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“It's Only Rock n' Roll (But I Like It)” by The Rolling Stones
From the album It’s Only Rock ’n Roll (1974)
“It's Only Rock n' Roll (But I Like It)” by The Rolling Stones appears on 43 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1974 on the album It’s Only Rock ’n Roll. Its best result is #69 on the 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,534 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"It's Only Rock n' Roll (But I Like It)" was the lead single and title song of the Rolling Stones' twelfth studio album in 1974, and it started life away from the band's own sessions: one night at the Wick, Ronnie Wood's house in Richmond, London, where Wood, not yet a Stone, worked the song up with Mick Jagger. David Bowie sang backup behind Jagger and Willie Weeks played bass, and the Stones kept that original rhythm track for the finished record.
The Jagger/Richards credit stands, the Glimmer Twins produced, Ian Stewart plays piano, Wood adds 12-string guitar, and Keith Harwood mixed it. Begun in late 1973 and finished the following spring, it's a wink at the band's own public persona, as Jagger explained in the notes to the 1993 compilation Jump Back. It went top ten in the UK and top 20 in the States.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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