AC/DC

**AC/DC** is a hard rock band from Australia. They formed in Sydney, Australia in November 1973. AC/DC has sold an estimated 200 million albums worldwide, including 68 million in the United States of America. The two primary founders of the band, Malcolm Young and Angus Young, developed the idea for the band's name after their sister Margaret saw the initials "AC/DC" written on a sewing machine. "AC/DC" is an abbreviation for "alternating current/direct current," which refer to the two different types of  charges used in electricity.  The band chose the name because of their energetic “electrical” style of playing rock and roll. Even though AC/DC considers their music style simply as "rock and roll", AC/DC are often considered pioneers of heavy metal.

### Current members

- Brian Johnson - vocals
- Stevie Young - guitar
- Angus Young - guitar (1973—)
- Cliff Williams - bass (1977—)
- Phil Rudd - drums and percussion (1975–1983 and 1994—)

### Past members

- Malcolm Young - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1973–2014; died 2017)
- Bon Scott - vocals (1974–1980; his death)
- Dave Evans - vocals (1973–1974)
- Colin Burgess - drums and percussion (1973–1974; substituted 1975; died 2023)
- Rob Bailey II - bass (1973–1974)
- Noel Taylor - drums and percussion (1974)
- Paul Matters - bass (1975; died 2020)
- Larry van Kriedt - Bass, saxophone (1973–1975)
- Peter Clack - drums and percussion (1974–1975)
- Mark Evans II - bass (1974–1975)
- Simon Wright - drums and percussion (1984–1989)
- Chris Slade - drums and percussion  (1989–1994, 2015–2016)

### Albums

- _High Voltage_ (Australia only) (1975)
- _T.N.T._ (Australia only) (1975)
- _High Voltage_ (1976)
- _Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap_ (1976) (released in the United States in 1981)
- _Let There Be Rock_ (1977)
- _Powerage_ (1978)
- _If You Want Blood You've Got It_ (Live Album) (1978)
- _Highway to Hell_ (1979)
- _Back in Black_ (1980)
- _For Those About to Rock We Salute You_ (1981)
- _Flick of the Switch_ (1983)
- _<nowiki/>'74 Jailbreak_ (1984) (Five tracks from the Australian releases of High Voltage and one track from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap)
- _Fly on the Wall_ (1985)
- _Who Made Who_ (1986) (soundtrack to the Stephen King movie _Maximum Overdrive_)
- _Blow Up Your Video_ (1988)
- _The Razor's Edge_ (1990)
- _Live_ (1992) (released as both a double and a single album)
    - _Live: Collector's Edition_ (1992)
- _Ballbreaker_ (1995)
- _Bonfire_ (1997) (boxed set tribute to Bon Scott)
- _Stiff Upper Lip_ (2000)
- _Black Ice_ (2008)
- _Backtracks_ (2009) (boxed set)
- _Iron Man 2_ (2010) (soundtrack to the movie _Iron Man 2_)
- _Rock or Bust_ (2014)
- _Power Up_ (2020)

### Video

- _Family Jewels_ (2005)
- _Live At Donington_ (1991)
- _Plug Me In_ (2007)
- _No Bull_ (1996)
- _Stiff Upper Lip Live_ (2001)
- _Live at River Plate_ (2011)

## Other websites

- Official website
- (IT) _AC/DC _, Enciclopedia del rock

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: AC/DC
- **img**: File:ACDC, Concierto en el Estadio Olimpico Lluís Companys - (Barcelona 2015).JPG
- **img size**: 250
- **landscape**: Yes
- **caption**: AC/DC in 2015
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Sydney, Australia
- **years active**: 1973–present
- **current members**: Brian Johnson
Stevie Young
Angus Young
Cliff Williams
Phil Rudd
- **past members**: AC/DC#Band members, List of AC/DC members
- **url**: [http://www.acdc.com/ www.acdc.com]