In February 1980, over six months after the release of the follow-up album Highway to Hell, Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning.
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The album launched them to new heights of success and became one of the best selling albums of all time.The band's eighth studio album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981), was their first album to reach #1 in the United States.
It was the band's fifth internationally-released studio album and the sixth to be released in Australia.
Additionally, the group's commercial success continues to flourish despite their choice to refrain from selling albums in digital online formats for many years.This article is about the band. Bass guitarist Cliff Williams has also retired since Rock or Bust was released, while drummer Phil Rudd was unable to participate in the supporting tour after being sentenced to house arrest, and vocalist Brian Johnson was forced to exit the band after the fifth leg of the album's supporting tour as a result of hearing loss.
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The group considered disbanding but stayed together, bringing in Brian Johnson as replacement for Scott.
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AC/DC have sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 71.5 million albums in the United States, making them the 10th highest-selling artist in the United States and the 14th best selling artist worldwide.
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Long-term bass player and background vocalist Cliff Williams retired from the band at the end of their 2016 Rock or Bust World Tour and the group has been inactive since then.
AC/DC is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in December 1973 by Angus and Malcolm Young. Bon had mentioned that he had been in England once touring with a band and he had mentioned that Brian had been in a band called Geordie and Bon had said 'Brian Johnson, he was a great rock and roll singer in the style of On 29 March, Malcolm Young called the singer to offer him a place in the band, much to Johnson's surprise. Ltd. Therein lies the ongoing problem of categorization.
"In May 2012, Malcolm Young confirmed that the band were working on a potential follow-up to 2008's On 16 April 2014, in response to earlier reports that the band may be disbanding due to Malcolm Young's illness,On 6 November 2014, Rudd was charged with attempting to procure a murder, threatening to kill, possession of In an interview on 13 November 2014, Angus Young stated that the band had experienced problems with Rudd earlier in the year when recording On 7 March 2016, the band announced that the final ten dates of the On 19 April 2016, Johnson made an official statement regarding his health problems and inability to tour.
It was the band's eleventh internationally released studio album and the twelfth to be released in Australia.