Test your knowledge of AC/DC's biggest hits, deep cuts and iconic moments.
The riffs come fast and familiar, but the real game is the voice on top. Name the song, then call the singer, from Bon Scott's 'Highway to Hell' to Brian Johnson's 'Back in Black'.
The 1980 handover is where the surprises hide, from a bronze bell cast for 'Hells Bells' to the all-black sleeve that mourned a lost singer. Those details decide the close rounds.
AC/DC's catalog divides cleanly by frontman. Start with the Bon Scott 1970s, move to the Brian Johnson era, then test yourself on the twin trap where the two blur into one.
The 1970s belong to Bon Scott, whose bluesy, sneering vocal is the first sound to learn. 'It's a Long Way to the Top' opens with bagpipes, 'T.N.T.' chants its own title, and 'Whole Lotta Rosie' and 'Let There Be Rock' set the template. Scott sang right through to 1979's 'Highway to Hell' before his death in early 1980. If the voice has that sly, higher snarl, you are in Bon Scott territory.
In 1980 Brian Johnson, recruited from the band Geordie, stepped in and recorded 'Back in Black' as a tribute to Scott, wrapped in an all-black sleeve. His raspier, higher scream powers 'You Shook Me All Night Long', the bell-tolling 'Hells Bells' and, ten years later, 'Thunderstruck'. When the vocal sounds shredded and stretched to the top of its range, you are almost certainly in the Johnson era.
Because Angus and Malcolm Young never chased a new sound, the riffs give nothing away. 'Highway to Hell' (1979) and 'Back in Black' (1980) sit barely a year apart and could pass for the same session, yet one is Bon Scott and the other is Brian Johnson. This is the single most common AC/DC quiz mistake, and learning to hear the voice under the guitar is how you beat it.
Past the radio staples, the album tracks separate the leaders. 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap', the cannon-blast 'For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)' and later riffs like 'Rock 'n' Roll Train' are where casual players stall. Place these by their singer, weave in the trivia about the Young brothers' Scottish roots and the 2003 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and there is little of AC/DC left to catch you out.
Play the free AC/DC quiz on Songtrivia to find out. You will guess songs from a short clip, from 'Highway to Hell' to 'Thunderstruck', and answer trivia about the two singers and the band's history. Score 8 out of 10 and you are a real fan; a perfect 10 is rare.
Expect the anthems: 'Back in Black', 'Highway to Hell', 'Thunderstruck', 'You Shook Me All Night Long' and 'T.N.T.', plus deep cuts like 'Whole Lotta Rosie' and 'For Those About to Rock' that separate the superfans.
The band's sound barely changes, so listen to the voice. Bon Scott has a bluesy, sneering snarl on 1970s tracks like 'T.N.T.' and 'Highway to Hell'; Brian Johnson has a higher, shredded scream from 'Back in Black' onward. Telling them apart is the hardest round in the AC/DC quiz.
The riffs are easy to spot, but two singers fronted the same unchanging sound, so dating a song by voice is the real test. 'Highway to Hell' and 'Back in Black' came out a year apart and fool almost everyone.
AC/DC was founded in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born guitarist brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Bon Scott sang until his death in 1980, when Brian Johnson took over. Cliff Williams (bass) and Phil Rudd (drums) have long held the rhythm section.
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