Classic Rock
AC/DC emerges on Bilboard charts after fans make a campaign to honor Malcolm Young
According to Billboard, 6 songs from AC/DC are now on the Hot Rock Songs after the death of Malcolm Young the band’s co-founder and longtime rhythm guitarist.
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“Thunderstruck” is at No. 6, with 6,000 downloads sold (up 73 percent) and 4.1 million U.S. streams (up 33 percent) in the week ending November 23, according to Nielsen Music; “Back in Black” is at No. 11 with 3,000 downloads sold and 3.1 million U.S. streams; “You Shook Me All Night Long” is at No. 15 with 3,000 sold and 2.5 million streams; “Highway To Hell” is at No. 18 with 3,000 sold and 2.5 million streams; “T.N.T.” is at No. 23 with 2,000 sold and 1.6 million streams; and “Hells Bells” is No. 24 with 2,000 sold and 1.5 million streams.
Meanwhile, AC/DC’s “Back In Black” sold 7,000 equivalent album units in the week ending November 23. Of that total, 3,000 are from pure album sales, an increase of 127 percent.
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The campaign
An initiative began to mobilize headbangers to put AC/DC’s “For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)” first in the UK charts on Christmas week.
The action aims to honor AC/DC’s guitarist Malcolm Young who passed away last Saturday and the fans are encouraged to download or stream the song during the week of December 15-21.
