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Brian Johnson (left) and Angus Young (right) performing in Saint Paul in 2008. The following is a list of songs known to have been recorded by Australian rock band AC/DC.Since 1973, they have released 18 studio albums (16 available worldwide and two issued only in Australasia), two soundtrack albums, three live albums, one extended play, 57 singles, 11 video albums, 52 music videos and two box ...
[3] [4] [5] The album Black Ice, from 2008, reached number one in 29 countries. [6] In 50 years of their career, AC/DC have sold over 200 million albums worldwide, [7] and 83 million in the United States. [8] Back in Black sold 50 million copies worldwide, and became the second best-selling album in history. [9]
AC/DC were formed in the Australian pop music scene of the early to mid-1970s, [1] which is described as the third wave of rock music. [2] Many local 1960s artists – e.g., the Easybeats and the Masters Apprentices, had attempted to gain international recognition but achieved limited commercial success overseas and disbanded after returning to Australia.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band has been churning out hard-rock classics for more than 40 years. Ranking: Every AC/DC Album from Worst to Best Jon Hadusek, Robert Ham, Joseph Schafer and Saby ...
George Young was the older brother of Angus and Malcolm, and also plays bass guitar on a number of the album's songs. Harry Vanda was a bandmate of George's in the Easybeats, and the pair were the main songwriters of the band's later hits, including their international smash "Friday on My Mind".
In December 1975, Atlantic Records' UK head Phil Carson signed AC/DC to a worldwide deal. The group's first two albums, High Voltage and the harder driving T.N.T., had been hits in their native Australia – the single "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" peaked at #5 – and now plans were made for the band to tour England in 1976.
Family Jewels is a compilation DVD by the hard rock band AC/DC, featuring the group's music videos, live clips and promotional videos from 1975 to 2008.It was released by Albert Productions and Epic Music Video on 28 March 2005.
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