Most of us can agree that sinking some tins while listening to AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’ is a pretty universal experience - and now, a study has crowned AC/DC as the top rock band for drinking songs.
The whiskey retailer Flask & Barrel conducted a study where they analysed thousands of Spotify playlists that referenced partying or drinking in their titles. They ended up finding about 23,400 eligible playlists, and then separated each song into different genres of music.
In a top 10 list, AC/DC had four of their songs appear.
‘Thunderstruck’ came in as the number one rock drinking song, appearing on 521 party/ drinking playlists, with ‘Highway to Hell’ coming in second place, appearing on 477 of them.
The band’s 1980 tune ‘Back in Black’ came in fourth place with 447 playlist appearances, and ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ came in eighth, appearing on 393 playlists.
In amongst the top ten list were songs from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eagles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fleetwood Mac and more. Check out the top 10 list below:
The Top 10 Rock Songs for Drinking
1. AC/DC's Thunderstruck
2. AC/DC's Highway to Hell
3. Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama
4. AC/DC's Back In Black
5. Eagles' Hotel California
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son
7. Fleetwood Mac's Dreams
8. AC/DC's You Shook Me All Night Long
9. Journey's Don't Stop Believin'
10. Toto's Africa
Flask & Barrel also created a list of the rock band’s that had the most song appearances on party playlists. Check out that list below.
Top Rock Band Appearances on Party Playlists
1. AC/DC - 4,143 appearances
2. Queen - 3,512 appearances
3. Rolling Stones - 3,242 appearances
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 2,885 appearances
5. Fleetwood Mac - 2,684 appearances
6. Nirvana - 2,788 appearances
7. Led Zeppelin - 2,713 appearances
8. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 2,603 appearances
9. Guns N' Roses - 2,451 appearances
10. Green Day - 2,332 appearances
While AC/DC took out the top spot in the rock genre for the best songs to drink to, hip-hop was unveiled as the most popular genre to appear in party playlists.
As for the number one drinking song overall? Based off this study, Usher’s ‘Yeah!’ came in at number one, with 1,191 appearances.
If you’re curious, you can take a closer look at Flask & Barrel’s study.
