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Sandman
10-28-2008, 10:40 PM
AC/DC will earn its second No. 1 album -- and first chart-topping debut --
as "Black Ice" will bow atop The Billboard 200 tomorrow (Oct. 29). The Columbia set sold a whopping 784,000 units in its first week of U.S. availability, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The entry marks the second biggest sales week of the year, trailing only Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal Motown) with 1,005,000. It's also AC/DC's best sales frame since SoundScan began tracking data in 1991.

"Black Ice," which was released exclusively in the U.S. through Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and AC/DC's official Web site, is the group's first studio album since 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip." That set debuted and peaked at No. 7 with 130,000 in its opening week.

AC/DC last crowned The Billboard 200 in early 1982 with "For Those About To Rock We Salute You." The band begins an extensive world tour tonight in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

source (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003878705)

Anyone think that number would have been even bigger if they hadn't been exclusive to Wal-Mart? They could have even been #1 for the year if it wasn't exclusive.
pomeroy
10-28-2008, 10:42 PM
source (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003878705)

Anyone think that number would have been even bigger if they hadn't been exclusive to Wal-Mart? They could have even been #1 for the year if it wasn't exclusive.

It probably wouldn't have changed that figure too much. I would guess that the average AC/DC fan (who is actually going to buy the new album and not just Back in Black) shops at Wal-Mart anyway.
Sandman
10-28-2008, 10:52 PM
I've heard the new album. For better or worse it's AC/DC....sounds just like the rest of their albums.
Wolvie
10-28-2008, 10:57 PM
I've heard the new album. For better or worse it's AC/DC....sounds just like the rest of their albums.

That's the thing that mystifies me about AC/DC, all their albums sound the same, yet people(like me) adore them! I guess they do a really good job of making similar sounding songs. But to any other band this would be a death sentence. Truly a mystery for the ages.
Sandman
10-28-2008, 11:01 PM
That's the thing that mystifies me about AC/DC, all their albums sound the same, yet people(like me) adore them! I guess they do a really good job of making similar sounding songs. But to any other band this would be a death sentence. Truly a mystery for the ages.

I believe that Angus Young found a genie one day. He made a wish to become a rock star but being as evil as they are the genie made all of his songs sound the same, yet still become massive hits....he would have been better off selling his soul to the devil for guitar skills.
Wolvie
10-28-2008, 11:04 PM
I believe that Angus Young found a genie one day. He made a wish to become a rock star but being as evil as they are the genie made all of his songs sound the same, yet still become massive hits....he would have been better off selling his soul to the devil for guitar skills.

Or at least some creativity.
Squidbot
10-29-2008, 04:20 AM
I need to hear this!
TheEpicOfTyler
10-29-2008, 07:46 AM
I'm surprised it sold that many period.
Esquilax1138
10-29-2008, 01:45 PM
I went looking for it and wondered why I couldn't find it, I fucking hate wal-mart so never went there.
Mdot
10-31-2008, 06:21 AM
AC/DC @ MSG on the 14th! Wooooooo!