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AC/DC discography
Angus Young (left) and Bon Scott (centre), performing at the Ulster Hall, August 1979
Studio albums20
Live albums5
Video albums12
EPs1
Singles46
Box sets2

This is a discography of AC/DC, an Australian hard rock band. Since 1974, AC/DC have released 14 studio albums worldwide, 4 albums issued in Australia only, 2 compilations released as soundtracks, 3 live recordings, 12 video collections of concerts and music videos, and 2 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), 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 albums are available to download from Verizon[3], however AC/DC have refused to release their albums on iTunes as iTunes normally allows downloading of individual tracks and AC/DC have publicly stated "Our...reason is that we honestly believe the songs on any of our albums belong together. If we were on iTunes, we know a certain percentage of people would only download two or three songs from the album - and we don't think that represents us musically."[4]

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.[5] 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 71 million in the US.[6] Back in Black alone sold 22 million (49 million worldwide), and is the 2nd best selling album worldwide.[7][8]

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[11]
FRA
[12]
GER
[13]
NOR
[14]
NZ
[15]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[18]
US
[19]
1975 High Voltage (Australia) 7
T.N.T. (Australia)
  • Released: December 1975
  • Label: Albert Productions
1 35
1976 High Voltage (International) 7 146
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australia)
  • Released: 20 September 1976
  • Label: Albert Productions
4
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (International)
  • Released: 17 December 1976
  • Label: Atlantic Records
15 20 50 3
1977 Let There Be Rock (Australia)
  • Released: 21 March 1977
  • Label: Albert Productions
19
Let There Be Rock (International)
  • Released: 23 June 1977
  • Label: Atlantic Records
9 42 29 17 154
1978 Powerage
  • Released: 25 May 1978
  • Label: Atlantic Records
22 10 19 26 133
1979 Highway to Hell
  • Released: 27 July 1979
  • Label: Atlantic Records
13 38 40 2 37 46 24 57 8 17
1980 Back in Black
  • Released: 25 July 1980
  • Label: Atlantic Records
1 6 1 1 42 8 24 12 36 1 4
1981 For Those About to Rock
  • Released: 23 November 1981
  • Label: Atlantic Records
3 7 4 1 6 6 9 3 1
1983 Flick of the Switch
  • Released: 15 August 1983
  • Label: Atlantic Records
3 9 12 5 4 8 8 28 4 15
1985 Fly on the Wall
  • Released: 28 June 1985
  • Label: Atlantic Records
4 24 30 19 17 22 10 19 7 32
1988 Blow Up Your Video 2 15 14 21 3 3 4 4 2 12
1990 The Razors Edge
  • Released: 24 September 1990
  • Label: Atlantic Records
3 11 1 5 55 2 2 5 2 4 2
1995 Ballbreaker 1 2 4 2 4 4 2 1 1 6 4
  • US: 2× Platinum[20]
2000 Stiff Upper Lip 3 1 7 2 1 6 12 1 2 12 7
2008 Black Ice 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2010 Iron Man 2
  • Released: 19 April 2010
  • Label: Columbia Records
1 1 1 4
  • US: 2× Platinum[20]
  • CAN: 5× Platinum[22]
  • UK: Platinum[21]
  • AUS: 5× Platinum[26]
  • GER: 5× Platinum[27]
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

Soundtrack albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[11]
FRA
[12]
GER
[13]
NOR
[14]
NZ
[15]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[18]
US
[19]
1986 Who Made Who
  • Released: 24 May 1986
  • Label: Atlantic Records
4 28 12 30 24 21 21 11 33
  • US: 5× Platinum[20]
2010 Iron Man 2
  • Released: 19 April 2010
  • Label: Columbia Records
1 1 1 4
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS AUT CAN FRA GER NOR NZ SWE SWI UK US US CAN UK] AUS
1978 If You Want Blood You've Got It
  • Released: 13 October 1978
  • Label: Atlantic Records
37 10 13 113 Platinum Gold
1992 Live 1 21 21 1 15 10 3 25 10 5 15 3× Platinum Platinum Gold 3× Platinum[26]
Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition
  • Released: 27 October 1992
  • Label: Atco Records
44 7 7 5 9 5 34 2× Platinum
1997 Live from the Atlantic Studios
Let There Be Rock: The Movie
  • Released: 14 November 1997
  • Label: East West Records
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

Extended plays

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS AUT CAN FRA GER NOR NZ SWE SWI UK US US CAN UK AUS
1984 '74 Jailbreak
  • Released: 15 October 1984
  • Label: Atco Records
24 76 Platinum
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

