American Songwriter

Did You Know The Rolling Stones’ First US No. 1 Hit Was Written by Keith Richards in His Sleep?

Before 1965, The Rolling Stones had yet to score a No. 1 hit in the US, but that changed one day after Keith Richards simply woke up.

This Rolling Stones Song Was Considered Too Controversial to Release as a Single

The Rolling Stones recorded a song so controversial it was never released as a single, leaving fans both stunned and ...
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The Rolling Stones Hit No. 1 With This Hit Song — But Was It Really About David Bowie’s Wife?

Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2023, The Rolling Stones Were at No. 1 With the “Difficult” Album That Was the First of Its Kind in 20 Years

It would be easy to assume that a band older than most Top 40 artists have been alive (sometimes by two or three times) would grow stale in their later years, but The Rolling Stones proved this ...

The Rolling Stones Score A Rare Hit On An Unexpected Chart

The Rolling Stones reach the U.K.'s dance singles chart for only the third time as “Satisfaction Skank” — a collaboration ...
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On the Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Black and Blue’ Box Set, plus Robert Gordon with Link Wray, and Melissa Carper’s Christmas Album

Just a few months shy of a half century after its release, the Rolling Stones ’ Black and Blue is back in a “super deluxe” edition that includes four CDs (or five LPs) and a Blu-ray disc. Also in the ...

26 No. 26 Hot 100 Hits for ’26: LeAnn Rimes, Jimmy Fallon, Kendrick Lamar & More

More than 300 songs have peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and despite not hitting No. 1 or even the top 10, many ...

Rolling Stones opt out of tour, waiting until 'they're good and ready'

In 2024, The Stones set out on an ambitious stadium tour to promote their 2023 album "Hackney Diamonds." With 16 stops in the ...