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10 songs that feel like Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Matched to Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
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moderate 54/100 intensity 98 BPM
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Bellyache — Billie Eilish moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Come Down — Anderson .Paak moderate 105 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Finesse — Bruno Mars intense 98 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (98 BPM).

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Bye Bye Bye — NSYNC moderate 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Therefore I Am — Billie Eilish moderate 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Cuyahoga — R.E.M. moderate 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Treasure — Bruno Mars intense 114 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 96% alike.

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Disintegration — The Cure moderate 106 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

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Whatever Gets You Thru the Night — John Lennon moderate 100 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Killing Me Softly — Lauryn Hill moderate 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is more than you want right now.

The Best Thing I Never Had by Beyoncé
The Best Thing I Never Had — Beyoncé safe 81 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 54.

Hey Jude by The Beatles
Hey Jude — The Beatles safe 72 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge.

Summer by Joe Hisaishi
Summer — Joe Hisaishi safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 18/100, versus the original's 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Chan Chan by Buena Vista Social Club
Chan Chan — Buena Vista Social Club safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Concerning Hobbits by Howard Shore
Concerning Hobbits — Howard Shore safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” by AC/DC?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Bellyache” by Billie Eilish, “Come Down” by Anderson .Paak, “Finesse” by Bruno Mars — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” but calmer?

“The Best Thing I Never Had” by Beyoncé, “Hey Jude” by The Beatles, “Summer” by Joe Hisaishi keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”?

It measures 54/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 98 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 74% of songs, calmer than the other 26%. Its intensity reading of 54/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1976 in context

The 192 songs we’ve measured from 1976 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity54
Dynamics56
Tempo32
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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