The Rolling Stones
by The Rolling Stones
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The Rolling Stones bestography
The Rolling Stones is ranked 15th best out of 105 albums by The Rolling Stones on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Rolling Stones is Exile On Main St. which is ranked number 49 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,202.
(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 Rolling Stones track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Rolling Stones rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Sandrof1969 | Top 10 Music Albums of 1964 | 1/10 | 5 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 34/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 1 My Chart All Time 3 | 13/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 74 Music Albums of 1964 | 18/74 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt5 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 70/99 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 57 Music Albums of 1964 | 53/57 | 0 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 30 Music Albums of 1964 | 15/30 | 3 |
| 2026 | Rivera | 301-400 | 75/100 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 17 Music Albums of 1964 | 4/17 | 4 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 52 Music Albums of 1964 | 25/52 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 204 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 579 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | brent13 | 2,226 | 66/100 |
| ! | 09/18/2026 14:20 |  HoldenM | 1,904 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2026 14:18 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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The Rolling Stones forum mentions
Romanelli 05/12/2024 17:40 in Cover Songs: Side By Side
Repo 11/09/2023 23:29 in 1964: Heavy Shit!The Rolling Stones comments
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Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/10/2011 00:54 | #19058 | TOP COMMENT
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Unlike The Beatles, The Rolling Stones started out by recording mostly cover songs. England's Newest Hitmakers is the US version of their debut, which was self titled in the UK. The differences are in the album cover, which in England had no text on the front, and the US version substitutes Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" for Bo Diddley's "Mona".
The album does feature 3 original songs. "Tell Me" is credited to Jagger & Richards, and "Now I've Got A Witness" and "Little By Little" are by Nanker Pheldge, the name the Stones used for group compositions early on. Phil Spector and Gene Pitney make appearances as well. The album shows the Stones as a strong cover band playing safe material, and they sound very capable and confident doing so.
The UK version, The Rolling Stones, has been out of print since 1987.
lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/11/2012 05:04 | #42001 | TOP COMMENT
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I admit I don't listen to much classic rock, but the Stones have a gutsiness and an attitude that appeals to me. Even on their mostly-covers early albums that shines through, and this is no exception.
Not a memorable debut for a band that would eventually release plenty of classics. There's only one original track on this album, the rest are covers. The group are still finding their sound and the songs just sort of blend together.
Fun fact: The Rolling Stones debut and Aerosmith's debut both end with Walking the Dog (Edited)
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/02/2020 08:49 | #249428 | TOP COMMENT
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Just a couple boys from Britain trying rock 'n' roll 'cause that's what was hot at the time. Can't say they don't execute it properly; never expected "I Just Wanna Make Love to You" needed a rock 'n' roll remake so much until now. (Edited)
Not a bad debut for the Stones, though the U.S. version is better, substituting the excellent "Not Fade Away" for the ordinary "Mona," as Romanelli pointed out. "Little By Little" and "Route 66" are terrific little rockers, and signs of things to come.
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