Boxsets

Year Album details Content Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS AUT FRA GER SWE SWI UK US
1997 Bonfire
  • Released: November 1997
  • Label: East West Records
  • Format: CD
  • Live from the Atlantic Studios
  • Let There Be Rock: The Movie
  • Volts
  • Back in Black
21 56 71 60 90 US: Platinum[20]
2009 Backtracks
  • Released: November 10, 2009
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Format: CD/DVD/LP
  • Disc 1: Studio Rarities (CD)
  • Disc 2: Live Rarities (CD)
  • Disc 3: Live Rarities (CD)
  • Family Jewels Disc Three (DVD)
  • Live at the Circus Krone (DVD)
  • Studio Rarities (LP)
16 31 10 38 24 134 39
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

Video albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
[13]
SWI
[17]
US
[28]
CAN
[22]
1980 AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
1985 Fly on the Wall
  • Label: Atco/Atlantic
  • Format: VHS
1986 Who Made Who
  • Label: Atco/Atlantic
  • Format: VHS
Gold
1989 AC/DC (Aus.)
1991 Clipped
  • Label: Atco/Atlantic
  • Format: VHS
1992 Live at Donington
  • Released: 26 October 1992
  • DVD release: 2003
  • Label: Epic, Albert Productions
  • Format: DVD, LD, VHS, Blu-ray
44 6× Multi-Platinum
For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow
  • Released: 14 October 1992
  • Label: Warner Home Video
  • Format: VHS
1996 No Bull
  • Released: 19 November 1996
  • Label: EastWest, Elektra/Asylum
  • Format: DVD, LD, VHS
Gold 3× Multi-Platinum
2001 Stiff Upper Lip Live
  • Released: 4 December 2001
  • Label: Elektra/Asylum
  • Format: DVD, VHS
Gold
2005 Family Jewels
  • Released: 29 March 2005
  • Label: Albert Productions/Epic Music Video/Sony BMG
  • Format: DVD
7 13 10× Multi-Platinum 4× Multi-Platinum
2007 Plug Me In
  • Released: 16 October 2007
  • Label: Columbia/Albert Productions
  • Format: DVD
3 34 5× Multi-Platinum
2008 No Bull: The Director's Cut
  • Released: 9 September 2008
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Blu-ray, DVD
35
2011 Live at River Plate
  • Released: 10 May 2011
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Blu-ray, DVD
1 1
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
  • Released: 7 June 2011
  • Label: Warner Home Video
  • Format: Blu-ray, DVD

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AUS[9] CAN[11] GER[13] NLD
[29][30]
NZ[15] SWE[16] SWI[17] UK[31] US Hot 100[32] US Rock[32]
1974 "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" Non-album single
1975 "Love Song (Oh Jene)" / "Baby, Please Don't Go"[33] 10 High Voltage
"High Voltage" 6 39 T.N.T.
1976 "T.N.T." 11 17
"It's a Long Way to the Top" 5 6
"Jailbreak" 5 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" 21 3
1977 "Dog Eat Dog" 11 Let There Be Rock
"Love at First Feel" 31 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
"Let There Be Rock" 6 Let There Be Rock
"Whole Lotta Rosie" 5 18
1978 "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" 18 24 Powerage
"Whole Lotta Rosie" (live) If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
1979 "Girls Got Rhythm" Highway to Hell
"Highway to Hell" 24 30 17 56 47 2
1980 "Touch Too Much" 13 29 106
"Whole Lotta Rosie" (live) (reissue) 36 If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (reissue) 47 4 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
"High Voltage" (reissue) 48 High Voltage
"It's a Long Way to the Top" (reissue) 55
"You Shook Me All Night Long" 8 29 38 35 1 Back in Black
"Hells Bells" 25 1
1981 "Back in Black" 37 1
"Big Balls" 3 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
"Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" 7 15 8 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
1983 "Guns for Hire" 37 84 37 Flick of the Switch
"Nervous Shakedown" 35
"Flick of the Switch" 26
1984 "Jailbreak" 33 '74 Jailbreak
1985 "Danger" 47 48 Fly on the Wall
"Sink the Pink"
1986 "Shake Your Foundations" 24 10
"Who Made Who" 35 16 6 Who Made Who
"You Shook Me All Night Long" 46 1
1988 "Heatseeker" 5 79 26 82 29 7 15 12 20 Blow Up Your Video
"That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" 35 22 28
1990 "Thunderstruck" 4 6 21 3 3 16 13 1 The Razors Edge
"Moneytalks" 21 12 24 9 36 23 1
1991 "Are You Ready" 18 38 1 34 4
1992 "Highway To Hell" (live) 29 69 9 36 37 14 29 Live
1993 "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (live) 34 68
"Big Gun" 19 66 20 18 3 11 5 23 65 1 Last Action Hero Soundtrack
1995 "Hard as a Rock" 14 25 16 19 28 33 1 Ballbreaker
1996 "Hail Caesar" 56
"Cover You in Oil" 83 90 9
1997 "Dirty Eyes" 71 6 Bonfire
2000 "Stiff Upper Lip" 65 115 1 Stiff Upper Lip
"Satellite Blues" 23 7
2001 "Safe in New York City" 21
2008 "Rock 'n' Roll Train" 45 1 Black Ice
"Big Jack" 83 10
2009 "Anything Goes" 1
"Money Made"[A]
2011 "Shoot to Thrill" 1 Live at River Plate

