<P> Back in Black is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band AC / DC . Produced by Robert John `` Mutt '' Lange , the album was released on 25 July 1980 by Albert Productions and Atlantic Records . By the late 1970s , AC / DC began to achieve significant popularity outside their native Australia , with high - energy live performances and a string of successful albums . In 1978 , they paired with producer Lange and recorded their international breakthrough , Highway to Hell . Back in Black is the band 's first album with vocalist Brian Johnson , replacing Bon Scott , who had died in February of the same year , shortly before the band started recording the album . Instead of disbanding , the group decided to continue with Johnson . </P>
<P> Back in Black is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band AC / DC . Produced by Robert John `` Mutt '' Lange , the album was released on 25 July 1980 by Albert Productions and Atlantic Records . By the late 1970s , AC / DC began to achieve significant popularity outside their native Australia , with high - energy live performances and a string of successful albums . In 1978 , they paired with producer Lange and recorded their international breakthrough , Highway to Hell . Back in Black is the band 's first album with vocalist Brian Johnson , replacing Bon Scott , who had died in February of the same year , shortly before the band started recording the album . Instead of disbanding , the group decided to continue with Johnson . </P>
when was ac dc back in black released
when was ac dc back in black released
25 July 1980
25 July 1980