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Date	Process	Result
May 17, 2006	Good article nominee	Not listed
September 9, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
October 29, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
December 13, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
January 20, 2007	Featured article candidate	Promoted
September 10, 2007	Featured article review	Kept
September 8, 2018	Featured article review	Demoted
September 24, 2023	Good article nominee	Not listed
December 29, 2023	Good article nominee	Listed
February 22, 2024	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
March 24, 2024	Peer review	Not reviewed
May 5, 2024	Guild of Copy Editors	Copyedited
June 11, 2024	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
Current status: Former featured article, current good article

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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)	5,122	5,122
History	12	117,590
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	6,170	6,170
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	15,710	15,710
Musical style	5,714	12,400
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	2,126
Current members	481	481
Touring musicians	549	549
Former members	944	944
Discography	1,032	1,032
Concert tours	1,478	1,478
See also	202	202
Notes	24	24
References	28	6,073
Sources	6,045	6,045
Further reading	1,611	1,611
External links	1,124	1,124
Total	182,524	182,524

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 Wikipedia 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)[reply]

Heavy Metal???

AC/DC is not and nowhere near Heavy Metal lmao, any source that claims it's heavy Metal either have no ears or doesn't know anything about Metal music. WrestleLuxury Wiki (talk) 13:15, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please see this discussion here. That has been discussed already, and the Wikipedia community have concluded via a long-standing consensus that it is a "heavy metal" band, with the genre being sourced well enough to define it under "heavy metal". HorrorLover555 (talk) 13:23, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Besides that is all addressed in the first paragraph. They are often described as "heavy metal" even if they prefer to call their music just "rock n roll". That is fair and neutral enough. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 13:45, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Ac/DC" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Ac/DC has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 5 § Ac/DC until a consensus is reached. Hexware (talk) 16:30, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]