Greatest Rolling Stones Albums Ever“Some Girls”, one of the most popular Rolling Stones albums, was released in 1978. The said album was considered the band’s biggest selling album in the United States with more than 6 million copies sold. The album’s cover which was designed by Peter Corriston featured selected female celebrities and lingerie ads. However, it became controversial and was later withdrawn – and the offending pictures were removed. The album also got into controversy over the lines: “Black girls just wanna get f*cked all night”, and “I’ve always said, you can’t take a joke, it’s too f*cking bad.” This particular album became the precursor for the Rolling Stones tour (United States) in 1978 where they had small venue shows. The “Some Girls” album was reissued by Virgin Records in 1994 retaining the original cover art. The album later placed number 269 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Another equally popular album released in 1977 was “Love You Live” which is a kind of a live album. It has contains the following: live performances from the Rolling Stones’ Tour of the Americas in 1975; performances in Toronto, Canada in 1977; and Tour of Europe Shows in 1976. The album was well-received by fans and even ranked number three in the United Kingdom and number five in the United States. It is the final album of the band to be distributed by Warner Music. Following albums were then distributed through EMI worldwide. This album was dedicated to the memory of Kieth Harwood. The band released its album titled Voodoo Lounge in 1994. It had taken the band five years from 1989’s Steel Wheels to come up with another album. The band’s bassist, Bill Wyman, was now no longer part of this album since he left the group in 1993. The album, however, received strong and positive reviews and even ranked number one in the United Kingdom which was their first chart-topper since 1980’s Emotional Rescue. It also became number two in the United States and went double platinum. Some even considered the album a classic piece, and an outstanding addition to its successful albums from the past. “Voodoo Lounge” won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. Fans consider Voodoo Lounge as the band’s comeback album which could parallel with “Let It Bleed” and “Some Girls”. Another superb album released in 1969 was “Let It Bleed” which was the follow-up of 1968’s “Beggars Banquet’. This album came right after the Rolling Stones had their 1969 American Tour. It became the band’s all-time classic, was considered as one of their best achievements and artistically at par with “Beggars Banquet”, Sticky Fingers”, and “Exile on Main Street”. The album reached the top spot in United Kingdom which beat the Beatle’s Abbey Road, and it also ranked third on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in the United States. Later, it turned double platinum and was critically acclaimed and warmly received by the public. |