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- Battle of the Stones Album Covers! -

This list covers the Stones albums that have different covers, either because of censorship, or because different covers were used in different counties around the globe.

Aftermath (US cover) vs Aftermath (UK cover), which cover is better? (Voted on the week of 7/22/2013)

Aftermath (US  cover)    38.6%
Aftermath (UK cover)    61.4%

Beggars Banquet (restroom graffiti cover) vs Beggars Banquet (RSVP cover), which album cover is better? (Voted on the week of 8/12/2013)

Beggars Banquet (graffiti cover)    70.2%
Beggars Banquet (RSVP cover)    29.8%

Sticky Fingers (US, UK cover) vs Sticky Fingers (Spanish/Russian cover), which album cover is better? (Voted on the week of 8/19/2013)

Sticky Fingers (US, UK cover)    89.5%
Sticky Fingers (Spanish/Russian cover)    10.5%

Jump Back (UK cover) vs Jump Back (US cover), which album cover is better? (Voted on the week of 8/26/2013)

Jump Back (UK cover)    60.5%
Jump Back (US cover)    39.5%

Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (US cover) vs Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (UK cover), which album cover is better? (Voted on the week of 12/9/2013)

Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (US cover)    67.1%
Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (UK cover)    32.9%

Through The Past, Darkly (original octagonal-shape cover) vs Through The Past, Darkly (modern day cover), which album cover is better? (Voted on the week of 3/3/2014)

Through The Past, Darkly (octagon cover) 91.8%
Through The Past, Darkly (modern day cover)   8.2%

Out Of Our Heads (US cover) vs Out Of Our Heads (UK cover), which cover is better? (Voted on the week of 7/29/2013)

Out Of Our Heads (UK cover)    50.4%
Out Of Our Heads (US cover)    49.6%

Live Licks (nude cover) vs Live Licks (bikini cover), which album cover is better? (Voted on the week of 8/5/2013)

Live Licks (nude cover)    83.3%
Live Licks (bikini cover)    16.7%

It's Only Rock n Roll vs Still Life, which album has the best drawing on it's cover?  (Voted on the week of 10/10/2016)

It's Only Rock n Roll    66.0%
Still Life    34.0%

It's Only Rock n Roll vs Beggars Banquet, which album has the best drawing on it's cover?  (Voted on the week of 8/7/2017)

It's Only Rock n Roll    50.1%
Beggars Banquet    49.9%

- Battle of the Stones Songs! -

This list covers Stones songs that have more than one version to them, or songs that are very similar to each other, or songs that are total opposites to each other.

'Time Is On My Side' (Guitar version ) vs 'Time Is On My Side' (Organ version), which version is better? (Voted on the week of 7/30/2001)

Guitar version    81.3%
Organ version    18.7%

'Time Is On My Side' vs 'Time Waits For No One', which Stones song is better? (Voted on the week of 12/31/2012)

Time Is On My Side (Guitar version)    44.2%
Time Waits For No One    42.7%
Time Is On My Side (Organ version)    13.1%

'Tumbling Dice' vs 'Lucky in Love', which song about gambling is better? (Voted on the week of 1/7/2013)

Tumbling Dice   85.6%
Lucky in Love   14.4%

'Neighbours' vs 'Get Off Of My Cloud', which Stones song is better? (Voted on the week of 9/2/2013)

Get Off Of My Cloud   93%
Neighbours     7%

'Paint It Black' vs 'So Divine', which Stones song is better? (Voted on the week of 9/9/2013)

Paint It Black    99.5%
So Divine     0.5%

'Sing This All Together' vs 'Sing This All Together (See What Happens)', which version of the song is better? (Voted on the week of 8/18/2014)

Sing This All Together    50.2%
Sing This All Together  (See What Happens)    49.9%

'Street Fighting Man' vs 'Pay Your Dues', which version of this one song do you like better? (Voted on the week of 8/25/2014)

Street Fighting Man    88.5%
Pay Your Dues    11.5%

'Petrol Blues' vs 'Petrol Gang', which version of this Stones song do you like better? (Voted on the week of 9/1/2014)

Petrol Gang (unreleased long version)    83.1%
Petrol Blues (released short version)    16.9%

'Jumpin' Jack Flash' vs '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction', which Stones song do you like better? (Voted on the week of 9/8/2014)

Jumpin' Jack Flash    72.8%
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction    27.2%

'Memo from Turner' (Stones) vs 'Memo from Turner' (Jagger solo), which version of this song is better? (Voted on the week of 7/6/2015)

