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“Fool to Cry” by The Rolling Stones
From the album Black and Blue (1976)
“Fool to Cry” by The Rolling Stones appears on 10 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 1976 on the album Black and Blue. Its best result is #182 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,419 alternative song of all time.
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"Fool to Cry" led off Black and Blue in 1976, a soft-focus Stones ballad cut while the band was still sorting out who would replace Mick Taylor. The sessions doubled as guitarist auditions, which is how session player Wayne Perkins ended up on this one. Jagger plays electric piano and Nicky Hopkins handles the acoustic piano and string synthesizer, with the Glimmer Twins producing.
The trade press heard it straight away: Cash Box called it a departure for the band and admired Jagger's falsetto, and Record World put it in the same soulful league as "Angie". It went to No. 6 in the UK and No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it's the only Black and Blue track picked for Forty Licks and GRRR!. It's also the album's most-played song live, from the 1976 European tour through to the No Filter shows in 2018.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 258 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2001 | 279 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2002 | 856 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 182 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2004 | 856 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2005 | 376 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 369 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
| 2022 | 597 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2024 | 847 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) | 1043 |
| 2026 | 292 | KSHE 95 | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) | 499 |
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