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Paul Elliott

The 30 best Brian Johnson AC/DC songs

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AC/DC feature on the cover of the brand new issue of Classic Rock, marking the band’s 50th anniversary. Inside the magazine, and all-star array of musicians talk about their favourite AC/DC albums, from Kiss’s Paul Stanley praising Back In Black and Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott celebrating Powerage to Cheap Trick‘s Rick Nielsen looking back at Highway To Hell and Wolfgang Van Halen showing some love to Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Buy the new issue of Classic Rock now and have it delivered straight to your door an. 

Brian Johnson has been AC/DC's frontman for over four decades, a tenure more than seven times that of his predecessor, Bon Scott. He joined the band in time for their biggest album, 1980's Back In Black, and as AC/DC shifted from theatres to arenas, and from arenas to stadiums, he led the way. And yet, for some, he's still in the new boy, still operating in Bon's undoubtedly significant shadow,  

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