Flick Of The Switch
by AC/DC
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AC/DC bestography
Flick Of The Switch is ranked 14th 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 132 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,750.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Flick Of The Switch track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Flick Of The Switch rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 30 Music Albums of 1983 | 25/30 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1983 | 34/77 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 84/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 25 Music Albums of 1983 | 12/25 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 24 Oceania | 33/78 | - |
| 2026 | panapsal | Top 99 Music Albums of 1983 | 66/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 24 Music Albums of 1983 | 9/24 | 3 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 13 Music Albums of 1983 | 12/13 | 1 |
| 2026 | NowhereMan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 500 Albums: 401-500 | 95/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 87 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 227 | |||
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Flick Of The Switch ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/25/2026 14:30 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 07:18 | Charlesd | 111 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 14:47 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.4/100, a mean average of 64.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.0.
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Flick Of The Switch forum mentions
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Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/11/2011 23:33 | #17521 | TOP COMMENT
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This one has received a lot of criticism for being an uninspired affair and the band was said to have run out of steam. That is also how I remembered the album, but after returning to it I realized that this is a hell of a lot better than it's reputation. Even though it tends to get a tad formulaic and may very well be called for lacking variety it is an album completely without weak tracks. From start to finish it is pure raw hard rock n' roll. Good stuff.
AC/DC set out to recapture their rawness with Flick of the Switch and I feel that they did that. Its worth a second look after it seemed to be somewhat dismissed at the time of its release. There is some really good stuff on this.
I get it, this album isn't for everyone. It has absolutely zero diversity and most of the songs would sound the same to a first time listener, but it grows on you over time. One thing this album doesn't lack is energy and badass-ery, though; there's plenty to go around.
Guns for Hire is one of the best post-Back in Black songs, too.
fredbarnsky 03/03/2019 17:17 | #232951 | TOP COMMENT
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According to me the best AC/DC w/ Brian Johnson album after Back In Black, even better than For Those About Rock. Extremely underrated, the most powerful AC/DC album you'll ever listen to.
Favorite Song: Nervous Shakedown. A powerful song with a legendary guitar riff and led by Johnson's rage and frustration
Best Songs: Guns For Hire; Landslide; Flick of the Switch
Very under rated album. A lot more rawer in quality as production was done by the band hence it hasn't got the polished sound of 'Back in Black' or 'For those about to Rock'. Nevertheless, it's got some great songs on it. Last great album they done in my opinion. Other albums after it had a few good songs but way to much filler. This rocks right through.
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