The Rolling Stones Reach A Chart Milestone 60 Years After Debuting

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentThe Rolling Stones Reach A Chart Milestone 60 Years After DebutingByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorJun 16, 2026, 09:15am EDTSummaryThe Rolling Stones are preparing to release their new album, *Foreign Tongues*, in less than a month, following 2023's *Hackney Diamonds*. Concurrently, their compilation *Forty Licks* has achieved a historic milestone in the UK, becoming the band's first album to spend three years (156 weeks) on the Official Albums chart. Currently at No. 98, its remarkable longevity is largely attributed to streaming, which now heavily influences chart positions by blending sales and plays. This marks an unprecedented achievement for the iconic group, as no other Stones release has even charted for a full year. The shift in chart methodology explains why it took the legendary band over 60 years to reach a milestone newer artists often hit much faster.Show More Forty Licks by The Rolling Stones becomes the band's first set to reach three years — 156 weeks — on the U.K.'s Official Albums chart. CIRCA 1972: Rock and roll band "The Rolling Stones" pose for a portrait in circa 1972. (L-R) Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)gettyIn less than a month, the Rolling Stones will release a new album titled Foreign Tongues. The group's upcoming twenty-fifth studio LP quickly follows Hackney Diamonds, which arrived in 2023. The Rolling Stones began promoting Foreign Tongues properly in early May by delivering the single "In the Stars," though the rockers had actually quietly dropped "Rough and Twisted" under the pseudonym the Cockroaches in mid-April. Before Foreign Tongues has a chance to reach the charts in the United Kingdom – where it will almost cer...