Blue & Lonesome (Rolling Stones album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Blue & Lonesome
| type = studio
| artist = The Rolling Stones
| cover = The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2016|12|02|df=yes}}
| recorded = 11, 14–15 December 2015
| studio = * British Grove, London{{cite web|last=Gibsone|first=Harriet|title=The Rolling Stones announce new album, Blue and Lonesome|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/06/rolling-stones-announce-new-album-blue-and-lonesome|website=The Guardian|date=6 October 2016|access-date=6 October 2016|archive-date=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010012125/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/06/rolling-stones-announce-new-album-blue-and-lonesome|url-status=live}}
- Henson (Los Angeles, California)
| genre = {{hlist|Electric blues|Chicago blues|blues rock}}
| length = {{duration|m=42|s=36}}
| label = Polydor
| producer = {{hlist|Don Was|The Glimmer Twins}}
| prev_title = The Rolling Stones in Mono
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = The Rolling Stones studio album
| type = studio
| prev_title = A Bigger Bang
| prev_year = 2005
| title = Blue & Lonesome
| year = 2016
| next_title =Hackney Diamonds
| next_year =2023
}}
{{Singles
| name = Blue and Lonesome
| type = studio
| single1 = Just Your Fool
| single1date = 6 October 2016
| single2 = Hate to See You Go
| single2date = 21 October 2016
| single3 = Ride 'Em on Down
| single3date = 25 November 2016 {{Clear}} (label: UMC; cat no. 5717752){{cite web |url=https://www.roughtrade.com/music/ride-em-on-down?lf=43a2a8d4e01ceefab6754e6d3a9a790f |title=The Rolling Stones – Ride Em on Down |date=24 November 2016 |website=roughtrade.com |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125051422/https://www.roughtrade.com/music/ride-em-on-down?lf=43a2a8d4e01ceefab6754e6d3a9a790f |archive-date=25 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}
}}
}}
Blue & Lonesome is the 23rd studio album by English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 2 December 2016. Consisting entirely of blues music, it is the band's first album to feature only cover songs. The album is also their first studio release since 2005's A Bigger Bang, with its 11-year gap being the longest between two albums from the band. Despite the short running of approximately 43 minutes, the album was released as a double LP. "Just Your Fool", a Buddy Johnson cover (though the Rolling Stones version is based on Little Walter's arrangement) was released as the first single from the album on 6 October.{{cite web|title=Rolling Stones Announce New Album Blue & Lonesome, Share New Song "Just Your Fool": Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68528-rolling-stones-announce-new-album-tk/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161213202924/http://pitchfork.com/news/68528-rolling-stones-announce-new-album-tk/|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 December 2016|date=6 October 2016|access-date=6 October 2016|website=Pitchfork|author=Noah Yoo|author2=Jazz Monroe|name-list-style=amp}} The name of the album is from a song which Little Walter wrote, "Blue and Lonesome".{{Cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/how-little-walters-blue-and-lonesome-inspired-an-album/|title=How Little Walter's Blue and Lonesome Inspired An Album|last=Havers|first=Richard|date=2017-01-27|website=uDiscover Music|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=4 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104113707/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/how-little-walters-blue-and-lonesome-inspired-an-album/|url-status=live}}
The album included the same production and musician team as A Bigger Bang. Joining vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards as producers was Don Was, who'd been working with the group for most of the prior two decades. In the studio were band members Ronnie Wood (guitar) and Charlie Watts (drums), alongside contract players Darryl Jones (bass), Chuck Leavell (keyboards) and Matt Clifford (multi-instrumentalist). Eric Clapton played guitar on two tracks and drummer Jim Keltner played percussion on another.{{cite magazine|magazine=NME|title=The Rolling Stones announce new album Blue & Lonesome|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-rolling-stones/96918|date=6 October 2016|access-date=6 October 2016|author=Luke Morgan Britton|archive-date=7 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007182558/http://www.nme.com/news/the-rolling-stones/96918|url-status=live}}
The album was recorded during three sessions in December 2015 and sold well after its release a year later. It reached number one on the album charts in the UK and over a dozen other countries, and number four in the United States. It was certified gold or platinum in several countries. The first Stones album of the streaming media age, many of the songs from the album charted on several top-40 digital music charts, and the lead single "Just Your Fool" was a top-40 hit on several airplay and genre-specific charts. The album received four- and five-star ratings from many music journalists, and accolades from jazz and blues publications. It was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2018, the band's first Grammy in 23 years.
