AC/DC discography
| AC/DC discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 19 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Singles | 52 |
| Video albums | 13 |
| Boxed sets | 2 |
This is a discography of AC/DC, an Australian hard rock band. Since 1974, AC/DC have released 15 studio albums, 4 albums issued in Australia only, 5 live recordings, 13 video collections of concerts and music videos, and 7 box sets. Although a large number of AC/DC singles have been released, the band always refused to release any greatest hits type packages;[1] Who Made Who, which served as the soundtrack to Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, AC/DC: Iron Man 2, and the band's various live recordings are as close as the group have come to such a compilation.[2]
AC/DC was formed in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, and released two albums in Australia before releasing their first international effort, High Voltage with vocalist Bon Scott, bassist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd. In 1980, Bon Scott died less than a year after the release of the successful Highway to Hell, and was replaced by British singer Brian Johnson, with whom AC/DC released their best selling album, Back in Black.[3] Their latest album to date, Black Ice, was released in 2008, selling over 8 million copies worldwide. In 36 years of their career, AC/DC sold over 200 million albums worldwide, roughly 70 million in the US. Back in Black alone sold 22 million (49 million worldwide), and is the 2nd best selling album worldwide.[4][5]
Albums
- Note: the following are all international releases, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
GER [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] |
US [15] [16] |
US [17] |
CAN [18][19] |
UK [20] |
Aus [21][22] | ||
| 1975 | High Voltage (Aus.)
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7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
T.N.T. (Aus.)
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2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1976 | High Voltage
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 3× Platinum | Silver | ||
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.)
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | 3 | 6x Platinum | Silver | |||
| 1977 | Let There Be Rock (Aus.)
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19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Let There Be Rock
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 17 | 154 | 2× Platinum | Silver | |||
| 1978 | Powerage
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22 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 26 | 133 | Platinum | Silver | ||
| 1979 | Highway to Hell
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13 | — | 40 | — | 37 | — | 24 | 57 | 8 | 17 | 7× Platinum | 2× Platinum | Gold | |
| 1980 | Back in Black
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1 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 22× Platinum | 10× Platinum | 8x Platinum | |
| 1981 | For Those About to Rock
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3 | 7 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 4× Platinum | Gold | ||
| 1983 | Flick of the Switch
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3 | 9 | 12 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 28 | 4 | 15 | Platinum | Gold | ||
| 1985 | Fly on the Wall
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4 | 24 | 30 | — | 17 | — | 10 | 19 | 7 | 32 | Platinum | Silver | ||
| 1986 | Who Made Who
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4 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 11 | 33 | 5× Platinum | |||
| 1988 | Blow Up Your Video
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2 | 15 | 14 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Platinum | Gold | ||
| 1990 | The Razors Edge
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3 | 11 | 1 | 55 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5× Platinum | 5× Platinum | Gold | 2x Platinum |
| 1995 | Ballbreaker
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1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2× Platinum | |||
| 2000 | Stiff Upper Lip
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3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | Platinum | Platinum | Platinum | |
| 2008 | Black Ice
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2× Platinum | 5× Platinum | Platinum | 5× Platinum[23] |
| 2010 | AC/DC: Iron Man 2
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EPs
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
GER [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] |
US [15][16] |
US [17] |
CAN [18][19] |
UK [20] |
Aus [21][22] | ||
| 1984 | '74 Jailbreak
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3 | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 28 | 4 | 15 | Platinum | |||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
GER [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] |
US [15][16] |
US [17] |
CAN [18] |
UK [20] |
AUS | ||
| 1978 | If You Want Blood You've Got It
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37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 113 | Platinum | Gold | ||
| 1992 | Live
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1 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3× Platinum | Platinum | Gold | |
Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition
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44 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | 34 | 2× Platinum | ||||
| 1997 | Live from the Atlantic Studios
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Let There Be Rock: The Movie
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Year | Album | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | US | USA sales | CAN sales | UK sales | AUS sales |
| Number-one albums | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Top ten albums | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 73,000,000+ | 2,200,000+ | 3,700,000+ | 560,000+ | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Box sets
| Year | Album details | Content | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | FRA | SWE | US [15][16] | ||||
| 1997 | Bonfire
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21 | 56 | 60 | 90 | US: Platinum[17] |
| 2009 | Backtracks
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|
16 | 60 | 39 | ||
Video albums
| Year | Title | RIAA certification[24] | CRIA certification[18] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AC/DC: Let There Be Rock | ||
| 1985 | Fly on the Wall
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| 1986 | Who Made Who
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Gold | |
| 1989 | AC/DC (Aus.) | ||
| 1991 | Clipped
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| 1992 | Live at Donington
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6× Multi-Platinum | |
For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow
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| 1996 | No Bull
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Gold | 3× Multi-Platinum |
| 2001 | Stiff Upper Lip Live
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Gold | |
| 2005 | Family Jewels
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10× Multi-Platinum | 4× Multi-Platinum |
| 2007 | Plug Me In
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5× Multi-Platinum | |
| 2008 | No Bull: The Director's Cut
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[6] | AUT[7] | CAN[8] | GER[9] | NLD[25] | SWE[12] | SWI[13] | UK[14] | US Hot 100[26] | US Rock[26] | |||
