AC/DC’s iconic Again in Black album simply earned two new certifications from the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA), shifting it into third place on the all-time listing of best-selling albums in US historical past.
The 1980 album was licensed 26-times platinum by the RIAA on July eighth and shortly thereafter 27-times platinum only a couple days in the past on August twenty first. The latter certification for shifting 27 million items put it forward of the Eagles’ Resort California on the listing of the best-selling albums in the US.
Don’t really feel too dangerous for the Eagles, although, as their best-of assortment Their Biggest Hits (1971–1975) nonetheless stays No. 1 on the listing with 38 million items moved. Michael Jackson’s Thriller is No. 2 at 34 million copies.
Worldwide, Again in Black is No. 2 with a reported 50 million copies offered, solely trailing Thriller (an estimated 70 million items moved).
Again in Black is at the moment out there to buy on limited-edition gold vinyl in celebration of AC/DC’s fiftieth anniversary.
Forty-four years after the discharge of Again in Black, and greater than 50 years into their profession, AC/DC are nonetheless going sturdy. The band simply accomplished a comeback tour of the UK and Europe, marking their first outing in eight years. As of now, the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame act has no additional dates scheduled.
4 years in the past, ipromiseyoumedia celebrated the fortieth anniversary of Again in Black with a sequence of particular options, together with our listing of 40 Causes We Nonetheless Love AC/DC’s Again in Black, in addition to the unique video under of a superfan who unlocked Angus Younger’s guitar tone.