• AC/DC has sold nearly 71 million albums in the U.S. alone, making AC/DC one of the five top-selling bands in American music history. They have sold more than 200 million worldwide.
• One of the group's best-loved works, Back In Black, has achieved RIAA 'Double Diamond' status, for sales in excess of 22 million copies in the United States, and is America's fifth largest-selling album ever.
• Brothers Angus and Malcolm Young of Australia formed the group in 1973. Their older sister Margaret saw the initials AC/DC (which stands for "alternating current/direct current") on a sewing machine. The brothers thought this name summed up their energy.The band is popularly known as 'Acca Dacca' in Australia.
• A 1976 review of AC/DC's first albumn in Rolling Stone declared, "Hard Rock has unquestionably hit its all-time low." They finally appeared on the cover in 2008.
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• In 1989, the US military blared AC/DC music at General Manuel Noriega's compound in Panama for two continuous days. The dictator surrendered.
• Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption.
• The band have always worn outlandish outfits. Angus Young used to wear school-uniforms on stage as well as Spider-Man, Zorro and gorilla costumes. He has also worn the outfit of Super-Ang, a parody of Superman.
• In 2004, AC/DC ranked No. 72 on the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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• AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2003
• The current members of the band are: Angus Young (1973-present), Malcolm Young (1973-present), Phil Rudd (1975-1983, 1994-present), Cliff Williams (1977-present), Brian Johnson (1980-present). There have been 18 other former and temporary members.
• On November 19, 2012, AC/DC released Live at River Plate, their first live album in 20 years. The band have also released 18 studio albums.
• In April 2014, the band was planning to write and record new material and go on an 40th anniversary tour. But guitarist Malcolm Young had a stroke and the band say they may never perform again.
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Source : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/10769415/ACDC-12-facts-about-the-top-selling-band.html
