Back in Black

Back in Black was released in 1980, at the height of the Hard Rock era, and was AC/seventh DC's studio album and the first with new vocalist Brian Johnson. Both the name and the cover were intended to be mourning symbols at the time. The album was supported by a yearlong world tour, which resulted in its ultimate 25x Platinum certification.

After the songs were written, rehearsals lasted one week, followed by seven weeks of recording, and the rest is history. The album was certified 22x Multi-Platinum in the United States alone in 2007. It's considered one of the best arena rock albums of all time, as well as a "high watermark" for heavy metal music. It's ten tracks of high-energy music that are still popular today. The album was recorded in a low-cost studio in Nassau, Bahamas, due to scheduling conflicts. A crab shuffle on the hardwood floor once interrupted the recordings.