Ranking the best Angus Young guitar solos of all time is a difficult feat. Practically every AC/DC song includes a blistering solo, thanks in large part to the band's historic emphasis on the legendary guitarist as its front man (both during the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson years). Nearly 50 years since the group's launch, Young is still in the studio and doing his famed duck walk dance onstage today, so suffice to say, the catalogue of solo choices is unfathomably deep.
While some of Young's best cadenzas achieve this status due to their pure ferocity, many too have gone down in history for their interaction with other elements of the songs they share. The guitar solos in "Thunderstruck" and "Let There Be Rock" are two noteworthy giants which meet both these criteria. But, regardless of why the segments on this list are included, they all share one commonality: they are among Angus Young's best moments throughout the expansive AC/DC discography.
Vote up your favorite Angus Young guitar solos below, and be sure to add any that you feel we may have missed.
Album and date on each song refers to American releases.
1617Whole Lotta Rosie
AC/DCAlbums: Let There Be Rock
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 3:31
Album: Let There Be Rock
Released: 1978
Solo: 2:20-3:38
2374Let There Be Rock
AC/DCAlbums: Let There Be Rock
Composer: AC/DC, Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 17:43
Album: Let There Be Rock
Released: 1977
Solos: 1:13-1:48, 3:00-3:32, 4:22-6:05
![Back in Black]()
34110Back in Black
AC/DCAlbums: Back in Black, Stiff Upper Lip
Composer: AC/DC, Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young
Producer: Robert Lange
Length (seconds): 4:8
Album: Back in Black
Released: 1980
Solo: 1:48-2:30
![It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)]()
4Albums: High Voltage, T.N.T.
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 5:1
Album: High Voltage
Released: 1976
Solo: 1:55-2:33
![Thunderstruck]()
53711Thunderstruck
AC/DCAlbums: The Razors Edge
Composer: Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 4:53
Album: The Razor's Edge
Released: 1990
Solo: 3:11-3:25
![Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]()
6252Albums: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 4:11
Album: Dirty Deed Done Dirt Cheap
Released: 1976
Solo: 2:00-2:30
![Jailbreak]()
73211Jailbreak
AC/DCAlbums: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Composer: AC/DC, Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 4:41
Album: '74 Jailbreak (EP)
Released: 1984
Solo: 2:34- 3:26, 3:53-4:40
![T.N.T.]()
8254T.N.T.
AC/DCAlbums: High Voltage, T.N.T.
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 3:34
Album: High Voltage
Released: 1976
Solo: 2:10-2:30
![Highway to Hell]()
93111Highway to Hell
AC/DCAlbums: Highway to Hell
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 3:28
Album: Highway to Hell
Released: 1979
Solo: 2:11-3:27
![You Shook Me All Night Long]()
10288You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DCAlbums: Back in Black
Composer: Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young
Producer: Robert Lange
Length (seconds): 3:30
Album: Back in Black
Released: 1980
Solo: 2:20-2:48
![Shot Down in Flames]()
11212Shot Down in Flames
AC/DCAlbums: Highway to Hell
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 3:22
Album: Highway to Hell
Released: 1979
Solo: 2:03-2:36
![For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)]()
12Albums: For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Composer: Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 5:44
Album: For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Released: 1981
Solo: 2:45-3:17
![Bad Boy Boogie]()
13227Bad Boy Boogie
AC/DCAlbums: Let There Be Rock
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 4:29
Album: Let There Be Rock
Released: 1978
Solo: 2:20-3:34
![If You Want Blood (You've Got It)]()
142410Albums: Highway to Hell
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 4:36
Album: Highway to Hell
Released: 1979
Solo: 2:27-2:55
![Live Wire]()
15151Live Wire
AC/DCAlbums: High Voltage, T.N.T.
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 5:49
Album: High Voltage
Released: 1976
Solo: 2:47-3:57
![Walk All Over You]()
162210Walk All Over You
AC/DCAlbums: Highway to Hell
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 5:9
Album: Highway to Hell
Released: 1979
Solo: 3:24-4:11
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1722Meanstreak
AC/DCAlbums: Blow Up Your Video
Length (seconds): 4:9
Album: Blow Up Your Video
Released: 1988
Solo: 1:40-2:12
![Have a Drink on Me]()
18122Have a Drink on Me
AC/DCAlbums: Back in Black
Producer: Robert Lange
Length (seconds): 3:58
Album: Back in Black
Released: 1980
Solo: 2:21-2:48
![Who Made Who]()
19111Who Made Who
AC/DCDate Recorded: 1986
Album: Who Made Who (Soundtrack)
Released: 1986
Solo: 1:42-1:56
![Moneytalks]()
20145Moneytalks
AC/DCAlbums: The Razors Edge
Composer: Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 3:45
Album: The Razors Edge
Released: 1990
Solo: 2:14-2:45
![The Jack]()
21128The Jack
AC/DCAlbums: High Voltage, T.N.T.
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 5:50
Album: High Voltage
Released: 1976
Solo: 1:59-2:37
![Stiff Upper Lip]()
2284Stiff Upper Lip
AC/DCAlbums: Stiff Upper Lip
Composer: Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Producer: George Young
Length (seconds): 3:34
Album: Stiff Upper Lip
Released: 2000
Solo: 1:48-2:18
![Rock or Bust]()
2314Rock or Bust
AC/DCDate Recorded: 2014
Album: Rock or Bust
Released: 2014
Solo: 1:58-2:16
![Black Ice]()
2472Black Ice
AC/DCAlbums: Black Ice
Composer: Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Producer: Brendan O'Brien
Length (seconds): 3:25
Album: Black Ice
Released: 2008
Solo: 1:52-2:12
![Sin City]()
2585Sin City
AC/DCAlbums: Powerage
Composer: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
Length (seconds): 4:40
Album: Powerage
Released: 1978
Solo: 1:54-2:37
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