The Rolling Stones · 1974

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1. The Rolling StonesAugust 20, 1973

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   The Rolling Stones released “Angie”, the lead single from their studio album “Goats Head Soup”. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard chart and No. 5 in Britain; it also topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. Speculation surrounded the song's title and possible inspiration, including Angela, the first wife of David Bowie, actress Angie Dickinson, Keith Richards' daughter Dandelion Angela and Marianne Faithfull. Richards, however, stated in his autobiography “Life” that he chose the name at random while writing the song, before he knew that his child would be named Angela or that the child would be a girl.
2. The Rolling StonesAugust 31, 1973

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   The Rolling Stones released their thirteenth studio album, "Goats Head Soup", on their own label. The album reached No. 1 in the United States, the United Kingdom and six other countries. It included the hit "Angie", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and in several other countries, while reaching No. 5 in the United Kingdom. Other songs included "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" and "Winter". The album was regarded as a retreat from the band's breakthrough period of the previous four years.
3. The Rolling StonesAugust 6, 1975

   Concert⭐⭐⭐
   The Rolling Stones performed at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.
4. The Rolling StonesAugust 7, 1975

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   Album „Made In The Shade“ od The Rolling Stones získalo zlatou certifikaci.
5. The Rolling StonesSeptember 2, 1971

   Legal⭐⭐⭐⭐
   The Rolling Stones sued their former manager Andrew Loog Oldham over unpaid royalties.
6. The Rolling StonesAugust 30, 1970

   Tour⭐⭐⭐⭐
   The Rolling Stones began a 20-date European tour in Malmö, Sweden.
7. The Rolling StonesSeptember 2, 1970

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   The Rolling Stones performed at Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.
8. The Rolling StonesAugust 5, 1978

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   The Rolling Stones reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with “Miss You,” where it spent one week. It was their eighth U.S. No. 1 hit, and the song reached No. 3 in the UK.
9. The Rolling StonesAugust 23, 1969

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   The Rolling Stones began a four-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “Honky Tonk Women”, their fifth US number-one single. The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and was inspired by Brazilian gauchos at the ranch where they stayed in Matão, São Paulo. In the UK, the song also reached number one; it was released one day after the death of founding member Brian Jones and spent 17 weeks on the UK chart, including five weeks at number one. It was the band's last hit involving Brian Jones, who had died by drowning in his swimming pool on July 3. The song also reached number one in Australia, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand and Switzerland in 1969.
10. The Rolling StonesAugust 28, 1969

    Release⭐
    The Rolling Stones’ single “Honky Tonk Women” was released in the United Kingdom.
11. The Rolling StonesAugust 29, 1969

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    The Rolling Stones released the album "Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)" in the UK.
12. The Rolling StonesAugust 30, 1969

    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐
    The Rolling Stones reached No. 1 on the US chart with “Honky Tonk Women”, their fifth single to reach the top of that chart.