Prodigal Son (track) by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1968
From the album Beggars Banquet (track #7)
Prodigal Son appears on the following album(s) by The Rolling Stones:
- Beggars Banquet (track #7) (this album) (1968)
- The Rolling Stones In Mono (track #150) (compilation) (2016)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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50/100  | 06/09/2025 21:23 | Garyf1972 | | 62/100 |
90/100 | 05/29/2025 18:49 | ShenBapiro | | 80/100 |
40/100 | 02/17/2025 12:01 | timosbuecherei | | 61/100 |
60/100 | 11/21/2024 19:09 | Siromynian | | 71/100 |
85/100 | 11/08/2024 03:55 |  slatsheit | | 88/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 8% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.4/100, a mean average of 79.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.5.
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One of the highlights on the album in my opinion. This brilliant blues, based on an old song written by the Rev.Robert Wilkins, had previously been recorded by Hank Williams but here the Stones make it their own. It really is superb, with some brilliant guitar work, and is one of the most underrated and overlooked tracks on the Beggars banquet album.
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