- The band got its name when a member saw "AC/DC" on a sewing machine and thought it looked cool. They didn't know it stood for "Alternating Current/Direct Current". They also didn't know it was slang for bisexual, which caused some misunderstandings early in their career.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
- Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose fronted the band during AC/DC's separation from Brian Johnson.
- According to Metallian the band often records in Vancouver, Canada.
- Metallian.com reported that there is an alley in Melbourne, Australia named after the band.
- Honored with a 60¢ Australian commemorative postage stamp in the Living Legends series, issued 18 January 2013. Other performers honored in this issue were John Farnham, Paul Kelly, Ian 'Molly' Meldrum, Kylie Minogue, Olivia Newton-John, Cold Chisel, INXS, Men at Work, and The Seekers.
- The band has an alley in Melbourne, Australia named after them.
- The motel pictured on the cover of their "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" album is (now) a Rodeway Inn at 6826 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Per BWBK they played at Power Trip festival in 2023.
- According to PRP when singer Brian Johnson suffered hearing problems he was cast aside promptly and replaced by Axl Rose of Guns N Roses for touring.
- AC/DC and Bon Scott Invented Rock They Are Just That Good.
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