Song · AC/DC
“Heatseeker” by AC/DC
From the album Blow Up Your Video (1988)
“Heatseeker” by AC/DC appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 1998. It was first released in 1988 on the album Blow Up Your Video. Its best result is #894 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,088 hard rock song of all time.
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"Heatseeker" kicks the door in on Blow Up Your Video, AC/DC's 11th studio album, and in early 1988 it was the lead single, with "Go Zone" on the flip. Angus and Malcolm Young wrote it with Brian Johnson, who hollers the lead vocal while the Youngs' guitars lock together over Cliff Williams's bass and Simon Wright's drums.
It went to number one in Finland, 2 in Norway and 5 in Australia, and its 12 on the UK chart stood as the band's biggest British hit until "Highway to Hell" climbed to 4 in 2013. David Mallet's video is cartoon mayhem: Angus bursts out of a life-size TV set, his thrown hat flips a switch, and a cruise missile crosses the globe to smash into the Sydney Opera House mid-concert, with Angus climbing out of the warhead to solo.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 894 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 973 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 957 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
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