It was the final studio album to be released before the death of drummer Charlie Watts in 2021.
Background
Blue & Lonesome was recorded over a three-day period{{Citation |last=Aizlewood |first=John |date=2 December 2016 |title=The Rolling Stones – Blue & Lonesome review: 'they sound revitalised' – The legendary rockers deliver raw blues album – and sound like they're enjoying themselves |publisher=Evening Standard |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/music/the-rolling-stones-blue-lonesome-review-they-sound-revitalised-a3410536.html |access-date=7 December 2016 |archive-date=9 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209132124/http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/music/the-rolling-stones-blue-lonesome-review-they-sound-revitalised-a3410536.html |url-status=live }} in December 2015. In April 2016, at the launch of the Rolling Stones career retrospective Exhibitionism, the band confirmed that their new album was due to be released "some time in the autumn". Richards said the album would feature "a lot of Chicago blues".{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36864725 |title=Eric Clapton to appear on new Rolling Stones album |website=BBC News |date=22 July 2016 |access-date=22 July 2016 |archive-date=25 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725164908/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36864725 |url-status=live }} Eric Clapton plays guitar on two tracks; he was recording his own album I Still Do in the same studio as the Stones were and was asked to play on a few tracks.{{cite web |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artist-news/eric-clapton-appear-rolling-stones-new-album/29497 |title=Eric Clapton to Appear on Rolling Stones' New Blues Album |work=Guitar World |date=22 July 2016 |access-date=22 July 2016 |author=Fanelli, Damian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723155652/http://www.guitarworld.com/artist-news/eric-clapton-appear-rolling-stones-new-album/29497 |archive-date=23 July 2016 |url-status=dead }} The album is entirely blues-based, consisting of covers of artists such as Howlin' Wolf and Little Walter.{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/rolling-stones-new-blues-album/ |title=Rolling Stones Hint at New, Blues-Themed Album for 2016 |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=5 April 2016 |access-date=22 July 2016 |author=Giles, Jeff |archive-date=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713040937/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/rolling-stones-new-blues-album/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/04/the-rolling-stones-to-release-new-album-in-2016/ |title=The Rolling Stones to release new album in 2016 |magazine=Consequence of Sound |date=5 April 2016 |access-date=22 July 2016 |author=Geslani, Michelle |archive-date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712093206/http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/04/the-rolling-stones-to-release-new-album-in-2016/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35968182 |title=Rolling Stones confirm new blues-inspired album for 2016 |publisher=BBC |department=Entertainment & Arts |date=5 April 2016 |access-date=22 July 2016 |last1=Everitt |first1=Matt |last2=Savage |first2=Mark |archive-date=16 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716084545/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35968182 |url-status=live }}
It is the first album since Dirty Work (1986) to not feature any guitar playing from Jagger (who instead concentrates completely on vocals and harmonica), although he is pictured in the album's booklet playing guitar during the album's sessions. It is also the first album since It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974) to not feature a lead vocal from Richards. Likewise, it is also the first album since Dirty Work to release a lead single that was not a Jagger/Richards composition with "Just Your Fool".
Promotion
On 6 October 2016, the Rolling Stones changed their tongue and lips logo, which first appeared on their Sticky Fingers album, from red to blue.{{cite news |first=Christian |last=Holub |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/10/06/rolling-stones-blue-lonesome/ |title=The Rolling Stones announce 'Blue & Lonesome' |publisher=Ew.com |date=6 October 2016 |access-date=2 May 2017 |archive-date=22 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112850/http://ew.com/article/2016/10/06/rolling-stones-blue-lonesome/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/arts/music/art-of-the-rolling-stones-behind-that-zipper-and-that-tongue.html|title=Art of the Rolling Stones: Behind That Zipper and That Tongue|first=Joe|last=Coscarelli|date=7 June 2015|access-date=20 May 2021|website=The New York Times}}
On 8 November 2016, the Rolling Stones released a video for "Hate to See You Go".{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrIjMzBr-ck |title=The Rolling Stones – Hate to See You Go |date= 8 November 2016 |website=YouTube |access-date=8 November 2016}}
On 25 November 2016, the Stones released a one-track limited edition electric blue 10" vinyl record of "Ride 'Em on Down" (on the UMC label) on the occasion of the Record Store Day Black Friday 2016. The track is a cover of Eddie Taylor's "Ride 'Em on Down" originally recorded by Taylor in Chicago on 5 December 1955 for the Vee-Jay Label (and released as VJ 185).
