Weekend Rock List: AC/DC Songs

February 19th, 2010 by Rolling Stone Leave a reply »

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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the death of AC/DC singer Bon Scott, who passed away in 1980 following a night of hard, hard drinking. To pay tribute to the Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap singer’s legacy — and all the music history his resilient Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bandmates achieved following his death — this weekend’s Rock List is dedicated to AC/DC songs. Tell us your favorite songs by the Aussie hard rockers, and on Monday we’ll count up the votes to reveal our Readers’ Rock List.

Before you cast your votes, be sure to check out one of Rolling Stone’s first features on the band, a 1978 profile that finds AC/DC on the road in support of their then-new album Powerage. Plus, check out the band’s amp-bursting odyssey from High Voltage to Black Ice in our AC/DC essential album guide. A handful of our favorite cuts are below:

AC/DC in Photos: Four Decades of Big Riffs and Schoolboy Uniforms

• “Back in Black”
• “(If You Want Blood) You Got It”
• “Thunderstruck”
• “Let There Be Rock”
• “T.N.T.”

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