The Very Best

~ Release by AC/DC (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Hard as a Rock
assistant engineer:
Kyle Bess, Brandon Harris (US engineer), Steve Holroyd and Rory Romano
engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
co-producer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd
guitar:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Riff Raff Limited Partnership (in 1995)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 106)
recording of:
Hard as a Rock (from 1994 until 1995)
writer:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
4.054:30
2Let There Be Rock
producer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo), Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
bass:
Mark Evans (Australian bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd
guitar:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
vocals:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Music Corporation Pty Ltd. (in 1977) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1977)
recorded at:
Albert Studios (Australian studio, original King Street location, until 1985) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1977-01 until 1977-02)
recording of:
Let There Be Rock (from 1977-01 until 1977-02)
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
3.356:05
3Thunderstruck
additional recording engineer:
Ken Lomas and Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Brian Dobbs (US metal producer/engineer) and Sean Leonard (Irish engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chris Slade
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 13), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 116) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Thunderstruck
writer:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
4.354:54
4Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
producer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1976)
recorded at:
Albert Studios (Australian studio, original King Street location, until 1985) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1976-01 until 1976-03)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 31)
recording of:
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (from 1976-01 until 1976-03)
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
4.34:13
5Big Gun
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1993)
engineer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 103)
recording of:
Big Gun (in 1993)
writer:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
3.754:25
6The Jack
recording of:
The Jack
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
45:48
7Heatseeker
assistant engineer:
Chuck Cavanagh and Jean-Jacques Lemoine
engineer:
Tom Swift (engineer)
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams
drums (drum set):
Simon Wright (rock and metal drummer)
guitar:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Studio Miraval in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 107)
recording of:
Heatseeker
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
3.253:50
8Jailbreak
recording of:
Jailbreak
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
33:49
9You Shook Me All Night Long
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Jack Nuber
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Brad Samuelsohn
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1980) and Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 10), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 120), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 100), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 287) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
You Shook Me All Night Long (from 1980-04 until 1980-05)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., J. Albert Ltd. (in 1980), Marks Music (in 1980) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd. (in 1980)
4.453:31
10Rock ’n’ Roll Damnation
engineer:
Mark Opitz
producer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo), Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Phil Rudd (from 1978-02 until 1978-03)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Williams (from 1978-02 until 1978-03)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) (from 1978-02 until 1978-03) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC) (from 1978-02 until 1978-03)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member) (from 1978-02 until 1978-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J. Albert & Son (Pty) Ltd. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Albert Studios, Sydney, Australia (Australian studio, original King Street location, until 1985) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1978-02 until 1978-03)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 113)
recording of:
Rock 'n' Roll Damnation (from 1978-02 until 1978-03)
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), EMI Music Ltd., J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1978)
3.553:38
11Shake Your Foundations
engineer:
Mark Dearnley
producer:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams
drums (drum set):
Simon Wright (rock and metal drummer)
guitar:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 114)
recording of:
Shake Your Foundations
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
3.054:10
12T.N.T.
producer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd
electric bass guitar:
Mark Evans (Australian bass guitarist)
electric guitar [Lead]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC)
electric guitar [Rythm] and background vocals:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
lead vocals:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Music Corporation Pty Ltd. (in 1976) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1976)
recorded at:
Albert Studios (Australian studio, original King Street location, until 1985) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
recording of:
T.N.T.
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1976)
4.23:33
13Who Made Who
producer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams
drums (drum set):
Simon Wright (rock and metal drummer)
guitar:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 118)
recording of:
Who Made Who
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
4.453:28
14Highway to Hell
recording engineer:
Mark Dearnley
assistant engineer:
Kevin Dallimore (engineering)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Cliff Williams
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd
guitar:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
vocals:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 31), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 108), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 254)
recording of:
Highway to Hell
lyricist and composer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
4.353:29
15Whole Lotta Rosie
recording of:
Whole Lotta Rosie
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Dirty Eyes
44:11
16For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
recording engineer:
Mark Dearnley
assistant engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer), Marc Haliday (Engineer) and Andy Rose (UK engineer, Mobile One/Fleetwood Mobile)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
David Thoener
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd
electric bass guitar:
Cliff Williams
electric guitar [lead]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC)
electric guitar [rhythm]:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
background vocals:
Cliff Williams and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
lead vocals:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Leidseplein Presse B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Family Sound Studio (Studios Vogue until 1978) in Paris, Île-de-France, France and H.I.S. Studio in Paris, Île-de-France, France
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 104)
recording of:
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
writer:
Brian Johnson (AC/DC lead singer), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
45:46
17Big Balls
producer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd
electric bass guitar:
Mark Evans (Australian bass guitarist)
electric guitar:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
lead vocals:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Music Corporation Pty Ltd. (in 1976) and J. Albert & Son (Pty.) Ltd. (in 1976)
recorded at:
Albert Studios (Australian studio, original King Street location, until 1985) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (in 1976)
recording of:
Big Balls (in 1976)
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc.
3.852:40
18Rocker
producer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd
electric bass guitar:
Mark Evans (Australian bass guitarist)
electric guitar:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
lead vocals:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1975), Australian Music Corporation Pty Ltd. (in 1976) and J. Albert & Son (Pty.) Ltd. (in 1976)
recorded at:
Albert Studios (Australian studio, original King Street location, until 1985) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (in 1975-07)
recording of:
Rocker (in 1975-07)
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
3.452:49

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