The best Rolling Stones songs
The top 3 according to 156 votes from people: Gimme Shelter · Jumpin' Jack Flash · (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction. (Updated Jan 23, 2024.)
Sixty years of the Stones distilled: the songs that MOJO, Ultimate Classic Rock and Paste rank highest, with Gimme Shelter on top.
Top 18
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1
Gimme Shelter
1969. Merry Clayton's voice and the end of the sixties; number one for MOJO and UCR.
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2
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1968. The return to rock after psychedelia.
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3
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
1965. The riff Keith Richards dreamed up.
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4
Brown Sugar
1971. The opener of Sticky Fingers.
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5
Wild Horses
1971. The great country ballad.
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6
Angie
1973. Their most famous ballad.
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7
Sympathy for the Devil
1968. Samba, piano and the devil introducing himself.
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8
Ruby Tuesday
1967. A baroque pop ballad.
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9
Can't You Hear Me Knocking
1971. A riff that turns into a long jam.
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10
You Can't Always Get What You Want
1969. With the London Bach Choir.
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11
Start Me Up
1981. The riff that opened countless stadiums.
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12
Paint It Black
1966. A sitar and pure darkness.
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13
Beast of Burden
1978. Keith and Mick at their most soulful.
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14
Honky Tonk Women
1969. Cowbell and swagger.
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15
Miss You
1978. The Stones go disco.
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16
Tumbling Dice
1972. The loose groove of Exile on Main St.
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17
Street Fighting Man
1968. Written in the year of protests.
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18
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
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.
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Comments (1)
Gimme Shelter first is the correct answer. Merry Clayton's voice cracking still gives me chills