The Ghost Of Bon Scott Smiles On The ARIA Chart (Well, Some Of It)

After their first single in approximately 58 years, Rock’n'Roll Train was “leaked” – via excitable fans who offered their finest a cappella versions of the riff, or creating po-mo performance art akin to Borat playing Andy Capp in a teenager’s bedroom – anticipation for AC/DC’s new record (which has spent a similarly long time coming) Black Ice was, it’s safe to say, rating around the “ridiculously” mark on the ‘Just How Anticipated Is This Highly Anticipated Release?’-O-Meter. So high, in fact, that its imminent release – plus a bunch of reissues – has sent AC/DC into the record books as being the first band to have six albums in the ARIA Top 50 albums chart at any one time. Take that, ABBA!

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 have steamrolled the charts with multiple releases before, but that was across the top 100.

Suck on it, Elvis! It’s good to see that AC/DC fans remain a discerning lot, too, with the Bon era (i.e. the “real” AC/DC) represented strongly. The band also fill the top two spots in the DVD chart, so now they just need to do a Michael Jackson and rerelease the singles and domination across all media will be assured, and then the machines will inherit the earth. Or something.