Ranking The ROLLING STONES Albums!

Gettin' down with a Stones album ranking!
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[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Yes, I know "Time Is on My Side" is a cover. Got it. I kinda already knew but tend to forget, and I misspoke on the video. But save your fingers, dear commenter. The memo has long since been received.

[@docvader82]

Waiting on a friend is one of my all time favorite tunes.

[@romelovesdan]

Bridges to Babylon and VooDoo Lounge have some great tracks. That being said, I understand having to pare things down. What we all have to remember in these type of rankings and comparisons is what our "Timeline" is. We all came in to fandom at different times, so people out there have fond memories, a backstory or strong connection to, say, Emotional rescue, or 12X5, or Some Girls vaulting those to the top of their personal lists.

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Yeah, for some reason I just haven't been able to drum up the interest in even checking out those later albums. Who knows, could be my loss...

[@jb8280]

Paul, you’re killing me, mate. This and The Bee Gees? Between the Buttons and 1st are my faves. I think coz it’s that space and time where the bands are still writing punchy tight melodic singles and before the drugs take hold and it becomes messier “jam band” ideas and songs about their drug dealers and such. The Who, Small Faces, Kinks…all the bands that started out with super tight classic singles and before became stadium rock epic tunes that fought against the single format. Like The Beatles. While I love Revolver and forward, I listen to HELP! The most. And A Hard Days Night. ;)

[@VIDSTORAGE]

I like the Brian Jones era just as good as the gold era 68 to 72 because the Stones were young raw and trying hard to get it right when they were getting it right because they were hungry for it ..Those old covers as so damn good ,nobody ever really covered those old blues songs any better than they did . When the Stones got to Satanic Majesties ,their young outgoing vibe changed and they just were weird older guys after that . I have a near mint MSFL vinyl of Some Girls I bought brand new and the album is good and sound quality is like a master tape sound but in comparison it is not as good as the UK Out of Our Heads album ..

[@spiritualarchitect4276]

My Top 20 Stoners: 20. Out of Our Heads 19. Dirty Work 18. Black and Blue 17. A Bigger Bang 16. Aftermath 15. It’s Only Rock and Roll 14. Bridges to Babylon 13. Hackney Diamonds 12. Emotional Rescue 11. Their Satanic Majesties Request 10. Between the Buttons 9. Undercover 8. Voodoo Lounge 7. Goats Head Soup 6. Some Girls 5. Tattoo You 4. Beggars Banquet 3. Let It Bleed 2. Stick Fingers 1. Exile on Main Street

[@magnusauslandstoresletten3786]

A Bigger Bang is one of The Greatest Rock`n`Roll albums off all time!!!!!

[@magnusauslandstoresletten3786]

A Bigger Bang is The one off the most underrated albums off all time

[@derp8748]

Great Album. Truly great. Around same time as Van's "Magic time". Albums that challenge their best. But where is Sticky Fingers with this guy??? Wth?

[@Christopher-mc6gt]

So is Steel wheels from 1989. It's in my top ten Stones albums .

[@TomCwimpRock]

Yay! “Between The Buttons” is my favorite too! … “Emotional Rescue” has grown on me over the years - it was a pretty big letdown and disappointment for me when it came out in 1980, coming after “Some Girls”, and I sold my copy about 6 months later. But hearing it many years later as the old geezer that I’ve become, I’ve suddenly taken a liking to it, probably due to my own softening up, but I like the sort of bright, breezy, feeling that it has - I think that it’s a good summertime album, which is not what you generally associate with the Stones… But if “Flowers” were not a compilation album, it might be my top ranked Stones record - I’m with you, the Beatles-influenced period, starting with “Aftermath”, “Between The Buttons”, “Dandelion”, and ending with the “Jumping Jack Flash/Child Of The Moon” single, will always be my favorite Rolling Stones era… Great video!

