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AC/DC's Dirty Deeds Boosted By Phil Rudd's Arrest

11/17/2014
. (Radio.com) That old adage there is no such thing as bad publicity rings especially true if you're AC/DC right now. A week after the story broke that drummer Phil Rudd had been arrested for plotting the murders of two men, and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis, the Aussie rock band has had a sales boost of their iconic 1976 single "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap," according to Nielsen SoundScan (via Billboard).

Yes, there is a whole lot of irony in the fact that decades ago, Rudd was drumming on a song about hiring a hitman. However, his charge for trying to procure a murder has since been dropped, and Rudd is now left with his drug possession charges along with threatening to kill someone.

How many people exactly had a dark enough sense of humor to download "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap? Or a just sparked nostalgia for the song? Apparently, just under 2,000 people downloaded it in the week ending Nov. 9. here.

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