Rolling Stone is a British Rock & Roll band that started in 1962 in London. The group comprised Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts. The band is now on its 50th year in Rock and Roll. To date, the band has produced 92 singles, 29 studio albums, 10 live performances, and still counting. Of the original lineup, only Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts remained. The band stays active until today. The group does concert tours, and continuously reviving past hit songs with Ronnie Wood and Darryl Jones in the lineup.
The Rolling Stones band sounds are certified timeless, popular still across five generations of fans worldwide. Their song entitled I Can't Get No Satisfaction was an international sensation in mid '60's. Today, it is still being enjoyed by fans around the world regardless of age. The band sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and was consistently on the top of U.S. and U.K. Billboards from 1960, 1970, 1980 and in 1989; the band was officially installed to the American Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
In 2002, the band made it again to the top with its album entitled Forty Licks at No 2 in the Chart. The album includes their old songs. Having reached the top 2 is a proof of Rolling Stones band's classic musical artistry that is recognized by millions of fans around the world. The band is number 4 in the list of 100 Greatest Artist of All Time by the Rolling Stone's Magazine. In 2004, UK installed them to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They have also the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Rolling Stones band's big tour from August 2005 to August 2007 sold over 4,500, 000 tickets, earning them a gross of $550,000,000. On 2010, In Exiles on Main St. reclaimed its position as top 1 in UK Billboard after almost 38 years.
Recognized the best band's songs are: I Can't Get No Satisfaction, Jumping Jack Flash, Brown Sugar, It's All Over Now, Give Me Shelter, Angie, Start Me Up, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Paint it Black. The list is not in particular order.
Their top albums are: Aftermath, Between Buttons, Sticky Fingers, Exiles on Main St., Emotional Rescue, Goats Head Soup, It's Only Rock & Roll, Some Girls, Steel Wheels, Dirty Work, Forty Licks, and live album, Live Licks.
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