8. Angus Young
True AC/DC fans know the 1970s were a magic decade for the band, Most notably, the riffs and solos of Angus Young. Donned in his school-boy outfit, Young also was a force during the first half of the 1980s. Out of the gate with Back in Black (1980), then For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981), Young’s stellar playing continued to move on. Some of Young’s highlights from the decade can be found on “Back in Black,” “Hells Bells,” “Shoot to Thrill” and “You Shook Me All Nite Long.”