How Much Music

Song

You Shook Me All Night Long

AC/DC · Back in Black · 1980

low confidence

editorial meaning/overview is present + related listening context is present. Why?

You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC

Short Answer

How much money does You Shook Me All Night Long make?

You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC earns an estimated $500K-$1.8M/year per year from streaming, licensing, and long-tail catalog replay value.

The song still reads as an evergreen catalog asset roughly 46 years after release.

This song keeps earning because it is one of AC/DC's most approachable catalog staples for mainstream rock playlists.

Did You Know?

  • Currently ranks around the top 31% of tracked songs by modeled artist-side earnings
  • Released in 1980 and still shows earnings power roughly 46 years later
  • Ranks #2 among 2 tracked songs for AC/DC
  • 2 tracks on the linked album page
  • External listening links available
  • low confidence estimate

You Shook Me All Night Long sits in the top 31% of tracked songs on the site by modeled artist-side earnings.

Last updated: April 2026

You Shook Me All Night Long vs Similar Songs

Song Artist Estimated yearly midpoint
You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC $1,150,000
Back in Black
same artist · same album
AC/DC $1,650,000
November Rain
same genre · similar earnings band
Guns N' Roses $1,400,000
Comfortably Numb
same era · similar earnings band
Pink Floyd $900,000

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Why It Still Works

  • catalog streaming
  • party and rock playlists
  • live-performance familiarity

AC/DC benefits when one recording stays useful across streaming, memory, and licensing contexts long after the release campaign ends.

More Questions About You Shook Me All Night Long

How much did You Shook Me All Night Long make in total?

You Shook Me All Night Long does not have a public lifetime total, so this page stays focused on modeled annual earnings instead of claiming an audited career total.

How much does You Shook Me All Night Long make per stream?

You Shook Me All Night Long does not have a single public per-stream rate because payouts vary by platform, territory, subscription tier, and contract structure. The estimate here is modeled from aggregate streaming, licensing, and catalog behavior instead.

Who owns You Shook Me All Night Long?

You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC is modeled from the best available catalog and platform signals, but the exact master and publishing splits are not fully public.

Show ownership and assumptions

You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC is modeled from the best available catalog and platform signals, but the exact master and publishing splits are not fully public.

Supporting Revenue Context

  • catalog streaming
  • party and rock playlists
  • live-performance familiarity
  • Lifetime estimate: The strongest catalog songs can continue to earn for many years if they remain easy to place, easy to remember, and easy to replay.

Modeled top-line estimate

The headline number is a modeled annual revenue range because a specific artist-side split is not available yet.

  • Gross track revenue is not shown separately here, so the page emphasizes the best available directional estimate.
  • Ownership context is incomplete here, so the estimate should be treated as directional rather than contract-precise.
  • All figures are annual modeled ranges based on streaming behavior, cultural replay value, sync potential, and available ownership information, not public royalty statements.

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