Report: AC/DC's Iron Man 2 Soundtrack Tops Euro Chart
April 29, 2010, 14 years ago
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: