Rockin' News for Week of Oct 27,2008, p. 3
AC/DC Debuts At No. 1 With Black Ice Selling 784,000 Units
The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band just got a little greater. 34 years and 15 studio
albums into a career which has set the standard for good, honest, no-frills rockin', AC/DC
has earned its first Billboard 200-topping debut with Black Ice. The album blasts onto the
chart with the second-biggest sales frame this year. The Columbia set, released exclusively
through Wal-mart, Sam's Club and AC/DC's official web site (acdc.com), moved 784,000
copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
That number only trails the opening frame for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III (Def Jam), which
bowed with 1.005 million units earlier this year. Black Ice also provides AC/DC's best sales
frame since SoundScan began tracking data in 1991.
AC/DC topped the chart in early 1982 with For Those About To Rock We Salute You, which
climbed to No. 1, but did not debut there. Thanks to deep discounts at Wal-Mart, the
band's back catalog enjoyed a huge week, shifting 92,000 copies combined. Back in Black
went from 9,000 to 21,000, while High Voltage rocketed from 4,000 to 11,000.
(Courtesy of Katie Hasty/billboard.com with additional text by heavymetalhog.com)
The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band just got a little greater. 34 years and 15 studio
albums into a career which has set the standard for good, honest, no-frills rockin', AC/DC
has earned its first Billboard 200-topping debut with Black Ice. The album blasts onto the
chart with the second-biggest sales frame this year. The Columbia set, released exclusively
through Wal-mart, Sam's Club and AC/DC's official web site (acdc.com), moved 784,000
copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
That number only trails the opening frame for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III (Def Jam), which
bowed with 1.005 million units earlier this year. Black Ice also provides AC/DC's best sales
frame since SoundScan began tracking data in 1991.
AC/DC topped the chart in early 1982 with For Those About To Rock We Salute You, which
climbed to No. 1, but did not debut there. Thanks to deep discounts at Wal-Mart, the
band's back catalog enjoyed a huge week, shifting 92,000 copies combined. Back in Black
went from 9,000 to 21,000, while High Voltage rocketed from 4,000 to 11,000.
(Courtesy of Katie Hasty/billboard.com with additional text by heavymetalhog.com)
AC/DC proving there's no substitute for good rockin':
Black Ice will debut at #1. (l to r) Malcolm Young, Phil
Rudd, Angus Young, Cliff Williams and Brian Johnson.
Black Ice will debut at #1. (l to r) Malcolm Young, Phil
Rudd, Angus Young, Cliff Williams and Brian Johnson.