October 29th, 2008
AC/DC’s Black Ice rode the “Rock N’ Roll Train” straight to number one on 29 countries’ sales charts around the world. From Belgium to New Zealand to Norway, the album is king. Unfortunately, Argentina prevented Black Ice from conquering a 30th chart thanks to a #2 finish. Here in the States, Wal-Mart will sell an estimated 780,000 copies of Black Ice as it cruises to the top of tomorrow’s charts. In total, nearly five million copies of Ice have shipped worldwide. Add to that the roughly five million albums from their back catalogue that AC/DC has sold this year and the band is having a pretty good 2008. The band is also dominating the U.S. Rock Radio chart, where “Rock N’ Roll Train” has remained perched at #1 since its debut back in early-September. Plus, it’s played at pretty much every sporting event now. AC/DC will look to replicate their charts success in the touring sector when they begin their Black Ice World Tour tonight in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Stay tuned to Rock Daily for a full report from tonight’s show.
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