- AC/DC ranked fourth on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and was named the seventh "Greatest Heavy Metal Band of All Time" by MTV.
- "BACK IN BLACK"- on a WORLDWIDE basis, is the #1 selling Hard Rock/Heavy Metal album of all time, topping over 49 million copies worldwide. It falls only to the SECOND BEST SELLING ALBUM EVER RECORDED, after Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album which remains at #1 at an estimated 65 Million copies worldwide.
- The band prefers to use buses rather than planes when they are on tour.
- Many of the conservative Christian groups believed that the lightning bolt between the AC and the DC was a Satanic S.
- "HIGHWAY TO HELL" reached the top 10 in the UK and #17 on the American Billboard charts soon after its release.
- "BACK IN BLACK" was AC/DC's first album to reach #1 on the U.K. Music charts, which happened on August 9th, 1980 where it would remain for 2 weeks straight.
- AC/DC's "Back In Black" received a PLATINUM award for a Ringtone of the song. This was one of the first songs to receive this new RIAA award, which is given to songs that reached 1 million downloads.
- AC/DC Have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, a LONG LONG OVERDUE recognition that the band has deserved without question.
- Phil Rudd's full name is Phil neeRudzevecuis.
- In 2004, the band was ranked number 72 in the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
- The street formerly known as "Corporation Lane" in Melbourne was renamed "ACDC Lane" on October 1st, 2004 in honor of the band.
- As of 2008, AC/DC have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.
- After leaving AC/DC, Phil Rudd had put a flying business together in New Zealand and continued to play in a private studio.
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