Forty Licks
by The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones bestography
Forty Licks is ranked 34th best out of 103 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 19,061.
(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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Forty Licks track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Forty Licks rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 21 Music Albums of 2002 | 8/21 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 3 My Chart 1966 Bonus | 2/5 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1701-1800 | 19/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2002 | 13/100 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 61 Music Albums of 2002 | 5/61 | 5 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 72/100 | 29 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 3 My Chart 1967 Bonus | 2/5 | - |
| 2026 |  swed | Top 64 Music Albums of the 2000s | 57/64 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 2000s | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2002 | 9/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 3 My Chart 1968 Bonus | 2/5 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | All Time Pt 5 | 81/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 3 My Chart 1964 Bonus | 2/4 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 60 Music Albums of 2002 | 40/60 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 3 My Chart 1969 Bonus | 3/5 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 2000s | 67/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 3 My Chart 1965 Bonus | 2/4 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 4 | 11/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 12 Europe British Isles | 94/100 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 46/100 | 11 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 62 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 128 | |||
Forty Licks collection
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Forty Licks ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/10/2026 10:17 | Gedi | 245 | 83/100 | |
| 04/06/2026 02:52 |  nextorgd | 1,192 | 84/100 | |
| 02/05/2026 12:48 | robertoveltri | 852 | 79/100 | |
| 01/31/2026 03:54 | Devilwoac | 1,228 | 97/100 | |
| 12/23/2025 05:26 | Olli | 7,263 | 62/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.9/100, a mean average of 80.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Forty Licks comments
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This album shouldn't be allowed to be on the list....it's a compilation!
travelful 06/18/2015 20:12 | #144104
I don't really care for The Rolling Stones albums as a whole. Thats why this album is perfect for me. All the good songs I like and not having to listen to the many songs I do not like on each album.
Honestly Ive always struggled to really get into The Rolling Stones on an album level, but have always enjoyed their top tier songs. The first disc of this compilation is just pure heaven.
The Gollux 08/19/2011 22:29 | #26454
Not bad for a compilation album... The first disc is perfect. The second on the other hand contains some of their later material I'm forced to skip.
Why are greatest hits albums allowed? It's ridiculous.
A cowards choice to pick a collection maybe, but ooh so many good songs!
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