Black Ice is the 15th studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was produced by Brendan O'Brien. Its international release date was between October 17 and 22, 2008. Black Ice is AC/DC's first album since the release of Stiff Upper Lip in 2000, the longest gap between two AC/DC studio albums to date.

Black Ice sold around 1,762,000 units in its first week, shipping 5,000,000 copies worldwide. The album went to number one in 29 different countries, including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In its first week, it sold 784,000 copies in the US alone, with it receiving a three times platinum certification in Australia and selling upwards of 110,000 in the UK.

Why is it famous?

The album is famous as being AC/DC's longest to date. The band recorded it in The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, Canada, the same studio as their previous album Stiff Upper Lip. Rolling Stone magazine also ranked Black Ice number 41 on their list "Top 50 Best Albums of 2008".

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Date Added: 10 March '09

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