On 1 December 2016, they released a video for "Ride 'Em on Down".{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEuV82GqQnE |title=The Rolling Stones – Ride 'Em on Down |date= 1 December 2016 |website=YouTube |access-date=1 December 2016}} The video features actress Kristen Stewart driving through Los Angeles in a blue 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-kristen-stewart-in-rolling-stones-gritty-new-video-w453445|title=See Kristen Stewart in Rolling Stones' Gritty 'Ride 'Em on Down' Video|author=Kreps, Daniel|date=2 December 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=24 August 2017|archive-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820041133/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-kristen-stewart-in-rolling-stones-gritty-new-video-w453445|url-status=live}}
Release and reception
{{Album ratings
|MC = 82/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/blue-and-lonesome/the-rolling-stones|title=Reviews for Blue & Lonesome by The Rolling Stones|website=Metacritic|access-date=22 December 2016|archive-date=22 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222041048/http://www.metacritic.com/music/blue-and-lonesome/the-rolling-stones|url-status=live}}
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-lonesome-mw0002988671|title=Blue & Lonesome – The Rolling Stones|website=AllMusic|access-date=2 December 2016|archive-date=2 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202235117/http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-lonesome-mw0002988671|url-status=live}}
|rev2 = The Daily Telegraph
|rev2score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite news|last1=McCormick|first1=Neil|author-link=Neil McCormick|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/rolling-stonesblue-lonesome-review/|title=Blue & Lonesome is the album any Rolling Stones fan would have wished for – review|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=22 November 2016|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124152525/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/rolling-stonesblue-lonesome-review/|url-status=live}}
|rev3 = The Guardian
|rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news|last1=Petridis|first1=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/24/the-rolling-stones-blue-and-lonesome-review-covers-album-mick-jagger|title=The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome review – more alive than they've sounded for years|work=The Guardian|date=24 November 2016|access-date=29 May 2019}}
|rev4 = The Independent
|rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news|last1=Gill|first1=Andy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-the-rolling-stones-the-weeknd-peter-doherty-and-more-a7447901.html|title=Album reviews: The Rolling Stones – Blue & Lonesome, The Weeknd – Starboy, Peter Doherty – Hamburg Demonstrations and more|work=The Independent|date=30 November 2016|access-date=2 December 2016|archive-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201134122/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-the-rolling-stones-the-weeknd-peter-doherty-and-more-a7447901.html|url-status=live}}
|rev5 = NME
|rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last1=Nicolson|first1=Barry|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/rolling-stones-blue-lonesome-1882686|title=Rolling Stones – 'Blue & Lonesome' Review|work=NME|date=2 December 2016|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-date=4 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104054920/https://www.nme.com/reviews/rolling-stones-blue-lonesome-1882686|url-status=live}}
|rev6 = The Observer
|rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news|last1=Empire|first1=Kitty|author-link=Kitty Empire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/04/rolling-stones-blue-lonesome-review|title=The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome review – a labour of love|work=The Observer|date=4 December 2016|access-date=29 May 2019|archive-date=29 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529083932/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/04/rolling-stones-blue-lonesome-review|url-status=live}}
|rev7 = Pitchfork
|rev7score = 6.9/10{{cite web|last1=Berman|first1=Stuart|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22653-blue-lonesome/|title=The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome|work=Pitchfork|date=7 December 2016|access-date=29 May 2019|archive-date=29 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529085433/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22653-blue-lonesome/|url-status=live}}
|rev8 = Q
|rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|last1=Perry|first1=Andrew|title=Digging Up the Roots|journal=Q|issue=368|date=February 2017|page=114}}
|rev9 = Rolling Stone
