AC/DC’s Famous Single Returns To The Top 10 In America

AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” returns to No. 5 on Hard Rock Digital Song Sales and holds at No. 4 on Hard Rock Streaming Songs ahead of its thirty-fifth anniversary. 1979: Australian rock band AC/DC pose for an Atlantic Records publicity Photo for the cover session for the album Highway to Hell in 1979. (Photo by Atlantic Records/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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In just a few weeks, AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” will turn 35. The band released the tune, the lead single from The Razor’s Edge, in September 1990. In the three and a half decades since it dropped, “Thunderstruck” has become one of the most beloved rock hits of all time. Even to this day, “Thunderstruck” regularly appears on several Billboard charts.

This frame is an especially exciting one for the cut, as it returns to multiple tallies in the United States and becomes a bestseller all over again.

“Thunderstruck” Reappears at No. 5

This week in America, “Thunderstruck” finds its way back to two rankings. The AC/DC smash reenters the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart at No. 5. The cut almost breaks back into the top 10 on the Rock Digital Song Sales list, but instead it settles for eleventh place.

“Thunderstruck” Lives on Several American Charts

Looking specifically at charts based in the U.S., “Thunderstruck” appears on three tallies. In addition to the two that the AC/DC single returns to, “Thunderstruck” can also be found at No. 4 on the Hard Rock Streaming Songs chart. The cut holds steady from where it landed days ago in its loftiest appearance in America.

Hundreds of Weeks on the Charts

“Thunderstruck” has spent hundreds of weeks on each of the U.S.-based tallies on which it currently appears. The track has spent the most time on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, as it’s now up to 661 frames. On the Rock Digital Song Sales roster, this is turn No. 525. The tune is up to 273 weeks on the Hard Rock Streaming Songs ranking, which is much newer than the purchase-only lists.

“Thunderstruck” Climbs Globally

“Thunderstruck” is also AC/DC’s only win at the moment on either of Billboard’s worldwide rankings. The tune rises several spaces to No. 148 on the Billboard Global 200, while simultaneously holding at No. 186 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S.