Rolling Stones Discography and Fact Sheet



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ROLLING STONES FOUNDED....

By Brian Jones... January of 1962... in England

Brian Jones, an acomplished and expierenced musician, placed an ad in the local "Jazz News" calling for musicians to audition for his new band. Among the musicians that showed up that day on Broadwick Street in the back room of The Bricklayer's Arms Pub were acquaintances Mick Jagger and Kieth Richards. Brian already had a name picked out for the band, The Rollin'Stones, taken from a Muddy Water's song, Rollin' Stone Blues.

ORIGINAL GROUP MEMBERS

The Rolling Stones debuted at the Marquee Club, London England, July 12, 1962

Band Member Noise Maker
Mick Jagger Vocals
Brian Jones Guitar
Keith Richards Guitar
Ian Stewart Keyboards
Dick Taylor Bass
Mick Avory Drums

Following are the major Rolling Stone line up changes

On Guitar...
Mick Taylor replaced Brian Jones - 6/1969
Ron Wood replaced Mick Taylor - 1975

On Bass guitar...
Bill Wyman replaced Dick Taylor - 12/1962
Darryl Jones replaced Bill Wyman - 1993

On Drums...
Tony Chapman replaced Mick Avory - 1962
Charlie Watts replaced Tony Chapman - 1/1963

Brian Jones drowned in his swimming pool 7/3/69, one month after being replaced by Mick Taylor.

Ian Stewart (the 6th Stone) continued with the band as road manager and contributed in recording sessions until his death in 1985... but did not participate in stage performances from mid 1963 on. This due to their manager, Andrew Loog Oldham's decision that Ian didn't have the "right look" to fit in with the band.

CURRENT (OR FINAL) GROUP MEMBERS

Band Member Noise Maker
Mick Jagger Vocals
Keith Richards Guitar
Ron Wood Guitar
Darryl Jones Bass
Charlie Watts Drums

ROLLING STONE LATEST NEWS

--Album Press Release--
NEW YORK, NY -- 07/26/05 -- The Rolling Stones new CD, "A Bigger Bang," will be released September 6, 2005, on Virgin Records. Continuing their historic songwriting partnership, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards began the creative process last autumn and were later joined in the recording studio by Charlie Watts and Ron Wood. "A Bigger Bang" features all new songs, and is the first studio album by The Rolling Stones since the 1997 platinum-certified "Bridges to Babylon." While in the studio recording the album last year, the band came up with the title "A Bigger Bang" reflecting their fascination with the scientific theory about the origin of the universe.

The release of "A Bigger Bang" follows the August 21st tour kickoff at Fenway Park, in Boston. The Rolling Stones will once again bring fans electrifying performances and state-of-the-art stage production. Ticket sales have reached record highs, with fans already purchasing 97% of all tickets currently available for sale.

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The Rolling Stones delivered plenty of "Bang" for the buck on Sunday August 21, 2005 as they launched their "A Bigger Bang" world tour with a two-hour set at Fenway Park in Boston that included classic tunes, new album tracks and even a tribute to Ray Charles.

The show marked only the third time a rock act has played the hallowed baseball stadium in recent years, guitarist Keith Richards thanked city officials for approving "us rascals."

As with past tours, the show began with their 1981 anthem "Start Me Up." Jagger, Richards, drummer Charlie Watts and guitarist Ron Wood took to a giant stage that resembled the curved exterior of the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

It was great to hear Mick declare that the tour began in Boston because it was "A champion city", citing the Patriots and Red Sox.

MOST RECENT ALBUM(S)

Year Album
1995 Stripped (Live)
1996 The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus
1997 Bridges To Babylon
1999 Strictly Stereo
2004 Live Licks
2005 A Bigger Bang

ROLLING STONES DISCOGRAPHY
TOP 10 ALBUMS (NOT INCL COMPILATIONS)

#1 Out Of Our Heads - Pop Album - 1965
#1 Sticky Fingers - Pop Album - 1971
#1 Exile On Main Street - Pop Album - 1972
#1 Goats Head Soup - Pop Album - 1973
#1 It's Only Rock and Roll - Pop Album - 1974
#1 Black and Blue - Pop Album - 1976
#1 Some Girls - Pop Album - 1978
#1 Emotional Rescue - Pop Album - 1980
#1 Tattoo you - Pop Album - 1981
#2 Aftermath - Pop Album - 1966
#2 Between The Buttons - Pop Album - 1967
#2 Their Satanic Majesties Request - Pop Album - 1968
#2 Voodoo Lounge - Billboard 200 - 1994
#2 Bridges To Babylon - Top Canadian Albums - 1997
#2 Forty Licks - Top Canadian Albums - 2002
#3 12X5 - Pop Album - 1964
#3 Flowers - Pop Album - 1967
#3 Let It Bleed - Pop Album - 1969
#3 Steel Wheels - Billboard 200 - 1989
#4 December's Children - Pop Album - 1966
#4 Undercover - Pop Album - 1983
#4 Dirty Work - Billboard 200 - 1986
#5 The Rolling Stones, Now! - Pop Album - 1965
#5 Beggars Banquet - Pop Album - 1969
#5 Love you Live - Pop Album - 1977
#5 Still Life (Live) - Pop Album - 1982
#6 Got Live If You Want It - Pop Album - 1967
#6 Get Yer Ya Ya's Out (Live) - Pop Album - 1970
#9 Stripped - Billboard 200 - 1995

