Report: AC/DC's Iron Man 2 Soundtrack Tops Euro Chart

April 29, 2010, 14 years ago

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Billboard Business News' Paul Sexton reports:

Three new entries in the top ten of Billboard's European Albums chart are headed by AC/DC's #1 debut with the soundtrack of Iron Man 2 (Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment). The AC/DC album, which consists of catalog material from the mid-1970s onwards, gives the veteran rock act its third #1 in the United Kingdom, on sales of just under 57,000 units. It also gathers #1s in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Ireland, arrives at #4 in Spain, Norway and Denmark, #5 in Holland and #9 in Portugal and climbs 22-2 in the Belgian regions of Flanders and Wallony.

As previously reported, Iron Man 2 has stormed both the Canadian and US charts at #2 and #4 respectively.

Iron Man 2 has hit the following charts around the world:

New Zealand: #1

UK: #1

Ireland: #1

Canada: #2

Norway: #4

US: #4

France: #5

Netherlands: #5

Finland: #14

Belgium: #22

Poland: #34

Check out a brand new BraveWords.com review of AC/DC's Iron Man 2 at this location.

The AC/DC: Iron Man 2 store is offering up the following editions:

Collectors Edition

- 15 Classic AC/DC songs plus over 50 minutes of video including the brand new clip for "Shoot To Thrill" featuring Iron Man 2 footage.
- 7 7/8" x 10 3/4" foil-stamped 32 page hardcover book featuring liner notes from David Fricke, a foldout AC/DC poster and AC/DC stickers.
- Limited edition reprint of The Invincible Iron Man #1 comic book with variant cover by John Romita Jr., and back cover cartoon by Angus Young..

CD/DVD

- 15 Classic AC/DC songs in a hardcover package with a 32 page booklet featuring liner notes by David Fricke plus 50 minutes of videos.

Double LP

- 15 Classic AC/DC songs pressed in 180 gram vinyl.

AC/DC: Iron Man 2 features 15 classic AC/DC songs, selected from ten of the band's studio albums ranging from 1976 to 2008.

AC/DC: Iron Man 2 tracklisting:

'Shoot To Thrill'

'Rock 'N' Roll Damnation'

'Guns For Hire'

'Cold Hearted Man'

'Back In Black'

'Thunderstruck'

'If You Want Blood (You've Got It)'

'Evil Walks'

'T.N.T.'

'Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be'

'Have a Drink on Me'

'The Razor's Edge'

'Let There Be Rock'

'War Machine'

'Highway To Hell'

Marvel.com has posted the exclusive video premiere of 'Highway To Hell' from the AC/DC Iron Man 2 album. Check it out below:


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