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AC/DC awards and nominations
Former vocalist Bon Scott (centre) pictured with guitarist Angus Young (left) and bass guitarist Cliff Williams (back); performing in Belfast in 1979
Totals[a]
Wins17
Nominations50
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in November 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young.[1] Although the band are variously described as hard rock,[2] blues rock;[3]: 57–58  and heavy metal,[4] its members have referred to themselves as "a rock and roll band, nothing more, nothing less".[5] AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage, in 1975.[1] Membership subsequently stabilised after the release of Let There Be Rock (1977), with the Young brothers, Phil Rudd on drums, Cliff Williams on bass guitar and Bon Scott on lead vocals.[6][7][8] Seven months after the release of Highway to Hell (1979), Scott died of alcohol poisoning,[9]: 106  and was replaced by English singer Brian Johnson, with whom AC/DC released their second best-selling album, Back in Black.[8]

The band's next album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, was also highly successful and was their first album to reach number one in the Billboard 200.[10] Rudd left AC/DC and was replaced by Simon Wright,[11]: 367  who was himself replaced by Chris Slade six years later.[6][7] AC/DC experienced a commercial resurgence in the early 1990s with the release of The Razors Edge (1990);[9]: 174 [12] it was their only record to feature Slade, as Rudd returned in 1994 and has since recorded five more albums with the band, starting with Ballbreaker (1995).[9]: 183  Their fifteenth studio album, Black Ice was the second-highest-selling record of 2008.[13] Malcolm retired in 2014 due to early-onset dementia and was replaced by the Young brothers' nephew Stevie Young, who debuted on the album Rock or Bust;[14] Malcolm died three years later.[15] Slade was replaced by Rudd on the Rock or Bust World Tour, due to legal troubles against Rudd.[16] In 2016, Axl Rose replaced Johnson for the rest of the tour due to hearing loss,[17] and Williams retires at the end of the tour.[18] The band's seventeenth studio album Power Up was released on 13 November 2020.[19]

In 1982, AC/DC's first ever nomination at an award show was from the American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group. The group received several nominations from the Grammy Awards, including Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance – Vocal or Instrumental for Blow Up Your Video in 1989, Best Hard Rock Performance for one album and three songs in different years: The Razors Edge in 1991, "Moneytalks" in 1992, the live version of "Highway To Hell" in 1994 and "War Machine" in 2010, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for 'Rock 'n' Roll Train" in 2009, Best Rock Album for two albums in different years: Black Ice in 2010 and Power Up in 2022, and Best Rock Song and Music Video for "Shot in the Dark" in 2022. The band also received a nomination for Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video for "Thunderstruck" in 1991 from the MTV Video Music Awards. In 2009, AC/DC received four nominations for their 2008 album Black Ice in the ARIA Music Awards which included Best Rock Album, Highest Selling Album, Best Group and Best Album. They won the awards for Best Rock Album and Highest Selling Album. Overall, AC/DC have received 50 nominations and has won 17 awards.

Awards and nominations

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List of awards and nominations, showing award, year, recipient(s), category and result
Award Year[a] Recipient(s) Category Result Ref.
American Music Awards 1982 AC/DC Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Nominated [20]
2010 Iron Man 2 Top Soundtrack Nominated [21]
APRA Awards 1995 "Big Gun" Most Played Australian Work Overseas Won [22]
2006 "Highway to Hell" Nominated [23]
2007 Nominated [24]
2009 Won [25]
2010 "Rock 'n' Roll Train" Won [26]
Angus Young, Malcolm Young Songwriters of the Year Won
2011 "Highway to Hell" Most Played Australian Work Overseas Won [27]
2022 "Shot in the Dark" Most Performed Rock Work Won [28]
ARIA Music Awards 2009 AC/DC Best Group Nominated [29]
Black Ice Album of the Year Nominated
Best Rock Album Won
Highest Selling Album Won
2011 Live at River Plate Best Music DVD Won [30]
2015 AC/DC Best Group Nominated [31]
2021 Nominated [32]
Power Up Best Rock Album Nominated
Billboard Music Awards 2021 AC/DC Top Duo/Group Nominated [33]
Top Rock Artist Nominated
Power Up Top Rock Album Nominated
Brit Awards 2009 Black Ice International Album Nominated [34]
AC/DC International Group Nominated
Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards 2008 Plug Me In DVD of the Year Won [35]
2009 Black Ice Album of the Year Won [36]
2010 AC/DC Band of the Year Won [37]
2015 Rock or Bust Album of the Year Nominated [38]
AC/DC Band of the Year Won [39]
Grammy Awards 1989 Blow Up Your Video Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental Nominated [40]
1991 The Razors Edge Best Hard Rock Performance Nominated [41]
1992 "Moneytalks" Nominated [42]
1994 "Highway to Hell" (live) Nominated [43]
2009 "Rock 'n' Roll Train" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Nominated [44]
2010 "War Machine" Best Hard Rock Performance Won [45]
Black Ice Best Rock Album Nominated
2022 Power Up Best Rock Album Nominated [46]
"Shot in the Dark" Best Rock Song Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
Helpmann Awards 2010 Black Ice World Tour Best International Contemporary Music Concert Nominated [47]
iHeartRadio Music Awards 2021 Power Up Rock Album of the Year Won [48]
AC/DC Rock Artist of the Year Nominated
"Shot in the Dark" Rock Song of the Year Nominated
Juno Awards 2009 Black Ice International Album of the Year Nominated [49]
Metal Storm Awards 2008 Best Hard Rock Album Won [50]
2014 Rock or Bust Nominated [51]
2020 Power Up Nominated [52]
MTV Video Music Awards 1991 "Thunderstruck" Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video Nominated [53]
Rock on Request Awards 2008 AC/DC Best Reunion Won [54]
UK Music Video Awards 2009 Black Ice Best Music Ad Nominated [55]
AC/DC Rocks the Office Innovation Award Nominated

Other honours

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World records

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List of world records, showing publication, year, recipient, description and status
Publication Year Recipient Description Status Ref.
Guinness World Records 2008 AC/DC Most Albums on the US Pop Catalogue Album Chart Holding [56]
2013 Back in Black Best-Selling Album by an Australian Group[b] Holding [57]

Listicles

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List of listicles, showing publisher, year, description and rank
Publisher Year Description Rank Ref.
Forbes 2009 The Celebrity 100 47 [58]
2010 38 [59]
2016 17 [60]
MTV 2006 Greatest Heavy Metal Bands of All Time 23 [61]
Rolling Stone 2010 100 Greatest Artists 72 [62]
VH1 2000 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock 4 [63]
2010 100 Greatest Artists of All Time 23 [64]

Hall of fame inductions

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Name of the organisation, year presented and the title of honour
Organisation Year Honour Ref.
ARIA Hall of Fame 1988 Inducted [65]
Grammy Hall of Fame 2013 Back in Black – inducted [66]
Music Victoria Awards Hall of Fame 2015 Inducted [67]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2003 Inducted [68]

Notes

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  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  2. ^ At the time this award was published, the band was awarded 22× Platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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