The English

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

group

the Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...

have released 30 studio

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, three extended play singles, 121

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

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box set A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit. Music Artists and bands ...

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video album A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...

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. Throughout their career, they have sold over 240 million records worldwide. ''

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'' ranked them as the 2nd Greatest artist of all time (behind

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). The Rolling Stones have scored 37 top-10 albums (9 No. 1 albums) on the ''Billboard'' 200 and 8 No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. According to the

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, they have sold 66.5 million albums in the US, making them the 16th best-selling group in history. The early singles and albums released from 1963 to 1967 were originally on

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in the United Kingdom, and on their subsidiary label

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in the United States. Prior to 1967, it was common practice for British releases to be reconfigured for the American market. In some cases, the US version would be an entirely different album with different tracks, cover photos and liner notes. The first five British Rolling Stones albums were converted into seven LPs for the American market, adding material from singles and the UK EPs. The two ''Big Hits'' singles packages, from 1966 and 1969 respectively, differ in each nation, and in the case of ''

December's Children (And Everybody's) ''December's Children (And Everybody's)'' is the fifth American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 4 December 1965. Compiled from disparate sources across the band's recording career up to that point, includin ...

'' and ''

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'' there are no UK counterparts. Studio releases from ''

Their Satanic Majesties Request ''Their Satanic Majesties Request'' is the 6th British and 8th American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released in December 1967 by Decca Records in the UK and by London Records in the US. It is their first to be relea ...

'' in 1967 forward are uniform in both the UK and the US.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Official bootlegs

Other albums

Box sets

Albums, singles and video collections

Special edition albums and reissue box sets

Extended plays

Singles

*In some cases the single's

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charted separately. *First single in the US is " Not Fade Away" b/w "

I Wanna Be Your Man "I Wanna Be Your Man" is a Lennon–McCartney-penned song first recorded and released as a single by the Rolling Stones, and then recorded by the Beatles. The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, and finished by Lennon and McCartney in ...

", respectively the A-sides of the group's third and second singles in the UK. *On 9 and 16 July 1963, the band recorded " Poison Ivy" and "

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" to be their second single. A few hundred copies were pressed, but the single was withdrawn.Davis, Stephen. ''Old Gods Almost Dead''. New York: Broadway Books, 2001, p. 62. These recordings would be included on the album ''Saturday Club'', a compilation of tracks from various artists appearing on the ''Saturday Club'' (BBC radio) show of the time.

1963–1979

1980–1993

1994–2006

2007–present

''Billboard'' Year-End performances

Other charted songs

Videography

Video albums

Music videos

References

External links

The Complete Works of the Rolling Stones 1962–2011
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The worldwide singles & EPs discography of the Rolling Stones
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Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...

Discographies of British artists Rock music group discographies