1979

• Single, "Whole Lotta Rosie (Live) / Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be (Live)", released in the US.

• Pre-production of "Highway To Hell" at Albert Studios in Sydney. The band cuts demos with Vanda & Young, and later meets with producer Eddie Kramer.

• Recording sessions for "Highway To Hell" at Criteria Studios in Miami. Under pressure from Atlantic Records, the band starts to work with Eddie Kramer, but fire him after three weeks before any track is completed. Some demos are cut with Bon Scott on drums.

• 7-12: The band’s initial plans to tour in Japan are cancelled due to Visa problems. Dates in the US for April are also scraped.

• Recording sessions for "Highway To Hell" at London’s Roundhouse Studios with Robert John "Mutt" Lange producing.

• 8 - August 5: 1st leg of the US Tour, 53 dates.

• 8 - June 15: 23 dates with UFO, supporting most dates and headlining in their strong markets.

• 27: Supporting Boston and the Doobie Brothers at Orlando’s Tangerine Bowl.

• 3: Supporting Heart, Nazareth and UFO at John O’Donnell Stadium in Davenport, IA.

• 20 - 27: 7 dates opening for Journey.

• 1: The band signs with the powerful management firm Leber-Krebs who assigns Peter Mensch as their personal manager.

• 4 - 10: 5 dates supporting Cheap Trick.

• 13: The band flies back to Europe for a Veronika TV concert in Arnhem, Holland at the Rijnhallen.

• Show at London’s Highbury.

• 19 - 29: Resume the US Tour. Dates supporting Mahogany Rush and headlining.

• 21: Supporting Aerosmith and Ted Nugent in front of 60,000 people at Oakland Stadium for the "Day On The Green #3" festival

• 27: "Highway To Hell" released in the UK.

• 28: Supporting Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Journey and Thin Lizzy in front of 80,000 people at Cleveland Stadium for the "World Series Of Rock" festival.

• 30: "Highway To Hell" released in the US.

• Single, "Highway To Hell / If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)", released in Germany.

• 31 - August 5: 6 dates supporting Ted Nugent, including their first concert at Madison Square Garden on August 4th.

• "Highway To Hell" peaks at #8 on the UK charts.

• 3: Single, "Highway To Hell / If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)", released in the UK.

• 6: Single, "Highway To Hell / If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)", released in Australia.

• 17: Headlining Bilzen Festival in Belgium.

• 18: "Who And Roar Friends" festival at Wembley Stadium supporting The Who with Nils Lofgren and The Stranglers. The PA breaks down in the middle of AC/DC’s set.

• 20 - 27: 5 dates in Dublin, Belfast and Aix les Bains, France.

• 25: "Highway To Hell" peaks at #17 on the US Billboard charts.

• Live performance for the German TV show "Rock Pop" playing "Highway To Hell".

• 28: The band films 5 promo clips for "Highway To Hell" in Munich, Germany.

• Single, "Highway To Hell / Night Prowler", released in the US.

• 1: "Open Air" festival at Nurnberg’s Zepelinfeld supporting The Who with Cheap Trick and the Scorpions.

• 5 - October 21: 2nd leg of the US Tour. 37 headline dates.

• 29: Headline the Coliseum in Charlotte, NC with an attendance of 13,000.

• 2: Headline the Coliseum in Knoxville, TN with an attendance of 12,000.

• 26 - November 9: UK Tour, 13 dates. Including 4 sold-out concerts at the Hammersmith Odeon.

• "Highway To Hell" is certified Gold in the US, with sales reaching 500,000 units.

• 8: "Highway To Hell" released in Australia.

• 9: Single, "Girls Got Rhythm / Get It Hot", released in the UK.

• Single, "Girls Got Rhythm / T.N.T.", released in Germany.

• 11 - December 15: European Tour, 28 dates covering Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland and France.

• 9: Two sold out shows in Paris, France at Pavillion De Paris. The band plays two concerts on the same day. The second is filmed and will be released as the feature movie "Let There Be Rock".

• 17 - 21: 4 additional UK dates.

• Single, "Touch Too Much / Walk All Over You", released in the US.