The Rolling Stones have the best rock album of the year, according to the writers of England’s Classic Rock magazine.
Hackney Diamonds, their first collection of original material in 18 years, tops a list that features albums from artists half their age. But, while collectively the ages of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood add up to 235, there is one artist on the list older than each of them. 84-year-old Ian Hunter is at number-four with his latest album, Defiance Part 1.
Here’s the Top 10:
- The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
- Metallica – 72 Seasons
- Foo Fighters – But Here We Are
- Ian Hunter – Defiance Part I
- Steven Wilson – The Harmony Codex
- The Struts – Pretty Vicious
- Queens of the Stone Age – In Times New Roman
- Mammoth WVH – Mammoth 2
- Skindred – Smile
- The Pretenders – Relentless
And here are some other iconic acts to crack the list:
- Iggy Pop – Every Loser – 11
- Uriah Heep – Chaos & Colour – 27
- Alice Cooper – Road – 29
- Def Leppard – Drastic Symphonies – 31
- Peter Gabriel – i/o – 37
- Jethro Tull – Rockflote – 41
- Yes – Mirror in the Sky – 42
- Ann Wilson & Tripsitter – Another Door – 46
- Paul Rodgers – Midnight Ride – 50
