The Rolling Stones: Artist Essentials

First released: 1969 (year verified)

Original 1969 studio album recording; the retained 1970 annual row already associates it with the earlier release.

Recording: Original Let It Bleed studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Let It Bleed

Let It Bleed - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Original December 1969 album, all nine tracks and studio guest credits. Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, You Got the Silver and the full You Can't Always Get What You Want belong to this album; sessions are separately dated. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1965 (year verified)

Original US single in 1965, before its UK single issue later that year; subsequent album appearances do not change the first year.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1966 (year verified)

Original 1966 studio single; the punctuation variant Paint It, Black names the same song.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Paint It, Black

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1968 (year verified)

Original 1968 studio single, independently released before its later compilation appearances.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Jumpin' Jack Flash

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1968 (year verified)

Original studio album recording released in 1968; the much later 2003 remixes and live versions are separate.

Recording: Original Beggars Banquet studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Beggars Banquet

Beggars Banquet - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Explicit December 1968 studio album release and original ten-song tracklist. The later Rock and Roll Circus performance of Salt of the Earth is separately identified. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1971 (year verified)

Original album recording released in 1971 before the June US single; 1969 sessions and the retained 1972 annual appearance do not set the first year.

Recording: Original Sticky Fingers studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers - label catalog and original tracklist
Explicit original 1971 album year and ten-track sequence, including Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Dead Flowers and Moonlight Mile. Modern mastering/product metadata is not used as a release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

Original lead single from Exile on Main St. in 1972; the 1971 sessions were not its public release.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Tumbling Dice

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Exile on Main St. - label original year and tracklist
Original 1972 album and its complete original tracklist, including Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy and Shine a Light. Modern reissue date is not substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1978 (year verified)

Original album recording released in 1978 before the subsequent single that year. The licensed singles-box metadata also retains the full recording.

Recording: Original full-length Some Girls studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Some Girls

Some Girls - label original year and tracklist
Original 1978 album and its Miss You, Beast of Burden and Shattered recordings; later deluxe bonus tracks are not part of this original tracklist. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Beast of Burden - original album before single
Some Girls was released in June 1978, with Beast of Burden subsequently issued as a single in August; earlier Miss You was released ahead of the album. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones Singles Box Set sampler - licensed version metadata
Licensed Polydor track metadata identifies the full Beast of Burden (4:25) and Emotional Rescue (5:39), separately from explicitly labeled live performances, edits and remixes. Copyright/remaster years on individual tracks are not original-release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1969 (year verified)

Full album presentation released in 1969; the title also appeared on the earlier Honky Tonk Women B-side that year. The selected full album presentation is kept explicit.

Recording: Original full-length Let It Bleed album recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Let It Bleed

Let It Bleed - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Original December 1969 album, all nine tracks and studio guest credits. Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, You Got the Silver and the full You Can't Always Get What You Want belong to this album; sessions are separately dated. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1981 (year verified)

Original 1981 single and Tattoo You album cycle; older sessions do not supply an earlier official release year.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Tattoo You - original album chronology and selected tracks
Original album released in August 1981; Waiting on a Friend, Worried About You and Heaven are included. Earlier sessions and later live performances are distinct from the completed album's first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1969 (year verified)

Original studio single in 1969; Country Honk is a separately titled recording, and a later stereo single reissue is not the first release.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Honky Tonk Women

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1971 (year verified)

Original single released in April 1971 before Sticky Fingers; earlier studio sessions are not treated as a public release.

Recording: Original 1971 studio single recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Brown Sugar

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Sticky Fingers - original single and album chronology
Brown Sugar single preceded the original Sticky Fingers album in April 1971; older recording sessions do not date the public release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Sticky Fingers - label catalog and original tracklist
Explicit original 1971 album year and ten-track sequence, including Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Dead Flowers and Moonlight Mile. Modern mastering/product metadata is not used as a release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1968 (year verified)

Original album presentation released in 1968; an earlier US single also appeared that year. The later UK maxi-single does not set the original year.

Recording: Original Beggars Banquet album presentation
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Beggars Banquet

Beggars Banquet - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Explicit December 1968 studio album release and original ten-song tracklist. The later Rock and Roll Circus performance of Salt of the Earth is separately identified. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1967 (year verified)

Original 1967 studio single pairing; later compilation mastering differences do not establish a new recording date.

