Top Rolling Stones Hits and Most Requested Songs
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Highly Productive Song Writing Duo
Jul 29, 2008
Since the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones have churned out more than 460 timeless songs. These range from soulful ballads like Time Is On My Side to rock-and-roll anthems like Jumpin’ Jack Flash.
Consolidating Pop Culture Madness data for the 75 most requested songs from 1964 to 2007, the lists below show the Rolling Stones’ most popular singles during those decades.
Some may be surprised by the absence of Stones’ number one hits like Angie from 1973, named after Keith Richards’ daughter Angela. Others may wonder about Under My Thumb, a tongue-in-cheek Stones’ look at an oppressed male released back in 1966. However, Pop Culture Madness measures the popularity based on an accumulated history of demand; those two examples simply don’t get as many requests as other songs released from the same years.
Top Requested Rolling Stones Songs From 1960s
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards co-wrote Jumpin’ Jack Flash, the Stones’ most popular song from the 60s, as was the case for most Rolling Stones hits during that era.
- Time Is On My Side … Number 42 most requested hit single from 1964
- It's All Over Now … Number 49 from 1964
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction … Number 46 from 1965
- Get Off Of My Cloud … Number 58 from 1965
- Play With Fire … Number 65 from 1965
- Heart Of Stone … Number 69 from 1965
- Mother's Little Helper … Number 43 from 1966
- Paint It, Black … Number 66 from 1966
- Lady Jane … Number 69 from 1966
- 19th Nervous Breakdown … Number 74 from 1966
- Ruby Tuesday … Number 25 from 1967
- Let's Spend The Night Together … Number 37 from 1967
- Jumpin' Jack Flash … Number 8 from 1968
- Street Fighting Man … Number 17 from 1968
- She's A Rainbow … Number 46 from 1968
- Honky Tonk Women … Number 13 from 1969.
Only 3 hits from the above list were written by artists other than Jagger and Richards: Time Is On My Side, It’s All Over Now and Play With Fire.
Top Requested Rolling Stones Songs From 1970s
The Jagger-Richards song writing duo started the 70s with their most popular song based on Pop Culture Madness request data, Brown Sugar. Mick Jagger is said to have written the lyrics based on an affair he had with Claudia Lennear, one of Ike Turner’s backup singers.
- Brown Sugar … Number 3 most requested hit single from 1971
- Wild Horses … Number 14 from 1971
- You Can't Always Get What You Want … Number 16 from 1973
- It's Only Rock and Roll … Number 35 from 1974
- Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) … Number 55 from 1974
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg … Number 61 from 1974
- Hot Stuff … Number 70 from 1976
- Miss You … Number 49 from 1978.
Top Requested Rolling Stones Songs From 1980s
In 1977, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards originally crafted Start Me Up to a reggae beat but later reworked it into one of today’s most recognized tracks. Start Me Up is often used at sporting events and has been used in marketing campaigns for Microsoft and Ford.
- Start Me Up … Number 11 most requested hit single from 1981
- Waiting On A Friend … Number 30 from 1982
- Going To A Go-Go … Number 53 from 1982
Even though the Rolling Stones did not create any top 75 songs during the 90s nor since year 2000, they remain one of the most sought-after touring bands in the world. The Rolling Stones SARS Benefit Concert on July 30, 2003 attracted about 500,000 fans, one of the largest outdoor ticketed events in North America.
Sources for this Article
This article presents independent calculations and insights based on Pop Music Charts song data presented by Pop Culture Madness and from Keno’s Rolling Stones Web Site (keno.org).
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