Sticky Fingers (studio album)
by The Rolling Stones
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Sticky Fingers is ranked 3rd 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 19,833.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 3 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 2,122 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2025 19:16 | AbsurdCheesecake | 281 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 19:54 | 95rosem | 161 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 23:54 | NYAndreas | 1,432 | 43/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2025 07:43 | Sonoffatboy | 503 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 86.0/100, a mean average of 84.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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The Stones were at their creative peak when they released this Lp. Mick Taylor who had just joined the band added a creative dimension grafted into the rhythm machine of the Stones that had been lacking with Brian Jones. The release gave the band a shot in the arm and catapulted them into the greatest rock and roll band in the world.
Always interesting peoples album preferences of the Stones. This always seems to be rated as one of the better in numerous magazines and articles. It's good but personally I find there's quite a few of their others that I'd pick before this. That's one of the joys of music. Is not all having the same tastes and opinions.
There is a lot of classic Rolling Stones content on here but the occasional filler track keeps this record away from being their greatest. You Gotta Move is the worst offender of the filler tracks with it being arguable that it is a poor song. I do also find I Got The Blues to drag on a bit as well making the middle part of the record quite dull in my opinion. Despite this, the beginning and ending are simply fantastic. Brown Sugar fills you with energy and makes you desperate to hear more from this album and Moonlight Mile acts as a grand finish that make you leave the record feeling extremely satisfied with your experience. They do experiment with their sound a little more on here as well with there being quite a diverse range of instrumentation. This leads to some fantastic instrumental moments worth looking out for on every revisit. Overall, this record has its faults but it also has some of the greatest moments the Rolling Stones ever created making it an essential part of their discography.
Good album
Top 3 Songs
1. Wild Horses
2. Bitch
3. Moonlight Mile
Some incredible songs on this album. Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Moonlight Mile and Sway are the best for me. The intro on Brown Sugar is one of the best ever. What a way to start an album. And Moonlight Mile is a beautiful way to end. However You Gotta Move is just rubbish, total filler. It's the only weak point of an awesome album though.
After Wild Horses, you expect the album to start getting dull, but that’s when the interesting stuff begins.
pedro1976 04/22/2022 18:49 | #284502
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Album of the year.1971. This, Let It Bleed and Exile.. awesome stuff.
Easily the best album from Rolling Stones. It is absolutely flawless with incredible songwriting and delivery. It takes the brilliance of their live performances and harnesses that energy for this album.
Good album, second best of the Stones for me. Brown Sugar is an amazing opener, and Wild Horses, sister Morphine is also two great songs. Moonlight mile is a perfect ender, and not any bad songs on here in my opinion
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