Shine A Light (track) by The Rolling Stones

Shine A Light by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1972
From the album Exile On Main St. (track #17)
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89/100 (from 481 votes)
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Shine A Light appears on the following album(s) by The Rolling Stones:


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Average Rating: 
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.8/100, a mean average of 87.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.1.

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From 06/07/2022 14:00
Great track as the album gets towards its end
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From 08/19/2019 20:40
THE best song on the album.
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From 10/03/2018 16:07
It will always baffle me that this is not the final track.
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From 09/16/2016 16:05
Wonderful gospel rock, a kind of Rolling Stones Let it be. It's a glorious track and one of the many highlights on a stunning record. Great song.
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From 05/06/2016 14:54
The Stones are perhaps responsible for more great songs than any artist(s) in the history of rock. "Shine a Light" is right there among their best, in my opinion. listen to this song...Really listen to the lyrics and the harmonies. No matter how down I feel, this always lifts me back up.
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From 02/05/2013 05:35
Definitely one of the best songs on the album. Well done Rolling Stones.
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