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Revision as of 13:50, 26 April 2008
AC/DC discography | |
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![]() 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 | 51 |
Soundtrack albums | 3 |
Boxed sets | 7 |
Remasters | 19 |
This is a discography of AC/DC, a Sydney, Australia-based hard rock band. Since 1975, the band have released 16 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] as 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 last album to date, Stiff Upper Lip, was released in 2000. A new album was announced in 2005,[4] and confirmed in 2008.[5]
Albums
Studio albums
- Note: the following are all international releases, unless stated otherwise.
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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AUS[6] | UK[7] | US[8][9] | US[10] | UK[11] | ||
1975 | High Voltage (Aus.)
|
7 | — | — | ||
1976 | T.N.T. (Aus.)
|
2 | — | — | ||
High Voltage
|
— | — | 146 | 3x Platinum | Silver | |
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.)
|
— | — | — | |||
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
|
— | — | 3 | 6x Platinum | Silver | |
1977 | Let There Be Rock (Aus.) | — | — | — | ||
Let There Be Rock | 20 | 17 | 154 | 2x Platinum | Silver | |
1978 | Powerage | — | 26 | 133 | Platinum | Silver |
1979 | Highway to Hell | 13 | 8 | 17 | 7x Platinum | Gold |
1980 | Back in Black | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22x Platinum | Gold |
1981 | For Those About to Rock
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 4x Platinum | Gold |
1983 | Flick of the Switch | 3 | 4 | 15 | Platinum | Gold |
1984 | '74 Jailbreak
|
— | — | 76 | Platinum | |
1985 | Fly on the Wall | 1 | 7 | 32 | Platinum | Silver |
1986 | Who Made Who | 3 | 11 | 33 | 5x Platinum | |
1988 | Blow Up Your Video
|
— | 2 | 12 | Platinum | Gold |
1990 | The Razors Edge
|
1 | 4 | 2 | 5x Platinum | Gold |
1995 | Ballbreaker
|
— | 6 | 4 | 2x Platinum | |
1997 | Volts
|
— | — | 90 | Platinum | |
2000 | Stiff Upper Lip
|
3 | 12 | 7 | Platinum | |
2008[5] | TBA
|
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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AUS[6] | UK[7] | US[8][9] | US[10] | UK[11] | ||
1978 | If You Want Blood You've Got It
|
— | 13 | 113 | Platinum | Gold |
1992 | Live
|
1 | 5 | 15 | 3x Platinum | Gold |
Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition
|
— | — | 34 | 2x Platinum | ||
1997 | Live from the Atlantic Studios
|
— | — | 90 | Platinum | |
Let There Be Rock: The Movie
|
— | — | 90 | Platinum |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Remasters
On February 2003, Epic Records released the first installment of a series of digitally remastered AC/DC albums. Each re-issued album is remastered from the original source tapes and is packaged in a deluxe digipak case with a booklet about the respective period.[12][13] Also, the re-released CDs use the ConnecteD Technology which can unlock exclusive band footage, such as rare audio, videos, photos, historically accurate memorabilia and tour dates.[14]
Although the entire band catalog was re-released in the United Kingdom,[15] in the United States only the albums that are over ten years old are digitally remastered, for example, Ballbreaker was re-released in 2005,[16] because it was originally released in 1995. The older albums were not re-released together, they were re-released separately in three groups.
Part one
Re-issued on February 18 2003.[17] Releases included:
- High Voltage (1976)
- Highway to Hell (1979)
- Live (1992)
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
- Back in Black (1980)
- Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition (1992)
Part two
Re-issued on April 8 2003.[17] Releases included:
- Let There Be Rock (1977)
- For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981)
- The Razors Edge (1990)
- Powerage (1978)
- Who Made Who (1986)
Part three
Re-issued on May 20 2003.[17] Releases included:
- If You Want Blood You've Got It (1978)
- '74 Jailbreak (1984)
- Blow Up Your Video (1988)
- Flick of the Switch (1983)
- Fly on the Wall (1985)
Subsequent releases
- Ballbreaker (1995) re-issued on 24 January 2005.[13]
- Bonfire (1997) re-issued on 15 September 2003.[18]
- Stiff Upper Lip (2000) re-issued on 24 January 2005.[13]
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.[9][8] Certified Platinum in the US in 2001.[10]
- 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.[19] Billboard 200: #73.[9]
- 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[10] |
---|---|---|
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 | 3x Platinum |
Live '77 (Japan) | ||
2004 | Toronto Rocks | |
2005 | Family Jewels | 10x Platinum |
2007 | Plug Me In | 5x Platinum |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | RIAA Certification[10] | Album | |||
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US Hot[20] | US Rock[20] | UK[7] | AUS[6] | ||||
1974 | "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" / "Rockin' in the Parlour"[A] | — | — | — | — | Non-album | |
1975 | "Baby, Please Don't Go" / "Love Song"[A] | — | — | — | 10 | High Voltage | |
"High Voltage" / "Soul Stripper"[A] | — | — | — | 6 | T.N.T. | ||
1976 | "High Voltage" / "Live Wire" | — | — | — | — | High Voltage | |
"Jailbreak" / "Fling Thing" | — | — | — | 5 | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | ||
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" / "R.I.P. (Rock in Peace)"[A] | — | — | — | 21 | |||
"T.N.T." / "Rocker"[A] | — | — | — | 11 | T.N.T. | ||
"It's a Long Way to the Top" / "Can I Sit Next to You Girl"[A] | — | — | — | 5 | |||
1977 | "Dog Eat Dog" / "Carry Me Home"[A] | — | — | — | — | Let There Be Rock | |
