Top 10 Albums of All Time

Exile on Main St. – The Rolling Stones

The first ten years of the Stones’ career as a band was all peak and no valleys, and Exile on Main St., coming at the tail end of their most interesting period, captures them at the zenith of their considerable powers. They’re also at their most decadent here, and all their anger and bitterness comes through in a way that no other rock band of the era would have dared to try. The album is helped by the legendary story of its making, but it would be perfect even if it existed in a vacuum.