100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: BACK IN BLACK. Continues tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè pays tribute to 100 songs that innovated, changed the rules, defied convention and had a significant impact on the evolution of pop and rock music, presented in chronological order…

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100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

1980

💥68 Back In Black

AC/DC

When groups lose a luminary frontman, the void can often be the deathknell of that act. Bands like The Doors, Nirvana and INXS failed to successfully replace lead singers Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Michael Hutchence respectively. Australian band AC/DC was fronted by Bon Scott. As the group’s profile expanded, the stories of his lifestyle became legendary and helped establish the act’s image. On February 19, 1980, aged only 33, Scott died. Devastated, the surviving members contemplated terminating the group. One month later, the members, now determined to continue, recruited a new lead vocalist: Brian Johnson. In April, AC/DC recorded a new album. ‘Back In Black’ was a tribute to Scott but it served to reinvigorate the new line-up. Defying the odds, the parent LP amassed sales that exceeded those for its previous albums. It spawned 2 hit singles: “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution”. The title track serves as a bridge between Scott’s legacy and the future. “Back In Black” influenced the sound of heavy metal and hard rock that would be a fixture on the charts in the 1980s and the decade that followed. The song and the album paved the way for Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Poison and Skid Row.

1980-      Love Will Tear Us Apart

1979-      London Calling

               Rapper’s Delight

               Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough

               Good Times

1978-     Wuthering Heights

1977-     Stayin’ Alive

              Heroes

               I Feel Love

1976-     Dancing Queen

              Anarchy In The U.K.

              Blitzkrieg Bop

1975-     Gloria

              Bohemian Rhapsody

              Love To Love You Baby

              Autobahn

              No Woman, No Cry Live

1973-     Personality Crisis

              Living For the City

              Time

              Soul Makossa

1972-    I Am Woman

1971-    American Pie

              Imagine

             Theme From ‘Shaft’

             What’s Going On

             The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

1969-   Whole Lotta Love

1968-   Helter Skelter

            Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

            Folsom Prison Blues Live

1967-   Sunshine Of Your Love

             A Day In The Life

             Respect

             Light My Fire

            Venus In Furs
             Strawberry Fields Forever

1966-   Good Vibrations

            Tomorrow Never Knows

            Eight Miles High

1965-   The Sounds Of Silence

            My Generation

            Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag

            (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

            I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

1964-  You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

           You Really Got Me

           The House Of The Rising Sun

           Where Did Our Love Go

1963-  I Want To Hold Your Hand

           Blowin’ In The Wind

           Be My Baby

1962- Misirlou

1961- Crazy

1960- The Twist

          Cathy’s Clown

1959- There Goes My Baby

          What’d I Say (Parts 1 & 2)
1957- Great Balls Of Fire
          Jailhouse Rock

          You Send Me

          That’ll Be The Day

1955- Tutti Frutti

           Maybellene

1955- Rock Around The Clock

1954- That’s All Right Mama

1951- Rocket 88