Song · AC/DC
“High Voltage” by AC/DC
From the album T.N.T. (1975)
“High Voltage” by AC/DC appears on 14 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1990 and 2018. It was first released in 1975 on the album T.N.T.. Its best result is #25 on the 99.1 PLR AC/DCember 25 (2017). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,227 classic rock song of all time.
"High Voltage" went out in Australia as a stand-alone single in 1975 and also sits eighth on T.N.T., AC/DC's second Australian album, and it's a title the band clearly loved: it had already named their first Australian album, and it named the international record too, where the song closes things out, in May 1976. Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott wrote it, and Vanda & Young produced.
Here's the twist: the credits say Phil Rudd, but the drums were actually laid down by session man Tony Currenti, not long after the sessions for that debut album. The single went out across the UK and Europe in 1976, and in 1980 it reached number 48 on the UK Singles Chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 734 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1994 | 564 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 336 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 695 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 747 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 790 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2002 | 207 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2012 | 1197 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 701 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 825 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 707 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 858 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
| 2017 | 25 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR AC/DCember 25 (2017) | 25 |
| 2018 | 95 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
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