Bands like AC/DCfrom the other side of the world

AC/DC is from Australia, tagged "hard rock", "rock", "blues rock" and "classic rock" on MusicBrainz. These nine are not the usual sound-alikes. They come from 9 countries on 6 continents (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania), listed west to east, and each one shares little or nothing with AC/DC's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.

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   1. United States · North America

   Bryce Dessner

   classical, pop

   Nothing like AC/DC

   Closing (We Live in Time Original Soundtrack) · We Live in Time (Original Soundtrack) (2024)

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   2. Colombia · South America

   Frente Cumbiero

   cumbia, electrocumbia

   Nothing like AC/DC

   Ananas Tornillo · Pitchito / Ananas Tornillo - Single (2009)

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   3. Brazil · South America

   Nara Leão

   mpb, bossa nova

   Nothing like AC/DC

   Favela · Manhã de Liberdade (1966)

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   4. Ireland · Europe

   Villagers

   irish, folk

   Nothing like AC/DC

   A Trick of the Light · The Art of Pretending to Swim (2018)

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   5. Mali · Africa

   Habib Koité & Bamada

   folk

   Nothing like AC/DC

   Koulandian · Muso Ko (1995)

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   6. Spain · Europe

   José Padilla

   chillout, ambient

   Nothing like AC/DC

   Adiós Ayer · Navigator - 15th Anniversary Edition (2001)

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   7. France · Europe

   Minuit Machine

   dark wave, synthwave

   Nothing like AC/DC

   Empty Shell · Infrarouge (2019)

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   8. India · Asia

   Shubha Mudgal

   pop, folk

   Nothing like AC/DC

   Ab Ke Sawan · Ab Ke Sawan (1999)

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   9. New Zealand · Oceania

   Aldous Harding

   singer-songwriter, folk

   Shares a little alternative rock with AC/DC, from far away

   Coats · Train on the Island (2026)

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Picked by the World 9 engine from a map of 6,143 lesser-known artists. Clips are Apple's 30-second previews. Spotify, YouTube and Bandcamp links are searches.