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 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 11 |
| Music videos | 52 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 57 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| 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, roughly 100 million in the United States.[7] Back in Black sold 50 million copies worldwide, and became the second best-selling album in history.[8]
Verizon made AC/DC albums available for digital download in 2007;[9] for five years the band refused to release their albums via iTunes, as that company allows downloading of individual tracks.[10] 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."[10] However, in November 2012, the band relented and released their entire discography via iTunes.[11] On 30 June 2015, their catalogue appeared on Spotify for the first time, which made their works available for streaming.[12] Their most certified singles in the US are "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Back in Black" (both 1980) – each have received 3× platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2019.[13] 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 | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| High Voltage (international) | 13 | — | — | 7 | 12 | — | 58 | 18 | —[A] | 146 | |||
| Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | 5 | — | — | 15 | 19 | 20 | 50 | 25 | —[B] | 3 | |||
| Let There Be Rock | 19 | — | — | 9 | — | 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 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 113 | ||
| AC/DC Live | 1 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Live at River Plate |
| 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 |
| ||
| Backtracks |
| 16 | 31 | — | 10 | 16 | 24 | 134 | 39 |
| |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [83] | FRA [18] | US [24] | |||
| '74 Jailbreak | 4 | 24 | 76 |
| |
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] | |||
| "Love at First Feel"[3] | 1977 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | ||
| "Dog Eat Dog"[3] | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let There Be Rock | |||
| "Whole Lotta Rosie"[3] | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | — |
| |||
| "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 | 56 | 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] | 88 | — | 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 | — | — | 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 |
| |
| "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 | — | — | — | — | 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"[94] | 1996 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | ||
| "Cover You in Oil"[94] | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 9 | |||
| "Stiff Upper Lip"[94] | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 115 | 1 | Stiff Upper Lip | |
| "Safe in New York City"[94] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |||
| "Satellite Blues"[94] | 2001 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| "Rock 'n' Roll Train"[95] | 2008 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Black Ice | |
| "Big Jack"[96] | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| "Anything Goes"[97] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||
| "Money Made"[94] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shoot to Thrill" (live)[98] | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | Live at River Plate | |
| "Back in Black" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | ||
| "HIghway to Hell" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |||
| "Play Ball"[99] | 2014 | 53 | 53 | 39 | — | — | — | 19 | 85 | — | 5 | Rock or Bust | |
| "Rock or Bust"[100] | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | 8 | |||
| "Rock the Blues Away"[101] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | ||
| "Shot in the Dark"[102] | 2020 | — | 50 | 79 | — | 6 | — | 19 | — | 116 | 1 | Power Up | |
| "Realize"[103] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |||
| "Demon Fire"[104] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Witch's Spell"[105] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Through the Mists of Time"[106] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" 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 [107] | FIN [108] | GER [19] | NZ [109] | SWI [110] | UK [23] | US [111] | |||
| AC/DC: Let There Be Rock |
| — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Fly on the Wall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Who Made Who |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| AC/DC (Australia only) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Clipped |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Donington | 1 | 2 | 44 | — | — | 69 | — | ||
| No Bull |
| 1 | 1 | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Stiff Upper Lip Live | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | ||
| Family Jewels | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Plug Me In |
| 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 | — | [129] |
| "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 | [130] |
| "Anything Goes" | 2009 | [131] | |
| "Shoot to Thrill" | 2010 | [132] | |
| "Play Ball" | 2014 | [133] | |
| "Rock or Bust" | [134] | ||
| "Rock the Blues Away" | 2015 | [135] | |
| "Shot in the Dark" | 2020 | [136] | |
| "Demon Fire" | Ben Ib | [137] | |
| "Realize" | 2021 | Clemens Habicht Josh Cheuse | [138] |
| "Witch's Spell" | Wolf & Crow | [139] | |
| "Through the Mists of Time" | Najeeb Tarazi | [140] |
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
- Dome, Malcolm (1982). AC/DC. Proteus Books. ISBN 978-0-86276-011-3.
- Bunton, Richard (1983). AC/DC: Hell Ain't No Bad Place to Be. Omnibus. ISBN 978-0-7119-0082-0.
- Holmes, Tim (1986). AC/DC – Monsters of Metal. Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-33239-4.
- Huxley, Martin (1996). AC/DC: The World's Heaviest Rock. Lightning Source Inc. ISBN 978-0-312-30220-7.
- Stenning, Paul (2005). AC/DC: Two Sides to Every Glory. Chrome Dreams. ISBN 978-1-84240-308-2.
External links
- AC/DC discography at MusicBrainz
- AC/DC discography at Discogs
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