Blue & Lonesome (studio album) by The Rolling Stones

Blue & Lonesome by The Rolling Stones
Year: 2016
Release date: 2016-12-02
Overall rank: 3,565th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 181 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2016 (52nd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (620th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,565th)

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Blue & Lonesome is ranked 18th best out of 101 albums by The Rolling Stones on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Rolling Stones is Exile On Main St. which is ranked number 45 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 20,334.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 181 votes)
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60/100
From 06/17/2025 11:27
There ain't any real bad no.s on here at all, although it lacks a variety, I get it they're all blues covers, it's like your listening to the same song throughout the album.
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75/100
From 01/03/2021 05:26
Even though it's just an album of covers, damn did they do the blues right again, even well into their 70s. Probably the Stones best album in 30 years.

Best song(s): Just Your Fool; Blue and Lonesome; All of Your Love; Ride 'Em on Down; I Can't Quit You Baby
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Rating:  
85/100
From 10/10/2020 17:08
A essência do Rolling Stones purinho!! Pra quem gosta de blues e blues rock de quem realmente amam o blues e o blues rock!
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65/100
From 09/28/2020 19:04
not for me,it does sound all samey.no stand out song and most likely never play this album again.
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80/100
From 03/02/2018 06:19
One of the things I dislike about classic Chicaago Blues is the muddiness of the sound recording due to the age of the records. This album fixes that problem. Everything sounds new and crisp, yet still retains that dirty blues feel. Also, Keith Richards + Eric Clapton is a match made in heaven.
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From 02/11/2018 16:04
A dire la verità, io non ero troppo entusiasta all'idea che il nuovo disco dei Rolling Stones proponesse solamente cover blues; questo perché ritengo il loro songwriting una parte essenziale della loro musica e le cover potevano andare bene cinquant'anni fa oppure anche oggi ma una ogni tanto… Alla fine comunque il disco mi è piaciuto abbastanza: mi piace il loro sottolineare la dedizione al blues fregandosene di inseguire le mode, mi piace il tiro che in alcune di queste canzoni gli Stones ancora riescono a dare.
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95/100
From 12/08/2016 10:08
YES!
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100/100
From 12/08/2016 06:08
Yes there back baby back to there roots and sounding just as good as they did in the early sixties playing the blues I hope this isn't full circle as I could listen to some more of this.
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80/100
From 12/02/2016 22:00
An enjoyable record with a nice raw sound with Mick especially blowing some wonderful harp. Being the blues it can get to being a bit samey but it's not too bad at all. I wonder if this is just a stop gap or the final Stones album. If it is it's a good way to end it by bringing everything full circle. Yes, a good album, nothing spectacular, but decent enough.
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