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AC/DC Biography

Profession Composer

Fast Facts

  • Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2003
  • As the band approached 71 million albums sold in America, it was certified by the RIAA as the fifth-best-selling band in U․S․ history
  • Was nominated for the 1991 MTV Video Music Award for best heavy metal/hard rock video for "Thunderstruck․"
  • Won the 2008 Rock on Request Award for best reunion
  • Formed in Sydney, Australia, by Malcolm and Angus Young in 1973
  • Quote: "[Bon Scott on the band's style] "We just want to make the walls cave in and the ceiling collapse․ Music is meant to be played as loudly as possible, really raw and punchy, and I'll punch out anyone who doesn't like it the way I do․""
  • Their album "Who Made Who" was used as the soundtrack to the Stephen King film "Maximum Overdrive" in 1986
  • Blues rock band whose hit singles include "T․N․T․," "Highway to Hell," "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Back in Black․"
  • Angus Young's iconic schoolboy uniform was featured in the Rock Style exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1999

Awards

  • 2011ARIA Music Award-Best Music DVD: winner