AC/ DC - Thunderstruck surges again on UK rock charts

AC/DC keep their name in the charts more than three decades after their breakthrough. According to the Official Charts Company, the classic single Thunderstruck was back at No.4 on the UK Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart as of May 22, 2026.

Thunderstruck climbs again on the charts

The May 22, 2026 Rock & Metal Singles Chart shows Thunderstruck holding at No.4, after previously peaking at No.1 and spending well over 680 weeks on that genre tally, underlining how durable AC/DC’s catalog remains in the streaming era. Official Charts Company data also lists Highway To Hell and Back In Black in the same week’s Top 25.

By January 9, 2026, Thunderstruck was still inside the Top 10 of the same UK Rock & Metal list, showing a run of more than 680 weeks, while Highway To Hell and Back In Black had each logged over 640 weeks on that chart. This means that, taken together, these three tracks alone account for more than 2,000 chart weeks in that single genre ranking.

Digital sales and streaming momentum

AC/DC’s chart strength in 2026 builds on a broader digital trend. In April 2026, Thunderstruck returned to No.1 on Billboard’s Rock Digital Sales chart, having already dominated the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales ranking for around 65 weeks, according to a detailed breakdown by Forbes. The same report noted that the single was appearing simultaneously on five different Billboard charts, including the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. lists. Forbes’ chart analysis underlines how unusual such multi-chart presence is for a catalog rock track.

An earlier Forbes piece in June 2025 already identified Thunderstruck as a Top 10 hit across several U.S. rock-focused charts simultaneously, highlighting its 520 weeks – the equivalent of ten years – on Billboard’s Rock Digital Song Sales chart. Together with the UK Rock & Metal data, this shows that AC/DC’s most-streamed hit has effectively turned into a long-term digital bestseller rather than a short-lived revival.

Where Thunderstruck stands in AC/DC’s catalog

Within AC/DC’s body of work, Thunderstruck sits at the front of the 1990 album The Razors Edge, a record that marked a commercial resurgence after their 1980s releases. The track originally reached No.21 on Germany’s GfK singles chart and became a Top 5 hit in several other territories, helping the album itself to multi-platinum status in key markets.

For German listeners, the song’s endurance is underlined by ongoing local consumption as well as by new accolades for other tracks. The German recorded-music association BVMI’s gold and platinum report for September 2025 lists Hell’s Bells as having reached single platinum status in Germany with 600,000 certified units, showing that multiple songs from AC/DC’s classic period continue to meet major thresholds decades after release.

Where the band stands now

AC/DC are currently active with their Power Up touring cycle, with 2026 dates confirmed across South and North America and a long run of European stadium shows in 2024 and 2025. As of late August 2026, the band’s next officially listed performance is part of the 2026 stadium schedule in North America.

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