Sales
Back In Black is the second best-selling album worldwide, behind only Michael Jackson's Thriller. It was very successful around the world, and despite never reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, it received the 22x Multi-Platinum distinction, denoting 22 million albums sold, an especially unique distinction. This currently places it sixth in the list of best-selling albums in the United States (behind Michael Jackson's Thriller, Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin IV, Pink Floyd's The Wall, and Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II).
Back in Black stayed on the Billboard chart for 131 weeks, never reaching number one. However, the album did reach number one in Australia and the United Kingdom. In April 2010, it re-entered the Billboard charts at number 181.
The album has also sold one million or more copies in Canada, Germany and France.
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