AC/DC discography
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Australian rock band AC/DC have released 18 studio albums, two soundtrack albums, three live albums, one extended play, 57 singles, 11 video albums, 52 music videos and two box sets. Although many AC/DC singles have been released, the band refused to issue any greatest hits albums.[1] Who Made Who, which served as the soundtrack to Stephen King's film Maximum Overdrive, Iron Man 2 and the band's various live recordings are the closest they have issued to such a compilation.[2]
| AC/DC discography | |
|---|---|
AC/DC performing in Tacoma, Washington in 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 18 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Singles | 57 |
| Video albums | 11 |
| Music videos | 52 |
| Box sets | 2 |
Brothers Angus (lead guitar) and Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar) formed AC/DC in 1973.[3][4] The band released two albums in Australasia before issuing their first international album, High Voltage in 1976; the Youngs had been joined by vocalist Bon Scott, bass guitarist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd.[3][4] In 1980, less than a year after the appearance of the successful Highway to Hell, Scott died and was replaced by English singer Brian Johnson, with whom AC/DC released their best-selling album, Back in Black.[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]
Verizon made AC/DC albums available for digital download in 2007;[10] for five years the band refused to release their albums via iTunes, as that company allows downloading of individual tracks.[11] Angus Young observed, "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."[11] However, in November 2012, the band relented and released their entire discography via iTunes.[12] On 30 June 2015, their catalogue appeared on Spotify for the first time, which made their works available for streaming.[13] Their most certified singles in the US are "Thunderstruck" (1990), "Back in Black" (1980), "Highway to Hell" (1979), and "You Shook Me All Night Long" (1980) – each have received Diamond, 7× Platinum, and 6× Platinum and from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2024, respectively.[8] In Australia, "Thunderstruck" (1990) was accredited 10× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2022.[14]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [15] |
AUT [16] |
CAN [17] |
FRA [18] |
GER [19] |
NZ [20] |
SWE [21] |
SWI [22] |
UK [23] |
US [24] | ||||
| High Voltage (Australasia) | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| T.N.T. (Australasia) | 2 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — |
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| High Voltage (international) | 13 | — | 69 | 7 | 12 | — | 58 | 18 | —[A] | 146 | |||
| Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | 5 | — | 95 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 50 | 25 | —[B] | 3 | |||
| Let There Be Rock | 19 | — | 84 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 154 | |||
| Powerage | 22 | — | — | 10 | 26 | — | 19 | 11 | 23 | 133 | |||
| Highway to Hell | 13 | 38 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |||
| Back in Black | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| For Those About to Rock We Salute You | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Flick of the Switch | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 15 | |||
| Fly on the Wall | 4 | 24 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 32 | |||
| Blow Up Your Video | 2 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||
| The Razors Edge | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Ballbreaker | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Stiff Upper Lip | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |||
| Black Ice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rock or Bust |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Power Up | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [15] |
AUT [16] |
CAN [17] |
GER [19] |
NOR [69] |
NZ [20] |
SWE [21] |
SWI [22] |
UK [23] |
US [24] | |||
| If You Want Blood You've Got It | 37 | — | 10 | 73 | — | — | — | 29 | 13 | 113 | ||
| AC/DC Live | 1 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Live at River Plate |
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11 | 3 | 13 | 57 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 66 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | ||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [15] |
AUT [16] |
CAN [17] |
FRA [18] |
GER [19] |
NZ [20] |
SWE [21] |
SWI [22] |
UK [23] |
US [24] | |||
| Who Made Who | 4 | 28 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 33 | ||
| Iron Man 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | ||||||||||||
Box set albums
| Title | Details | Content | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [15] |
AUT [16] |
FRA [18] |
GER [19] |
SWE [21] |
SWI [22] |
UK [23] |
US [24] | ||||
| Bonfire | 21 | — | 56 | 71 | 60 | — | — | 90 |
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| Backtracks |
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16 | 31 | — | 10 | 16 | 24 | 134 | 39 |
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||||||
Extended plays
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [15] |
