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 |
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| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 17 | |
| ↙Live albums | 5 | |
| ↙Singles | 51 | |
| ↙Video albums | 13 | |
| ↙Boxed sets | 7 | |
| ↙Remasters | 19 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
This is a discography of AC/DC, a Sydney, Australia-based hard rock band. Since 1975, AC/DC have released 14 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 last album to date, Stiff Upper Lip, was released in 2000. A new album was announced in 2005,[4] and confirmed to be released in 2008.[5]
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
- Note: the following are all international releases, unless stated otherwise.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[6] | AUT[7] | NOR[8] | NZ[9] | SWE[10] | SWI[11] | UK[12] | US[13][14] | US[15] | UK[16] | ||
| 1975 | High Voltage (Aus.)
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7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | T.N.T. (Aus.)
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2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
High Voltage
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 3× Multi-Platinum | Silver | |
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
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— | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | 3 | 6× Multi-Platinum | Silver | |
| 1977 | Let There Be Rock (Aus.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Let There Be Rock | 20 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 17 | 154 | 2× Multi-Platinum | Silver | |
| 1978 | Powerage | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 26 | 133 | Platinum | Silver |
| 1979 | Highway to Hell | 13 | — | 37 | — | 24 | 65 | 8 | 17 | 7× Multi-Platinum | Gold |
| 1980 | Back in Black | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22× Multi-Platinum | 3x Gold |
| 1981 | For Those About to Rock
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3 | 7 | 6 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 4× Multi-Platinum | Gold |
| 1983 | Flick of the Switch | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 8 | 28 | 4 | 15 | Platinum | Gold |
| 1984 | '74 Jailbreak
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | Platinum | |
| 1985 | Fly on the Wall | 1 | 24 | 17 | — | 10 | 19 | 7 | 32 | Platinum | Silver |
| 1986 | Who Made Who | 3 | 28 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 11 | 33 | 5× Multi-Platinum | |
| 1988 | Blow Up Your Video
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— | 15 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Platinum | Gold |
| 1990 | The Razors Edge
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1 | 11 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5× Multi-Platinum | Gold |
| 1995 | Ballbreaker
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— | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2× Multi-Platinum | |
| 1997 | Volts
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— | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 90 | ||
| 2000 | Stiff Upper Lip
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3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | Platinum | |
| 2008 | TBA[5]
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[6] | AUT[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
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37 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 113 | Platinum | Gold |
| 1992 | Live
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1 | 21 | 10 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3× Multi-Platinum | Gold |
Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition
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— | 7 | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | 34 | 2× Multi-Platinum | ||
| 1997 | Live from the Atlantic Studios
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— | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 90 | ||
Let There Be Rock: The Movie
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— | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 90 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
[edit] 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.[17][18] 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.[19]
Although the entire band catalog was re-released in the United Kingdom,[20] in the United States only the albums that are over ten years old are digitally remastered, for example, Ballbreaker was re-released in 2005,[21] because it was originally released in 1995. The older albums were not re-released together, they were re-released separately in three groups.
THe re-master of High Voltage re-entered the Australian Albums Chart on 9 June 2008 at No.31, more than 30 years after it's original charting performance.
[edit] Part one
Re-issued on February 18, 2003.[22] 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)
[edit] Part two
Re-issued on April 8, 2003.[22] 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)
[edit] Part three
Re-issued on May 20, 2003.[22] 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)
[edit] Subsequent releases
- Ballbreaker (1995) re-issued on 24 January 2005.[18]
- Bonfire (1997) re-issued on 15 September 2003.[23]
- Stiff Upper Lip (2000) re-issued on 24 January 2005.[18]
[edit] 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.[24] Billboard 200: #73.[14]
- Back in Black
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- Live At Donington DVD
[edit] Videography
- Note: the following are all international releases, unless stated otherwise.
| Year | Title | RIAA certification[25] |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3× Multi-Platinum |
| Live '77 (Japan) | ||
| 2004 | Toronto Rocks | |
| 2005 | Family Jewels | 10× Multi-Platinum |
| 2007 | Plug Me In | 5× Multi-Platinum |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[6] | AUT[7] | NLD[26] | NOR[8] | NZ[9] | SWE[10] | SWI[11] | UK[12] | US Pop[27] | US Rock[27] | |||
| 1974 | "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album |
| 1975 | "Baby, Please Don't Go" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | High Voltage |
| "High Voltage" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | T.N.T. | |
| 1976 | "High Voltage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | High Voltage |
| "Jailbreak" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | |
| "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "T.N.T." | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | T.N.T. | |
| "It's a Long Way to the Top" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | |
| "Let There Be Rock Pt.1" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Powerage |
| "Whole Lotta Rosie" | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | Let There Be Rock | |
| "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | Powerage | |
| 1979 | "Girls Got Rhythm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Highway to Hell |
| "Highway to Hell" | 24 | — | 27 | — | — | 36 | — | — | 47 | — | ||
| 1980 | "Touch Too Much" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 106 | — | |
| "You Shook Me All Night Long" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 35 | — | Back in Black | |
| "Hells Bells" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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" | — | — | — | — | — | 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fly on the Wall |
| "Sink the Pink" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Shake Your Foundations" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | |
| "Who Made Who" (mix) | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 23 | Who Made Who | |
| 1988 | "Heatseeker" | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 12 | — | 20 | Blow Up Your Video |
| "That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 28 | ||
| 1990 | "Thunderstruck" | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 13 | — | 5 | The Razors Edge |
| "Moneytalks" | 21 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 1991 | "Are You Ready" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Big Gun" | 19 | 23 | 19 | 8 | — | 11 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 1 | Last Action Hero soundtrack | |
| 1996 | "Hard as a Rock" | 14 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 33 | — | 1 | Ballbreaker |
| "Hail Caesar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cover You in Oil" | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||
| 1997 | "Dirty Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | Volts |
| 2000 | "Stiff Upper Lip" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 1 | Stiff Upper Lip |
| "Safe in New York City" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||
| 2001 | "Satellite Blues" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
^ Released in Australia only.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- General
- Re-Issues. AC/DC official website. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- AC/DC discography – Main albums. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- Specific
- ^ Aizlewood, John (2001-11-16). Greatest hits round-up. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ Christopher, Michael (2003-06-30). Epic Records AC/DC Re-issues: Second Wave. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ Top 100 Albums. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ AC/DC Singer BRIAN JOHNSON: "New Album's Gotta Be Perfect". Blabbermouth.net (2005-04-24). Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ a b AC/DC Set To Release New Album This Year. AC/DC official website (2008-04-18). Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- ^ a b c AC/DC discography. Rockdetector. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- ^ a b c AC/DC discography (German). Austrian charts. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c AC/DC discography. Norwegian charts. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c AC/DC discography. New Zealand charts. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c AC/DC discography. Swedish charts. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c AC/DC discography (German). Diw Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c UK Albums chart. EveryHit.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c AC/DC Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
- ^ a b c d AC/DC Artist Chart History - Albums. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
- ^ a b c RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by AC/DC, May 24, 2008
- ^ a b Certified Awards. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 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 on 2008-04-25.
- ^ a b c News. AC/DC official website. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ ConnecteD Technology. AC/DC official website. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ ConnecteD Technology UK. AC/DC official website. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ AC/DC. Aussie Rock. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ a b c News. Bedlam in Belgium. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ AC/DC discography. AC-DC.net. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ AC/DC Release 'Sight & Sound'. AC/DC official website (2007-11-23). Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for videos by AC/DC, May 24, 2008
- ^ Slooten, Johan van (2001). "Overzicht van de hitlijsten", Top 40 hitdossier, [[Dutch Top 40|Stichting Nederlandse Top 40]], Mega Charts and Werkgroep Hitboek Stenentijdperk, 8 (in Dutch), Haarlem: J.H. Gottmer/H.J.W. Becht BV, p. 10. ISBN 90-257-3349-2.
- ^ a b AC/DC Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
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