What is the best album by The Rolling Stones?
From their raw Chicago blues covers to disco-flecked pop experiments and stadium rock anthems, The Rolling Stones have produced one of rock's most diverse and enduring catalogs. Which album do you think captures the Stones at their very best?
The Rolling Stones
The 1964 debut album that established the Stones as the bad boys of British Invasion rock, packed with electrifying covers of Chicago blues and R&B classics.
The Rolling Stones No. 2
The quick-fire sophomore effort doubling down on the blues-soaked energy of the debut, cementing the Stones' reputation as Britain's most dangerous rock 'n' roll band.
Aftermath
The first album composed entirely of original Mick Jagger–Keith Richards songs, marking the Stones' transformation into genuine songwriter-artists and featuring the epic Lady Jane.
Beggars Banquet
A masterful return to roots blues and country rock, featuring Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man, widely regarded as one of the greatest rock albums ever made.
Let It Bleed
A dark, visceral blues and country-rock masterpiece bookended by Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want — possibly the definitive Rolling Stones album.
Sticky Fingers
The first album on their own Rolling Stones Records, featuring the Andy Warhol-designed working zipper cover and classics like Brown Sugar and Wild Horses.
Exile on Main St.
Recorded in the basement of a French villa, this sprawling double album of blues, gospel, and rock 'n' roll is widely considered the Stones' magnum opus.
Goats Head Soup
A moody, atmospheric follow-up to Exile featuring Angie and Heartbreaker, capturing a band at the peak of their rock stardom navigating decadence and darkness.
It's Only Rock 'n Roll
A confident, punchy album that wore its influences proudly — from Bowie and funk to classic rock 'n' roll — highlighted by the defiant title track.
Some Girls
A commercial and critical renaissance energized by punk and disco, featuring Miss You and Beast of Burden, and the band's best-selling album of the era.
Tattoo You
Assembled largely from outtakes yet delivering some of the Stones' most memorable moments, anchored by Start Me Up and the yearning Waiting on a Friend.
Steel Wheels
A triumphant comeback album after years of internal strife, combining polished production with genuine Stones grit and kicking off one of rock's biggest ever concert tours.
Voodoo Lounge
The first post-Bill Wyman album marked a spirited creative renewal, blending their classic hard rock with fresh arrangements and some of Jagger and Richards' sharpest new writing.
A Bigger Bang
A raw, stripped-back return to form widely praised as their best work since the Eighties, featuring some of their most direct and heartfelt songwriting in decades.
Hackney Diamonds
A remarkable late-career statement recorded in the shadow of Charlie Watts' passing, full of genuine vitality and proving the Stones can still write and perform at the highest level.
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