|rev9score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last1=Fricke|first1=David|author-link=David Fricke|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-the-rolling-stones-blue-and-lonesome-w453332/|title=Review: The Rolling Stones Reinvigorate the Blues on 'Blue and Lonesome'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=2 December 2016|access-date=2 December 2016|archive-date=3 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203123522/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-the-rolling-stones-blue-and-lonesome-w453332|url-status=live}}
|rev10 = USA Today
|rev10score={{rating|3|4}}{{cite news|last1=McDermott|first1=Maeve|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/11/30/album-review-rolling-stones-blue-and-lonesome/94617130/|title=Review: The Rolling Stones make blues magic on 'Blue & Lonesome'|work=USA Today|date=30 November 2016|access-date=2 December 2016|archive-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201214139/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/11/30/album-review-rolling-stones-blue-and-lonesome/94617130/|url-status=live}}
}}
During its first week the album moved 106,000 sales to debut at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, the second-highest opening sales week for an album in the UK in 2016.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38263775 |title=Rolling Stones top UK album chart with Blue & Lonesome |date=9 December 2016 |work=BBC News |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109080930/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38263775 |url-status=live }} On 3 February 2017 it was certified Platinum, for sales over 300,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx|title=BPI Certified Awards|access-date=3 February 2017|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801142929/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/Search.aspx|url-status=live}} It also debuted at No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 with 123,000 album-equivalent units, of which 120,000 were pure album sales. It was also the No. 2 best-selling album of the week in the US.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7617662/the-hamilton-mixtape-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|title='The Hamilton Mixtape' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=11 December 2016|access-date=12 December 2016|archive-date=12 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212105426/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7617662/the-hamilton-mixtape-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|url-status=live}} Despite strong initial sales, the album remains to this day the only Stones' studio album without at least a gold certification for certified sales in the USA.
{{Metacritic album prose|Blue & Lonesome|positive|82|21}} Kitty Empire from The Observer called it "a labour of love", while Alexis Petridis of The Guardian said the Stones here are "more alive than they've sounded for years". Robert Christgau was less impressed in Vice, saying the album is "a sodden thing – many old rockers have recorded sharper, spunkier, wiser music".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/437gjg/robert-christgau-on-a-brilliant-beefheart-trip-and-some-early-stones-standouts|title=Robert Christgau on a Brilliant Beefheart Trip and Some Early Stones Standouts|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=2 February 2018|magazine=Vice|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-date=6 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206022708/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/437gjg/robert-christgau-on-a-brilliant-beefheart-trip-and-some-early-stones-standouts|url-status=live}} Greil Marcus was not impressed either, writing that "except for Mick Jagger everyone sounds bored."{{cite web |url=https://greilmarcus.net/ask-greil-2019/ |title=Ask Greil (2019) |date=26 January 2019 |access-date=4 July 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617024641/https://greilmarcus.net/ask-greil-2019/ |url-status=live }}
Accolades
The album won Album of the Year at the 2017 Jazz FM Awards. The Rolling Stones also won the Blues Artist of the Year Award at the event, held in April 2017.{{cite news |url=http://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/04/the-rolling-stones-win-at-the-jazz-fm-awards/ |title=The Rolling Stones win at the Jazz FM Awards |work=Radio Today |date=26 April 2017 |access-date=2 May 2017 |archive-date=28 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428203219/http://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/04/the-rolling-stones-win-at-the-jazz-fm-awards/ |url-status=live }}
On January 28, 2018, Blue & Lonesome received a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album of the Year at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/2018-grammy-nominations-list-nominees-1202623881/|title=2018 Grammy Nominations: Complete List|work=Variety|date=28 November 2017|access-date=13 December 2017|archive-date=22 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122013742/https://variety.com/2017/music/news/2018-grammy-nominations-list-nominees-1202623881/|url-status=live}} The award was the Stones' third Grammy of their career and their first win since the 1995 show.
