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**borderwolf** · Thu November 13, 2008, 16:17

Hungary

Black Ice
reached #1 this week, and
The Razor`s Edge re-enter at #16

**lostprophet** · Thu November 13, 2008, 18:40

AC/DC Scores Third Week Atop Euro Albums Chart
By Paul Sexton, London

Billboard's new pan-European charts reveal a third week at the Top 100 Albums summit for AC/DC's "Black Ice" (Columbia/Sony BMG).

The Anglo-Australian rock band still has four No. 1 berths across Europe, in Germany, Denmark, Greece and the Belgian region of Flanders. "Ice" falls 1-2 in France, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Wallony and 1-4 in Hungary, but holds at No. 2 in Switzerland.

**zago** · Fri November 14, 2008, 12:45

in first 5 weeks will sell like Stiff Upper Lip

**borderwolf** · Sat November 15, 2008, 13:20

Originally posted by borderwolf

South Africa

AC/DC
Black Ice
#14 (new)

http://www.rsgmusiek.co.za/musiek_top20.asp

Up to #11

**borderwolf** · Sat November 15, 2008, 13:30

Peru
http://www.phantom.com.pe/top20/

Black Ice
at #2

**Xentrix** · Sun November 16, 2008, 13:50

up to #1 in Sweden again, closing in on 100.000 sales...

**380sec** · Sun November 16, 2008, 14:28

Australia:

Black Ice #3 (#2) 3xp

**nelson** · Sun November 16, 2008, 14:36

Originally posted by 380sec

Australia:

Black Ice #3 (#2) 3xp

Still Top 3? That's just amazing, cos Australia is their native country, while in Japan it dropped down like a stone.

**380sec** · Mon November 17, 2008, 06:00

Australia:

Sales this week were 15,301 copies (162,458 - 3xp for 210k shipped)

**borderwolf** · Wed November 19, 2008, 13:02

Argentina
weekly (ending 15 november) shipments chart

#4 (#41) Black Ice (deluxe)
(AC/DC)

**lostprophet** · Wed November 19, 2008, 18:49

US

6. AC/DC, Black Ice, 105,000. The album dips from #2 to #6 in its fourth week. It has sold 1,320,000 copies to date. How does this compare to previous Wal-Mart exclusives? Glad you asked. After four weeks, Eagles' Long Road Out Of Eden had sold 1,452,000 copies; Garth Brooks' The Ultimate Hits had sold 860,000. (Eagles define mass appeal.)

Canada

Back here, AC/DC's "Black Ice" (21,000) dropped to No. 2, but has now surpassed the 200,000 mark in sales since its release last month.

**Dane** · Wed November 19, 2008, 22:41

In non-teen, non-Idol news, AC/DC's Black Ice this week pulls ahead of Metallica's Death Magnetic (which has been out six weeks longer) as the year's #1 hard rock album. Black Ice is #5 for the year-to-date. Death Magnetic is #7. If Black Ice keeps up its pace, it will become the first mainstream hard rock album to wind up in the year-end top five in Nielsen/SoundScan history.

**borderwolf** · Thu November 20, 2008, 18:01

United Arab Emirates

Black Ice
at # 1

**Vanacoring** · Thu November 20, 2008, 18:17

I think a progression of the US sales next week is possible with Thanksgiving (around 150k). At the end of the year, the album will be around 2 million copies sold (against 2,5 million for the Eagles, last year).

**HUR** · Thu November 20, 2008, 18:48

"Black ice" still number one in Argentina (retail charts).

**Dane** · Thu November 20, 2008, 23:32

Originally posted by Vanacoring

I think a progression of the US sales next week is possible with Thanksgiving (around 150k). At the end of the year, the album will be around 2 million copies sold (against 2,5 million for the Eagles, last year).

Agreed! The Eagles album actually sold well over 300k week of thanksgiving/black friday last year. AC/DC wont, but I'm hoping for 200k.

(of course next week sales wont reflect black friday sales, it will be the 13-12-2008 chart)

**Dane** · Thu November 20, 2008, 23:46

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/thelef ... ng-111608/

I could continue to plow through the rest of the Top 200, but all you need to know is on the catalog chart.

The number three catalog record is Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Lost Christmas Eve. It sold 13,610 copies last week, for a cume of 1,615,997. That's more than AC/DC's Back In Black, which sold 10,640.

