For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
by AC/DC
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For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) is ranked 7th 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 9,745.
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For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 24 Music Albums of 1981 | 22/24 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 67/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 94 Music Albums of the 1980s | 57/94 | 8 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 5 | 46/59 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 22/41 | 2 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1981 | 16/16 | 0 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1981 | 49/90 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 79 Music Albums of 1981 | 56/79 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 72 Music Albums of 1981 | 49/72 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 188 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 642 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/27/2026 11:43 | cicadelic | 14,074 | 73/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 23:17 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/30/2026 23:50 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
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For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5398): By mrmcrook
pedro1976 11/23/2023 10:57 in What album are you listening to right now?For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) comments
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Not good as Back In Black yes, but it's still a fine album. The title track, Inject The Venom, and Evil Walks are my favorites.
I have a great fondness for this album, and I think it's a fantastic follow-up to Back in Black. It has nowhere near as many "concert staples" or well known tracks, but the performances of the band members are just as damn good and the songwriting is still up there. First five tracks are ass kickers if there ever were any... (Edited)
One of my favorite AC/DC record, with some very underrated deep cuts. Great album, that seems to be somewhat overshadowed because its the follow up to Back in Black. Its probably Brian Johnson's second best vocal performance after Back in Black.
Key tracks: For Those About to Rock, Night of the Long Knives, Snowballed, Evil Walks and Inject the Venom (Edited)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/23/2012 18:24 | #47097 | TOP COMMENT
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Not Back in Black. But still, it's their best Johnson release otherwise (maybe Razor's Edge). It's inconsistent, but a hell of a lot better than their other 80s shite.
poppmusic TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/15/2016 20:49 | #156693 | TOP COMMENT
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My favorite from AC/DC, the sound of this album is killer, great summary of the early 80s hair metal sound
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