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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is an album by AC/DC, released in 1976. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 161 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”, on 89 lists with a best position of #16.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, AC/DC's third album, hit the racks in 1976, but only in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. American kids had to wait until 1981, by which point Bon Scott had been dead for more than a year. Vanda & Young produced it, and for once the whole record was cut by one steady crew: Scott out front, the Young brothers on guitars, Mark Evans on bass and Phil Rudd on drums.
You can hear that lock-step in every groove. This is blues rock stripped down to the chassis, Malcolm's rhythm guitar chugging like a freight train while Angus sprays leads over the top and Scott leers his way through the title track, "Problem Child", "Squealer", "Jailbreak" and "Big Balls". No frills, no filler, no apologies: just a Sydney band turning the amps up and daring the rest of the world to keep pace.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap#148 of all time | 89 | #16 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 2 | Big Balls | 38 | #18 | – | 1990–2026 | |
| 3 | Jailbreak | 18 | #256 | – | 1990–2022 | |
| 4 | Problem Child | 14 | #80 | – | 1981–2016 | |
| 5 | Squealer | 2 | #974 | – | 1990–2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.