{"id":49591,"date":"2025-08-07T04:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T04:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/49591\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T04:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T04:56:10","slug":"angus-youngs-favourite-ac-dc-songs-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/49591\/","title":{"rendered":"Angus Young’s favourite AC\/DC songs of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Angus<\/p>\n

(Credits: Alamy)<\/p>\n

Thu 7 August 2025 1:00, UK <\/p>\n

The 1970s and \u201880s were difficult periods for rock bands, as the musical landscape was changing and tricky to navigate.\u00a0AC\/DC<\/a>\u00a0didn\u2019t have much of an issue, however.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of Heart\u2019s worst albums, which both Nancy and Ann Wilson admitted they wished they\u2019d never released, was 1982\u2019s Private Audition. Nancy justified their dislike of the record, saying, \u201cThe band was in a period of transition<\/a>, and that was reflected on the record. It wasn\u2019t a bad record. It just wasn\u2019t a commercial record.\u201d <\/p>\n

Heart was going through a problem at the time, as were the majority of bands during this period, as they were trying to work out where rock music fit into the world, as people were in the process of obsessing over funk, disco and pop music. Production styles were changing, and the songs which received the most airtime were too. It led to bands experimenting with their style and sound, but one outfit that remained stubborn in their creative efforts was AC\/DC. <\/p>\n

Despite the fact that a lot of music seemed to be changing around them as genres like New Wave took precedent over standard rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, AC\/DC remained stuck in their ways, feet firmly planted on the ground and guitar pick glued to thumb and finger. They continued making the great guitar music they were renowned for, and this unwaveringness set them apart as one of the greatest rock bands on the planet. <\/p>\n

They have managed to keep a consistent sound even decades after making the decision to plant themselves firmly as the world\u2019s go-to rock band. Fans have a wide-ranging taste when it comes to their favourite AC\/DC songs because of the fact that their style has remained so unwavering. Subsequently, there is no right answer about the band\u2019s greatest track; however, if we ever wanted a definitive answer, surely we would go to the source to find it? Angus Young has never said out and out that he has a favourite AC\/DC song, but there are some tracks he has singled out as special in one way or another.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Some of these songs have been labelled as Young\u2019s favourite because of the riffs that his brother Malcolm Young wrote. Two of his favourite of the bands riffs are the appropriately titled \u2018Riff Raff\u2019 and one of the standouts from their 1977 record Let There Be Rock<\/a>, \u2018Bad Boy Boogie\u2019. <\/p>\n

\u201cI would say \u2018Bad Boy Boogie\u2019,\u201d said Young, \u201c[It] has got a flavour because it\u2019s got a little bit of a twist in it. It sounds easy but Malcolm had a little twist that I don\u2019t think many could do [\u2026] How clever was he to do that? I still play it just for the fact that he just changed that little note around.\u201d<\/p>\n

As well as adoring the band\u2019s guitar work, Young has always been a fan of some of the biggest hits that AC\/DC have. This is both because of how these songs sound, but he also likes the fact that they have some signature songs. Most bands shy away from praising their hits, but Angus Young recognises that they resonate with a vast number of people for a reason: Because they\u2019re really good. <\/p>\n

One of the hits that Young feels particularly close to is \u2018Thunderstruck\u2019, a staple for AC\/DC, and also one of the most difficult songs to play in the band\u2019s catalogue (according to Young). \u201c[I have] to sit down for an hour and make sure I\u2019ve got my fingers warmed up to take on the track,\u201d he said, \u201cIt\u2019s got an unrelenting intricacy. I have to be confident whenever I play it.\u201d <\/p>\n

Finally, Young also confessed that one of his favourite AC\/DC tracks was a song that the band are probably most famous for, \u2018Back In Black\u2019. An ode to the late Bon Scott, Young thinks it\u2019s one of the best songs the band has ever put together, and he loves that it\u2019s one of the big hits the band are most recognised for. <\/p>\n

\u201cI love playing \u2018Back In Black\u2019,\u201d he said, \u201cInstantly, if you hear The Stones, you hear \u2018Satisfaction\u2019, and I said, \u2018Well, we got one better, we got one\u2019.\u201d <\/p>\n

What are Angus Young\u2019s favourite AC\/DC songs \u2018Bad Boy Boogie\u2019 \u2018Riff Raff\u2019 \u2018Back In Black\u2019 \u2018Thunderstruck\u2019<\/p>\n

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