Aftermath (studio album) by The Rolling Stones

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 413th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 920 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1966 (5th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1960s (55th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (413th)

The Rolling Stones bestography

Aftermath is ranked 5th best out of 99 albums by The Rolling Stones on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Rolling Stones is Exile On Main St. which is ranked number 44 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 22,607.

The Rolling Stones album bestography « Higher ranked (161st) This album (413th) Lower ranked (546th) »
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Aftermath track list

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Rating: 77 (179 votes)Comments: 2
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Rating: 82 (192 votes)Comments: 3
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Rating: 89 (367 votes)Comments: 2
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Rating: 83 (172 votes)Comments: 2
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Rating: 76 (155 votes)Comments: 1
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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 920 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.

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45/100
From 04/07/2024 14:12
Under My Thumb is one of their finest moments. This album starts strong with the first 4 tracks, but then there's a massive lull (especially with the 11-minute borefest of Goin' Home), but then picks up again at the end. Other highlights are I am Waiting, Mother's Little Helper and Out of Time. Could have been another great Stones album, but there's too much filler.
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From 03/22/2024 23:50
This comment is for the US version. First album of all original material and when they begin to come into their own. This starts off with a classic as did many Stones albums to follow Paint It Black. Under My Thumb is another sure fire classic and has one of their great deep cuts I Am Waiting. The best of the rest is Stupid Girl and Lady Jane but I don’t feel the need to skip any songs. I think the next 2 albums were a bit of a regression and this was the true path to Beggars Banquet and beyond.
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75/100
From 05/08/2023 07:31
1 and 4 are masterpieces 👏🏻
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80/100
From 02/26/2023 17:17
Paint it Black is probably their best song and Under My Thumb has a melody so good even The Beatles were probably envious, but overall not super consistent.
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From 08/24/2022 10:08
Like mv3k I have the US version which, IMO, is a slightly better release than the UK version listed here. Both great albums though whichever one you get. Side one is great with paint it black as one of the best side one, track ones’ ever. Follow that with stupid girl and the wonderful lady Jane and it’s pretty much perfect up to that point.
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80/100
From 01/17/2022 19:26
The US version is great start of fairly good Stones 60s run. The best tracks are Paint It Black and Under My Thumb.
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95/100
From 01/03/2022 18:41
Cuando apareció este disco, los Stones ya habían publicado álbumes excelentes, pero este es, en mi opinión, su primera obra maestra.
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75/100
From 11/15/2021 19:58
This was the first Stones that I ever heard, and it wasn't until way later into their discography that I came to appreciate what this was. A bluesy-er offering, and slides nicely into the discography.
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From 03/13/2021 18:52
I love the exotic instrumentation on this record
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From 01/31/2021 17:11
strong bluesy Stones offering.
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
5. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
6. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
7. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
8. Face To Face by The Kinks
9. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
15. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
19. Da Capo by Love
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo [The Good, The Bad & The Ugly] by Ennio Morricone
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