Exile on Main Street (May, 12th, 1972)
Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees
Exile on Main St.
Exile on Main St. is the tenth British and 13th American studio album by English rock band The Rolling Stones . Released as a double LP in May 1972, it draws on many genres including rock and roll , blues , soul , R&B , gospel and country . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The release of Exile on Main St. met with mixed reviews, but it is now generally regarded as the band's best album. [ 1 ] In 1987, as part of their 20th anniversary, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it third on the 100 Best Albums of the Last Twenty Years.