Back In Black
by AC/DC

Back In Black by AC/DC
Year: 1980
Release date: 1980-07-25
Overall rank: 134th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 1,893 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1980 (3rd)
Award Top 20 albums of of the 1980s (18th)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (134th)

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Back In Black is ranked as the best album by AC/DC.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 134th | 1980s rank: 18th | 1980 rank: 3rd  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 1,893 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.7/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.


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From 07/26/2026 21:48 | #315424
Um dos maiores retornos da música. Em meio ao luto e a tempestade o AC/DC elevou muito o nível do hard rock. (Edited)
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From 08/21/2025 06:59 | #310589
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85/100
From 05/08/2025 18:44 | #308896
After all the time since its release, this is still a masterpiece with every tune screaming rock. Everytime I listen to this album, I find myself involuntarily rocking my head to the music. You have to play this album loud because that way it was intended to be listened to. My Favorite song is “Shoot to Thrill”. (Edited)
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85/100
From 07/22/2024 20:11 | #304493
Rock at it's Best (Edited)
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50/100
From 09/06/2023 15:58 | #299000
Classic rock album. Title track absolutely awesome. You Shook Me All Night Long and Hells Bells also great. Brian Johnson's voice is iconic.
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From 07/06/2023 17:50 | #297965
4 of their best songs ever Hells Bells, Shoot to Thrill, Back in Black and You Shook Me All Night Long. A couple of good deep cuts Have A Drink On Me & Rock N Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution. The rest I consider filler some of it pretty weak. That being said this makes a compelling argument that this is their best album. (Edited)
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80/100
From 04/20/2023 19:37 | #296251
Great album full of classics and bangers (Edited)
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80/100
From 04/05/2023 19:57 | #295806
AC/DC create some great moments on here that are amongst the best the band has ever created. These include Back In Black, You Shook Me All Night Long, Hells Bells and Shoot To Thrill. These songs really carry the album in my opinion with a few more being pretty good but then the rest are average. Shake A Leg and Givin The Dog A Bone comes to mind when thinking of the weaker tracks and with these two specifically I do always contemplate just skipping straight past them when listening to this release. Despite this, the guitar work is consistently fantastic and I can easily see how this release could inspire a generation of future guitarists. Overall, the best songs are incredible but the filler tracks are mediocre making the record balance out at a solid listen.
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100/100
From 03/20/2023 05:44 | #295198
Este es el álbum que me hizo comprar mi primera guitarra... cada una de las canciones las aprendí a tocar y Angus Young siempre ha sido uno de mis guitarristas favoritos. Si bien las canciones mantienen una estructura muy similar, cada una de ellas está llena de energía, "Back in Black," "Shoot to Thrill" and "You Shook Me All Night Long" son mis favoritas. Hicieron de ésto un gran tributo para Bon Scott, AC/DC se lució con este álbum.

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This is the album that made me buy my first guitar... I learned to play every song and Angus Young has always been one of my favorite guitarists. Although the songs maintain a very similar structure, each of them is full of energy, "Back in Black," "Shoot to Thrill" and "You Shook Me All Night Long" are my favorites. They made this a great tribute to Bon Scott, AC/DC shined with this album. (Edited)
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80/100
From 08/31/2022 03:47 | #289155
Solid album
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