Editing AC/DC (section)

==Awards and achievements==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by AC/DC}}
[[File:ACDC Lane-240823248.jpg|thumb|alt=All caps "ACDC" (no dash, no space) followed by "Lane" are seen in off-white lettering on midnight blue background. They are preceded by an off-white stylised M and a feather. Above and below the sign is a mid-blue lightning bolt bordered in white. Both are attached to a brick wall with visible, security head screws. The wall has partly torn, unrelated promotional posters.|The street sign for [[ACDC Lane]], [[Melbourne]]]]

The band's first&nbsp;ever nomination at an award show was from the [[American Music Awards of 1982]] for [[American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group|Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group]].<ref name="AutoJ4-74">{{cite web|access-date=7 October 2023|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1982/amas.htm|title=9th American Music Awards|publisher=Rock on the Net|archive-date=23 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923001151/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1982/amas.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1988, AC/DC were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.<ref name="Middleton" /> The municipality of [[Leganés]], near [[Madrid]], named a street in honour of the band "Calle de AC/DC" (English: "AC/DC Street") on 22 March 2000. Malcolm and Angus attended the inauguration with many fans.<ref name="TGAM">{{Cite web |title=AC/DC Gets Street Name |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/acdc-gets-street-name/article4162056/ |date=24 March 2000 |website=[[The Globe and Mail]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828110715/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/acdc-gets-street-name/article4162056/ |archive-date=28 August 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> The plaque had since been stolen numerous times, forcing the municipality of Leganés to begin selling replicas of the official street plaque.<ref name="El Mundo venta">{{cite news |last1=S. Valera |first1=Ana |url=http://www.elmundo.es/2000/04/05/madrid/05N0046.html |title=Las placas de la 'calle AC/DC' se pondrán a la venta a partir del próximo lunes |language=es |trans-title=The 'AC/DC Street' Plates Will Go on Sale from Next Monday |work=El Mundo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114214011/http://www.elmundo.es/2000/04/05/madrid/05N0046.html |archive-date=14 November 2007 |url-status=dead |date=5 April 2000 |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>

On 1 October 2004, a central Melbourne thoroughfare, Corporation Lane, was renamed [[ACDC Lane]] in honour of the band. The [[City of Melbourne]] forbade the use of the [[slash (punctuation)|slash]] character in street names, so the four letters were combined.<ref name="efstC">{{cite web|url=http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=228&pg=715&st=191 |title=Next Stage in AC/DC Lane Proposal Wins in-Principle Support |access-date=2 August 2008 |date=8 July 2004 |publisher=[[City of Melbourne]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016110316/http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=228&pg=715&st=191 |archive-date=16 October 2008}}</ref> The lane is near [[Swanston Street]], where, on the back of a truck, the band recorded their video for "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)".<ref name="acdclane">{{cite news | first = Martin | last = Boulton | title = Laneway to the Top for AC/DC | url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/09/1094530766163.html | work = [[The Age]] | date = 10 September 2004 | access-date = 2 August 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080522085904/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/09/1094530766163.html | archive-date = 22 May 2008 | url-status = live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 10 March 2003.<ref name="BB RnRHoF">{{Cite magazine |last=Wes |first=Orshoski |date=22 March 2003 |title=U.K. '70s Punk Prevails at 18th Hall of Fame |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2003/BB-2003-03-22.pdf |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=115 |issue=12 |page=6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121044827/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2003/BB-2003-03-22.pdf |archive-date=21 January 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> During the ceremony, the band performed "[[Highway to Hell (song)|Highway to Hell]]" and "You Shook Me All Night Long", with guest vocals provided by host [[Steven Tyler]] of Aerosmith. He described the band's power chords as "the thunder from down under that gives you the second&nbsp;most powerful surge that can flow through your body."<ref name="DCiA3">{{cite news | title = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Opens Doors to Clash, Police, Costello, AC/DC |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=11 March 2003 |access-date=2 August 2008 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/11/rock.hall.fame.ap/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003075850/http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/11/rock.hall.fame.ap/index.html |archive-date=3 October 2003}}</ref> During the acceptance speech, Johnson quoted their 1977 song "Let There Be Rock".<ref name="gZ0YU">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12027761 |title=AC/DC, the Clash, the Police and Others Inducted into Hall of Fame |access-date=2 August 2008 |last=Johnson Jr. |first=Billy |date=11 March 2003 |publisher=[[LAUNCHcast|Yahoo! Music]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704170535/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12027761 |archive-date=4 July 2007}}</ref> In May 2003, the Young brothers accepted a [[Ted Albert]] Award for Outstanding Service to Australian Music at the [[APRA Music Awards of 2003]], during which Malcolm paid special tribute to Scott, who was also a recipient of the award.<ref name="aNUQH">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/media_releases/03-music_award_winners_announced.asp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080723033156/http://apra.com.au/awards/music/media_releases/03-music_award_winners_announced.asp | archive-date = 23 July 2008 | title = 2003 Music Winners Awards Announced | publisher=[[APRA AMCOS|Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | access-date = 2 August 2008}}</ref>

