{"id":2050231,"date":"2026-07-18T10:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2050231"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:28:13","slug":"the-rolling-stones-equal-the-beatles-with-15th-uk-number-one-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2050231","title":{"rendered":"The Rolling Stones equal The Beatles with 15th UK Number One album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the_rolling_stones-1.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The Rolling Stones equal The Beatles with 15th UK Number One album<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 puts the band joint second on the all-time list behind Robbie Williams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-18T11:28:13+01:00\">18th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the_rolling_stones-1-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"The Rolling Stones Announce New Album Foreign Tongues - Inside\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood at Weylin on May 5, 2026 in Brooklyn, NY. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for UMG)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Rolling Stones\u00a0have drawn level with\u00a0The Beatles\u00a0after scoring their 15th UK Number One album with \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1155\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>The Rolling Stones \u2013 \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 review: a fresh and fluent follow-up to \u2018Hackney Diamonds\u2019<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The band\u2019s 25th studio record, which was released on July 10, debuted at the top of the Official Albums Chart yesterday (July 17), matching the success of their previous record, 2023\u2019s \u2018Hackney Diamonds\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The achievement puts\u00a0the Stones alongside\u00a0the\u00a0Fab Four\u00a0on 15 UK Number One albums each, with only\u00a0Robbie Williams\u00a0ahead of them on the all-time list.<\/p>\n<p>Williams overtook The Beatles in January when \u2018BRITPOP\u2019 became his 16th solo chart-topper.\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0follows The Stones and The Beatles with 14 Number Ones, while\u00a0Elvis Presley\u00a0and\u00a0Madonna\u00a0have\u00a013 each.<\/p>\n<p>The Stones\u2019 first chart-topping album was their self-titled debut in 1964, meaning the band have now returned to the summit more than 62 years later.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da5h2_JtLBx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 features guest contributions from\u00a0Paul McCartney,\u00a0The Cure\u2019s\u00a0Robert Smith,\u00a0Steve Winwood\u00a0and\u00a0Red Hot\u00a0Chili Peppers\u00a0drummer Chad Smith, alongside an appearance from late Stones drummer Charlie Watts taken from one of his final recording sessions before his death in 2021.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>McCartney plays bass on \u2018Covered\u00a0In\u00a0You\u2019,\u00a0with\u00a0Mick Jagger previously telling\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>that working with the former Beatle had been \u201cvery easy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, meanwhile,\u00a0plays guitar on \u2018Divine Intervention\u2019 and contributes synth and backing vocals to \u2018Never Wanna Lose You\u2019, although The Cure\u00a0frontman\u00a0initially turned down the chance to collaborate because he \u201cwasn\u2019t really prepared for it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Stones celebrated the arrival of the album with a star-studded launch party in London earlier this month, attended by\u00a0Daniel Craig,\u00a0Rachel Weisz,\u00a0Sam Fender,\u00a0Sacha Baron Cohen, John McEnroe,\u00a0Glen\u00a0Matlock\u00a0and Vernon Kay.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the launch, Jagger and Wood also expressed their hope that the band would take the album out on tour.\u00a0\u201cRonnie and I are really into that, so we hope to see everyone on the road,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Stones have also launched a six-part podcast series,\u00a0<i>Speaking\u00a0In\u00a0Tongues<\/i>, to accompany the record. Narrated by Norah Jones, it features new interviews with Jagger, Keith Richards,\u00a0Wood\u00a0and archival contributions from Watts.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jagger previously told\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>that the band had no plans to slow down, revealing that he had already begun writing material that could potentially form a third album in their recent run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it could be a trio,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0already started writing songs anyway. They could be for other people though. When you write a song, you sometimes decide, \u2018That\u2019s not for me, but it could be for the Chili\u00a0Peppers\u2019,\u00a0or whatever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of stuff, and not all of\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0suitable for The Rolling Stones,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0stop me writing them, you know. If you get an idea, just write it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a three-and-a-half-star review of \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>described the album as \u201cfresh and refined\u201d,\u00a0adding: \u201cMick, Keith and Ronnie have hit a surprising purple patch \u2013 and if you believe the eternally energetic entertainer\u2019s claim that he\u2019s already writing the follow-up to \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019,\u00a0there\u2019s plenty more left in the tank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jagger also recently clarified the meaning of a lyric referring to Elon Musk as a \u201cmad mogul\u201d on album track \u2018Mr\u00a0Charm\u2019,\u00a0insisting that the line was intended as a \u201csidewinding compliment\u201d about the SpaceX founder\u2019s involvement in bringing stranded astronauts back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>He also told\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>that he is a fan of Sam Fender, describing his\u00a0Mercury Prize-winning album \u2018People Watching\u2019 as \u201cexcellent\u201d