Tuesday 9 September 2008

AC/DC make Aussie rock history

THERE may be a spike in chiropractor appointments after a Fathers' Day spree propelled six AC/DC albums into the top 50.


Acca Dacca created ARIA chart history yesterday as the only act to have six records in the top 50 as the Aussie rockers prepare to release Black Ice, their first record in eight years, on October 18.

The band's catalogue has been discounted to allow fans to update their collections.



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Leading the chart charge was the 1975 record, TNT, which leapt into the No. 20 spot. The band's 1990 album The Razors Edge is No. 26, 1979's Highway To Hell at No. 27, 1976's Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap at No. 28, 1986's Who Made Who at No. 30 and 2000's Stiff Upper Lip at No. 45.

U2, Elvis and Bon Jovi suffer steamrolled the charts with multiple releases before, just that was across the top 100.

The band also rule ARIA's medicine DVD chart with their No Bull DVD came in at No.1 and Stiff Upper Live re-entered the graph at No.2.��





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