Rolling Stone Magazine

ROLLING STONE’s Best Song Of 2025

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13 December 2025

Many music blogs/websites, big and small, have already posted
their end-of-the-year lists (best song/album/concert/video etc).

Rolling Stone Magazine picked ABRACADABRA
by LADY GAGA as their numero uno.

So far, it got more than 656 million streams on Spotify.

RS says: “The song was an immediate hit and 2025’s most inescapable earworm anthem
thanks to the way she and her sorceress’ apprentices assembled a perfect Lady Gaga pop
song — one that nods to early hits like “Just Dance” and “Bad Romance” right on the edge
of glory while feeling totally of her own brand-new moment. “

Lady Gaga: “I wanted to traverse old ground while breaking new ground, which I think
is hard to do. Maybe the last four or so albums I’ve made, I moved away from that and
tried some different things, but this was a return to those Gothic dreams.”

RS’s full 100-best-songs-of-2025 List

100 BEST ALBUM COVERS Ever According To Legendary ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE

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21 July 2024

The first edition of iconic music weekly Rolling Stone, founded in San Franciso, was issued in November 1967. It became one of the most respected music magazines ever and still is.

Over the years RS published several ‘best of lists’, best song ever, best album ever,
best guitarist ever etc. Now they published their 100 best album covers ever. Below
the TOP-10. You can check the full TOP-100 right HERE.

To be honest I’m not impressed by their Top-10 choices.

1. ‘Unknown Pleasures’ by JOY DIVISION – 1979

2.’Abbey Road’ by THE BEATLES – 1969

3. ‘There’s A Riot Going On’ by SLY & THE FAMILY STONE – 1971

4. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ by PINK FLOYD – 1973

5. Ready To Die by THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – 1994

6. ‘Horses’ by PATTI SMITH – 1975

7. ‘Maggot Brain’ by FUNKADELIC – 1971

8. ‘London Calling’ by THE CLASH – 1979

9. ‘She’s So Unusual’ by CYNDI LAUPER – 1983

10. ‘Nevermind’ by NIRVANA – 1991

ROLLING STONE Picked The Best 200 Singers Of All Time

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Rolling Stone Magazine just published their selection of the 200 Best Singers Of All Time. The list is dominated by giants of the 50/60/70s. Three decades that defined rock
and pop for eternity. The Top 10 is all about timeless soul voices. Two big surpirses: Elvis Presley is only at 17 and, what a damn shame, unique voice Roy – Big O – Orbison only at 71.

TOP 10

1. ARETHA FRANKLIN

2. WHITNEY HOUSTON

3. SAM COOKE

4. BILLIE HOLIDAY

5. MARIAH CAREY

6. RAY CHARLES

7. STEVIE WONDER

8. BEYONCE

9. OTIS REDDING

10. AL GREEN

FULL 200 BEST SINGERS LIST HERE

Massive Pin-Up Stars On The Cover

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SKY FERREIRA
On new NME cover for a big ‘read’ interview


(Photo credit: Patrik Sandberg)

Sky Ferreira: “I’m starting to realise that
I’m glad that I sound like me”

Read the full NME interview here.

Her newest big booming single…

MEGAN THE STALLION
On cover of the new Rolling Stone mag issue


(Photo credit: Ramona Rosales for Rolling Stone / Choker by Laurel DeWitt. Earrings and Rings by Alexis Bittar)

Full Rolling Stone interview here.

Best 100 NEIL YOUNG Songs According To ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE

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Legendary music magazine ROLLING STONE took
(a lot of) time to pick its TOP 100 of NEIL YOUNG songs.

As a fervent NY fan myself, I was quite surprised by the TOP 3
(see below) and about several other songs in the long list I wouldn’t
have even thought of.

1. POWDERFINGER

Released for the first time on 1979 live album
Rust Never Sleeps and reappearing again,
afterward, on other live LPs.

Young about the song: “I think the crux of it
is anti-violent. It shows the futility of violence.”

Look out, Mama,
there’s a white boat
comin’ up the river
With a big red beacon,
and a flag,
and a man on the rail
I think you’d better call John,
‘Cause it don’t
look like they’re here
to deliver the mail
And it’s less than a mile away
I hope they didn’t come to stay
It’s got numbers on the side
and a gun
And it’s makin’ big waves.

2. AMBULANCE BLUES

Track from his grand 1972
LP On The Beach.

Back in the old folky days
The air was magic when we played
The riverboat was rockin’ in the rain
Midnight was the time for the raid

3. HEART OF GOLD

One of his best known and most famous – his only
No 1 single in the US – songs. From his standout
album 1972 Harvest.

I want to live
I want to give
I’ve been a miner
For a heart of gold
It’s these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching
For a heart of gold
And I’m getting old
Keep me searching
For a heart of gold
And I’m getting old

Full top-100 list here

Quote Of The Day – ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE About MARILYN MANSON After Profound Investigation

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The verdict of Rolling Stone Magazine about Goth metal freak Marilyn Manson after
their investigation based on court documents and more than 55 new interviews…

Read the full Rolling Stone feature here

(Image on top: cover of Manson’s album ‘Chaos’)

ROLLING STONE Reveals Their Selection Of Best Albums Of 2021 – So Far

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Time flies. It’s already June, six months in 2021. Time for several music magazines/websites to publish their selection of best albums so far,
like legendary American Rolling Stone Magazine

Their selection includes longplayers by Lana Del Rey, Girl In Red, Sleater-Kinney,
Foo Fighters, The Weather Station, Girl In Red, Slowthai, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis,
and several more.

FULL LIST HERE.