Recording: Original 1967 studio single recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Let's Spend the Night Together / Ruby Tuesday

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1971 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original full-length Sticky Fingers studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers - label catalog and original tracklist
Explicit original 1971 album year and ten-track sequence, including Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Dead Flowers and Moonlight Mile. Modern mastering/product metadata is not used as a release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1973 (year verified)

Original single and Goats Head Soup album cycle in 1973; the distinct 2020 album remix is not selected.

Recording: Original 1973 studio single recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Angie

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Goats Head Soup - original album and distinct 2020 editions
Identifies the original 1973 album and its ten original songs, separately from the 2020 stereo remix, previously unreleased outtakes, alternative mixes and Brussels live recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1978 (year verified)

Original album presentation released in 1978; the lead single preceded the album and a separate extended disco mix appeared in the same campaign.

Recording: Original Some Girls album presentation
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Some Girls

Some Girls - label original year and tracklist
Original 1978 album and its Miss You, Beast of Burden and Shattered recordings; later deluxe bonus tracks are not part of this original tracklist. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Miss You - original single and separate extended disco mix
Original 1978 single and Some Girls association; explicitly describes the separate Bob Clearmountain extended 12-inch disco mix. Used to preserve version uncertainty in the unspecified annual candidate. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1981 (year verified)

The completed original album recording was released in 1981 before the later single and retained 1982 annual appearance; early backing-track sessions are separate chronology.

Recording: Original Tattoo You studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Tattoo You

Tattoo You - original album chronology and selected tracks
Original album released in August 1981; Waiting on a Friend, Worried About You and Heaven are included. Earlier sessions and later live performances are distinct from the completed album's first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1965 (year verified)

Original 1965 studio single; later album and compilation appearances are not first releases.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: The Last Time

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1967 (year verified)

Original full album presentation in 1967; the song also appeared on a single before the album within that year.

Recording: Original full album presentation
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Their Satanic Majesties Request

Their Satanic Majesties Request - original album and anniversary editions
Original album released in December 1967, with mono/stereo album editions and selected She's a Rainbow and 2000 Light Years from Home. Earlier single chronology comes from the separate ABKCO singles source. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1971 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers - label catalog and original tracklist
Explicit original 1971 album year and ten-track sequence, including Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Dead Flowers and Moonlight Mile. Modern mastering/product metadata is not used as a release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

Original Exile on Main St. recording released in 1972. The retained annual row is placed in 1971, but its description identifies the Exile opener; that old row is preserved rather than used as release evidence.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Exile on Main St.

Exile on Main St. - label original year and tracklist
Original 1972 album and its complete original tracklist, including Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy and Shine a Light. Modern reissue date is not substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1978 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Some Girls

Some Girls - label original year and tracklist
Original 1978 album and its Miss You, Beast of Burden and Shattered recordings; later deluxe bonus tracks are not part of this original tracklist. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1966 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Aftermath (UK)

Aftermath UK - ABKCO tracklist and edition review
Original UK tracklist includes Mother's Little Helper, Under My Thumb and the full Out of Time. The full UK Out of Time differs from the shorter US album presentation; the UK album preceded its US counterpart. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones vinyl reissues - original album years
Lists original Aftermath UK (1966), Satanic Majesties (1967), Beggars Banquet (1968) and Let It Bleed (1969), apart from reissue dates. Early US/UK album tracklists and later Metamorphosis outtakes are distinct. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1967 (year verified)

Original 1967 studio single pairing; its US Between the Buttons album appearance belongs to the same year.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Let's Spend the Night Together / Ruby Tuesday

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1964 (year verified)

The Stones' own studio recording was released in 1964; the earlier Buddy Holly recording is a separate performance.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Not Fade Away

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1964 (year verified)

Original Stones single in 1964; the preceding Valentinos recording does not date this performance.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: It's All Over Now

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1964 (year verified)

The original Stones studio single was released in 1964; the earlier Howlin' Wolf recording and later live performances are distinct.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Little Red Rooster

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1964 (year verified)

Original single released in December 1964 before The Rolling Stones, Now! in 1965; a later Metamorphosis outtake presentation is not selected.

Recording: Original 1964 studio single recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Heart of Stone

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones vinyl reissues - original album years
Lists original Aftermath UK (1966), Satanic Majesties (1967), Beggars Banquet (1968) and Let It Bleed (1969), apart from reissue dates. Early US/UK album tracklists and later Metamorphosis outtakes are distinct. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1965 (year verified)

Original B-side released with The Last Time in 1965, before later album and compilation appearances.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: The Last Time / Play with Fire

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1965 (year verified)

Original US single in 1965 before the UK issue later that year; regional B-sides do not create separate selected songs.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Get Off of My Cloud

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1965 (year verified)

Original Stones recording released in 1965; the earlier Marianne Faithfull recording and later Italian-language version are separate performances.

