AC/DC to Receive Diamond Award

January 26, 1999

AC/DC will be one of the first act ever to receive the "RIAA Diamond Award" (the highest US record sale certification), for their sales of over 10 Million copies of "Back in Black" in the US. Some 40 artists have reached this sales level in the US, and "Back In Black" now stands at 16 Million copies sold. The awards will be presented in New York City on March 16.