ROLLING STONES DISCOGRAPHY
TOP 10 SINGLES

#1 Satisfaction - Pop Singles - 1965
#1 Get Off My Cloud - Pop Singles - 1965
#1 Paint It Black - Pop Singles - 1966
#1 Ruby Tuesday - Pop Singles - 1967
#1 Honkey Tonk women - Pop Singles - 1969
#1 Brown Sugar - Pop Singles - 1971
#1 Angie - Pop Singles - 1973
#1 Miss you - Pop Singles - 1978
#1 Start Me Up - Mainstream Rock - 1981
#1 Mixed Emotions - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1982
#1 Rock And A Hard Place - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1989
#1 Almost Hear You Sigh - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1990
#1 Highwire - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1991
#2 19th Nervous Breakdown - Pop Singles - 1966
#2 Hang Fire - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1981
#2 Undercover Of Night - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1983
#2 Harlem Shuffle - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1986
#2 Love Is Strong - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1994
#2 You Got Me Rocking - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1994
#3 Jumpin' Jack Flash - Pop Singles - 1968
#3 Emotional Rescue - Pop Singles - 1980
#3 One Hit (To The Body) - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1986
#3 Anybody Seen My Baby - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1997
#5 Little T & A - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1981
#5 Going To A Go-Go - Mainstream Rock - 1982
#6 Time Is On My Side - Pop Singles - 1964
#6 As Tears Go By - Pop Singles - 1966
#7 Tumbling Dice - Pop Singles - 1972
#8 Mother's Little Helper - Pop Singles - 1966
#8 Beast Of Burden - Pop Singles - 1978
#8 Waiting On A Friend - Mainstream Rock - 1982
#8 Terrifying - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1989
#9 The Last Time - Pop Singles - 1965
#9 Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing in the Shadow - Pop Singles - 1966
#10 Fool To Cry - Pop Singles - 1976
#10 Winning Ugly - Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1986
#10 Sympathy For The Devil - Canadian Singles - 2003

ALBUMS SOLD

Determining accurate and reliable U.S. sales is difficult. Determining foreign sales is almost impossible, not to mention the huge amount of bootlegging in many countries of the world. Album sales reported here are based on the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) Latest data.

The Rolling Stones have sold more than 63 Million Albums in the US

AWARDS

Grammy Awards - The Grammy's are the only peer-presented award to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position.

1994 - Love Is Strong - Best Music video, Short Form

1994 - Voodoo Lounge - Best Rock Album

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

The Rolling Stones inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 1989

Inductees: Mick Jagger (vocals; born July 26, 1943), Keith Richards (guitar; born December 18, 1943), Brian Jones (guitar; born February 28, 1942), Bill Wyman (Bass; born October 24, 1936), Charlie Watts (Drums; born June 2, 1941), Ron Wood (guitar; born June 1, 1947), Mick Taylor (guitar; born January 17, 1949).

ROLLING STONES DISCOGRAPHY LIST POSITIONS

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time

Position Album
#7 Exile On Main Street
#32 Let It Bleed
#57 Beggar's Banquet
#63 Sticky Fingers
#108 Aftermath
#114 Out Of Our Heads
#181 The Rolling Stones, Now!
#211 Tattoo You
#269 Some Girls
#355 Between The Buttons

About.com Ultimate Album list (Not Ranked)

  • Aftermath

  • Beggar's Banquet

  • Exile On Main Street

  • Get Yer Ya Ya's Out

  • Let It Bleed

  • Some Girls

  • Sticky Fingers

About.com Top 500 Rock And Roll songs

Position Song
#2 Satisfaction
#13 It's Only Rock N Roll
#30 Jumping Jack Flash
#44 Brown Sugar
#54 Sympathy For The Devil
#83 Gimme Shelter
#108 Ruby Tuesday
#116 Going To California
#132 Honkey Tonk Woman
#156 Under My Thumb
#179 You Can't Always Get What You Want
#211 Angie
#236 Street Fighting Man
#281 Heartbreaker
#288 Paint It Black
#314 Play With Fire
#339 Get Off My Cloud
#370 Start Me Up
#389 Tumbling Dice
#422 Mother's Little Helper
#433 Beast Of Burden
#470 Waiting On Friend
#479 Let It Bleed

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