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Exile On Main Street

by Rolling Stones

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All Time

of 455,330

140
1970's

of 2,833

27
1972

of 250

4
Genres
- Classic Rock
  - Classic Rock
    
    of 14,242
    
    43
  - Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
    
    of 7,225
    
    33
  - Supergroups
    
    of 373
    
    11
- Hard Rock & Metal
  - Hard Rock & Metal
    
    of 18,998
    
    20
  - Hard Rock
    
    of 8,069
    
    19
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,730
    
    136
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    83
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,652
    
    83
  - Blues Rock
    
    of 3,434
    
    8

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.6358 Exile On Main Street is ranked overall as 3.6358 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.6844 Exile On Main Street has an avg. critic score of 3.6844 out of 4 stars

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Summarily panned by critics when it was released, Exile is now universally hailed as the best double-set rock has produced, a soulful epic of murky obsessions that took a dirt-road and deep-mud trip through gospel, blues, Stax/Volt R&B and country. ...more

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Greeted with decidedly mixed reviews upon its original release,Exile on Main St.has become generally regarded as the Rolling Stones' finest album. ...more

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I first saw the Stones in the fall of 1973 on the Goat's Head Soup tour. At that time, they were the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World. ...more

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Regarded as one of the best double-albums of all time and a cornerstone of rock, the only major debate surrounding the Rolling Stones'Exile on Main St.is whether or not it's their best recording. Many critics have taken turns switchingExile On...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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starling.rinet

Underrated at the time of release, but also highly overrated at the present time. That's my definite opinion and I'm not going to change it. The main problem of this album is that it is double. Double - when it is obvious that there's hardly enough...read the complete review at starling.rinet

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