The Razors Edge
by AC/DC

The Razors Edge by AC/DC
Year: 1990
Release date: 1990-09-21
Overall rank: 2,561st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 302 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1990 (36th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (443rd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,561st)

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AC/DC bestography

The Razors Edge is ranked 8th best out of 28 albums by AC/DC on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by AC/DC is Back In Black which is ranked number 133 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,839.

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The Razors Edge track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Razors Edge rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,561st | 1990s rank: 443rd | 1990 rank: 36th  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 36 minutes ago).

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The Razors Edge ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 302 votes)
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80/100
Thunderstruck and Moneytalks are big tracks which is well documented by other reviewers. I like a few tracks The Razors Edge & Are You Ready and the band sounds reinvigorated overall but no challenge to their earlier work just an improvement over their mediocre 80s albums after Back in Black.
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Rating:  
80/100
It has the best AC/DC track of all time in Thunderstruck but after that it's a pretty ordinary album. Way better AC/DC albums out there but OK for a casual listen
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85/100
From 02/04/2022 10:28 | #280681
Maybe the most commercial album of the band, but easy going to be listened; always funny to hear.
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65/100
From 09/06/2020 00:25 | #257805
Not really a good album. Only a few songs are decent, title track being my favorite on this. It seemed like the ideas and song writing creativity had dried up. It was only Thunderstruck that caused any re-ignition for the band. Not one to pull out and listen to very often. There are many that are better.
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65/100
From 07/09/2019 00:28 | #239167
A record that goes somewhat downhill after the first three tracks (which are superb). Not terrible by any means, but it can be very uninspired at times.
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55/100
The first 4 tracks would make a fine EP the rest is pretty ordinary.
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From 01/07/2018 22:47 | #204933
This isn't a bad album - "Thunderstruck" and "Money Talks" rank among their finest work. However, nothing else really stands out.
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Rating:  
75/100
Straight forward dumbass Rock N' Roll, AC/DC does what they always do best. Iconic anthems (Thunderstruck) and typical rockers (Let's Make It). Just another rocking AC/DC record, that's all.
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30/100
From 07/13/2016 10:56 | #171203
A terrible record. I mean, thunderstruck, and, money talks, are not bad tracks, but can you imagine Bon Scott singing this crap. And, mistress for Christmas? Awful.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 03/30/2015 21:37 | #138269
A great comeback after several albums that were pretty ordinary. "Thunderstruck" has become a standard and "Moneytalks" is a great tune as well. This is probably the second best Brian Johnson record after "Back in Black".
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