Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is a studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC\/DC . It was released in November 1976 in Europe and delayed for release in USA until 1981 . After the album 's release , the single for `` Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap '' was released in Australia in October 1976 , in the UK in January 1977 , and in the US in 1981 ( when the album was finally released there ) .