CAN [17] |
GER [19] |
NLD [85] |
NZ [20] |
SWE [21] |
SWI [86] |
UK [23] |
US [87] |
US Main. [88] | ||||
| "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl"[89]: 60 | 1974 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | Non-album single | |
| "Baby, Please Don't Go"[90]: 135 | 1975 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | High Voltage (1975) | ||
| "High Voltage"[3] | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | T.N.T. | |||
| "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"[3] | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | ||||
| "T.N.T."[3] | 1976 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Jailbreak"[3] | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33[G] | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | ||
| "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"[3] | 29 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 47 | — | 4[G] |
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| "Love at First Feel"[3] | 1977 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | ||
| "Dog Eat Dog"[3] | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let There Be Rock | |||
| "Whole Lotta Rosie"[3] | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | — |
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| "Let There Be Rock"[3] | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Problem Child"[3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | |||
| "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation"[3] | 1978 | 83 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 24 | — | Powerage | ||
| "Whole Lotta Rosie" (live)[91]: 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If You Want Blood You've Got It | |||
| "Highway to Hell"[3] | 1979 | 24 | — | 30 | 17 | — | 37 | 36 | 4 | 47 | 29[G] | Highway to Hell | |
| "Girls Got Rhythm"[91]: 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | |||
| "Touch Too Much"[91]: 2 | 1980 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 106 | |||
| "You Shook Me All Night Long"[3] | 8 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 35 | Back in Black | |||
| "Hells Bells"[3] | 7 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | 50[G] | |||
| "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"[3] | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | * | |||
| "Back in Black"[3] | 65 | — | 25 | — | — | 100 | — | 27 | 37 | 51[G] | |||
| "Let's Get It Up"[3] | 1982 | 73 | 9 | 33 | — | — | 18 | — | 13 | 44 | 9 | For Those About to Rock We Salute You | |
| "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"[3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 4 | |||
| "Guns for Hire"[3] | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 84 | 37 | Flick of the Switch | |
| "Flick of the Switch"[3] | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | ||
| "Nervous Shakedown"[3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | |||
| "Danger"[3] | 1985 | 69 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 48 | — | — | Fly on the Wall | |
| "Shake Your Foundations"[3] | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | |||
| "Who Made Who"[3] | 1986 | 9 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 16 | — | 23 | Who Made Who | |
| "Heatseeker"[3] | 1988 | 5 | 79 | 26 | 82 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 12 | — | 20 | Blow Up Your Video | |
| "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll"[3] | 68 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 22 | — | 28 | |||
| "Thunderstruck"[3] | 1990 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 16 | 13 | — | 5 | The Razors Edge | |
| "Moneytalks"[3] | 21 | 12 | — | 24 | 9 | — | — | 36 | 23 | 3 | |||
| "Are You Ready"[3] | 1991 | 18 | — | 38 | — | 1 | — | — | 34 | — | 16 |
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| "Highway to Hell" (live)[3][91]: 3 | 1992 | 29 | — | — | 69 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 14 | — | 29 | AC/DC Live | |
| "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (live)[91]: 3 | 1993 | 112[94] | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 68 | — | — | ||
| "Big Gun"[3] | 19 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 1 | Last Action Hero: Music from the Original Motion Picture | ||
| "Hard as a Rock"[3] | 1995 | 14 | — | 25 | — | 16 | 19 | 28 | 33 | — | 1 | Ballbreaker | |
| "Hail Caesar"[95] | 1996 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | ||
| "Cover You in Oil"[95] | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 9 | |||
| "Stiff Upper Lip"[95] | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 115 | 1 | Stiff Upper Lip | |
| "Safe in New York City"[95] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |||
| "Satellite Blues"[95] | 2001 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| "Rock 'n' Roll Train"[96] | 2008 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Black Ice | |
| "Big Jack"[97] | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| "Anything Goes"[98] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||
| "Money Made"[95] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shoot to Thrill" (live)[99] | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | Live at River Plate | |
| "Play Ball"[100] | 2014 | 53 | 53 | 39 | — | — | — | 19 | 85 | — | 5 | Rock or Bust | |