Recording: Original English-language Rolling Stones studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: As Tears Go By

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1966 (year verified)

Original UK album recording released in 1966 before the separate US single that year.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Aftermath (UK)

Aftermath UK - ABKCO tracklist and edition review
Original UK tracklist includes Mother's Little Helper, Under My Thumb and the full Out of Time. The full UK Out of Time differs from the shorter US album presentation; the UK album preceded its US counterpart. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones vinyl reissues - original album years
Lists original Aftermath UK (1966), Satanic Majesties (1967), Beggars Banquet (1968) and Let It Bleed (1969), apart from reissue dates. Early US/UK album tracklists and later Metamorphosis outtakes are distinct. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1966 (year verified)

Original full UK album presentation in 1966; the shorter US album edit and later 1975 Metamorphosis presentation are not substituted.

Recording: Original full-length Aftermath UK album recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Aftermath (UK)

Aftermath UK - ABKCO tracklist and edition review
Original UK tracklist includes Mother's Little Helper, Under My Thumb and the full Out of Time. The full UK Out of Time differs from the shorter US album presentation; the UK album preceded its US counterpart. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones vinyl reissues - original album years
Lists original Aftermath UK (1966), Satanic Majesties (1967), Beggars Banquet (1968) and Let It Bleed (1969), apart from reissue dates. Early US/UK album tracklists and later Metamorphosis outtakes are distinct. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1966 (year verified)

Original 1966 studio single; later compilation editions do not set the first year.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: 19th Nervous Breakdown

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1963 (year verified)

The Stones' debut single was released in 1963; the older Chuck Berry composition and recording are separate chronology.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Come On

The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1967 (year verified)

Original 1967 recording, also issued with She's a Rainbow before the album within the same year.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Their Satanic Majesties Request

Their Satanic Majesties Request - original album and anniversary editions
Original album released in December 1967, with mono/stereo album editions and selected She's a Rainbow and 2000 Light Years from Home. Earlier single chronology comes from the separate ABKCO singles source. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1968 (year verified)

Original B-side released in 1968 before Beggars Banquet later that year.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Street Fighting Man / No Expectations

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Beggars Banquet - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Explicit December 1968 studio album release and original ten-song tracklist. The later Rock and Roll Circus performance of Salt of the Earth is separately identified. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1968 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Beggars Banquet

Beggars Banquet - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Explicit December 1968 studio album release and original ten-song tracklist. The later Rock and Roll Circus performance of Salt of the Earth is separately identified. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1968 (year verified)

Original 1968 studio album recording; the separately documented Rock and Roll Circus performance is not selected.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Beggars Banquet

Beggars Banquet - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Explicit December 1968 studio album release and original ten-song tracklist. The later Rock and Roll Circus performance of Salt of the Earth is separately identified. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1969 (year verified)

Original studio album recording released in 1969; the familiar later live performances are separate recordings.

Recording: Original Let It Bleed studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Let It Bleed

Let It Bleed - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Original December 1969 album, all nine tracks and studio guest credits. Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, You Got the Silver and the full You Can't Always Get What You Want belong to this album; sessions are separately dated. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1969 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Let It Bleed

Let It Bleed - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Original December 1969 album, all nine tracks and studio guest credits. Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, You Got the Silver and the full You Can't Always Get What You Want belong to this album; sessions are separately dated. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1971 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original Sticky Fingers studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers - label catalog and original tracklist
Explicit original 1971 album year and ten-track sequence, including Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Dead Flowers and Moonlight Mile. Modern mastering/product metadata is not used as a release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Exile on Main St.

Exile on Main St. - label original year and tracklist
Original 1972 album and its complete original tracklist, including Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy and Shine a Light. Modern reissue date is not substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Exile on Main St.

Exile on Main St. - label original year and tracklist
Original 1972 album and its complete original tracklist, including Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy and Shine a Light. Modern reissue date is not substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

Original album recording in 1972 before the later single that year; 1971 recording sessions are not the first public release.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Exile on Main St.

Exile on Main St. - label original year and tracklist
Original 1972 album and its complete original tracklist, including Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy and Shine a Light. Modern reissue date is not substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Exile on Main St.

