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For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) by AC/DC
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) is an album by AC/DC, released in 1981. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 17 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Let's Get It Up”, on 17 lists with a best position of #274.
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You), AC/DC's eighth studio album, came out in November 1981 as the follow-up to Back in Black, with Brian Johnson once again howling out front. They recorded it in Paris, and it was the third and last time they worked with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The Young brothers ran the show as ever, Angus on lead guitar and Malcolm on rhythm, with Cliff Williams on bass and Phil Rudd on drums.
It's big, broad and loud, riffs built like steel girders and a title track that plays like a battle salute. It gave AC/DC their first number-one album in America, a feat they wouldn't repeat until Black Ice in October 2008, and sold more than four million copies there. Rolling Stone's original 1981 review called it their best album yet.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let's Get It Up | 17 | #274 | – | 1990–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.