Paint It Black (track)
by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1971
From the album Hot Rocks 1964–1971 (track #9)
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Paint It Black appears on the following album(s) by The Rolling Stones:
- Forty Licks (track #17) (compilation) (2002)
- Hot Rocks 1964–1971 (track #9) (this album) (compilation) (1971)
- Flashpoint (track #11) (1991)
- Shine A Light (track #21) (2008)
- Live Licks (track #3) (2004)
- Get Stoned (track #16) (compilation) (1977)
- Stones Story (track #16) (compilation) (1976)
- Stone Age (track #8) (compilation) (1971)
- Havana Moon (track #7) (2016)
- Hyde Park Live (track #9) (2013)
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| ! | 12/04/2025 16:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 51,845 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2025 18:54 |  Superunknown | 506 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2025 04:48 |  BroknsocialShawn | 1,693 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2025 16:03 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2025 11:57 | timosbuecherei | 3,160 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.9/100, a mean average of 90.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.
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The greatest guitar intro ever
ffudnebbuh 07/08/2011 14:53 | #24148
I remember buying this single in the 6th grade along with "I am a rock", with the picture sleeve. I felt that it was my first "adult" sounding record that I had bought at the time in my life. Still sounds so fresh. It is still my favorite Stones single.
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