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* AC/DC are the #1 Selling Hard Rock(and Heavy Metal included) band in the WORLD. Selling now well over 140 million albums worldwide- more than Led Zeppelin (To those who are apparently confused…YES AC/DC Have outsold Led Zeppelin on a WORLDWIDE BASIS. LZ might have sold more within the U.S., but that's it,,, FACT), Aerosmith, The Who, and The Rolling Stones. In the U.S.A. alone, AC/DC have surpassed 63 million albums sales to date.
* „BACK IN BLACK“- on a WORLDWIDE basis, is the #1 selling Hard Rock/Heavy Metal album of all time, topping over 16 million copies. UPDATE: 1980's „Back in Black“ has sold 41 million copies worldwide, making it the sixth highest-selling album in history. It has sold 318,000 copies this year alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
* AC/DC are in the TOP 20 BEST SELLING ARTISTS of all time- grouped with the likes of Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Garth Brooks, The Eagles, Michael Jackson, and Led Zeppelin. AC/DC RANK AT #11 in the USA alone.
* „Back In Black“ is the #6 selling album Ever- of all music styles.
* „FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK WE SALUTE YOU“ was the very first Hard Rock/Heavy Metal style Album to EVER reach the #1 Position on the Billboard charts in the U.S.- in 1981. Thus, opening the doors for other bands for YEARS to come..This is also a genuine FACT as stated by Billboard magazine…no other hard rock or metal genre album had been #1 on the billboard charts before this.
* AC/DC were one of the first bands to receive the new R.I.A.A. „DIAMOND AWARD“ in March of 1999 for album sales of a single title of over 10 Million copies- for „BACK IN BLACK“
* AC/DC Have Headlined Donningtons MONSTERS OF ROCK festival in the U.K. 3 times- in 1981, 1984, and 1991- always the Headliner, with such bands as: Whitesnake, Blackfoot, Slade, and More in '81, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne in '84, and Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche, and the Black Crowes in '91- all opening acts for AC/DC at this Fest. In '91 they also went on a small festival tour with this same lineup: ROC AROUND THE BLOC.
* In 1992, AC/DC also headlined a similar festival in MOSCOW, Russia, with opening acts: Metallica, The Black Crowes, And Pantera; performing for over 500, 000 people.
* AC/DC Have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a LONG LONG OVERDUE recognition that the band has deserved without question.
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