The Rolling Stones have been around for so long that in many ways, the music industry has changed around them.
Back when they first started releasing albums in the mid ’60s, it was vinyl records, cassette tapes, and good old-fashioned radios, which eventually gave way to modern advances like CDs, iPods, and the like. There was, of course, no such thing as Spotify, which launched in the U.K. in 2008 and the U.S. in 2011. No more digging through bins for particular albums — Spotify and other streaming services like it made it possible for listeners to hear their favorite songs almost instantaneously.
All that is to say: a lot of people still love listening to the Rolling Stones, and the Spotify numbers prove it. At present, they have nearly 28 million monthly listeners.
But some songs are more popular than others, and in the age of streaming, hitting the skip button is easier than ever. Below, we’ve gathered up the most skipped songs from every Rolling Stones album, from the very beginning of their career to their most recent release. All streaming totals as of Sept. 8, 2025.
’12×5′ (1964)
Most Popular Track: “Time Is on My Side”
Most Skipped Track: “2120 South Michigan Avenue”
We’re not discouraging people from listening to instrumental songs, but we will concede that sometimes they’re more skippable, if you will. “2120 South Michigan Avenue” isn’t exactly an alluring song title either.
‘England’s Newest Hitmakers’ (1964)
Most Popular Track: “Route 66”
Most Skipped Track: “You Can Make It If You Try”
“You Can Make It If You Try” isn’t a Rolling Stones original – it was written by Ted Jarrett and recorded by Gene Allison in 1957, which went to No. 3 on the American R&B singles chart. The Stones‘ version is evidently a bit more forgettable.
'The Rolling Stones Now!' (1965)
Most Popular Track: “Little Red Rooster”
Most Skipped Track: “Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin’)”
As the Stones got more comfortable in the studio, as well as with one another as bandmates, they began contributing more and more original writing to their albums. Still, “Little Red Rooster,” a Willie Dixon cover, is the most popular song from The Rolling Stones, Now!, while their cover of Barbara Lynn’s “Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin’)” is the most skipped.
‘Out of Our Heads’ (1965)
Most Popular Track: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
Most Skipped Track: “One More Try”
You may notice a pattern if you continue reading this list, which is that in a number of cases, it’s the closing track of the album — in this instance, “One More Try” — that is the most skipped. It’s pretty easy, though, to simply turn off an album on Spotify before it finishes playing in full.
‘December’s Children (And Everybody’s)’ (1965)
Most Popular Track: “Get Off of My Cloud”
Most Skipped Track: “Look What You’ve Done”
The Rolling Stones literally named themselves after the Muddy Waters song, “Rollin’ Stone,” so it makes sense that they continued to include covers of his work on their early albums, including “Look What You’ve Done.” “Our aim,” Keith Richards said to Rolling Stone in 1998, “like blazing white missionaries, was to go out and say, ‘If you like us, listen to these guys.'”
Most Popular Track: “Paint It, Black”
Most Skipped Track: “It’s Not Easy”
It’s not easy being the most skipped song, but someone has to do it, and in relation to 1966’s Aftermath, that title belongs to “It’s Not Easy.” Fun fact: Richards played bass on this track.
‘Between the Buttons’ (1967)
Most Popular Track: “Ruby Tuesday”
Most Skipped Track: “All Sold Out”
This isn’t meant as the criticism it will inevitably sound like, but we’ll say it anyway: a good lot of these early Stones tunes sound the same. “All Sold Out” is another one of those two-ish minute tracks that sort of plod along until the finish. But as we know, this was just the beginning of the Stones' journey.
‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ (1967)
Most Popular Track: “She’s a Rainbow”
Most Skipped Track: “On With the Show”
Here’s where things start to get a little more interesting or weird depending on your opinion. “On With the Show” is the last track on the album, so we can understand why people may skip it after roughly 40 minutes of the psychedelia that is 1967’s Their Satanic Majesties Request.
‘Beggars Banquet’ (1968)
Most Popular Track: “Sympathy for the Devil”
Most Skipped Track: “Parachute Woman”
Only Mick Jagger and Keith Richards could write a song with lyrics like “Parachute woman will you blow me out? / My heavy throbber’s itching just to lay a solid rhythm down“. Alright then.
‘Let It Bleed’ (1969)
Most Popular Track: “Gimme Shelter”
Most Skipped Track: “Live With Me”
We think “Live With Me” should be played more — that juicy intro bass line played by Richards since Brian Jones was then on his way out of the band deserves attention. But unfortunately it’s the most skipped song from Let It Bleed.
‘Sticky Fingers’ (1971)
Most Popular Track: “Wild Horses”
Most Skipped Track: “You Gotta Move”
The Sstones often performed “You Gotta Move,” a blues song made popular by Mississippi Fred McDowell during their concerts in 1969. They finally put it to tape for 1971’s Sticky Fingers, but since it’s the one and only cover on the album, it makes sense that it has landed at the most skipped slot.
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