What would you say if i told you that america's favorite teenagers were beaten at their own game by a group of graying men? You'd say I'm crazy, right? Wrong. Only a few days after its release, AC/DC's "Black Ice" topped the charts, beating High School Musical in the amount of copies sold. They sold over 784,000 copies in the first week of sales, even after making their soundtrack only available through Walmart and their website. It is astounding to think that "Black Ice" won second place for the 2008 biggest album debut, considering the dwindling number of people who remember listening to AC/DC as they were growing up. Today's generation is so focused on rap, hip hop and alternative rock, rarely is there time to think about the classics. That is one of the reasons why this is such a shocking leap in music sales; the classics are coming back with a vengence. Now AC/DC is being compared to the Eagles and Journey, two bands know for their outrageous sucess and landmarks in history. So when you find yourself with the latest HSM song stuck in your head, stop, shake it out, and plug in some good, classic, AC/DC in honor of the #1 album in sales.
Assoiciated Press. "AC/DC's 'Black Ice' beats out 'High School Musical'" CNN.com october 30 2008. http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/30/acdc.cd.success.ap/index.html
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