The master ringtones "Highway to Hell" and "Hells Bells" have been certified Gold by the RIAA, and the master ringtones "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Thunderstruck" has been certified Platinum, while the master ringtone "Back in Black" has been certified 2x Platinum.[34][35]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Blank box indicates no release in that territory.

Notes
  • A ^ Promotional airplay single in the UK and Australia.

Music videos

Year Video Director
1975 "High Voltage" Larry Larstead
"Baby, Please Don't Go"
"Show Business"
1976 "Jailbreak" Paul Drane
"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" Paul Drane
"Problem Child" Russell Mulcahy
"Baby Please Don't Go" Russell Mulcahy
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
1977 "Dog Eat Dog"
"Let There Be Rock"
1978 "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation"
"Sin City"
"Riff Raff"
"Fling Thing/Rocker"
"Whole Lotta Rosie"
1979 "Shot Down in Flames"
"Walk All Over You"
"Touch Too Much"
"If You Want Blood (You've Got It)"
1980 "Girls Got Rhythm"
"Highway to Hell"
"Back in Black" Eric Dionysius & Eric Mistler
"Hells Bells" Eric Dionysius & Eric Mistler
"Let Me Put My Love Into You" Eric Dionysius & Eric Mistler
"You Shook Me All Night Long" Eric Dionysius & Eric Mistler
"What Do You Do For Money Honey" Eric Dionysius & Eric Mistler
"Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" Eric Dionysius & Eric Mistler
1981 "Put the Finger On You" Derek Burbidge
"Let's Get It Up" Derek Burbidge
1982 "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" Derek Burbidge
"Flick of the Switch" Paul Becher
1983 "Nervous Shakedown" Paul Becher
"Guns For Hire" Paul Becher
1985 "Sink the Pink" Brian Ward
"Danger" Brian Ward
"Stand Up" Brian Ward
"Fly on the Wall" Brian Ward
"Shake Your Foundations" Brian Ward
1986 "You Shook Me All Night Long" David Mallet
"Who Made Who" David Mallet
1987 "Heatseeker" David Mallet
1988 "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" David Mallet
1990 "Thunderstruck" David Mallet
"Moneytalks" David Mallet
1991 "Are You Ready?" David Mallet
1993 "Big Gun" David Mallet
1995 "Cover You In Oil" David Mallet
"Hard As A Rock" David Mallet
1996 Hail Caesar David Mallet
2000 "Stiff Upper Lip" Andy Morahan
"Satellite Blues" Andy Morahan
"Safe in New York City" Andy Morahan
2008 "Rock 'N Roll Train" David Mallet
2009 "Anything Goes" David Mallet
2010 "Shoot to Thrill"

Further reading

  • Dome, Malcolm (1982). AC/DC. Proteus Books. ISBN 0-862-76011-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link).
  • Bunton, Richard (1983). AC/DC: Hell Ain't No Bad Place to Be. Omnibus. ISBN 0-711-90082-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link).
  • Holmes, Tim (1986). AC/DC - Monsters of Metal. Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-33239-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link).
  • Huxley, Martin (1996). AC/DC: The World's Heaviest Rock. Lightning Source Inc. ISBN 0-312-30220-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link).
  • Stenning, Paul (2005). AC/DC: Two Sides to Every Glory. Chrome Dreams. ISBN 1-842-40308-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link).

See also

References

General
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  2. ^ Christopher, Michael (2003-06-30). "Epic Records AC/DC Re-issues: Second Wave". PopMatters. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  3. ^ Only Verizon Wireless brings you every AC/DC album ever made
  4. ^ iTunes under threat as bands take their business elsewhere
  5. ^ "Top 100 Albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  6. ^ "Gold & Platinum - November 07, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
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