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AC/DC: Pioneers of Hard Rock

AC/DC is an Australian hard rock band formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. They are considered pioneers of heavy metal. The band underwent several lineup changes early on and had success with their album Back in Black after lead singer Bon Scott died in 1980 and was replaced by Brian Johnson. AC/DC has sold over 200 million albums worldwide and is one of the highest-grossing bands of all time.

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AC/DC: Pioneers of Hard Rock

AC/DC is an Australian hard rock band formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. They are considered pioneers of heavy metal. The band underwent several lineup changes early on and had success with their album Back in Black after lead singer Bon Scott died in 1980 and was replaced by Brian Johnson. AC/DC has sold over 200 million albums worldwide and is one of the highest-grossing bands of all time.

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AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.

Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, always classified their music as simply "rock and roll".
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though they themselves have

To date they are one of the highest grossing

bands of all time. AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage, on 17 February 1975. Membership remained stable until bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1977 for the album Powerage. Within months of recording the album Highway to Hell, lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The group briefly considered disbanding, but Scott's parents urged them to continue and hire a new vocalist. Ex-Geordie singerBrian Johnson was auditioned and selected to replace Scott. Later that year, the band released their highest selling album, and ultimately the secondhighest-selling album by any artist, Back in Black. The band's next album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, was their first album to reach number one in the United States. AC/DC declined in popularity soon after drummer Phil Rudd was fired in 1983 and was replaced by future Dio drummer Simon Wright, though the band resurged in the early 1990s with the release of The Razors Edge. Phil Rudd returned in 1994 (after Chris Slade, who was with the band from 19901994, was asked to leave in favour of him) and contributed to the band's 1995 albumBallbreaker. Since then, the band's line-up has remained the same. Stiff Upper Lip was released in 2000 and was well received by critics, and the band's latest studio album, Black Ice, was released on 20 October 2008. It was their biggest hit on the charts since For Those About to Rock, reaching No.1 on all the charts eventually.
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As of 2010, AC/DC have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide,

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as of the releases of their latest


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albums, Black Ice and the Iron Man 2 soundtrack, including 71 million albums in the United States. Back in Black has sold an estimated 49 million units worldwide, making it the highest-selling album by any band and the second-highest-selling album in history, behind Thriller by Michael Jackson. has sold 22 million in the US alone, where it is the fifth-highest-selling album. on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" Heavy Metal Band of All Time" by MTV.
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AC/DC ranked fourth

and were named the seventh "Greatest

In 2004, AC/DC were ranked number 72 in the Rolling . In 2010, AC/DC were ranked number 23 in
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Stone list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

theVH1 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

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