AC/DC’s Top 10 Songs
By ’79 AC/DC had produced three albums. The Rolling Stone Record Guide published that year, roundly dismissed AC/DC as both sonically and visually offensive.
Their albums, one of which was “Powerage,” got the lowest possible rating. A rating that questioned AC/DC’s musical competency. Even ABBA who was alphabetically listed just above, got a two-star rating for most of their schlock. AC/DC got none. How anyone with ears could rate ABBA higher than AC/DC is unimaginable.
The Top 10
#10. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
The title track from the band’s third album was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Youn and Bon Scott.
#9. Whole Lotta Rosie
The song is about a woman Bon Scott had a one-night stand with.
#8. Hells Bells
The bronze bell heard in the song was manufactured by John Taylor % Co. Bellfounders and was recorded on location inside the bell foundry.
#7. Touch To Much
The song was performed by AC/DC on BBC music show “Top of the Pops: just twelve days before Bon Scott’s death.
#6. You Shook Me All Night Long
It was AC/DC’s first single with Brian Johnson as the lead singer, replacing the late Bon Scott.
#5. T.N.T.
The title track of their second Australian album later appeared on the international version of “High Voltage.”
#4. Back In Black
The tile track from the band’s seventh studio effort was their comeback album after the death of lead singer Bon Scott
#3. Thunderstruck
“It started off from a little trick I had on guitar, explained Angus Young. I played it to Malcolm (Young) and he said ‘Oh, I’ve got a good rhythm idea that will sit well in the back’. We built the song up from that. We fiddled about with it for a few months before everything fell into place.”
#2. Highway To Hell
AC/DC had made several studio album and had a grueling tour schedule, referred to by Angus Young as being on a highway to hell.
#1. It’s A Long Way To The Top
The song combined bagpipes with Hard Rock instrumentation. This was a signature song for Bon Scott who played a bagpipe on the track. Scott’s replacement Brian Johnson did not perform it, out of respect for his predecessor
AC/DC:
Bon Scott – Vocals (1974 -1980)
Brian Johnson – Vocals (1980–2016, 2018–present)
Angus Young – Lead Guitar
Malcolm Young – Rhythm Guitar
Cliff Williams – Bass
Phil Rudd – Drums
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