| "Rock or Bust"[101] | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | 8 | |||
| "Rock the Blues Away"[102] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | ||
| "Shot in the Dark"[103] | 2020 | —[H] | 50 | 79 | — | 6 | — | 19 | —[I] | 116 | 1 | Power Up | |
| "Realize"[106] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[J] | — | 8 | |||
| "Demon Fire"[108] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[K] | — | —[L] | |||
| "Witch's Spell"[110] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[M] | — | — | ||
| "Through the Mists of Time"[111] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[N] | — | —[O] | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. "*" denotes the chart did was not launched at that time. | |||||||||||||
Videos
Video albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [113] |
FIN [114] |
GER [19] |
NZ [115] |
SWI [116] |
UK [23] |
US [117] | |||
| AC/DC: Let There Be Rock |
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— | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Fly on the Wall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Who Made Who |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| AC/DC (Australia only) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Clipped |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Donington | 1 | 2 | 44 | — | — | 69 | — | ||
| No Bull |
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1 | 1 | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Stiff Upper Lip Live | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | ||
| Family Jewels | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Plug Me In |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 40 | 1 | |
| Live at River Plate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" | 1974 | — | [135] |
| "High Voltage" | 1975 | Larry Larstead | |
| "T.N.T." | 1976 | — | |
| "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" | |||
| "Let There Be Rock" | 1977 | ||
| "Dog Eat Dog" | |||
| "It's a Long Way to the Top" | Paul Drane | ||
| "Jailbreak" | |||
| "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" | 1978 | — | |
| "Highway to Hell" | 1979 | ||
| "Shot Down in Flames" | |||
| "Walk All Over You" | |||
| "Touch Too Much" | |||
| "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" | |||
| "Back in Black" | 1980 | Eric Dionysius Eric Mistler | |
| "Hells Bells" | |||
| "Let Me Put My Love into You" | |||
| "What Do You Do for Money Honey" | |||
| "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" | |||
| "You Shook Me All Night Long" | |||
| "Flick of the Switch" | 1983 | Paul Becher | |
| "Guns for Hire" | |||
| "Nervous Shakedown" | |||
| "Fly on the Wall" | 1985 | Brian Ward | |
| "Danger" | |||
| "Stand Up" | |||
| "Sink the Pink" | |||
| "Shake Your Foundations" | |||
| "Who Made Who" | 1986 | David Mallet | |
| "You Shook Me All Night Long" | |||
| "Heatseeker" | 1988 | ||
| "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" | Brian Grant | ||
| "Thunderstruck" | 1990 | David Mallet | |
| "Moneytalks" | |||
| "Are You Ready" | 1991 | ||
| "Rock Your Heart Out" | — | ||
| "Big Gun" | 1993 | David Mallet | |
| "Hard as a Rock" | 1995 | ||
| "Cover You in Oil" | |||
| "Hail Caesar" | 1996 | ||
| "Stiff Upper Lip" | 2000 | Andy Morahan | |
| "Safe in New York City" | |||
| "Satellite Blues" | |||
| "Rock 'n Roll Train" | 2008 | David Mallet | [136] |
| "Anything Goes" | 2009 | [137] | |
| "Shoot to Thrill" | 2010 | [138] | |
| "Play Ball" | 2014 | [139] | |
| "Rock or Bust" | [140] | ||
| "Rock the Blues Away" | 2015 | [141] | |
| "Shot in the Dark" | 2020 | [142] | |
| "Demon Fire" | Ben Ib | [143] | |
| "Realize" | 2021 | Clemens Habicht Josh Cheuse |
[144] |
| "Witch's Spell" | Wolf & Crow | [145] | |
| "Through the Mists of Time" | Najeeb Tarazi | [146] | |
See also
Notes
- High Voltage did not enter UK Albums Chart but peaked at number 10 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.[23]
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap did not enter UK Albums Chart but peaked at number 13 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.[23]
- Italian sales for albums as of February 2009[57]
- Japanese sales for albums as of October 2008[58]
- Canadian sales for albums as of January 2021[66]
- Worldwide sales for albums as of March 2021[67]
- "Shot in the Dark" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Digital Track Chart.[104]
- "Shot in the Dark" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[105]
- "Realize" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 8 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[107]
- "Demon Fire" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[107]
- "Demon Fire" did not enter the US Mainstream Rock Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the US Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart.[109]
- "Witch's Spell" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 35 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[107]
- "Through the Mists of Time" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[112]
- "Through the Mists of Time" did not enter the US Mainstream Rock Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the US Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart.[109]
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