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline=Blue & Lonesome track listing
| total_length = 42:36
| title1 = Just Your Fool
| writer1 = Buddy Johnson
| length1 = 2:16
| title2 = Commit a Crime
| writer2 = Howlin' Wolf
| length2 = 3:38
| title3 = Blue and Lonesome
| writer3 = Little Walter
| length3 = 3:07
| title4 = All of Your Love
| writer4 = Magic Sam
| length4 = 4:46
| title5 = I Gotta Go
| writer5 = Little Walter
| length5 = 3:26
| title6 = Everybody Knows About My Good Thing
| writer6 = {{hlist|Miles Grayson|Lermon Horton}}
| length6 = 4:30
| title7 = Ride 'Em on Down
| writer7 = Eddie Taylor
| length7 = 2:48
| title8 = Hate to See You Go
| writer8 = Little Walter
| length8 = 3:20
| title9 = Hoo Doo Blues
| writer9 = {{hlist|Otis Hicks|Jerry West}}
| length9 = 2:36
| title10 = Little Rain
| writer10 = {{hlist|Ewart G. Abner Jr.|Jimmy Reed}}
| length10 = 3:32
| title11 = Just Like I Treat You
| writer11 = Willie Dixon
| length11 = 3:24
| title12 = I Can't Quit You Baby
| writer12 = Willie Dixon
| length12 = 5:13
}}
Personnel
=The Rolling Stones=
- Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica
- Keith Richards – electric guitar
- Ronnie Wood – electric guitar
- Charlie Watts – drums
=Additional musicians=
- Darryl Jones – bass guitar
- Chuck Leavell – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11), Hammond B3 (3, 5, 7, 12)
- Eric Clapton – slide guitar on "Everybody Knows About My Good Thing", lead electric guitar on "I Can't Quit You Baby"
- Matt Clifford – Wurlitzer piano (1–3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12), electric keyboards (4, 8, 10), Hammond B3 (6, 8, 10)
- Jim Keltner – percussion on "Hoo Doo Blues"
=Production and design=
- Andy Cook – assistant engineer
- Jason Elliott – assistant engineer
- The Glimmer Twins – producer
- Richard Havers – liner notes
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Ron McMaster – mastering
- Krish Sharma – engineer, mixer
- Pierre de Beauport – crew chief
- Don McAulay – drum technician
- Anna Donarski – guitar technician
- Derrick Stockwell – assistant engineer
- Don Was – producer
- Studio Fury – sleeve design and art direction
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="row"| Argentine Albums (CAPIF){{cite web|url=https://www.capif.org.ar/rankings/|title=Rankings|publisher=CAPIF|access-date=13 January 2017|language=es|archive-date=22 December 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141222151436/https://www.capif.org.ar/|url-status=live}} To view the chart position select 'Ventas físicas mensual', '2016' and 'December'.
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| {{album chart|Australia|1|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=10 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|1|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=15 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|1|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=10 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|1|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=10 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Brazil|4|id=225|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=The Rolling Stones|rowheader=true|access-date=13 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Croatia|1|artist=Rolling Stones|album=Blue And Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=16 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Czech|1|year=2016|week=49|rowheader=true|access-date=15 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Denmark|2|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=14 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=10 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|5|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=11 December 2016}} |
| scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-fusionnes/?ye=2016&we=49|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 49, 2016)|date=10 June 2013 |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=13 December 2016}}
| 2 |
| {{album chart|Germany4|1|id=315908|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=9 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Greece|2|id=315908|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=24 January 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Hungary|12|year=2016|week=49|rowheader=true|access-date=16 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland|4|year=2016|week=49|rowheader=true|access-date=10 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|4|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=10 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Oricon|3|date=12 December 2016|rowheader=true|access-date=14 December 2016}} |
| scope="row"| Japanese International Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/wa/w/2016-12-12/ |title=Oricon Top 50 International Albums: 2016-12-12 |publisher=Oricon |access-date=12 December 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210223802/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/wa/w/2016-12-12/ |archive-date=10 December 2016}}
| 1 |
| scope="row"| Mexican Albums (AMPROFON){{cite web |url=http://www.amprofon.com.mx/top-album.php |title=Top Album – Semanal (del 02 de Diciembre al 08 de Diciembre)|access-date=6 January 2017|language=es|publisher=Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107012234/http://amprofon.com.mx/top-album.php|archive-date=7 January 2017}}