Memo from Turner (Jagger solo)    50.6%
Memo from Turner (Stones) 49.4%

'Gomper' vs 'Continental Drift', which Stones' World Music song do you like better? (Voted on the week of 9/14/2015)

Gomper    50.9%
Continental Drift    49.1%

'Cosmic Christmas' vs 'Key to the Highway', which of the only 2 hidden tracks ever released on a Stones LP, is better? (Voted on the week of 9/19/2016)

Key to the Highway    56.2%
Cosmic Christmas    43.8%

'Street Fighting Man' vs 'Blinded By Rainbows', which Stones song is the better anti-war song? (Voted on the week of 10/19/2016)

Street Fighting Man    53.5%
Blinded By Rainbows    46.5%

'In Another Land' vs 'Downtown Suzzie'. Which Bill Wyman Stones song is better? (Voted on the week of 4/17/2018)

In Another Land    50.2%
Downtown Suzzie    49.8%

'You Got the Silver': Mick Jagger on vocals VS Keith Richards on vocals, which take is better? (Voted on the week of 10/16/2018)

You Got the Silver - Keith Richards' vocal version     65.2%
You Got the Silver - Mick Jagger's vocal version    34.8%


“Gunface” vs “Hand of Fate”. Which Stones’ Outlaw Rock song about handgun violence is better? (Voted on the week of 11/4/2019)

Hand of Fate    50.5%
Gunface    49.5%

"Shine a Light" vs "Coming Down Again". Which song either in part or fully about Brian Jones, is the better one?  (Voted on the week of 5/18/2020)

Shine a Light    51%
Coming Down Again    49%

”Stupid Girl” vs “Yesterday's Papers”. Both songs were supposedly about Chrissie Shrimptom. Which one is the better song? (Voted on the week of 5/25/2020)

Stupid Girl    50%*
Yesterday's Papers    50%*

* While both songs scored 50% of the votes each,  "Stupid Girl" recieved one more vote than "Yesterday's Papers".

"Hear It" vs "Gold Painted Fingernails". Of these 2 never released instrumentals, which should have been released? (Voted on the week of 5/25/2020)

Both should have been released  32.8%
Gold Painted Fingernails - from 1967, should have been released  32.3%
Hear It - from 1964, should have been released  32.2%
Neither of them should ever be released    2.7%     

"Now I Got A Witness" vs "2120 South Michigan Avenue". Of the only 2 released Stones instrumentals from the 1960s, which one is better? (Voted on the week of 6/8/2020)

Now I Got A Witness    50.5%
2120 South Michigan Avenue    49.5%

"Stewed And Keefed (Brian's Blues)" vs "Munich Reggae". Of these 2 never released Stones instrumentals, which one is better? (Voted on the week of 6/15/2020)

Stewed And Keefed (Brian's Blues)    50.4%
Munich Reggae    49.6%

"All About You" vs "You Got the Silver". Which song either in part or fully about Anita Pallenburg, is the better one? (Voted on the week of 6/22/2020)

You Got the Silver    98.8%
All About You      1.2%

“Miss You” - The long disco version vs the regular version. Which release do you like better?  (Voted on the week of 8/31/2020)

Regular version    82.3%
Long disco version    17.7%

"Too Much Blood" - The long disco version vs the regular version. Which release do you like better? (Voted on the week of 9/7/2020)

Regular version    91.1%
Long disco version       8.9%

"Rock and a Hard Place" - The hard disco version vs the regular version. Which release do you like better? (Voted on the week of 9/14/2020)

Regular version    99.9%
Hard disco version      0.1%

What's worst, the several disco songs made by the Stones, or, most of the songs on Dirty Work (Voted on the week of 9/28/2020)

Most or all of the songs on Dirty Work    50.7%
The disco songs made by the Stones    49.3%

"Get A Line on You" vs "Shine A Light". Which version of this Stones song about Brian Jones do you like better? (Voted on the week of 11/7/2022)

Shine A Light    50.0%*
Get A Line on You    50.0%

*"Shine A Light" won this poll by just 2 votes!

Out of Time: The Long (UK) Version vs the Short (U.S.) Version vs the Strings Version (from Metamorphosis LP). Which version is better? (Voted on the week of 5/15/2023)

Out of Time (shorter US version)    43.3%
Out of Time (longer UK version)    43.2%
Out of Time (strings, Meta version)    13.5%

- Battle of the Stones Videos! -

This list covers Stones videos that have more than one version to them.