| 1974 | "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1975 | "Baby, Please Don't Go" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | High Voltage |
| "High Voltage" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | T.N.T. | |
| 1976 | "T.N.T." | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "It's a Long Way to the Top" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Jailbreak" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | |
| "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Dog Eat Dog" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let There Be Rock |
| "Love at First Feel" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | |
| "Let There Be Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let There Be Rock | |
| 1978 | "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 24 | — | — | Powerage |
| "Whole Lotta Rosie" (live) | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | If You Want Blood You've Got It | |
| 1979 | "Girls Got Rhythm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Highway to Hell |
| "Highway to Hell" | 24 | — | — | 30 | 27 | 36 | — | 56 | 47 | — | ||
| 1980 | "Touch Too Much" | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 29 | 106 | — | |
| "Whole Lotta Rosie" (live) (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 36 | — | — | ||
| "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | ||
| "High Voltage" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | ||
| "It's a Long Way to the Top" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | ||
| "You Shook Me All Night Long" | 8 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 38 | 35 | — | Back in Black | |
| "Hells Bells" | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||
| 1981 | "Back in Black" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 51 | |
| "Big Balls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | |
| "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | Back in Black | |
| 1982 | "Let's Get It Up" | — | — | 9 | 33 | — | 18 | — | 13 | 44 | 9 | For Those About to Rock |
| "For Those About to Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 4 | ||
| "Put the Finger on You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | ||
| 1983 | "Guns for Hire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 84 | 37 | Flick of the Switch |
| "Nervous Shakedown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | ||
| "Flick of the Switch" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | ||
| 1985 | "Danger" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | Fly on the Wall |
| "Sink the Pink" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Shake Your Foundations" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | |
| "Who Made Who" | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 23 | Who Made Who | |
| 1988 | "Heatseeker" | 5 | — | 79 | 26 | — | 7 | 15 | 12 | — | 20 | Blow Up Your Video |
| "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Thunderstruck" | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 13 | — | 5 | The Razors Edge |
| "Moneytalks" | 21 | — | 12 | — | 36 | 23 | 3 | 36 | 23 | — | ||
| 1991 | "Are You Ready" | 18 | — | — | 38 | — | — | 1 | — | 34 | 16 | |
| 1992 | "Highway To Hell" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 14 | — | 29 | Live |
| "Bonny" (live) | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | |
| "Big Gun" | 19 | 23 | 66 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 1 | Last Action Hero soundtrack | |
| 1996 | "Hard as a Rock" | 14 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 1 | Ballbreaker |
| "Hail Caesar" | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cover You in Oil" | — | — | 83 | — | 36 | — | — | 90 | — | 9 | ||
| 1997 | "Dirty Eyes" | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | Volts |
| 2000 | "Stiff Upper Lip" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 115 | 1 | Stiff Upper Lip |
| "Safe in New York City" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||
| 2001 | "Satellite Blues" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 2008 | "Rock 'n' Roll Train" | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | 1 | Black Ice |
| "Big Jack" | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||
| 2009 | "Anything Goes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||
Note: The master ringtones "Highway to Hell", "Hells Bells" and "Thunderstruck" have been certified Gold by the RIAA, and the master ringtone "You Shook Me All Night Long" has been certified Platinum, while the master ringtone "Back in Black" has been certified 2x Platinum.
Further reading
- Dome, Malcolm (1982), AC/DC, Proteus Books, ISBN 0-862-76011-9.
- Bunton, Richard (1983), AC/DC: Hell Ain't No Bad Place to Be, Omnibus, ISBN 0-711-90082-5.
- Holmes, Tim (1986), AC/DC - Monsters of Metal, Ballantine, ISBN 0-345-33239-3.
- Huxley, Martin (1996), AC/DC: The World's Heaviest Rock, Lightning Source Inc., ISBN 0-312-30220-7.
- Stenning, Paul (2005), AC/DC: Two Sides to Every Glory, Chrome Dreams, ISBN 1-842-40308-7.
See also
References
- General
- "Re-Issues". AC/DC official website. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- "AC/DC discography – Main albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- Specific
- ^ Aizlewood, John (2001-11-16). "Greatest hits round-up". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ Christopher, Michael (2003-06-30). "Epic Records AC/DC Re-issues: Second Wave". PopMatters. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Ageless and Defiant, AC/DC Stays on Top Without Going Digital". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ "AC/DC, fuoco alle polveri: <<Lasciate che ci sia il rock!>>". Gazzetta di Parma. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ a b c d "AC/DC discography". Rockdetector. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ a b c d "AC/DC discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c d "AC/DC discography". Canadian album charts. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ a b c d "AC/DC discography". German charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ a b c "AC/DC discography". Norwegian charts. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c "AC/DC discography". New Zealand charts. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c d "AC/DC discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c d "AC/DC discography". Diw Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community (in German). Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c d "UK Albums chart". EveryHit.com. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c d "AC/DC Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ a b c d "AC/DC Artist Chart History - Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ a b c d RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by AC/DC, 24 May 2008
- ^ a b c d CRIA Database
- ^ a b CRIA certifications for November 2008
- ^ a b c "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ a b ARIA album accreditations for Stiff Upper Lip
- ^ a b ARIA album accreditations for Black Ice
- ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2009Albums.htm
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for videos by AC/DC, 24 May 2008
- ^ Slooten, Johan van (2001). "Overzicht van de hitlijsten". Top 40 hitdossier (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, Mega Charts and Werkgroep Hitboek Stenentijdperk (8 ed.). Haarlem: J.H. Gottmer/H.J.W. Becht BV. p. 10. ISBN 90-257-3349-2.
- ^ a b "AC/DC Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External links
- AC/DC discography discography at Discogs
