AC/DC discography
| AC/DC discography | |
|---|---|
 Vocalist Bon Scott (centre) pictured with guitarist Angus Young (left) and bassist Cliff Williams (back), performing at the Ulster Hall, August 1979 | |
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Video albums | 13 |
| Singles | 52 |
| Boxed sets | 7 |
| Remasters | 19 |
This is a discography of AC/DC, a Sydney, Australia-based hard rock band. Since 1975, 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, and the band's various live recordings are about 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 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. .
In 35 years of career, AC/DC sold over 200 million albums worldwide, roughly 70 million in the US. Back In Black alone sold 22 million (42 million worldwide), and is the 5th best selling album in the U.S. and 2nd worldwide.
Albums
Studio albums
- Note: the following are all international releases, unless stated otherwise.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[4] | AUT[5] | CAN[6] | GER[7] | NOR[8] | NZ[9] | SWE[10] | SWI[11] | UK[12] | US[13][14] | US[15] | UK[16] | ||
| 1975 | High Voltage (Aus.)
|
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | T.N.T. (Aus.)
|
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
High Voltage
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 3× Multi-Platinum | Silver | |
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.)
|
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | 3 | 6× Multi-Platinum | Silver | |
| 1977 | Let There Be Rock (Aus.)
|
19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Let There Be Rock
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 17 | 154 | 2× Multi-Platinum | Silver | |
| 1978 | Powerage
|
22 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 26 | 133 | Platinum | Silver |
| 1979 | Highway to Hell
|
13 | — | 40 | — | 37 | — | 24 | 65 | 8 | 17 | 7× Multi-Platinum | Gold |
| 1980 | Back in Black
|
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22× Multi-Platinum | Gold |
| 1981 | For Those About to Rock
|
3 | 7 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 4× Multi-Platinum | Gold |
| 1983 | Flick of the Switch
|
3 | 9 | 12 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 28 | 4 | 15 | Platinum | Gold |
| 1984 | '74 Jailbreak
|
3 | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 28 | 4 | 15 | Platinum "[1]" | |
| 1985 | Fly on the Wall
|
4 | 24 | 30 | — | 17 | — | 10 | 19 | 7 | 32 | Platinum | Silver |
| 1986 | Who Made Who
|
4 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 11 | 33 | 5× Multi-Platinum | |
| 1988 | Blow Up Your Video
|
2 | 15 | 14 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Platinum | Gold |
| 1990 | The Razors Edge
|
3 | 11 | 1 | 55 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5× Multi-Platinum | Gold |
| 1995 | Ballbreaker
|
1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2× Multi-Platinum | |
| 2000 | Stiff Upper Lip
|
3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | Platinum | |
| 2008 | Black Ice
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[4] | AUT[5] | GER[7] | NOR[8] | NZ[9] | SWE[10] | SWI[11] | UK[12] | US[13][14] | US[15] | UK[16] | ||
| 1978 | If You Want Blood You've Got It
|
37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 113 | Platinum | Gold |
| 1992 | Live
|
1 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3× Multi-Platinum | Gold |
Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition
|
— | 7 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | 34 | 2× Multi-Platinum | ||
| 1997 | Live from the Atlantic Studios
|
— | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 90 | ||
Let There Be Rock: The Movie
|
— | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 90 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Box sets
- AC/DC Volume 1, released by Albert Productions in Australia in November 1981.
- High Voltage (Aus.)
- T.N.T.
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- Let There Be Rock
- Powerage
- Highway To Hell
- Cold Hearted Man 12" maxi single
- AC/DC Volume 2, released by Albert Productions in Australia in November 1987.
- Back in Black
- For Those About to Rock
- Flick of the Switch
- Fly on the Wall
- Who Made Who
- Boom Box, released by EMI Records in 1995.
- High Voltage (Aus.)
- T.N.T.
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.)
- Let There Be Rock (Aus.)
- Powerage
- If You Want Blood
- Highway to Hell
- Back in Black
- For Those About to Rock
- Flick of the Switch
- Fly on the Wall
- Who Made Who
- Blow Up Your Video
- The Razors Edge
- Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition
- Bonfire, released by Eastwest Records in November 1997. Billboard 200: #90.[13][14] Certified Platinum in the US in 2001.[15]
- Live from the Atlantic Studios
- Let There Be Rock: The Movie
- Volts
- Back in Black
- AC/DC Box Set - In The 20th Century, released by Elektra Records in 2000.
