As Mick Jagger turns 80, we count down the best Rolling Stones albums
The Stones frontman is celebrating his 80th birthday, and we're looking back at the band's 20 greatest albums
Music Features Mick Jagger
More than six decades after the Rolling Stones performed their first show, at London’s Marquee Club in July 1962, the self-proclaimed World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band is still touring, making music (a new album is in the works), and living hard. As frontman Mick Jagger celebrates his 80th birthday on July 26, 2023, and with original surviving members Jagger, Keith Richards, and new kid Ronnie Wood (he’s only been with the band for 48 years) keeping the Stones legacy alive—no other rock band has persevered for this long and at this scale—The A.V. Club is taking a deeper look at the Stones’ body of work.
Of course, it’s difficult to consolidate the band’s career to a mere 20 albums, some of which rank among the best in rock history. That means leaving out a few high points and some interesting detours, like the career-sustaining 1994 set Voodoo Lounge, the vital punch of Out Of Our Heads, and the loose-limbed Black And Blue. But the resulting list most accurately conveys the power and range of what the Stones have achieved during their 60-plus spins around the sun.
This article originally published on July 11, 2022
