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.
Tribute albums
Title Artist(s) Released NotesWelcome 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.Thunderbolt: A Tribute to AC/DCVarious1996Artists featured include; Zakk Wylde, Sebastian Bach, Joe Lynn Turner, Jack Russell, John Corabi and Lemmy Kilmister.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.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.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.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.Graveyard Classics 2Six Feet Under2004Cover of the Back in Black album done in a death metal style.Thunder Tracks Tribute to AC/DCVarious Japanese artists2008AC/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) covered Album/single Released NotesThe Party Boys"Let There Be Rock", "High Voltage"No Song Too Sacred, The Party Boys1984, 1987Beastie Boys"Sampled Back In Black on track Rock Hard"Single1985Guns 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.John Farnham"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"Age of Reason1988Exodus"Overdose", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"Fabulous Disaster, Tempo of the Damned respectively.1988, 2004 respectivelyBruce Dickinson"Sin City"Tattooed Millionaire1990Hard Ons with Henry Rollins"Let There Be Rock"Single1991Sam Kinison (Featuring Slash)"Highway To Hell"Leader of the Banned1990Brothers"Back In Black"Back In Black (1993) Two For The Price Of One (1994)1993Acid Drinkers"Whole Lotta Rosie"Fishdick1994Eläkeläiset"Let There Be Rock" (as "Olkoon humppa")Humppakäräjät1994Annihilator"Live Wire"In Command1996A.N.I.M.A.LHighway to HellUsa Toda tu Fuerza1999Quiet Riot"Highway to Hell"Alive and Well1999Mark 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.Six Feet Under"T.N.T."Graveyard Classics2000The Offspring"Sin City"Million Miles Away single.2001Twisted Sister"Sin City"Twisted Forever2001Joan Jett"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"The Hit List / The Jett Age (Japanese Promo)2001Iced Earth"Highway to Hell", "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"Tribute to the Gods2002Illdisposed"Beating Around the Bush"Retro2002Living Colour"Back in Black"Collideøscope2003Shakira"Back in Black"Live & Off the Record2004Synthetik FM featuring Fr/action"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"Elektrokuted: 17 Metal and Rock classics revisited2004The Dandy Warhols"Hells Bells"Come on Feel the Dandy Warhols2004Graveyard BBQ"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"Graveyard BBQ Greatest Hits Volume II2007Richard Cheese"You Shook Me All Night Long"Viva la Vodka2009Accept"I'm A Rebel"I'm A Rebel1980Agression"Touch Too Much"For Those About to Rawk: A Punk Tribute to AC/DC2002Angry Samoans"Highway To Hell"For Those About to Rawk: A Punk Tribute to AC/DC2002Big & Rich"You Shook Me All Night Long"Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace2007Scott Ian and Dee Snider"Walk All Over You"Single2010Loaded Dice"Whole Lotta Rosie"Rock n Roll Train A Tribute to ACDC2011CoverheadsWhat You Do For Money HoneyRock Cinco Estrellas2012Anthrax"T.N.T."Anthems2013Halestorm"Shoot to Thrill"ReAniMate 2.0: The CoVers EP2013Massive"If You Want Blood (You Got It)"Four On The Floor (EP)2014Ninna & Michelle"You shook me all night long"Tre Apor feat. Ulf on the box (EP)2014Halestorm"Mistress For Christmas"Non-album single2016Angus"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (single)2019Angus"Shoot to Thrill"Shoot to thrill (single)2020
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