Exile on Main St. - label original year and tracklist
Original 1972 album and its complete original tracklist, including Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy and Shine a Light. Modern reissue date is not substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1972 (year verified)

Original released album recording in 1972; earlier sessions and later alternate takes do not date this selected album performance.

Recording: Original Exile on Main St. studio album recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Exile on Main St.

Exile on Main St. - label original year and tracklist
Original 1972 album and its complete original tracklist, including Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy and Shine a Light. Modern reissue date is not substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1973 (year verified)

Original Goats Head Soup album recording in 1973 before its later single campaign; the 2020 remix and archival alternative mix are distinct.

Recording: Original 1973 album recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Goats Head Soup

Goats Head Soup - original album and distinct 2020 editions
Identifies the original 1973 album and its ten original songs, separately from the 2020 stereo remix, previously unreleased outtakes, alternative mixes and Brussels live recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1973 (year verified)

Original 1973 studio album presentation; the separately labeled 2020 stereo remix is not selected.

Recording: Original 1973 album recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Goats Head Soup

Goats Head Soup - original album and distinct 2020 editions
Identifies the original 1973 album and its ten original songs, separately from the 2020 stereo remix, previously unreleased outtakes, alternative mixes and Brussels live recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1974 (year verified)

Original full album presentation released in 1974; the preceding title single belongs to the same year.

Recording: Original full-length studio album recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: It's Only Rock 'n Roll

It's Only Rock 'n Roll - label original year and tracklist
Original 1974 album, full title recording and Time Waits for No One. The page's current reissue date is not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1974 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: It's Only Rock 'n Roll

It's Only Rock 'n Roll - label original year and tracklist
Original 1974 album, full title recording and Time Waits for No One. The page's current reissue date is not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1976 (year verified)

Original single released in 1976 before Black and Blue; studio sessions beginning in 1974 are not release evidence.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Fool to Cry

Fool to Cry - original single release chronology
Original single in March 1976 before the April Black and Blue album. Recording sessions beginning in 1974 are distinguished from public release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1980 (year verified)

Original full album recording released in 1980; licensed singles-box metadata also identifies a full-length presentation. Shorter edition reports do not change the selected album's year.

Recording: Original full-length studio album recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Emotional Rescue

Emotional Rescue - original album release
Original 1980 album and title track; 1978 Some Girls is its predecessor. Used for release year and the continuing dance-rhythm direction, not biographical speculation. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones Singles Box Set sampler - licensed version metadata
Licensed Polydor track metadata identifies the full Beast of Burden (4:25) and Emotional Rescue (5:39), separately from explicitly labeled live performances, edits and remixes. Copyright/remaster years on individual tracks are not original-release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1981 (year verified)

Completed original studio album recording released in 1981; earlier session origins do not imply earlier official publication.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Tattoo You

Tattoo You - original album chronology and selected tracks
Original album released in August 1981; Waiting on a Friend, Worried About You and Heaven are included. Earlier sessions and later live performances are distinct from the completed album's first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1981 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Tattoo You

Tattoo You - original album chronology and selected tracks
Original album released in August 1981; Waiting on a Friend, Worried About You and Heaven are included. Earlier sessions and later live performances are distinct from the completed album's first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1989 (year verified)

Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Steel Wheels

Steel Wheels - label original year and tracklist
Original 1989 album and closing Slipping Away studio recording; modern mastering and price information are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 1994 (year verified)

Original 1994 lead single before Voodoo Lounge; later dance remixes and earlier recording sessions are separate contexts.

Recording: Original studio single recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Love Is Strong

Voodoo Lounge - label anniversary release history
Original 1994 album and its preceding Love Is Strong single, separately from later bonus material and reissue formats. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 2005 (year verified)

Original 2005 studio single paired with Streets of Love, also included on A Bigger Bang that year.

Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Streets of Love / Rough Justice

The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

First released: 2023 (year verified)

Original studio track released in September 2023 before Hackney Diamonds; later concert performances are different recordings.

Recording: Original full-length studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones featuring Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder
Role in this collection: The Rolling Stones with featured vocalist Lady Gaga and featured keyboard player Stevie Wonder

Original single: Sweet Sounds of Heaven

Sweet Sounds of Heaven - label original release announcement
September 2023 release announcement before Hackney Diamonds; explicitly credits Lady Gaga's vocals and Stevie Wonder's keyboards and describes the extended studio ending. This is the studio recording, not a subsequent concert rendition. | Reviewed 2026-10-17