AC/DC Recent events (2000–present)
 With Brian Johnson, the band completed the songwriting that they had begun with Bon Scott for the album Back in Black. Recording took place at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas a few months after Scott's death. Back in Black, produced by Mutt Lange and recorded by Tony Platt, became their biggest-selling album and a hard-rock landmark; hits include Hells Bells, You Shook Me All Night Long, and the title track Back in Black. The album was certified platinum a year after its release, and by 2006 it had sold more than 21 million copies in the United States. The album reached #1 in the UK and #4 in the U.S., where it spent 131 weeks in the top ten.
The follow-up album, 1981's For Those About to Rock We Salute You, also sold well and was positively received by critics. The album featured two of the band's most popular singles: Let's Get It Up and the title track, For Those About to Rock, which reached #13 and #15, respectively, in the UK. The band split with Lange for their self-produced 1983 album, Flick of the Switch, in an effort to recover the rawness and simplicity of their early albums.
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