The Best of AC/DC

AC / DC est un groupe de rock formé à Sydney,

AC / DC is a rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, regarded as one of the biggest and most successful music groups of all time. The band's style of music is usually classified as hard rock or blues rock and although it is considered by some to be a heavy metal pioneer, its members always classify their music as "rock and roll."

AC / DC underwent several alignment changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage, in 1975. The lineup remained stable until bassist Cliff Williams replaced Mark Evans in 1977. In 1979, the band recorded well - The album successfully Highway to Hell. Vocalist and composer Bon Scott died on February 19, 1980, after consuming large amounts of alcohol last night where his body was found in the back seat of Alitair Kinnear's car. The group considered for some time a separation, but quickly the former vocalist Geordie, Brian Johnson, was chosen for Scott's place. Later that year, the band released their best-selling album, Back in Black.

The band's next album, For Those About to Rock (We Salute You), was also successful and became the band's first album to reach # 1 in the United States. AC / DC fell in popularity shortly after the departure of drummer Phil Rudd in 1983. Weak sales continued until the release of The Razor's Edge in 1990. Phil Rudd returned in 1994 and contributed to the 1995 band album Ballbreaker. Stiff Upper Lip, released in 2000, has been well received by critics. Plans for a new album were announced in 2004, being fulfilled in 2008 with the release of the album Black Ice on October 20, 2008. In 2016, Brian Johnson was expelled from the band due to the risk of being deaf and Axl Rose completed the AC / DC tour as the lead singer in his place .

The band has sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, including 71 million in the United States alone. Back in Black has sold around 50 million copies worldwide, including 22 in the United States, making it the 2nd best-selling album of all time and the 5th best-selling album in the United States. AC / DC was ranked fourth in the VH1 list of "Top 100 Hard Rock Artists" and considered by MTV as the 7th "Biggest Heavy Metal Band" and in 2004 the band was ranked 72th on "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time.