Rolling Stones: their best albums ranked by Mojo magazine

While the Rolling Stones announce the release of the new single "Jealous Lover", taken from the upcoming album "Foreign Tongues", due out July 10, British magazine Mojo has paid Mick Jagger and co. a double tribute. First with a top 50 of the best Stones songs, and now with a ranking of all their albums "from worst to best".
"Few would dispute that the albums the Rolling Stones made between 1964 and 1972 – from their self-titled debut to 'Exile On Main Street' – stand as essential documents of rock's formative era," writes Mark Blake in the introduction. "But that was only the first phase of a journey now 64 years long, one that has produced plenty of other gems: from 1978's 'Some Girls', with its blend of disco and punk influences, to 1981's 'Tattoo You', a remarkable collection of archive material turned into a studio album, all the way to 'Steel Wheels', the vigorous 1989 comeback after a slump through the Eighties. The Stones' output slowed down in the 21st century: 'A Bigger Bang' (2005) arrived after almost ten years without a new studio album, while 'Blue & Lonesome' (2016) consisted entirely of blues covers. Still, the revival kicked off with 'Hackney Diamonds' in 2023, produced alongside Andrew Watt, will soon continue with a new record, 'Foreign Tongues', out July 10... While we wait for the new album, we've ranked every studio record released by the English band, from their blues and R&B beginnings to their recent 21st-century rebirth."

So here is the ranking of the best Rolling Stones albums according to Mojo magazine (full feature here).

24. “Dirty Work” (1986)
23. “Undercover” (1983)
22. “Bridges To Babylon” (1997)
21. “Voodoo Lounge” (1994)
20. “Their Satanic Majesties Request” (1967)
19. “Steel Wheels” (1989)
18. “Hackney Diamonds” (2023)
17. “A Bigger Bang” (2005)
16. “It’s Only Rock’N’Roll” (1974)
15. “Blue & Lonesome” (2016)
14. “Between The Buttons” (1967)
13. “Black And Blue” (1976)
12. “Out Of Our Heads” (1965)
11. “Emotional Rescue” (1980)
10. “The Rolling Stones No.2” (1965)
9. “Tattoo You” (1981)
8. “The Rolling Stones” (1964)
7. “Goats Head Soup” (1973)
6. “Some Girls” (1978)
5. “Aftermath” (1966)
4. “Beggars Banquet” (1968)
3. “Let It Bleed” (1969)
2. “Exile On Main Street” (1972)
1. “Sticky Fingers” (1971)

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