Jumpin Jack Flash (make-up video) vs Jumpin Jack Flash (no make-up video), which video do you dig more? (Voted on the week of 3/17/2014)

Jumpin Jack Flash (make-up video)    51.2%
Jumpin Jack Flash (no make-up video)    48.8%

Undercover Of The Night (violent, banned video) vs Undercover Of The Night (non-violent, band video), which video do you dig more? (Voted on the week of 3/24/2014)

Undercover Of The Night (violent, banned video)    76.7%
Undercover Of The Night (non-violent, band video)     23.3%

Angie (music video 1) vs Angie (music video 2), which video do you dig more? (Voted on the week of 5/23/2016)

Angie (music video 1)    64.1%
Angie (music video 2)     35.9%

Sympathy For The Devil (played on the David Frost show) vs Sympathy For The Devil (played at the Rock n Roll Circus), which video do you dig more? (Voted on the week of 5/30/2016)

 SFTD (David Frost Show)    48.5%
 SFTD (Rock n Roll Circus)     51.5%

Sympathy For The Devil (The Neptunes Remix) vs Sympathy For The Devil (Fatboy Slim Remix), which video do you dig more? (Voted on the week of 6/6/2016)

I don't like either one    90.1%
SFTD (The Neptunes Remix)       5.3%
SFTD (Fatboy Slim Remix)       4.6%

I Go Wild, the official video vs I Go Wild, the unofficial director's cut video. Which video do you dig more? (Voted on the week of 8/24/2020)

 I Go Wild (official video)    49.0%
 I Go Wild (director's cut video)     51.0%

- Band Members -

This list covers the Stones going up against each other.

Keith Richards vs Mick Jagger, from 1990 to the present, who contributed more to the Stones? (Voted on the week of 9/14/2015)

Mick Jagger   66.4%
Keith Richards    33.6%

Keith Richards vs Mick Jagger in the 1980s, who contributed more to the Stones? (Voted on the week of 9/28/2015)

Keith Richards    34.1%
Mick Jagger     33.2%
They were even    32.8%

Keith Richards vs Mick Jagger in the 1970s, who contributed more to the Stones? (Voted on the week of 10/5/2015)

Mick Jagger    40.7%
They were even    29.8%
Keith Richards    29.5%

Keith Richards vs Mick Jagger in the 1960s, who contributed more to the Stones? (Voted on the week of 10/12/2015)

Mick Jagger    41.7%
They were even    41.3%
Keith Richards    17.0%

 Keith Richards vs Ron Wood, from 1976 till present, who contributed more to the Stones? (Voted on the week of 10/19/2015)

Keith Richards    40.7%
Ron Wood    30.2%
They were even    29.1%

Keith Richards vs Mick Taylor, from 1969 till 1975, who contributed more to the Stones? (Voted on the week of 10/26/2015)

Mick Taylor    41.1%
They were even    29.5%
Keith Richards    29.3%

Keith Richards vs Brian Jones, from 1962 till 1968, who contributed more to the Stones? (Voted on the week of 11/2/2015)

Brian Jones    50.6%
Keith Richards    25.4%
They were even    24.0%

 Mick Jagger vs Brian Jones, from 1962 till 1965, who contributed more to the Stones? (Voted on the week of 11/9/2015)

Brian Jones    35.5%
Mick Jagger    32.3%
They were even    32.2%

 Mick Jagger vs Mick Taylor, from 1970 to '73, who contributed more to the Stones? (Voted on the week of 11/16/2015)

Mick Jagger    35.7%
Mick Taylor    32.4%
They were even    31.9%

 Mick Jagger vs Keith Richards, from 1962 till present, who contributed more to the Stones?  (Voted on the week of 11/23/2015)

They were even    48.2%
Mick Jagger    47.8%
Keith Richards      4.0%

Who is the better songwriter, Mick Jagger or Keith Richards? (Voted on the week of 10/22/2018)

Mick Jagger    50.1%
Keith Richards    49.9%

Who was the best guitarist in the Stones? (Voted on the week of 1/7/2019)

Mick Taylor    31.7%
Keith Richards    31.5%
Brian Jones    31.4%
Ron Wood      5.4%

- Live Shows -

This list covers the Stones Songs being played Live, going up against each other.

"Get Off of My Cloud" live, from 1965 Hullabaloo or live from 2012 Anniversary Concert performance. Which live take was better? (Voted on the week of 3/2/2020)

1965 live show, shown on Hullabaloo TV show   96.2%
2012 50th Anniversary Concer     3.8%

"Ruby Tuesday" live from 1967, or live from 1991. Which live performance sounds better? (Voted on the week of 9/21/2020)

Ruby Tuesday live from 1967   82.6%
Ruby Tuesday" live from 1991   17.4%

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