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“Rock n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution” by AC/DC

Released 1984

“Rock n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution” by AC/DC appears on 50 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1984. Its best result is #12 on the 99.1 PLR AC/DCember 25 (2017). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,330 indie & aaa song of all time.

50countdowns
20stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

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AC/DC - Rock n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (Live at the Circus Krone, Munich, Germany June 17, 2003)

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"Rock n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" closes Back in Black, AC/DC's 1980 album, and it very nearly didn't exist. The band had only nine songs when Atlantic and their management pushed for one more, so Angus and Malcolm Young knocked this one out in something like 15 minutes, with Brian Johnson sharing the writing credit.

You'd never guess it was a rush job. It rolls in on a greasy blues-rock strut, and before the band kicks in Johnson is in the booth, talking over the intro because producer Mutt Lange asked him to say something. What came out was a swipe at middle men, a murky layer between the bosses and the workforce that Johnson recalled being all over the news back then. Issued as the fourth and last single from the album, it reached number 15 in the UK, the best any of its songs managed there.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 257 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 625 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 354 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 451 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 454 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 368 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 765 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2010 162 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2013 106 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 754 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 489 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 641 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 438 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 425 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 406 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 132 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 314 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 472 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 12 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR AC/DCember 25 (2017) 25
2018 423 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 248 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 379 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 617 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 409 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 276 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 382 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 572 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 279 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 261 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 980 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 285 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 448 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 304 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 142 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2022 365 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 339 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 588 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 351 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 373 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 153 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 243 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 373 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 342 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 805 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 286 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 395 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 202 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2025 919 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 336 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2026 282 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500

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