In 2003, ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list included ''Back in Black'' at number&nbsp;73,<ref name="AutoJ4-77">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/back-in-black-ac-dc-19691231|title=''Back in Black'' Ranked No. 73|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902124015/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/back-in-black-ac-dc-19691231 |access-date=4 May 2022|archive-date=2 September 2011 }}</ref> and ''Highway to Hell'' at number&nbsp;199.<ref name="AutoJ4-78">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/highway-to-hell-ac-dc-19691231|title=Highway Ranked No. 199|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902081102/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/highway-to-hell-ac-dc-19691231 |access-date=4 May 2022|archive-date=2 September 2011 }}</ref> They also ranked number&nbsp;72 on the [[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time]], as American record producer [[Rick Rubin]] wrote an essay calling them the "greatest rock & roll band of all time."<ref name="thegreatest">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/ac-dc-20110420 |title=AC/DC – 100 Greatest Artists |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=6 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008151937/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/ac-dc-20110420 |archive-date=8 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, on their [[The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] list, ''Rolling Stone'' included "Back in Black" at number&nbsp;187<ref name="AutoJ4-79">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/2|title=''Rolling Stone'': 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 2004 101-200|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620035744/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/2 |access-date=4 May 2022|archive-date=20 June 2008 }}</ref> and "Highway to Hell" at number&nbsp;254.<ref name="AutoJ4-80">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/3|title=''Rolling Stone'': 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 2004 201-300|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619105433/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/3 |access-date=4 May 2022|archive-date=19 June 2008 }}</ref> They ranked number&nbsp;four on ''[[VH1]]''{{'}}s list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock,<ref name="ncQS2">{{cite web|title=100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock |work=[[VH1]] |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/62188/episode_wildcard.jhtml?wildcard=/shows/dynamic/includes/wildcards/the_greatest/hardrock_list_full.jhtml&event_id=862769&start=81 |access-date=2 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913223620/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/62188/episode_wildcard.jhtml?wildcard=%2Fshows%2Fdynamic%2Fincludes%2Fwildcards%2Fthe_greatest%2Fhardrock_list_full.jhtml&event_id=862769&start=81 |archive-date=13 September 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and number&nbsp;seven on [[MTV]]'s Greatest Heavy Metal Band of All Time.<ref name="eVbFY">{{cite web|title=The Greatest Metal Bands of All Time |publisher=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index8.jhtml |access-date=2 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726214945/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index8.jhtml |archive-date=26 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They ranked number&nbsp;23 on ''VH1''{{'}}s list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2010.<ref name="ODQCW">{{cite web |url=https://stereogum.com/495331/vh1-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/list/ |title=The Greatest Artists of All Time |date=3 September 2010 |work=[[VH1]] |access-date=19 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917145032/http://stereogum.com/495331/vh1-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/list/ |archive-date=17 September 2011 |url-status=live |via=[[Stereogum]]}}</ref> On 20 November 2015, the band were inducted into the [[Music Victoria Awards]] 10th&nbsp;Anniversary Hall of Fame. Angus offered a statement, in which he declared it was "an absolute honour" to be recognised in the tenth&nbsp;year of the Hall of Fame.<ref name="AutoJ4-82">{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad |date=20 November 2015 |title=AC/DC Inducted into ''The Age'' Music Victoria Awards Hall of Fame |url=https://loudwire.com/acdc-inducted-the-age-music-victoria-awards-hall-of-fame/ |website=[[Loudwire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829104942/https://loudwire.com/acdc-inducted-the-age-music-victoria-awards-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=29 August 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>

They sold over 1.3&nbsp;million CDs in the US during 2007.<ref name="53cw7">{{Cite news |last=Levine |first=Robert |date=10 October 2008 |title=Ageless and Defiant, AC/DC Stays on Top Without Going Digital |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/arts/music/12levi.html |url-access=subscription |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=19 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102213918/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/arts/music/12levi.html |archive-date=2 November 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 50 years of the band's career, they have sold over 200&nbsp;million albums worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web |title=AC/DC: Rock's 'Kick in the Guts' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29932369 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=6 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821235126/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29932369 |archive-date=21 August 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> and 84&nbsp;million in the US, according to the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA),<!-- Updated on 10 September 2024 --> which AC/DC the fourth&nbsp;best-selling band in US history and the eighth&nbsp;best-selling artist, selling more albums than [[Elton John]] and [[Mariah Carey]].<ref name="riaa1">{{cite web |title = Top Selling Artists |publisher = [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) |url = https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=TAA#search_section |access-date = 2 August 2008}}</ref> The RIAA also certified ''Back in Black'' as 27× Platinum, for 27&nbsp;million in US sales, which made it the fourth&nbsp;best-selling album of all time in the US.<ref name="AutoJ4-81">{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=T1A&col=certified_units&ord=desc#search_section|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913200358/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=T1A&col=certified_units&ord=desc#search_section|archive-date=13 September 2021|access-date=1 December 2021|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) }}</ref>