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“Shoot to Thrill” by AC/DC

From the album Back in Black (1980)

“Shoot to Thrill” by AC/DC appears on 74 radio countdowns from 24 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1980 on the album Back in Black. Its best result is #8 on the 99.1 PLR AC/DCember 25 (2017). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #190 classic rock song of all time.

74countdowns
24stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

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AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill (Iron Man 2 Version)

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"Shoot to Thrill" comes roaring in second on Back in Black, AC/DC's 1980 album. Brian Johnson wrote it with Angus and Malcolm Young, and it's pure pedal-to-the-floor rock and roll: the Young brothers' guitars snapping like live wires, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd locked into a groove that never lets up, and Johnson shrieking over the top. Robert John "Mutt" Lange produced it with Tony Platt engineering, and every hit lands clean and hard.

It has had a long second life on stage, turning up on the 1992 Live album from the Razors Edge tour and in a 1991 Donington version on the Backtracks box. In 2010 it landed on the Iron Man 2 soundtrack, with a new video cutting film footage together with the band's December 2009 show at Buenos Aires' Estadio Monumental.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 556 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 957 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 799 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 836 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 602 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 340 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 229 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2010 109 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 255 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 503 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 505 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 388 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 160 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 124 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 383 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 169 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 231 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 203 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 159 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 215 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 361 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2016 112 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 158 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 345 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 306 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 14 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 8 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR AC/DCember 25 (2017) 25
2018 322 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 183 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 975 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 208 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 190 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 114 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 35 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 390 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 130 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 210 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 261 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 66 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 175 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 310 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 156 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2022 312 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 69 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 50 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 363 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 371 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 133 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 261 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 132 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 790 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 132 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 223 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 17 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 65 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 279 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 211 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 256 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 530 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 862 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 158 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 134 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 79 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 69 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 431 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 122 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2025 413 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 73 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 122 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 116 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 71 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2026 214 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 388 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 147 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

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