

Nov

2003

09

Apr

2005

03

Nov

2007

21

May

2011

21

Mar

2020

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point