List of AC/DC tribute albums explained

This is a list of tribute albums (and individual covers) of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Due to AC/DC's worldwide popularity, many musicians have made tribute albums to the band. These albums have been made by a variety of different artists from across several different genres, such as bluegrass music and death metal. AC/DC's influence has also meant that their individual songs have also been frequently covered by other artists.[1]

Tribute albums

TitleArtist(s)ReleasedNotes
Welcome To Rock'n'Roll Hell : A Tribute to AC/DC & MotörheadVarious1989Covers of AC/DC & Motörhead songs. Artists featured include; Jingo de Lunch, Slawheads, What... For, The Angels and Bellybutton & The Knockwells.
Fuse Box - The Alternative TributeVarious1995Artists featured include; Frenzal Rhomb, Don Walker, Nitocris, The Meanies, Ed Kuepper and Spiderbait.[2]
Thunderbolt: A Tribute to AC/DCVarious1996Artists featured include; Zakk Wylde, Sebastian Bach, Joe Lynn Turner, Jack Russell, John Corabi and Lemmy Kilmister.[3]
Covered In Black : An Industrial Tribute to the Kings of High VoltageVarious1997Covers of AC/DC songs in an industrial style. Artists featured include; Electric Hellfire Club, Genitorturers, Die Krupps, Spahn Ranch, and Godflesh.[4]
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be: A Tribute to AC/DCVarious1999Artists featured include; REO Speedealer, Zeke, Supersuckers, Fuckemos and Electric Frankenstein.
A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DCHayseed Dixie2000Features bluegrass covers of various AC/DC songs.[5] [6]
4,5 Volt: AC/DC Tribute AlbumVarious2000Artists featured include; Anima Soundsystem, Budapest Underground, Zeus and Dyas, and FreshFabrik.
What's Next to the MoonMark Kozelek2001Covers of AC/DC songs from the Bon Scott-era done in a folk ballad style.[7]
Back in Baroque... The String Tribute to AC/DC2003A classical version of Back in Black.
The Rock-A-Billy Tribute to AC/DCFull Blown Cherry2004Covers of AC/DC songs in a rockabilly style.[8]
Graveyard Classics 2Six Feet Under2004Cover of the Back in Black album done in a death metal style.
Thunder Tracks Tribute to AC/DCVarious Japanese artists2008
AC/DC tribute band Bedlam In BelgiumAC/DC2012Full AC/DC tribute show

Individual covers

Many different musicians have covered AC/DC's songs, proving the band's influence on many different artists from across numerous music genres, as the list shows:

Artist(s)Song(s) coveredAlbum/singleReleasedNotes
The Party Boys"Let There Be Rock", "High Voltage"No Song Too Sacred, The Party Boys1984, 1987
Beastie Boys"Sampled Back In Black on track Rock Hard"Single1985
Guns N' Roses"Whole Lotta Rosie""Welcome to the Jungle" single, Live from the Jungle1987, 1988Has also been played as part of Guns N' Roses' concerts.[9]
John Farnham"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"Age of Reason1988[10]
Exodus"Overdose", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"Fabulous Disaster, Tempo of the Damned respectively.1988, 2004 respectively[11]
Bruce Dickinson"Sin City"Tattooed Millionaire1990
Hard Ons with Henry Rollins"Let There Be Rock"Single1991[12]
Sam Kinison (Featuring Slash)"Highway To Hell"Leader of the Banned1990
Brothers"Back In Black"Back In Black (1993) Two For The Price Of One (1994)1993
Acid Drinkers"Whole Lotta Rosie"Fishdick1994[13]
Eläkeläiset"Let There Be Rock" (as "Olkoon humppa")Humppakäräjät1994
Annihilator"Live Wire"In Command1996[14]
A.N.I.M.A.LHighway to HellUsa Toda tu Fuerza1999
Quiet Riot"Highway to Hell"Alive and Well1999[15]
Mark Kozelek"Rock 'n' Roll Singer", "You Ain't Got a Hold on Me", "Bad Boy Boogie"Rock 'n' Roll Singer2000The songs are sung in a folk ballad style.[16] [17]
Six Feet Under"T.N.T."Graveyard Classics2000
The Offspring"Sin City"Million Miles Away single.2001[18]
Twisted Sister"Sin City"Twisted Forever2001[19]
Joan Jett"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"The Hit List / The Jett Age (Japanese Promo)2001
Iced Earth"Highway to Hell", "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"Tribute to the Gods2002[20]
Illdisposed"Beating Around the Bush"Retro2002
Living Colour"Back in Black"Collideøscope2003[21] [22]
Shakira"Back in Black"Live & Off the Record2004[23]
Synthetik FM featuring Fr/action"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"Elektrokuted: 17 Metal and Rock classics revisited2004[24]
The Dandy Warhols"Hells Bells"Come on Feel the Dandy Warhols2004[25]
Graveyard BBQ"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"Graveyard BBQ Greatest Hits Volume Two2007
Richard Cheese"You Shook Me All Night Long"Viva la Vodka2009
Accept"I'm A Rebel"I'm A Rebel1980
Agression"Touch Too Much"For Those About To Rawk: A Punk Tribute To AC/DC2002
Angry Samoans"Highway To Hell"For Those About To Rawk: A Punk Tribute To AC/DC2002
Big & Rich"You Shook Me All Night Long"Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace2007
Scott Ian and Dee Snider"Walk All Over You"Single2010
Loaded Dice"Whole Lotta Rosie"Rock n Roll Train A Tribute to ACDC2011
CoverheadsWhat You Do For Money HoneyRock Cinco Estrellas2012
Anthrax"T.N.T."Anthems2013
Massive"If You Want Blood (You Got It)"Four On The Floor (EP)2014
Ninna & Michelle"You shook me all night long"Tre Apor feat. Ulf on the box (EP)2014
Angus"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (single)2019
Angus"Shoot to Thrill"Shoot to thrill (single)2020