[@Eytan_Mirsky]

Memory Motel rules

[@rafaelgarcia9501]

My top 10: 1. Let it bleed 2. It's only rock and roll 3. Some girls 4. Goast head soup 5. Sticky fingers 6. BBanquet 7. Tatoo you 8. Aftermath 9. Between the buttoms 10. 1967 T M S

[@docvader82]

Other than wishing it were the full discography(but totally getting your point why you didn't), I'm loving this ranking, and the details and descriptions you give for each.

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Thanks Doc!

[@JPM1942]

Where do you put Hackney Diamonds?

[@calvinguile1315]

I’ll forgive you for saying they were trying to be the Beatles, since you put Between the Buttons at the top, my favorite too! Also Exile never did much for me either..I’m in the thinking it’s great camp too(Satanic Majesties)

[@ArmandoMPR]

Fun ranking video! Can’t take my eyes off the bananas, though 😂

[@cary-benjaminportway7128]

Great ranking! I like (but don't love) Emotional Rescue. Of the later albums, I think Voodoo Lounge and Bridges to Babylon are okay, and I really like Stripped, but not sure you would count that cos I don't think there's any new original compositions on it.

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Yeah, Stripped wouldn't have qualified for the list anyway.

[@chelmsfordroad50]

Time Is On My Side is not an original Stones song. It's a cover of an Irma Thomas track.

[@Townshend90125]

So nice to see between the buttons at number 1 with the amazing song writing by jagger and richards

[@magnusauslandstoresletten3786]

I just love your taste!!!

[@starshiptrooper7670]

Today is Keefs B.D. 12/18/2021

[@threeofakindbygeneraldean3007]

Aside from some obvious factual errors, pretty good. Wouldn't hurt adding remainder since there isn't much: dirty work + steel wheels are good but definitely worse than undercover overall; voodoo lounge has a few keepers while bridges to babylon is mostly worthwhile. Don't like a bigger bang as much. Blue & lonesome is their nadir. Have to say between the buttons (first american, now the real version) is a favorite but #1 exile on main street, sticky fingers and uk aftermath remain their all-time best. Definitely not a huge fan of it's only rock 'n' roll whereas emotional rescue/black and blue have grown in stature over the decades. Enjoyed watching video nonetheless!

[@magnusauslandstoresletten3786]

A Bigger Bang is one of The Greatest Rock`n`Roll album off all time!!!!!

[@KingCrimson68]

Wow

[@lancep4164]

It’s Only Rock and Roll would be high on my list also

[@Eytan_Mirsky]

Time is on My Side is not an original track. It's a cover.

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Oh you're right! Always forget that! Yeah, I made a couple of scatter-brained comments in this video.

[@michaelharrington75]

Yeah, but the Stones made the song their own. It's pretty much the definitive version since they recorded and released it.

[@romelovesdan]

You can make an excellent Their Satanic Majesties' Request "fantasy album", the way I did. Yes, add Dandelion, and We Love you. We did 'edits' of Gomper and "...See What happens"...It really came out nice.....Your Aftermath idea was great...Or Split it to a "Could You Walk On the Water" and "Aftermath" separate 'albums'. How 'bout having Jumping Jack Flash as the 'opener'! for Beggars' banquet. Fun stuff. You Can't Always get What You want was the B-side to the Honky Tonk Women single. I really hope to get a sonic enhancement via the magic touch of some studio wizards for "Between The Buttons", their most "English sounding album". I am working on the notes, and have gathered many different versions of the tracks.

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

All great ideas. Edits of See What Happens and Gomper is a really good idea. Not sure how much of See What Happens I'd want but it could at least be edited down to some sort of link track or something. Jumping Jack Flash as opener for Beggar's is a fun idea. I think if you did that then Sympathy would have to be a side closer. It's one of those tracks that has to be either an opener or closer. It wouldn't work anywhere in the middle. It would be interesting to hear Between the Buttons in higher fidelity but I really don't have a problem with the way it sounds. Probably just because I'm used to it.