- High Voltage
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- Let There Be Rock
- Powerage
- If You Want Blood
- Highway to Hell
- Back in Black
- For Those About to Rock
- Flick of the Switch
- '74 Jailbreak
- Fly on the Wall
- Who Made Who
- Blow Up Your Video
- The Razors Edge
- Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition
- Ballbreaker
- 17 Album Box Set, released by Albert Productions in Australia in 2002.
- High Voltage (Aus.)
- T.N.T.
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.)
- Let There Be Rock (Aus.)
- Powerage
- If You Want Blood
- Highway to Hell
- Back in Black
- For Those About to Rock
- Flick of the Switch
- Fly on the Wall
- Who Made Who
- Blow Up Your Video
- The Razors Edge
- Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition
- Ballbreaker
- Stiff Upper Lip
- Sight & Sound, limited edition released by Sony BMG in 2007.[17] Billboard 200: #73.[14]
- Back in Black
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- Live At Donington DVD
Videography
- Note: the following are all international releases, unless stated otherwise.
| Year | Title | RIAA certification[18] |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AC/DC: Let There Be Rock | |
| 1985 | Fly on the Wall | |
| 1986 | Who Made Who | Gold |
| 1989 | AC/DC (Aus.) | |
| 1991 | Clipped | |
| 1993 | For Those About to Rock | |
| 1996 | No Bull | Gold |
| 2000 | Stiff Upper Lip Live | Gold |
| 2003 | Live at Donington | 6× Multi-Platinum |
| Live '77 (Japan) | ||
| 2004 | Toronto Rocks | |
| 2005 | Family Jewels | 10× Multi-Platinum |
| 2007 | Plug Me In | 5× Multi-Platinum |
| 2008 | No Bull: The Director's Cut |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[4] | AUT[5] | CAN[6] | GER[7] | NLD[19] | NOR[8] | NZ[9] | SWE[10] | SWI[11] | UK[12] | US Pop[20] | US Rock[20] | |||
| 1974 | "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl"[A] | — | — | Non-album | ||||||||||
| 1975 | "Baby, Please Don't Go"[A] | 10 | — | High Voltage | ||||||||||
| "High Voltage"[A] | 6 | — | T.N.T. | |||||||||||
| 1976 | "High Voltage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | High Voltage | ||
| "T.N.T."[A] | 11 | — | T.N.T. | |||||||||||
| "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"[A] | — | — | Let There Be Rock | ||||||||||
| "Love at First Feel"[A] | 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 | |
| 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 | — | — | ||
| "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" (mix) | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 23 | Who Made Who | |
| "You Shook Me All Night Long" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Heatseeker" | 5 | — | 79 | 26 | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 12 | — | 20 | Blow Up Your Video |
| "That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 28 | ||
| 1990 | "Thunderstruck" | 4 | — | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 13 | — | 5 | The Razors Edge |
| "Moneytalks" | 21 | — | 12 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 1991 | "Are You Ready" | 18 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 16 | |
| 1992 | "Highway To Hell" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 14 | — | 29 | Live |
| "Bonny" (live) – "Highway To Hell" (live) | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | |
| "Big Gun" | 19 | 23 | 66 | 20 | 19 | 8 | — | 11 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 1 | Last Action Hero soundtrack | |
| 1996 | "Hard as a Rock" | 14 | — | 27 | 25 | — | 4 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 33 | — | 1 | Ballbreaker |
| "Hail Caesar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | ||
| "Cover You in Oil" | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | Black Ice |
| "War Machine" | ||||||||||||||
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| "Money Made" | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
^ Released in Australia only.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Blank box indicates no release in that territory.
Further reading
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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.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Christopher, Michael (2003-06-30). "Epic Records AC/DC Re-issues: Second Wave". PopMatters. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Top 100 Albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ a b c "AC/DC discography". Rockdetector. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ a b c "AC/DC discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b "AC/DC discography". Canadian album charts. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ a b c "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 "AC/DC discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c "AC/DC discography". Diw Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community (in German). Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c "UK Albums chart". EveryHit.com. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c "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 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by AC/DC, 24 May 2008
- ^ a b "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "AC/DC Release 'Sight & Sound'". AC/DC official website. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ 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). [[Dutch Top
40|Stichting Nederlandse Top 40]], Mega Charts and Werkgroep Hitboek Stenentijdperk (8 ed.). Haarlem: J.H. Gottmer/H.J.W. Becht BV. pp. p. 10. ISBN 90-257-3349-2.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help); line feed character in|others=at position 13 (help) - ^ a b "AC/DC Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External links
- AC/DC discography discography at Discogs
