44 years since the release of the album ""Highway to Hel"" by the band AC DC.

On July 27, 1979, the sixth studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC was released - "Highway to Hell".

Undoubtedly the most popular AC DC album at the time of release, "Highway to Hell" has significantly expanded the band's listenership and became a springboard for next year's breakthrough album "Back in Black".

This is the band's last album with vocalist Bon Scott, who passed away in 1980.

The album became the band's first work to enter the top hundreds of the Billboard 200.

Songs such as "Highway to Hell", "Shot Down in Flames" and "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" gained success among fans and were regularly performed at the band's concerts. Rolling Stone magazine added the album to the list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time. "

This edition was sold in the United States with an edition of 7 million copies and achieved 7x platinum status.

At this time, the album is AC/DC's second best-selling album after "Back in Black".

"Highway to Hell" is the band's first album not produced by Harry Wanda and George Young. Eddie Kramer was initially invited to work on the album, however, he was fired before the album was completed.

He was replaced by Robert John "Matt" Lang. After the success of this album, he produced the band's next two albums (Back in Black and For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)).