[@romelovesdan]

@@AsItShouldBePodcast I chose to edit "...See What Happens" is to take the beginning, and cut to the slow dreamlike reprise of the chorus. I would be glad to share the whole re-imagined project with you if you are interested.

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

@@romelovesdan Yeah, I'd love to check it out

[@romelovesdan]

@@AsItShouldBePodcast Let me know how...

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[@noahbody9747]

Beggars Banquet and Let it Bleed are my 1/2 albums. But if you're not into the blues then, yeah, Beggars Banquet may be a meh album for you. I have both the US and UK Aftermath and Between the Buttons versions on CD. I rank them as their best mid-sixties albums. I rank Some Girls higher than Black and Blue and Goat's Head Soup. I love individual songs on Black and Blue and Goat's Head Soup. Overall, though, not great albums. Exile on Main Street is great, but there are about 5 songs that don't measure up, at least in my opinion. I mean really, everyone has their own opinion of which albums are better than others.

[@gdtrfb2546]

BB is so bluesy and raw! My absolute favorite Stones album!

[@chelmsfordroad50]

And...not to nit pick but "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was, in fact, a single. It appeared as the B side of the Honky Tonk Women 45 albeit in a shortened version.

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Eh, I say stupid shit in these videos all the time. Turn it into a drinking game...

[@SullenMorbius]

I agree w you insofar as "It's Only R & R" being an awesome record. "IORR", the single, is as strong as a rock single can get.

[@hollybeat6901]

Time is on my side was also a cover

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Thanks, cuz nobody's said this yet in the comments

[@roy421000]

EXILE ON MAIN STREET. You only have it at 6. I would put it up against any album of the rock era.

[@myopia2020]

Most of the Stones' albums after Tattoo You aren't very good, but VooDoo Lounge has some excellent tracks that kind of got lost in the shuffle ("Out of Tears", "Blinded by Rainbows", "Thru and Thru" plus few others). Emotional Rescue was such a disappointment after Some Girls. Beggar's Banquet would have been my #1 hands down ("Hand of Fate" is a great/best track on Black and Blue)

[@Dex619]

Jagger was right about Between.. Beggars Banquet should be number 1 of later stones albums.

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Nobody is "right", it's all just opinions.

[@Dex619]

@@AsItShouldBePodcast I agree with Jagger’s opinion.

[@derp8748]

Ummmmmmm, nice obscurities...but, Sticky Fingers????? Where the hell is it???

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Say you didn't watch the video without saying you didn't watch the video...

[@derp8748]

@AsItShouldBePodcast watched it and scrolled back thru the frames. U Have it in THERE and I might watch the lesser misplaced ones. Don't get me wrong the sister albums OUT of our heads and December's Chiddrens, throw in Rolling Stones Now, classic Brian Jones era and nice to see in someone's mid section. True too about Goin home. You had good takes. Actually kinda think like me in many ways. I WAS speed watching. But based on each section allotment, then backing up, didn't see it. With all that said, the sound they laid on their final track to Hackney Diamonds, should fate catch up with them, was THEEEEE perfect way to close it down. Shoulda been a whole album of That king biscuit flower hour sound.

[@maxcady9071]

Voodoo Lounge is surprisingly good.

[@cliffemall0404]

Steel Wheels is underrated af Also how can you not like Dead Flowers c'mon!

[@curly_wyn]

Everything after Tattoo You is not worth your time.

[@cliffemall0404]

@@curly_wyn Blue and Lonesome was a good cover album, and putting most later albums together gives a nice collection

[@paulkinsella6536]

I thought the best was, Exile on Main st. Didn't like, It's only rock and roll, i thought the only good song was the title track. Also liked, Sticky fingers, Decembers Children, Let it Bleed and Some girls. The stones and Beatles were a powerful force in music. One of my favourite stones song was, Child of the moon, B side of Jumpin' Jack Flash. 1967 or 68, think was 68. 👍

[@paulkinsella6536]

You can't always get what you want was released as a single, B side of Honky Tonk Woman, 1969.