Meanwhile, Trans-Siberian's Christmas Eve & Other Stories is at number 10, moving 8,558, for a cume of 2,789,649.

**Dane** · Fri November 21, 2008, 00:10

Black Ice US/WW sales so far:

United World Chart

01 Black Ice - 1,762,000
01 Black Ice 679,000 - 2,441,000
01 Black Ice 415,000 - 2,856,000
02 Black Ice 295,000 - 3,151,000

US Soundscan

01 BLACK ICE - 784,317
01 BLACK ICE 270,923 - 1,055,240
02 BLACK ICE 159,528 - 1,214,768
06 BLACK ICE 105,146 - 1,319,914

**lostprophet** · Fri November 21, 2008, 13:32

AC/DC Holds On Atop Euro Albums Chart
By Paul Sexton, London

The leaders of Billboard's pan-European charts each score another week at the top, with AC/DC's "Black Ice" (Columbia/Sony BMG) into a fourth week at No.1 on Top 100 Albums.

"Ice" not only retains its crown in Germany and Greece but regains two leads that it lost last week, rebounding 4-1 in Hungary and 2-1 in Sweden. It holds at No. 2 in Switzerland and the Belgian region of Wallony and No. 3 in France in Austria, but falls 1-2 in Denmark and Flanders, 2-3 in Norway, 3-6 in Italy and 9-11 in the United Kingdom.

**thebigham** · Fri November 21, 2008, 22:40

Certified 2xp by the RIAA.

**thebigham** · Fri November 21, 2008, 22:49

AC/DC RIAA

Highway to Hell 7xp
Back in Black 22xp *new*
Let There Be Rock 2xp
High Voltage 3xp
Dirty Deeds Done Cheap 6xp
Powerage 1xp
For Those About To Rock We Salute You 4xp
Flick of The Switch 1xp
Fly on the Wall 1xp
Who Made Who 5xp
Blow Up Your Video 1xp
If You Want Blood You�ve Got It 1xp
The Razor�s Edge 5xp
�74 Jail Break 1xp
Live 3xp
Ballbreaker 2xp
Bonfire 1xp
Stiff Upper Lip 1xp
Live � Collector�s Edition 2xp
Black Ice 2xp *new*

Total: 71xp

**Dane** · Sat November 22, 2008, 06:29

Thanks Chris.
Glad to see their record company is working fast, 1 month after release - certification thanks!

However, I was hoping they would update some of the catalog albums too. Live and Live 2cd both need an update, maybe others too.

Oh, Back In Black 22xp isn't new of course.

**borderwolf** · Sat November 22, 2008, 11:22

Originally posted by borderwolf

South Africa

AC/DC
Black Ice
#14 (new)

http://www.rsgmusiek.co.za/musiek_top20.asp

Up to #11

Now is #10

**will231982** · Sat November 22, 2008, 15:17

Black Ice chart positions so far:

Code:

Australia    - 01--02--02--03     Platinumx3 (162,458)
Austria	   - 01--02--03--03
Belgium (Fl) - 01--01--01--01--02 Platinum
Belgium (Wa) - 01--01--01--02--02
Canada       - 01--01--01--02     (207,000)
Czech Rep    - 01--02--03--05
Denmark	   - 01--01--01--02     Gold
Finland      - 01--01--02--03--08
France       - 01--02--03--03
Germany	   - 01--01--01--01
Greece	    - 01--01--01         Gold	
Hungary	   - 01--04-01--03      Gold
Ireland	   - 01--04--05--11--17
Italy        - 01--02--03--06
Japan        - 03--16--21         (35,013)
Mexico       - 03--03--05
Netherlands  - 03--05--06--12--23
New Zealand  - 01--02--02--04
Norway       - 01--01--02--03
Poland       - 07--01--03--07--11 Gold
Portugal     - 02--05--06--13
Spain        - 01--01--02--04     Platinum
Sweden	    - 01--01--02--01--04 Platinumx2
Switzerland  - 01--02--02--02     Platinumx2
UK           - 01--03--09--11
US           - 01--01--02--06     Platinumx2 (1,319,914)

**Dane** · Sat November 22, 2008, 16:43

Thanks Will!

Btw, "Rock 'N Roll Train" climbed to #1 this week on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks after 12 weeks on chart, most of them 2nd to Metallica's "The Day That Never Comes" (3rd this week).

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