Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 34. Thriller – Michael Jackson (200 Viewers)

[simey]

33. Back in Black – AC/DC (533 points)

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Back in Black is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC, released on 25 July 1980, by Albert Productions and Atlantic Records. It was the band's first album to feature Brian Johnson as lead singer, following the death of their previous vocalist Bon Scott. After the commercial breakthrough of their 1979 album Highway to Hell, AC/DC was planning to record a follow-up, but in February 1980, Scott died from alcohol poisoning after a drinking binge. The remaining members of the group considered disbanding, but ultimately chose to continue on and recruited Johnson, who had previously been the vocalist for Geordie.

I remember when this album came out when I was in high school. You could hear it blaring from cars in the school parking lot. That brings up the memory of me walking out of the school towards the parking lot and hearing this album playing, and then seeing people laugh cause I was unknowingly dragging a stream of toilet paper under my shoe. I've got much better memories than that associated with the album, but that one has stayed with me. Anyway, I've always felt Scott and Johnson's vocals were similar with Scott's voice being a bit less strained. Both voices fit the band's style of music. This is the album that I listened to the most by them, and my favorites from it are Hells Bells and Shoot to Thrill.

 

[KarmaPolice]

With MJ now selected, I wonder if all the remaining albums are from artists that have already appeared on the countdown.

I don't think so. There is at least one artist I think will show up that hasn't yet.

Yeah, i think we might see a debut from an artist i don't think has been listed yet.

There is no 'think' about it, only question is when.

I feel like there is more than one, although I may be zoning out here a bit. There is a debut from 1976 that I feel is a lock to still come.

Huh, i have a 75 qnd 78 album in mind. Now i am brainfarting who you are speaking of.

 

[Mister CIA]

With MJ now selected, I wonder if all the remaining albums are from artists that have already appeared on the countdown.

I don't think so. There is at least one artist I think will show up that hasn't yet.

If I'm keeping up, I spy one artist/band who will casually make their debut in the top 5 (and may only bother to show up for the top spot)

 

[Don Quixote]

With MJ now selected, I wonder if all the remaining albums are from artists that have already appeared on the countdown.

I don't think so. There is at least one artist I think will show up that hasn't yet.

Yeah, i think we might see a debut from an artist i don't think has been listed yet.

There is no 'think' about it, only question is when.

I feel like there is more than one, although I may be zoning out here a bit. There is a debut from 1976 that I feel is a lock to still come.

Huh, i have a 75 qnd 78 album in mind. Now i am brainfarting who you are speaking of.

I have a feeling, maybe?

 

[titusbramble]

Oh boy. The Bends. Listening now, and i will collect my thoughts and post a ramble tonight. Some of the proof of the greatness of the album for me is i haven't even seen 3 of personal 4 favorites from the album mentioned yet - the run at the end if the album: Bulletproof, Black Star (my favorite), Sulk, Street Spirit. I will let an actual Brit have final choice of the playlist song, so my fellow #2 can choose.

I've already used my picks off this album in the UK countdown (Black Star) and then in the Radiohead MAD countdown (Street Spirit). You can have it.