AC/DC bookends Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart as “Thunderstruck” returns to No. 1 … More
AC/DC is always a major player on Billboard’s hard rock charts. The band rarely scores new wins, either with albums or songs, so it is with the classics that the Australian rock outfit maintains a constant presence. Sometimes that comes in the form of just one tune, while in other instances, multiple tracks and even an album or two can find space on the weekly rankings. This time around, AC/DC scores a pair of hit songs, and the group even manages a relatively uncommon feat.
AC/DC Sits at Nos. 1 and 10
The band bookends the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart this frame. AC/DC sits in first place, at No. 1, and also in the lowest rung at No. 10, as the tally only features 10 spaces these days.
“Thunderstruck” rises from No. 3 back to the throne. The smash earns its sixty-first stay at No. 1 as it surges. At the same time, “Back in Black” returns to the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart. This week, it comes in at No. 10, reentering the list in the lowest spot possible.
“Thunderstruck” and “Back in Black” Keep Selling
“Thunderstruck” and “Back in Black” have both already taken a turn at No. 1. While “Thunderstruck” is far and away the group’s longest-running leader and the current champion, “Back in Black” has spent just two of its 547 stays on the tally in the spotlight.
Another pair of tunes, “Shot in the Dark” and “Play Ball,” have also reached the peak position, though neither manages to appear nearly as frequently as “Thunderstruck” or “Back in Black.”
AC/DC and Disturbed Stand Alone
AC/DC is one of only two musical acts that fill more than one spot on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart this week. Disturbed also manages to do so, as its cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” comes in right behind “Thunderstruck,” while “Don’t Tell Me,” a collaboration with Heart frontwoman Ann Wilson, reenters at No. 5.