| AC/DC discography | |
|---|---|
 AC/DC performing inTacoma, Washington in 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 17 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Singles | 57 |
| Video albums | 11 |
| Music videos | 52 |
| Box sets | 2 |
Australianrock bandAC/DC have released 17studio albums, twosoundtrack albums, threelive albums, oneextended play, 57singles, 11video albums, 52music videos and twobox sets. Although many AC/DC singles have been released, the band refused to issue anygreatest hits albums.[1]Who Made Who, which served as the soundtrack to Stephen King's filmMaximum Overdrive,Iron Man 2 and the band's various live recordings are the closest they have issued to such a compilation.[2]
BrothersAngus (lead guitar) andMalcolm Young (rhythm guitar) formed AC/DC in 1973.[3][4] The band released two albums inAustralasia before issuing their first international album,High Voltage in 1976; the Youngs had been joined by vocalistBon Scott, bass guitaristMark Evans and drummerPhil Rudd.[3][4] In 1980, less than a year after the appearance of the successfulHighway to Hell, Scott died and was replaced by English singerBrian Johnson, with whom AC/DC released their best-selling album,Back in Black.[3][4][5] The albumBlack 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 thesecond best-selling album in history.[9]
Verizon made AC/DC albums available fordigital download in 2007;[10] for five years the band refused to release their albums viaiTunes, 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] AC/DC’s consistent hard rock sound across decades has been both praised and criticized by music critics. Many reviewers note that the band’s focus on straightforward riffs and high-energy performances helped solidify hard rock’s commercial appeal in the late 1970s and 1980s. According toRolling Stone, the band’s “unapologetically simple approach created one of the most recognizable sounds in rock history.”[13] On 30 June 2015, their catalogue appeared onSpotify for the first time, which made their works available forstreaming.[14] 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 theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2024, respectively.[8] In Australia, "Thunderstruck" (1990) was accredited 10× Platinum by theAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2022.[15]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [16] | AUT [17] | CAN [18] | FRA [19] | GER [20] | NZ [21] | SWE [22] | SWI [23] | UK [24] | US [25] | ||||
| 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 |
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [16] | AUT [17] | CAN [18] | GER [20] | NOR [65] | NZ [21] | SWE [22] | SWI [23] | UK [24] | US [25] | |||
| 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 |
| 11 | 3 | 13 | 57 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 66 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [16] | AUT [17] | CAN [18] | FRA [19] | GER [20] | NZ [21] | SWE [22] | SWI [23] | UK [24] | US [25] | |||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Content | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [16] | AUT [17] | FRA [19] | GER [20] | SWE [22] | SWI [23] | UK [24] | US [25] | ||||
| Bonfire | 21 | — | 56 | 71 | 60 | — | — | 90 |
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| Backtracks |
| 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. | |||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [79] | FRA [19] | SWI [23] | US [25] | |||
| '74 Jailbreak | 4 | 24 | 58 | 76 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [16] | CAN [18] | GER [20] | NLD [81] | NZ [21] | SWE [22] | SWI [82] | UK [24] | US [83] | USMain. [84] | ||||
| "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl"[85]: 60 | 1974 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | Non-album single | |
| "Baby, Please Don't Go"[86]: 135 | 1975 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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[E] | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | ||
| "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"[3] | 29 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 47 | — | 4[E] | |||
| "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)[88]: 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If You Want Blood You've Got It | |||
| "Highway to Hell"[3] | 1979 | 24 | — | 30 | 17 | — | 37 | 36 | 4[F] | 47 | 29[E] | Highway to Hell | |
| "Girls Got Rhythm"[88]: 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | |||
| "Touch Too Much"[88]: 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[E] | |||
| "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"[3] | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | * |
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| "Back in Black"[3] | 65 | — | 25 | — | — | 100 | — | 27 | 37 | 51[E] | |||
| "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 |
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| "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 |
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| "Are You Ready"[3] | 1991 | 18 | — | 38 | — | 1 | — | — | 34 | — | 16 |
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| "Highway to Hell" (live)[3][88]: 3 | 1992 | 29 | — | — | 69 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 14 | — | 29 | AC/DC Live | |
| "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (live)[88]: 3 | 1993 | 112[92] | — | — | — | 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"[93] | 1996 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | ||
| "Cover You in Oil"[93] | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 9 | |||
| "Stiff Upper Lip"[93] | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 115 | 1 | Stiff Upper Lip | |
| "Safe in New York City"[93] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |||
| "Satellite Blues"[93] | 2001 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| "Rock 'n' Roll Train"[94] | 2008 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Black Ice |
| "Big Jack"[95] | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| "Anything Goes"[96] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||
| "Money Made"[93] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shoot to Thrill" (live)[97] | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | Live at River Plate | |
| "Play Ball"[98] | 2014 | 53 | 53 | 39 | — | — | — | 19 | 85 | — | 5 | Rock or Bust | |
| "Rock or Bust"[99] | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | 8 | |||
| "Rock the Blues Away"[100] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | ||
| "Shot in the Dark"[101] | 2020 | —[G] | 50 | 79 | — | 6 | — | 19 | —[H] | 116 | 1 | Power Up | |
| "Realize"[104] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[I] | — | 8 | |||
| "Demon Fire"[106] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[J] | — | —[K] | |||
| "Witch's Spell"[108] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[L] | — | — | ||
| "Through the Mists of Time"[109] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[M] | — | —[N] | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [111] | FIN [112] | GER [20] | NZ [113] | SWI [114] | UK [24] | US [115] | |||
| AC/DC: Let There Be Rock |
| — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Fly on the Wall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Who Made Who |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| AC/DC(Australia only) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 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. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" | 1974 | N/a | [133] |
| "High Voltage" | 1975 | Larry Larstead | |
| "T.N.T." | 1976 | N/a | |
| "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 | N/a | |
| "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" | N/a | ||
| "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 | [134] |
| "Anything Goes" | 2009 | [135] | |
| "Shoot to Thrill" | 2010 | [136] | |
| "Play Ball" | 2014 | [137] | |
| "Rock or Bust" | [138] | ||
| "Rock the Blues Away" | 2015 | [139] | |
| "Shot in the Dark" | 2020 | [140] | |
| "Demon Fire" | Ben Ib | [141] | |
| "Realize" | 2021 | Clemens Habicht Josh Cheuse | [142] |
| "Witch's Spell" | Wolf & Crow | [143] | |
| "Through the Mists of Time" | Najeeb Tarazi | [144] |
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