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Forbes
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The Rolling Stones' Early Career Album Jumps MoreThan 16,000% In Sales
The Rolling Stones' Out of Our Heads returns to Billboard's Top Album Sales chart after a massive ... More Record Store Day reissue boosts sales by over 16,700%. The Rolling Stones appearing on Sunday Night at the London Palladium. Backstage scenes. 22nd January 1967. (Photo by Ray Weaver/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) It's been less than two years since The Rolling Stones returned with a brand new album. The legendary rock outfit delivered Hackney Diamonds in the fall of 2023, and the set became a huge win all around the world. It's rare for groups that have been together as long as The Rolling Stones to continue to churn out exciting chart wins, yet that's exactly what the musicians in the band do…though not as frequently as they used to. The band is back on a Billboard ranking with a brand new debut — although this time around, the set and the music aren't actually new. Out of Our Heads arrives this week on the Top Album Sales chart, entering the list, which tracks the bestselling full-lengths and EPs in the United States via any format, including CD, vinyl, cassette, and digital downloads, at No. 34. Longtime fans of The Rolling Stones already know Out of Our Heads well. The project was first released in 1965 and remains one of the group's earliest collections. The full-length was reissued for Record Store Day, and quickly became a bestseller in America. Out of Our Heads was repressed on clear vinyl with a special lithograph print, and this edition was mastered directly from the original first-generation analog mono album master tape. Luminate reports that in the past tracking frame in the U.S. alone, Out of Our Heads sold a little more than 4,700 copies. That figure rose sharply from fewer than 50 copies sold the previous period, when fans didn't have a big reason to rush out and pick it up. That means that from one frame to the next, the collection soared more than 16,700% in pure purchases. Throughout the decades, The Rolling Stones have now sent 43 different projects to the Top Album Sales chart. 15 of those have cracked the top 10, but amazingly, the group has never reached No. 1. Several titles, such as Forty Licks, Voodoo Lounge, Blue & Lonesome, and Hackney Diamonds, have all peaked in the runner-up spot, and the rockers are still waiting to collect a bestselling album in America — at least since this particular tally was introduced. Out of Our Heads makes its debut on the Top Album Sales chart this week, but this isn't the first time the collection has reached the Billboard rankings. When the title was new, it actually rose all the way to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, which back in the 1960s measured pure sales — though now that tally is focused on total consumption, as streams also factor into where a project lands. The Rolling Stones' Out of Our Heads is one of 28 debuts on the 50-spot Top Album Sales chart this week. That's a huge number, and Record Store Day is responsible for the deluge. Despite the group's incredible popularity, the rockers claim the eighteenth-highest rising win, coming in behind fellow classic favorites like Rage Against the Machine, Talking Heads, David Bowie, and The Doors, among others. The U.S. version of Out of Our Heads differs significantly from its U.K. counterpart. While the British release focused more heavily on R&B covers, the American edition included the band's original smash hit "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," which helped the set stand out and propelled both it and the Stones themselves to worldwide fame.
Forbes
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The Rolling Stones Debut 'Out Of Our Heads' In The U.K.
The Rolling Stones' Out of Our Heads returns to the U.K. charts after nearly 60 years, reissued on ... More vinyl for Record Store Day, debuting on two tallies. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - 7th MARCH: English rock and roll group The Rolling Stones posed in a corridor at the Midland Hotel in Manchester, England on 7th March 1965. Clockwise from top right: Brian Jones (1942-1969), Bill Wyman, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts. (Photo by Mark and Colleen Hayward/Redferns) The Rolling Stones never vacate the charts in the United Kingdom for very long. These days, it's stranger for the group's name to be omitted than to see more than one project from the rockers appear. The legendary outfit is currently present with not just one greatest hits compilation, but also a half-century-old full-length that make a splashy debut on multiple tallies. Out of Our Heads, one of the band's earliest studio releases, is new to two important charts in the U.K. this frame. The classic effort debuts at No. 54 on the Official Physical Albums ranking and just one space below that, at No. 55, on the more encompassing Official Albums Sales list. The former only accounts for tangible purchases — like CDs and vinyl — while the latter includes all kinds of buys, regardless of format. The Rolling Stones re-released Out of Our Heads as part of this year's Record Store Day festivities, issuing a special version of the album on clear vinyl. According to information shared about the collectible, only a few thousand copies were made available, which ensured that it quickly became a relatively rare find. The reissue was mastered directly from the 'original first-generation analog mono album master tape,' according to the Record Store Day description. That's the kind of detail that means a lot to audiophiles and Stones super-fans…but probably not many others. This frame marks the first time that Out of Our Heads has appeared on both the Official Physical Albums and Official Albums Sales charts. Those lists weren't around when the title was first released decades ago, so that's not too shocking a statistic… but this isn't the first instance when the set has made an impression. Across the Atlantic Ocean, Out of Our Heads climbed as high as No. 2 on the U.K.'s most important albums ranking. The two efforts that came before it — The Rolling Stones and The Rolling Stones No. 2 — both managed to hit No. 1 on the vital list. Though it might be new to a couple of modern tallies, Out of Our Heads was actually initially shared decades ago. The set marked the band's third full-length release in the U.K. — but interestingly, it was the fourth to arrive in the U.S. The two editions differ slightly, most notably because the American version includes '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.' That track helped launch the Stones into true rock superstardom and remains one of the most iconic compositions in the genre's history.
Forbes
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The Rolling Stones To Re-Release One Of The Band's Most Important Albums
The Rolling Stones are still together, more than six decades into the musician's time together. That is, on its own, an incredible feat that very few groups can claim. The fact that there's still an audience for their music – for anything at all – is remarkable. The group could be headed back to the charts in the United States later this spring, but not with a brand new effort or even a recent single. Instead, the rock outfit is resharing one of its earliest releases, as a special version of Out of Our Heads is coming on Record Store Day 2025. As part of this year's Record Store Day, the British legends are reissuing Out of Our Heads, a title that helped kick off one of the earlier eras of the band's career. The new pressing will be limited to just 6,500 copies, which is a large number for many acts, but a rather small one for a group as beloved as the Rolling Stones still are to this day. That figure may even prove to be large enough to push a catalog release onto several Billboard charts, if many of them sell at the same time – something that's far from impossible. Vinyl exclusives like this regularly appear on the company's rankings, such as the Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums charts, and if interest is high enough, the collection could even find its way to the Billboard 200. This latest edition of Out of Our Heads is being pressed on clear vinyl and features a custom design. It's been mastered from the original tapes, which makes it a dream for collectors, audiophiles, and longtime fans who've been with the band since the beginning. The only catch is that it's available exclusively at physical retailers on Record Store Day. Out of Our Heads marked an important moment in the band's discography, and in rock history in general. Released in 1965, the set arrived at different times and in slightly different forms in the U.S. and the U.K. In America, it served as The Rolling Stones' fourth album and the band's first No. 1 on the Billboard 200. In the group's home country, it was the third official release, and it peaked at No. 2. The album features a blend of covers and original compositions, as the band was still transitioning away from the blues and R&B tunes that launched the troupe to stardom. Out of Our Heads marked the beginning of a shift toward songwriting, with Jagger and Richards stepping up in a big way and showing what they could do. That evolution proved to be a turning point for the outfit. Perhaps more than anything else, Out of Our Heads is remembered as the album that introduced the world to one of the greatest songs of all time. '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' is often hailed as The Rolling Stones' definitive track, and its inclusion on the set helped push the band to another level of success, both commercially and critically. Rolling Stone has named it one of the greatest songs of all time, and it became the band's first No. 1 on the Hot 100.
