Nov 22 2008
Black Ice Keeps Rockers AC/DC at Number 1 in Europe for Fourth Week
Australian rockers AC/DC see their album Black Ice hold on to the number 1 spot in the combined European album chart for the fourth straight week.
According to Billboard, Black Ice remained on top in Germany and Greece and regained the top spots in Hungary and Sweden after slipping to numbers 4 and 2 respectively. Black Ice held at No. 2 in Switzerland and the Belgian region of Wallony and No. 3 in France and Austria, but fell from 1 to 2 in Denmark and Flanders, 2 to 3 in Norway, 3 to 6 in Italy and 9 to 11 in the United Kingdom.
AC/DC knocked Metallica off the number one spot four weeks ago. Metallica’s Death Magnetic was the European number 1 for six weeks before being knocked out of the top spot by Black Ice.
That makes a total of ten straight weeks of rock at the top of the European charts. With the release of the long awaited Chinese Democracy by Guns ‘N’ Roses this week, there is a strong possibility of an eleventh straight week of rock sitting on top in Europe.
Can AC/DC retain the top spot for a fith week or will Guns ‘N’ Roses make it a hard rock hat trick? While I’m not a big fan of Chinese Democracy, I hope it takes the top spot if Black Ice can’t hold on another week as I’m sure it is better than any of the pop, hip-hop, or R&B alternatives.
