Song · AC/DC
“Livewire” by AC/DC
From the album T.N.T. (1975)
“Livewire” by AC/DC appears on 10 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1990 and 2022. It was first released in 1975 on the album T.N.T.. Its best result is #212 on the KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,100 classic rock song of all time.
"Livewire" crackles out of T.N.T., AC/DC's second album, which hit the shops on 1 December 1975 in Australia and New Zealand and nowhere else. Bon Scott wrote it with Angus and Malcolm Young, and the band cut it at Albert Studios in Sydney with Harry Vanda and George Young producing, George being the guitarists' big brother and an old hand from the Easybeats.
T.N.T. was the first record with Mark Evans on bass and Phil Rudd on drums, and both are here, with Scott hollering the lead, Malcolm on backing vocals and the Young brothers' guitars locked together. Where the debut had dabbled, this is the album where AC/DC committed to the hard-edged, rhythm-and-blues-rooted rock and roll they'd become famous for, and "Livewire" struts like a band that has found its groove and means to stay in it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 860 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1994 | 515 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 447 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 607 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 369 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 440 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2002 | 212 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2019 | 656 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2020 | 635 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) | 1025 |
| 2022 | 679 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) | 1025 |
Also listed as: Live Wire.
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