AC/DC albums and sales

Updated: March 7, 2025

AC/DC sold over 117 million albums. The best-selling album by AC/DC is BACK IN BLACK, which sold over 32.5 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, AC/DC is the 9th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of AC/DC have sold over 4.36 million units, led by LIVE AT DONINGTON with over 1.3 million units sold.

AC/DC albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	BACK IN BLACK AC/DC 1980	1980	32,511,048	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 1 2 3
2	HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC 1979	1979	10,225,928	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 3 25 190
3	THE RAZOR'S EDGE AC/DC 1990	1990	8,787,371	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 7 110 266
4	DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP AC/DC 1976	1976	8,224,562	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 7 33 293
5	WHO MADE WHO AC/DC 1986	1986	6,035,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 11 96 519
6	FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK (WE SALUTE YOU) AC/DC 1981	1981	5,726,750	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 6 110 565
7	LIVE AC/DC 1992	1992	5,721,512	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 11 203 567
8	BLACK ICE AC/DC 2008	2008	5,291,007	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 10 129 654
9	HIGH VOLTAGE AC/DC 1976	1976	5,150,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 15 78 680
10	LIVE -- COLLECTOR'S EDITION AC/DC 1992	1992	4,265,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 27 314 906
11	BALLBREAKER AC/DC 1995	1995	3,319,180	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 43 421 1,232
12	LET THERE BE ROCK AC/DC 1977	1977	3,119,941	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 23 154 1,370
13	STIFF UPPER LIP AC/DC 2000	2000	2,349,340	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 60 422 1,926
14	ROCK OR BUST AC/DC 2014	2014	2,116,580	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 18 229 2,267
15	IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU'VE GOT IT AC/DC 1978	1978	1,985,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 43 331 2,841
16	IRON MAN 2 (OST) AC/DC 2010	2010	1,844,420	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 34 295 2,929
17	BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO AC/DC 1988	1988	1,735,650	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 60 512 3,055
18	POWERAGE AC/DC 1978	1978	1,735,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 45 339 3,057
19	FLICK OF THE SWITCH AC/DC 1983	1983	1,731,720	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 55 514 3,061
20	FLY ON THE WALL AC/DC 1985	1985	1,599,570	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 46 547 3,262
21	'74 JAIL BREAK AC/DC 1984	1984	1,000,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 90 1,107 6,592
22	POWER UP AC/DC 2020	2020	673,000	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 82 301 8,083
23	LIVE AT RIVER PLATE AC/DC 2011	2011	650,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 84 878 8,201
24	T.N.T. AC/DC 1975	1975	630,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 91 893 8,394
25	LIVE - EXCERPTS AC/DC 1992	1992	250,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 425 5,186 18,001
26	BONFIRE AC/DC 1997	1997	200,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 621 5,572 19,867
27	PLUG ME IN AC/DC 2007	2007	100,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 740 6,968 26,380
28	FAMILY JEWELS AC/DC 2005	2005	100,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 948 7,521 26,933
29	LIVE AT DONINGTON AC/DC 1992	1992	100,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 760 8,937 30,683
30	BACKTRACKS AC/DC 2009	2009	35,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 980 13,787 46,996
31	FAMILY JEWELS [DVD] AC/DC 2005	2005	N/A	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2,076 20,241 71,212

AC/DC videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	LIVE AT DONINGTON AC/DC 1992	1992	1,301,364	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1 6 13
2	FAMILY JEWELS AC/DC 2005	2005	1,177,395	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 3 5 17
3	NO BULL: LIVE AT THE PLAZA DE TOROS DE LAS VENTAS, MADRID AC/DC 1996	1996	753,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1 10 43
4	PLUG ME IN AC/DC 2007	2007	595,454	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 3 25 71
5	LIVE AT RIVER PLATE AC/DC 2011	2011	309,765	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 8 36 186
6	STIFF UPPER LIP LIVE AC/DC 2001	2001	113,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 32 346 695
7	LET THERE BE ROCK! AC/DC 2011	2011	50,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 51 431 1,782
8	WHO MADE WHO AC/DC 1986	1986	50,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 23 158 2,373
9	AC/DC AC/DC 1989	1989	15,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 67 191 3,627
10	ROCKS DETROIT AC/DC 2011	2011	N/A	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 114 1,623 5,249
11	ROUGH & TOUGH AC/DC 2006	2006	N/A	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 306 2,834 5,696

AC/DC sales by country

AC/DC album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by AC/DC are the United States (83.2 million), Germany (10.6 million) and Australia (6.69 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	680,000	9
2	Australia	6,695,000	23
3	Austria	350,000	12
4	Belgium	75,000	2
5	Brazil	30,000	1
6	Canada	3,134,000	9
7	Czech Republic	18,347	1
8	Denmark	150,000	5
9	Finland	285,533	8
10	France	4,050,000	17
11	Germany	10,600,000	25
12	Grecce	9,000	2
13	Hungary	20,000	3
14	Iceland	48	1
15	Ireland	45,000	2
16	Italy	495,000	11
17	Japan	129,710	8
18	Mexico	30,000	1
19	Netherlands	60,000	1
20	New Zealand	187,500	8
21	Norway	62,261	2
22	Poland	70,000	4
23	Portugal	10,000	1
24	Russia	25,667	2
25	Spain	1,310,000	18
26	Sweden	310,000	6
27	Switzerland	810,000	18
28	United Kingdom	4,120,000	21
29	United States	83,200,000	22
30	Yugoslavia	130,431	3

AC/DC video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by AC/DC are the United States (5.24 million), Australia (1.32 million) and Germany (1.2 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	24,000	3
2	Australia	1,327,500	7
3	Austria	60,000	6
4	Belgium	25,000	1
5	Canada	285,000	3
6	Denmark	12,000	1
7	Finland	65,636	4
8	France	210,000	5
9	Germany	1,200,000	5
10	Ireland	2,000	1
11	Italy	10,000	1
12	New Zealand	30,000	4
13	Poland	5,000	1
14	Portugal	4,000	1
15	Spain	55,000	3
16	Sweden	20,000	2
17	Switzerland	36,000	3
18	United Kingdom	450,000	6
19	United States	5,247,622	6