Update: AC/DC Catalog Exceeds 10 Million In Sales Worldwide In 2008!
January 8, 2009, 15 years ago
2008 shaped up to be a banner year for AC/DC. Black Ice recorded the highest retail sales number in Canada amassing over 340,000 in sales according to Nielsen SoundScan Canada. AC/DC is also the biggest selling artist in Canada with total album sales in excess of 550k units. Worldwide, AC/DC is the highest selling artist of the year with over 10 million units sold between Black Ice (5.3 million copies) and the bands’ extensive catalog (5.1 million copies). AC/DC catalogue sales surpassed that of THE BEATLES in North America in 2008.
Released globally on Monday, October 20, 2008, Black Ice, topped sales charts in 29 Countries including the US, UK, Germany, France, Argentina, Japan, Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and more. In Canada it sold an incredible 118,759 in its first week, marking the band's first #1 Canadian debut in the SoundScan era and the largest first week sales in the industry in Canada since 2003.