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MUSICMATCH Guide: AC/DC . . 17 January 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060506110657/http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=327502 . 6 May 2006 .
  2. Web site: Fuse Box - An AC/DC tribute . The Kuepper Files . 17 January 2007 .
  3. Web site: Various – Thunderbolt - A Tribute To AC/DC . 27 February 2016 . discogs.com .
  4. Web site: Various - Covered In Black: An Industrial Tribute To The Kings Of High Voltage AC/DC . 27 February 2016 . discogs.com .
  5. Web site: Hayseed Dixie - A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC . Dainon . Moody . 5 December 2006 . .
  6. Web site: Genesis . 5 December 2006 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20061129211703/http://www.hayseed-dixie.com/genesis.html . 29 November 2006 . dead .
  7. Web site: Mark Kozelek - What's Next to the Moon . 5 December 2006 . .
  8. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r720127|pure_url=yes}} Various Artists - The Rock-A-Billy Tribute to AC/DC ]. 5 December 2006 . Mark . Deming . Allmusic .
  9. Web site: Guns N' Roses singles . Here Today... Gone to Hell . 17 January 2007.
  10. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r7142|pure_url=yes}} John Farnham - Age of Reason ]. 5 December 2006 . Jonathan . Lewis . Allmusic .
  11. Web site: Exodus . The Covers Project . 17 January 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081123055745/http://www.coversproject.com/artist/exodus/ . 23 November 2008 . dead .
  12. Web site: Discography . . 17 January 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061011205107/http://www.hard-ons.net/disc.html . 11 October 2006 . dead .
  13. Web site: Acid Drinkers: Fishdick. 30 August 2017 . metal-archives.com .
  14. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r600529|pure_url=yes}} Annihilator - In Command ]. 5 December 2006 . Eduardo . Rivadavia . Allmusic .
  15. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r400313|pure_url=yes}} Quiet Riot - Alive and Well ]. 5 December 2006 . Greg . Prato . Allmusic .
  16. Web site: Mark Kozelek - Rock 'n' Roll Singer . Daron . Gardner . 4 August 2000 . 5 December 2006 . FakeJazz .
  17. Web site: Mark Kozelek - Rock 'n' Roll Singer . 5 December 2006 . PopMatters . Geoff . Stahl.
  18. Web site: Million Miles Away Single now in Stores! . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005234/http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?year=2001&newsID=415076 . dead . 27 September 2007 . 5 December 2006 . .
  19. Web site: Various Artists - Twisted Forever . 5 December 2006 . PopMatters . Jeremy . Hart.
  20. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r611718|pure_url=yes}} Iced Earth - Tribute to the Gods ]. Andy . Hinds . 5 December 2006 . Allmusic .
  21. Web site: Living Colour - Collideøscope . 5 December 2006 . Blog Critics magazine . Tom . Johnson . 8 November 2003 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061208202719/http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/08/105433.php . 8 December 2006 .
  22. Living Colour - Collideøscope . 5 December 2006 . David . Fricke . 13 November 2003 . Rolling Stone . https://web.archive.org/web/20090412062112/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/livingcolour/albums/album/290616/review/6209668/collideoscope . 12 April 2009 . dead .
  23. Web site: Shakira Interview . https://web.archive.org/web/20040404063014/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1486033/03292004/shakira.jhtml . dead . 4 April 2004 . Ives . Brian . C. Bottomley . 29 March 2004 . 5 December 2006 . VH1 .
  24. Web site: Elektrokuted: 17 Metal and Rock classics revisited . 27 September 2007 . discogs.com .
  25. Web site: The Black Album/Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols . Slabtown.net. 7 April 2013.