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Correlation of the Day

Monday, October 27th, 2008

According to the Guardian, every major economic recession in England has occurred around the time of an AC/DC album release. The correlation is staggering:

1973: AC/DC form in Sydney, Australia.
Economy: Start of the oil crisis, which saw the price quadruple

1980: AC/DC release breakthrough album Back In Black
Economy: Inflation in UK reaches 20% and unemployment nears 2 million

1990: AC/DC score comeback with The Razor’s Edge
Economy: Recession in UK imminent

2008: AC/DC top UK album charts
Economy: Biggest world recession in decades looms

This is the most important discovery in correlation science since it was found that pirates prevent global warming: