AC/DC's Music Surges On BILLBOARD Charts After MALCOLM YOUNG's Death
30 November 2017According to Billboard, six songs from Australian hard rock legends AC/DC have landed on the Hot Rock Songs chart following the death of the band's co-founder and longtime rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young.
'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.
Malcolm, who co-founded AC/DC with Angus in 1973, died on November 18 at the age of 64 after suffering from dementia and failing health for several years.
Source: blabbermouth.net
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