TikTok is known as the place where new hits and rising artists break these days. The music industry uses the social media platform to promote just-dropped cuts, and it’s given many musicians a way to cut through the noise and make themselves known when they might otherwise not have had a chance to do so.
The platform is largely focused on what’s new and what’s next, but there’s also a place for older releases as well. This week, on Billboard’s chart that focuses specifically on what’s performing the best on TikTok, one of the most successful rock bands of all time returns and earns a brand new hit–one that’s not actually that new at all.
AC/DC returns to the TikTok Billboard Top 50 this week. The tally, introduced by the chart company last year, lists the tracks that are the most popular (and most used) on TikTok each tracking period in the U.S.
The Australian rockers launch their smash “Thunderstruck” on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 this time around. The tune is new to the tally, and it opens at No. 48. That’s fairly low on the 50-spot popularity ranking, but it’s still an important win for the group.
“Thunderstruck” marks AC/DC’s second hit on the TikTok chart. That’s a sizable sum for a band that has been around for decades and is largely known for songs they released many years ago.
AC/DC first landed on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 this February. Their timeless tune “Back In Black” eventually peaked at No. 25. It spent just two weeks on the list before falling away.
“Thunderstruck” has become a trending topic lately, thanks to some exciting news related to the title. The song was recently certified diamond by the RIAA, earning the band their first such honor. Tracks collect that award in the U.S. after they shift a certified 10 million equivalent units–in this country alone, that is.
