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On 22 March 2017, it was proposed that this article be moved from AC/DC to AC/DC (band). The result of the discussion was not moved.
Section sizes in AC/DC
Section size for AC/DC (30 sections)
Section name Byte
count		 Section
total
(Top) 5,264 5,264
History 12 118,618
1973–1974: Formation and name 14,866 14,866
1974–1976: Bon Scott joins 7,054 7,054
1976–1977: Initial success and record deal 6,767 6,767
1977–1980: Cliff Williams joins and death of Bon Scott 7,389 7,389
1980–1983: Brian Johnson joins and rebirth 7,075 7,075
1983–1990: Line-up changes and commercial decline 9,853 9,853
1990–1999: Popularity regained 11,645 11,645
1999–2014: Popularity confirmed and Black Ice 22,186 22,186
2014–2018: Malcolm Young retires and hiatus 15,630 15,630
2018–present: Reunion and Power Up 16,141 16,141
Musical style 6,115 12,801
Influences 1,799 1,799
Genres 4,887 4,887
Legacy 15,188 20,187
Lyrics assessment 4,999 4,999
Awards and achievements 13,555 13,555
Band members 152 2,108
Current members 481 481
Touring musicians 549 549
Former members 926 926
Discography 1,032 1,032
Concert tours 1,482 1,482
See also 202 202
Notes 32 32
References 28 6,073
Sources 6,045 6,045
Further reading 1,611 1,611
External links 1,124 1,124
Total 184,089 184,089

Nationality, Australian vs Scottish vs Scottish Born

Nationality discussions
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If you're here to dispute the nationality of AC/DC, Angus, Malcolm, Stevie or George, please understand this, This topic has been discussed countless times here and at Angus Young or brother's Malcolm Young, Stevie Young or George Young articles. All brothers were born in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1963 they moved to Sydney, Australia. AC/DC was officially formed in 1973 in Australia. The consensus discussions (listed below) and the Misplaced Pages community have concluded that Angus Young, Malcolm. Stevie and AC/DC will be listed as Australian. Any changes to this fact will be promptly removed.

List of nationality discussions

Angus's discussions

Malcolm's discussions

AC/DC discussions

There are too many to list here, feel free to review other discussions at AC/DC Archive index

- FlightTime (open channel) 04:36, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Typo

'Angus and Malcolm's newphew, Stevie Young' it should be 'nephew'.

Thanks. Slyrjnd (talk) 11:57, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

 Done - good spot, thank you. 10mmsocket (talk) 12:00, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
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