and suggesting that 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td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BirminghamfirstOzzyDayOzzyOsbourne-news-story-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BirminghamfirstOzzyDayOzzyOsbourne-news-story-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Birmingham announces official day celebrating Ozzy Osbourne<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Rolling Stones\u00a0have drawn level with\u00a0The Beatles\u00a0after scoring their 15th UK Number One album with \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1155\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>The Rolling Stones \u2013 \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 review: a fresh and fluent follow-up to \u2018Hackney Diamonds\u2019<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The band\u2019s 25th studio record, which was released on July 10, debuted at the top of the Official Albums Chart yesterday (July 17), matching the success of their previous record, 2023\u2019s \u2018Hackney Diamonds\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The achievement puts\u00a0the Stones alongside\u00a0the\u00a0Fab Four\u00a0on 15 UK Number One albums each, with only\u00a0Robbie Williams\u00a0ahead of them on the all-time list.<\/p>\n<p>Williams overtook The Beatles in January when \u2018BRITPOP\u2019 became his 16th solo chart-topper.\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0follows The Stones and The Beatles with 14 Number Ones, while\u00a0Elvis Presley\u00a0and\u00a0Madonna\u00a0have\u00a013 each.<\/p>\n<p>The Stones\u2019 first chart-topping album was their self-titled debut in 1964, meaning the band have now returned to the summit more than 62 years later.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da5h2_JtLBx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 features guest contributions from\u00a0Paul McCartney,\u00a0The Cure\u2019s\u00a0Robert Smith,\u00a0Steve Winwood\u00a0and\u00a0Red Hot\u00a0Chili Peppers\u00a0drummer Chad Smith, alongside an appearance from late Stones drummer Charlie Watts taken from one of his final recording sessions before his death in 2021.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>McCartney plays bass on \u2018Covered\u00a0In\u00a0You\u2019,\u00a0with\u00a0Mick Jagger previously telling\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>that working with the former Beatle had been \u201cvery easy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, meanwhile,\u00a0plays guitar on \u2018Divine Intervention\u2019 and contributes synth and backing vocals to \u2018Never Wanna Lose You\u2019, although The Cure\u00a0frontman\u00a0initially turned down the chance to collaborate because he \u201cwasn\u2019t really prepared for it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Stones celebrated the arrival of the album with a star-studded launch party in London earlier this month, attended by\u00a0Daniel Craig,\u00a0Rachel Weisz,\u00a0Sam Fender,\u00a0Sacha Baron Cohen, John McEnroe,\u00a0Glen\u00a0Matlock\u00a0and Vernon Kay.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the launch, Jagger and Wood also expressed their hope that the band would take the album out on tour.\u00a0\u201cRonnie and I are really into that, so we hope to see everyone on the road,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Stones have also launched a six-part podcast series,\u00a0<i>Speaking\u00a0In\u00a0Tongues<\/i>, to accompany the record. Narrated by Norah Jones, it features new interviews with Jagger, Keith Richards,\u00a0Wood\u00a0and archival contributions from Watts.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jagger previously told\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>that the band had no plans to slow down, revealing that he had already begun writing material that could potentially form a third album in their recent run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it could be a trio,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0already started writing songs anyway. They could be for other people though. When you write a song, you sometimes decide, \u2018That\u2019s not for me, but it could be for the Chili\u00a0Peppers\u2019,\u00a0or whatever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of stuff, and not all of\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0suitable for The Rolling Stones,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0stop me writing them, you know. If you get an idea, just write it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a three-and-a-half-star review of \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>described the album as \u201cfresh and refined\u201d,\u00a0adding: \u201cMick, Keith and Ronnie have hit a surprising purple patch \u2013 and if you believe the eternally energetic entertainer\u2019s claim that he\u2019s already writing the follow-up to \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019,\u00a0there\u2019s plenty more left in the tank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jagger also recently clarified the meaning of a lyric referring to Elon Musk as a \u201cmad mogul\u201d on album track \u2018Mr\u00a0Charm\u2019,\u00a0insisting that the line was intended as a \u201csidewinding compliment\u201d about the SpaceX founder\u2019s involvement in bringing stranded astronauts back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>He also told\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>that he is a fan of Sam Fender, describing his\u00a0Mercury Prize-winning album \u2018People Watching\u2019 as \u201cexcellent\u201d and suggesting that the singer-songwriter could make a suitable guest at a future Stones show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-rolling-stones-equal-the-beatles-with-15th-uk-number-one-album-3957712&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the_rolling_stones-1.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News The Rolling Stones equal The Beatles with 15th UK Number One album \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 puts the band joint second on the all-time list behind Robbie Williams By Max Pilley 18th July 2026 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood at Weylin on May 5, 2026 in Brooklyn, NY. 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