
In a birthday wish to Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943), the DMDB presents an updated version of its list of the top 100 Rolling Stones’ songs originally posted as a Facebook note on May 31, 2011, in honor of two Rolling Stones’ birthdays: guitarist Ron Wood was born 6/1/1947 and drummer Charlie Watts was born 6/2/1941.
As always, DMDB lists are determined by creating an aggregate list from multiple other best-of lists and factoring in chart success, sales, airplay, and awards. In addition, 16 lists were figured into the mix which were exclusively best-of the Stones’ lists. I’ve also factored in appearances on 21 anthologies and live collections and 22 best-of lists focused on Stones’ songs.
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
- Honky Tonk Women (1969)
- Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1968)
- Brown Sugar (1971)
- Sympathy for the Devil (1968)
- Paint It, Black (1966)
- Angie (1973)
- Start Me Up (1981)
- Get Off of My Cloud (1965)
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want (1969)
Honky Tonk Women
- Miss You (1978)
- Ruby Tuesday (1967)
- Gimme Shelter (1969)
- Wild Horses (1971)
- Tumbling Dice (1972)
- The Last Time (1965)
- Street Fighting Man (1968)
- Let’s Spend the Night Together (1967)
- 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966)
- As Tears Go By (1965)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
- Beast of Burden (1978)
- It’s Only Rock and Roll (But I Like It) (1974)
- Under My Thumb (1966)
- It’s All Over Now (1964)
- Time Is on My Side (1964)
- Waiting on a Friend (1981)
- Mother’s Little Helper (1966)
- Happy (1972)
- She’s a Rainbow (1967)
- Emotional Rescue (1980)
Brown Sugar
- Undercover of the Night (1983)
- Fool to Cry (1976)
- Shattered (1978)
- Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows? (1966)
- Can’t You Hear Me Knocking (1971)
- Bitch (1971)
- Not Fade Away (1964)
- Heart of Stone (1964)
- Mixed Emotions (1989)
- Play with Fire (1965)
Sympathy for the Devil (at Altamont)
- Midnight Rambler (1979)
- Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) (1973)
- Rock and a Hard Place (1989)
- Moonlight Mile (1971)
- Let It Bleed (1969)
- Little Red Rooster (1964)
- Tell Me (You’re Coming Back) (1964)
- Ain’t Too Proud to Beg (1974)
- No Expectations (1968)
- Shine a Light (1972)
Paint It, Black
- I’m Free (1965)
- Dandelion (1967)
- She’s So Cold (1980)
- Hang Fire (1981)
- Lady Jane (1966)
- Dead Flowers (1971)
- Harlem Shuffle (1986)
- A Love in Vain (1969)
- Monkey Man (1969)
- Out of Time (1966)
Angie
- Sweet Virginia (1972)
- All Down the Line (1972)
- We Love You (1967)
- Memory Motel (1976)
- 2000 Light Years from Home (1967)
- One Hit to the Body (1986)
- Going to a Go-Go (live) (1982)
- Sister Morphine (1971)
- Rocks Off (1972)
- Sway (1971)
Start Me Up (at the Super Bowl Half Time Show)
- Far Away Eyes (1978)
- Love Is Strong (1994)
- She Was Hot (1983)
- Stray Cat Blues (1968)
- Salt of the Earth (1968)
- You Got Me Rocking (1994)
- High Wire (1991)
- Come On (1963)
- Hot Stuff (1976)
- Almost Hear You Sigh (1989)
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
- Live with Me (1969)
- Saint of Me (1998)
- Loving Cup (1972)
- Starf***er (aka “Star Star”) (1973)
- Anybody Seen My Baby? (1997)
- When the Whip Comes Down (1978)
- Out of Tears (1994)
- Time Waits for No One (1974)
- You Got the Silver (1969)
- Rip This Joint (1972)
Gimme Shelter
- Before They Make Me Run (1978)
- Let It Loose (1972)
- I Wanna Be Your Man (1963)
- Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) (1978)
- Torn and Frayed (1972)
- Some Girls (1978)
- Like a Rolling Stone (live) (1995)
- Route 66 (1964)
- Ventilator Blues (1972)
- Respectable (1978)
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Resources and Related Links:
- DMDB Facebook post: Rolling Stones – Top 100 Songs (31 May 2011)
- The Rolling Stones’ DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry