# The best Rolling Stones songs

Sixty years of the Stones distilled: the songs that MOJO, Ultimate Classic Rock and Paste rank highest, with Gimme Shelter on top.

- 156 votes · 18 items
- Jan 23, 2024 · Holly King
- https://even.best/en/l/3279/the-best-rolling-stones-songs

## Top 18

1. **Gimme Shelter** (16 · ▲16 ▼0) — 1969. Merry Clayton's voice and the end of the sixties; number one for MOJO and UCR.
2. **Jumpin' Jack Flash** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — 1968. The return to rock after psychedelia.
3. **(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — 1965. The riff Keith Richards dreamed up.
4. **Brown Sugar** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — 1971. The opener of Sticky Fingers.
5. **Wild Horses** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — 1971. The great country ballad.
6. **Angie** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 1973. Their most famous ballad.
7. **Sympathy for the Devil** (7 · ▲10 ▼3) — 1968. Samba, piano and the devil introducing himself.
8. **Ruby Tuesday** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 1967. A baroque pop ballad.
9. **Can't You Hear Me Knocking** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — 1971. A riff that turns into a long jam.
10. **You Can't Always Get What You Want** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 1969. With the London Bach Choir.
11. **Start Me Up** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 1981. The riff that opened countless stadiums.
12. **Paint It Black** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — 1966. A sitar and pure darkness.
13. **Beast of Burden** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 1978. Keith and Mick at their most soulful.
14. **Honky Tonk Women** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 1969. Cowbell and swagger.
15. **Miss You** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — 1978. The Stones go disco.
16. **Tumbling Dice** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1972. The loose groove of Exile on Main St.
17. **Street Fighting Man** (2 · ▲5 ▼3) — 1968. Written in the year of protests.
18. **Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)** (-2 · ▲1 ▼3) — 1973. A song about violence in New York.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.