| 18 |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=9 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|1|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=10 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Poland|1|id=1150|rowheader=true|access-date=19 July 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|2|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=17 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20161209|rowheader=true|access-date=29 January 2018}} |
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=50&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week |script-title=ko:2016년 50주차 Album Chart |language=ko |publisher=Gaon Music Chart |access-date=15 December 2016 |archive-date=26 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226061950/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=50&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week |url-status=live }}
| 73 |
| scope="row"| South Korean International Albums (Gaon){{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=50&nationGbn=E |script-title=ko:2016년 50주차 Album Chart |language=ko |publisher=Gaon Music Chart |access-date=15 December 2016 |archive-date=6 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206103644/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=50&nationGbn=E |url-status=live }}
| 9 |
| {{album chart|Spain|4|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=15 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|1|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=10 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=The Rolling Stones|album=Blue & Lonesome|rowheader=true|access-date=12 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|1|date=20161209|rowheader=true|access-date=29 January 2018}} |
| {{album chart|UKJazz|1|date=20161209|rowheader=true|access-date=29 January 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=The Rolling Stones|rowheader=true|access-date=12 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardBlues|1|artist=The Rolling Stones|rowheader=true|access-date=12 December 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=The Rolling Stones|rowheader=true|access-date=12 December 2016}} |
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Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=21 January 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=album|award=Platinum|title=Blue & Lonesome|artist=The Rolling Stones|relyear=2016|certyear=2016|access-date=9 December 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=album|award=Platinum|title=Blue & Lonesome|artist=The Rolling Stones|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|certmonth=2|access-date=6 April 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|award=Gold|title=Blue & Lonesome|artist=The Rolling Stones|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=2 February 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|award=Gold|title=Blue & Lonesome|artist=The Rolling Stones|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=10 October 2017|id=4205}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|title=Blue & Lonesome|artist=The Rolling Stones|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=10 May 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|title=Blue & Lonesome|artist=The Rolling Stones|award=Gold|number=3|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=19 May 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=album|award=Gold|title=Blue & Lonesome|artist=The Rolling Stones|relyear=2016|certyear=2016|access-date=28 December 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=The Rolling Stones|title=Blue & Lonesome|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=2016|relmonth=10|certyear=2017|access-date=October 14, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=The Rolling Stones|title=Blue & Lonesome|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2016|id=2016-12-16|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relmonth=12}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=album|award=Platinum|title=Blue & Lonesome|artist=The Rolling Stones|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=25 January 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|award=Gold|title=Blue & Lonesome|artist=The Rolling Stones|relyear=2016|access-date=18 January 2017|id=the-rolling-stones-blue-lonesome}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Platinum|title=Blue & Lonesome|artist=The Rolling Stones|relyear=2016|id=14021-44-2|certyear=2017|salesamount=358,564|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/jewel-in-the-crown-how-the-rolling-stones-catalogue-is-set-to-be-supercharged-by-their-new-album/088470|publisher=Music Week|title=Jewel in the crown: How the Rolling Stones' catalogue is set to be supercharged by their new album|date=7 September 2023|first=Andre|last=Paine|accessdate=21 October 2023}}}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|nocert=true|salesamount=1,800,000|salesref={{cite web|title=Anuario Sgae De Las Artes Escénicas, Musicales Y Audiovisuales 2017 – Música Grabada|url=http://www.anuariossgae.com/anuario2017/anuariopdfs/04_MGRABADA.pdf|language=ES|page=28|access-date=28 February 2021|archive-date=24 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924231354/http://www.anuariossgae.com/anuario2017/anuariopdfs/04_MGRABADA.pdf|url-status=live}}}}
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References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- {{Discogs master|1097985|name=Blue & Lonesome}}
- {{Musicbrainz release group|ab9b8aa8-d2bc-42cd-a36b-842f61de55f3|name=Blue & Lonesome}}
{{The Rolling Stones}}
{{The Rolling Stones albums}}
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