"Love at First Feel" / "Problem Child"[A] | — | — | — | 31 | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | ||
"Let There Be Rock" / "Problem Child" | — | — | — | — | Let There Be Rock | ||
"Let There Be Rock Pt.1" / "Let There Be Rock Pt. 2"[A] | — | — | — | — | |||
1978 | "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" / "Cold Hearted Man"[A] | — | — | — | — | Powerage | |
"Whole Lotta Rosie" / "Dog Eat Dog" (live)[A] | — | — | 36 | — | Let There Be Rock | ||
"Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" / "Sin City" | — | — | 24 | — | Powerage | ||
1979 | "Girls Got Rhythm" / "Get It Hot" | — | — | — | — | Highway to Hell | |
"Highway to Hell" / "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" | 47 | — | — | 24 | Gold | ||
1980 | "Touch Too Much" / "Live Wire" (live) / "Shot Down In Flames" (live) | — | — | 29 | — | ||
"You Shook Me All Night Long" / "Have a Drink on Me" | 35 | — | 38 | 8 | Gold | Back in Black | |
"Hells Bells" / "What Do You Do for Money Honey" | — | 50 | — | — | Gold | ||
1981 | "Back in Black" / "You Shook Me All Night Long" | 37 | 51 | — | — | 2x Platinum | |
"Big Balls" / "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" | — | 4 | — | — | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | ||
"Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" / "Hells Bells" | — | — | 15 | 7 | Back in Black | ||
1982 | "Let's Get It Up" / "Snowballed" | 44 | 9 | 13 | — | For Those About to Rock | |
"For Those About to Rock" / "Let There Be Rock" (live) | — | 4 | 15 | — | |||
"Put the Finger on You" / "Spellbound" | — | 38 | — | — | |||
1983 | "Guns for Hire" / "Landslide" | 84 | 37 | 37 | — | Flick of the Switch | |
"Nervous Shakedown" / "Brain Shake" | — | — | 35 | — | |||
"Flick of the Switch" / "Badlands" | — | 26 | — | — | |||
1985 | "Danger" / "Hell or High Water" | — | — | — | — | Fly on the Wall | |
"Sink the Pink" / "Back In Business" | — | — | — | — | |||
1986 | "Shake Your Foundations" / "Stand Up" | — | — | 24 | — | ||
"Who Made Who" (mix) / "Guns For Hire" (live) | — | 23 | 16 | — | Who Made Who | ||
1988 | "Heatseeker" / "Go Zone" / "Snake Eye" | — | 20 | 12 | 5 | Blow Up Your Video | |
"That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" / "Borrowed Time" | — | 28 | 22 | — | |||
1990 | "Thunderstruck" / "Fire Your Guns" | — | 5 | 13 | 10 | Gold | The Razors Edge |
"Moneytalks" / "Down On The Borderline" | 23 | 3 | 36 | — | |||
1991 | "Are You Ready" / "Got You by the Balls" | — | 16 | 34 | — | ||
1992 | "Highway To Hell" (live) / "Hells Bells"; (live) | — | 29 | 14 | — | Live | |
"Bonny" - "Highway To Hell" (live) / "Hells Bells" (live) | — | — | — | — | |||
1993 | "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (live) / "Shoot to Thrill" (live) | — | — | — | — | ||
"Big Gun" / "Back in Black" (live) | 65 | 1 | 23 | — | Non-album | ||
1996 | "Hard as a Rock" / "Caught With Your Pants Down" | — | 1 | 33 | — | Ballbreaker | |
"Hail Caesar" / "Whiskey On the Rocks" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Cover You in Oil" / "Love Bomb" / "Ballbreaker" | — | 9 | — | — | |||
1997 | "Dirty Eyes" | — | 6 | — | — | Volts | |
2000 | "Stiff Upper Lip" / "Hard As A Rock" (live) / "Ballbreaker" (live) | — | 1 | — | — | Stiff Upper Lip | |
"Safe in New York City" / "Cyberspace" | — | 21 | — | — | |||
2001 | "Satellite Blues" / "Let There Be Rock" (live) | — | 7 | — | — |
^ Released in Australia only.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Further reading
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References
- General
- Re issues — AC/DC official website. Retrieved on 25 April 2008.
- AC/DC discography — Allmusic. Retrieved on 25 April 2008.
- Specific
- ^ Aizlewood, John (2001-11-16). "Greatest hits round-up". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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(help) - ^ Christopher, Michael (2003-06-30). "Epic Records AC/DC Re-issues: Second Wave". PopMatters. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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(help) - ^ "Top 100 Albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "AC/DC Singer BRIAN JOHNSON: "New Album's Gotta Be Perfect"". Blabbermouth.net. 2005-04-24. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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(help) - ^ a b "AC/DC Set To Release New Album This Year". AC/DC official website. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
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(help) - ^ a b c "AC/DC discography". Rockdetector. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ 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 d e "Gold and Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Richards, Pete (2002-12-06). "AC/DC Sign big contract with Sony". ChartAttack. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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(help) - ^ a b c "News". AC/DC official website. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "ConnecteD Technology". AC/DC official website. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "ConnecteD Technology UK". AC/DC official website. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "AC/DC". Aussie Rock. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ a b c "News". Bedlam in Belgium. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "AC/DC discography". AC-DC.net. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "AC/DC Release 'Sight & Sound'". AC/DC official website. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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(help) - ^ a b "AC/DC Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External links
- AC/DC discography discography at Discogs