The Rolling Stones

The best album credited to The Rolling Stones is Exile On Main St. which is ranked number 45 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 19,591.

The Rolling Stones is ranked number 7 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 86,400.

The Rolling Stones official website: http://www.rollingstones.com

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Mick Taylor
Keith Richards
Mick Jagger
Ronnie Wood
Bill Wyman
Charlie Watts

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The Rolling Stones best albums

The following albums by The Rolling Stones are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,971 charts

Rank Score:

19,583

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1969

Appears in:

1,783 charts

Rank Score:

17,052

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1971

Appears in:

1,648 charts

Rank Score:

16,879

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1968

Appears in:

1,222 charts

Rank Score:

9,044

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1966

Appears in:

681 charts

Rank Score:

4,345

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1978

Appears in:

619 charts

Rank Score:

3,160

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1981

Appears in:

366 charts

Rank Score:

1,819

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

352 charts

Rank Score:

1,461

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123

Overall Rank:

1,191

Average Rating:

76 (516 votes)

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Their Satanic Majesties Request

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

375 charts

Rank Score:

1,435

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125

Overall Rank:

1,208

Average Rating:

73 (628 votes)

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10.

Between The Buttons

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

1,403

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128

Overall Rank:

1,230

Average Rating:

77 (621 votes)

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This may not be a complete discography for The Rolling Stones.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

The Rolling Stones bestography composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	20	0%
1970s	20	0%
1980s	13	0%
1990s	8	0%
2000s	9	0%
2010s	23	0%
2020s	9	0%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	65	64%
Yes	37	36%

Live?	Albums	%
No	66	65%
Yes	36	35%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	101	99%
Yes	1	1%

The Rolling Stones best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Gimme Shelter

(from the album Let It Bleed)

Average Rating: 93 (1,028 votes)Comments: 22

Sympathy For The Devil

(from the album Beggars Banquet)

Average Rating: 92 (786 votes)Comments: 14

You Can't Always Get What You Want

(from the album Let It Bleed)

Average Rating: 91 (746 votes)Comments: 11

Wild Horses

(from the album Sticky Fingers)

Average Rating: 91 (663 votes)Comments: 10

Tumbling Dice

(from the album Exile On Main St.)

Average Rating: 90 (587 votes)Comments: 10

Can't You Hear Me Knocking

(from the album Sticky Fingers)

Average Rating: 90 (500 votes)Comments: 15

Brown Sugar

(from the album Sticky Fingers)

Average Rating: 90 (620 votes)Comments: 12

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

(from the album Out Of Our Heads)

Average Rating: 90 (481 votes)Comments: 7

Rocks Off

(from the album Exile On Main St.)

Average Rating: 90 (547 votes)Comments: 12

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Under My Thumb

(from the album Aftermath)

Average Rating: 89 (382 votes)Comments: 2

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Miss You

(from the album Some Girls)

Average Rating: 89 (376 votes)Comments: 6

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Shine A Light

(from the album Exile On Main St.)

Average Rating: 89 (493 votes)Comments: 6

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Street Fighting Man

(from the album Beggars Banquet)

Average Rating: 89 (457 votes)Comments: 1

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Angie

(from the album Goats Head Soup)

Average Rating: 89 (231 votes)Comments: 5

15.

She's A Rainbow

(from the album Their Satanic Majesties Request)

Average Rating: 89 (276 votes)Comments: 2

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Mother's Little Helper

(from the album Aftermath)

Average Rating: 88 (267 votes)Comments: 3

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Moonlight Mile

(from the album Sticky Fingers)

Average Rating: 88 (408 votes)Comments: 7

18.

Sweet Virginia

(from the album Exile On Main St.)

Average Rating: 87 (449 votes)Comments: 5

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Beast Of Burden

(from the album Some Girls)

Average Rating: 87 (349 votes)Comments: 4

20.

Start Me Up

(from the album Tattoo You)

Average Rating: 87 (216 votes)Comments: 4

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The Rolling Stones ratings

Average Rating:

87/100 (from 513 votes)

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65/100 !	01/13/2026 10:53	aramsamsam	20	47/100
70/100 !	11/09/2025 14:40	Deckiller	292	69/100
100/100 !	11/01/2025 22:33	Norshammar	47	99/100
65/100 !	08/31/2025 19:07	stareaterogni0n	25	74/100
75/100 !	07/27/2025 11:32	doombringer	190	85/100

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This artist is rated in the top 1% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 86.8/100, a mean average of 85.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.0/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 14.2.

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From Deckiller 11/09/2025 14:40 | #311611

I find them to be the most average of the classic rock bands. I was always pretty indifferent when their songs would appear on classic rock radio.

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From C0NB9NN 06/26/2025 02:27 | #309714

Better than the Beatles. I know it’s kinda noob to compare the 2, but really that’s a lot of praise. While not maybe the best Rock band, easily the best Rock And Roll band.

Sympathy, Paint It, Gimme Shelter, Satisfaction, Wild Horses, Shine A Light, Midnight Rambler

Those alone are better than some bands entire catalog.

So yeah. Lame to compare to Beatles, but still better enough to rival them.

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From Garyf1972 06/06/2025 21:31 | #309276

Arguably the best Rock n'Roll band ever in my opinion and most of the top rock musicians wouldn't disagree, fans of all generations on a global scale, is it obvious their my favourite band, I've grown up listening to the Stones all my lifetime.

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Tamthebam 10/23/2023 13:00 | #299600

They are one of the best bands of all time ...they have released some amazing albums and some mediocre ones but the great & good outweigh the bad by a long way.

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90/100

From bwoodlan 08/19/2022 23:00 | #288715

Good band! They brought some great rock and mixed it with a southern, bluesy sound.

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From musicologist97 05/31/2022 01:00 | #285829

Neither the most consistent nor the most virtuosic of the great rock bands, but nevertheless the greatest rock band there will ever be

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95/100

From Albumlover6789 02/05/2022 17:35 | #280800

There are about 6 albums by the Stones that are very enjoyable and worthwhile! Raw rock and passionate playing.
RIP Watts

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90/100

From salvador 12/24/2021 15:51 | #277928

No soy un gran fan de los Stones, pero reconozco que son unos clásicos y tienen al menos media docena de discos imprescindibles.

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From Steppenwolf666 08/27/2021 18:24 | #272949

So sad that Charlie Watts is gone. Don't think they will ever be the same without him. A great drummer and the beating heart of maybe the best band we will ever see.

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DeusExMackia 08/02/2021 21:56 | #272144

Pity those stuck comparing this lot to any other band from their time. The Stones brought swagger, showmanship and personality that few will ever rival. Britain's definitive classic rock act.

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