Song · AC/DC
“Rock n roll train” by AC/DC
From the album Black Ice (2008)
“Rock n roll train” by AC/DC appears on 14 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2008 and 2020. It was first released in 2008 on the album Black Ice. Its best result is #17 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #165 alternative song of 2008.
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"Rock 'n' Roll Train" was the first Black Ice song to reach radio in 2008, and it's AC/DC running on the same rails as ever: Angus and Malcolm Young, who wrote it, locking their guitars together, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd stoking the engine, and Brian Johnson hollering from the front car. Brendan O'Brien produced it for Columbia, and Mike Fraser engineered and mixed.
It went out on 7-inch vinyl with "War Machine" on the flip, in a sleeve of its own, sat at number one on Billboard's mainstream rock chart for three weeks, became the band's first song on the Alternative Songs chart, drew a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and turned up in TV ads and ESPN sports bumpers. It stayed in the set, too, clocking more than 250 performances by December 2024.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2008 | 50 |
| 2008 | 74 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 476 | 97.9 The Loop | The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) | 500 |
| 2011 | 711 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 731 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 594 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2013 | 428 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) | 500 |
| 2014 | 547 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 246 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) | 400 |
| 2015 | 449 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) | 499 |
| 2015 | 597 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 476 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
| 2017 | 23 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR AC/DCember 25 (2017) | 25 |
| 2020 | 550 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) | 1025 |
Also listed as: Rock & Roll Train; Rock N Roll Train; Rock 'N' Roll Train; Rock 'n' Roll Train; Rock 'N Roll Train.
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