10 Albums That Defined Rock And Roll

10. Back in Black - AC/DC

The hidden beauty behind rock and roll is perseverance. As much as the road might be a tough life and your personal life can get hectic, it's all about how much you can overcome adversity and still come out on top. And AC/DC, they had a damn mountain to climb during the production for Back In Black.

After coming off of the amazing success of Highway to Hell, people were thinking that these Aussies were dead in the water once Bon Scott passed away from alcohol poisoning. Instead of fading into the background of the '70s, Angus Young figured that the best way to get over their fallen bandmate was to pay tribute to him in song. Hiring Brian Johnson from the band Geordie, AC/DC were reborn out of the ashes of Bon's death with this album, which became some of the greatest rock and roll ever made.

Granted, it's not like there's too much different than the usual AC/DC formula here. This is still the same band that you got to know from High Voltage, only with their teeth out way more and their heart on their sleeve. Even if Bon was only going to be there in spirit, this is a worthy sendoff and the kick in the ass that the band needed to survive.