AC/DC Tops Classic Rock List
AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" was named the best classic rock love song by Radio X, beating out tracks like Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is," Whitesnake's "Is This Love," and Guns N' Roses' "November Rain." The recognition highlights how power ballads from past decades continue resonating with new generations of listeners.
- "You Shook Me All Night Long" was AC/DC's first single with Brian Johnson as the lead singer, following the death of Bon Scott. It reached number 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980. - Other songs that ranked high on the Radio X list include Bryan Adams' "Heaven," Aerosmith's "Crazy," The Beatles' "Something," and Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield." - Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is," released in 1984, was a massive international hit, reaching number one in both the U.S. and the U.K. The song featured backing vocals from the New Jersey Mass Choir. - Whitesnake's "Is This Love" was originally written by frontman David Coverdale for Tina Turner. The 1987 power ballad became one of the band's biggest hits, peaking at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. - Guns N' Roses' "November Rain," released in 1992, is one of the longest songs to ever enter the Billboard Hot 100, with a duration of nearly nine minutes. Its famously expensive music video was based on the short story "Without You" by Del James. - The album featuring "You Shook Me All Night Long," *Back in Black*, is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with certified sales of over 27 million in the U.S. alone. - There have been long-standing claims that some of the lyrics for "You Shook Me All Night Long" were written by former AC/DC frontman Bon Scott before his death. - "I Want to Know What Love Is" has been covered by numerous artists, including a notable version by Australian singer Tina Arena, which was produced by Foreigner's Mick Jones.