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Yeah, it was merely a b-side.

[@mrnick5515]

Sticky fingers .Exile. Let it bleed. Ya ya’s . Some girls that’s my top 5

[@slippywilly986]

Good Goo

[@suspenso1313]

I go up to "Steel Wheels" as the last good Stones album (although "Dirty Work" is horrible.) IMO the last great Stones album is "Some Girls." My own ranking is like most people's, and pretty simple. They get better and better up to Sticky Fingers, then fall off .....a bell curve that ends at Some Girls (or to be generous, Tattoo You.) And just by the way....every Stones fan needs to hear the recording that goes under names like Bedspring Symphony, Brussels Affair or Europe 73. It's the Stones at their absolute peak as a live act; Mick Taylor is on fire! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJDbaqOln9qNl7s

[@magnusauslandstoresletten3786]

Time is om my side is a cover

[@johnlorinc2081]

Great video. And I admire your bravery for putting Satanic Majesties ahead of Exile!! Here is my top ten list: (for albums up to Undercover) 10. Goat's Head Soup (probably the weakest album from the Mick Taylor era.....but that's more of a compliment to the other albums than it is an insult to GHS.) 9. Black and Blue (very different Stones album.....reggae is not their forte......but Hand of Fate, Melody and especially Memory Motel more than make up for the lesser tracks.) 8. Between the Buttons (Swinging Sixties Stones-style.) 7. Aftermath (The late, great Brian Jones has his fingerprints everywhere......and he makes the Jagger-Richards material even stronger.) 6. Tattoo You (Incredible how they put together such a strong effort from stuff they had in the can for all those years.) 5. Beggar's Banquet (As willfully sympathetic to the devil as only the Rolling Stones can be.) 4. Let it Bleed (Not flawless.....Country Honk is weak and Midnight Rambler sounds so much better live......but still a gem.) 3. Sticky Fingers (Opening cut Brown Sugar sounds like the start of a great party and closer Moonlight Mile sounds like the perfect nightcap to finish the evening.) 2. Some Girls (Lots of great songs about Love and Hope and Sex and Dreams......and a killer title track.) 1. Exile on Main Street (Like the White Album and Physical Graffiti, Exile is a double album that basically is a textbook of Rock and Roll 101.)

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Ha! yeah, I expected to get skewered for Satanic Majesties

[@stampede4107]

Goin Home stinks. Aftermath would be so much better with little helper and out of time. Their satanic majesties, too, with out sing this all together. I’d keep gomper on but dump on with the show for some of the other psych songs they did You gotta move isn’t great. It drags sticky fingers a bit down for me. Do the stones have a perfect album?

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Good question. The closest for me would be Between the Buttons, but I hesitate to say it's totally perfect. I'm not that into Miss Amanda Jones, but that probably came up in the video.

[@Dex619]

The first three albums all easily beat Exile.

[@curly_wyn]

Too Much Blood is one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard in my life! lol

[@evileyes4070]

Play Sway everyday

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

As it should be!

[@user-el6ds6il8m]

I wanna to see all albums ranked or nothing

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

Well that’s JUST TOO BAD, innit?

[@gregschofield8557]

What a Hack!

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

**SMOOOOCH!**

[@thebluesguy7187]

i stopped listening when he criticized hot stuff well ... so long dude

[@AsItShouldBePodcast]

*SMOOCH!*

[@davidkornblatt991]

I would say ALL their records are important(in their own way) because they are the 'story of Rock n Roll" that being said, I love the fact that you didn't cave to the standard narrative that other people have.

[@magnusauslandstoresletten3786]

And Exile on The main street is The most overrated The Rolling Stones album ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelharrington75]

It's a damn good album.

[@j.r.a.f.t.m.]

Good joke

[@curly_wyn]

And Undercover is good? I don’t think so.