It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (studio album)
by The Rolling Stones
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It's Only Rock 'N' Roll is ranked 12th best out of 102 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 19,781.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 09/14/2025 10:32 | Jun_Res | 270 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2025 15:00 | iannicolson | 1,021 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2025 21:30 | MaxStorm98 | 3,788 | 89/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2025 20:37 | Garyf1972 | 747 | 68/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2025 21:09 | wizardalien | 760 | 47/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.0/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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I enjoyed Time Waits For No One and Fingerprint File but the rest of the album is very unforgettable. Releasing at least one new album every year for almost a decade had clearly caught up with them by this point.
Jboy56 06/01/2023 14:48 | #297329
This album was a pleasant surprise, with many great tracks. Some of those were very UnStonesLike eg Fingerprint File and Time Waits For NoOne. Worth a relisten and appraisal
A rather overlooked album which is a shame because, if you give it a go, you’ll be rewarded with some killer tracks, like ain’t too proud, the title track and time waits….. but the rest of the album, certainly side one, is classic stones. I also have a soft spot for dance little sister. Overall, an album worth exploring
This is actually a pretty solid album. If songs didn't drag for too long in the outros it would be even more enjoyable to listen to.
I like this album, the first six tracks are good. Tracks seven and nine are bit on weak side and it finish strongly with Fingerprint File. The title track is great song.
Pretty bland, but the solo on time waits for no one is amazing
VictorVale 01/02/2021 14:15 | #263685
Rockizinho gostoso, nenhum ponto muito alto, mas nada de ruim tb.
For me Side One on the album is the best side on any of their offerings, only Side Two is probably their worst, for album artwork this is my favorite cover too, best tracks Side One & 'Fingerprint File'.
Another underrated 70's Stones album. With the exception of only a few weak tracks, I really enjoyed this throughout.
Best song(s): It's Only Rock N' Roll; Time Waits for No One; If You Really Want to be My Friend; Fingerprint File
Sandrof1969 02/11/2018 15:52 | #207654
Too much normal record
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