Readers' Poll: The Rolling Stones' 10 Greatest Songs

The Rolling Stones roared back to life this past week with a pair of shows in Paris, and that's just the beginning of their huge 50th anniversary plans. Right now, only two London and two Newark, New Jersey, shows are on the books, but all signs point to a ton more on the horizon. They're likely to even include former bandmates Mick Taylor and Bill Wyman in some capacity.

We figured this was a good time to poll our readers and determine their favorite Rolling Stones songs. As expected, the feedback was overwhelming. Read on to see the results.

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10. 'Angie'

The Rolling Stones went through a bit of a creative dry spell after the release of their 1972 masterpiece, Exile on Main Street The follow-up album, Goats Head Soup, has its moments, but the group was clearly not operating at their peak. (Drugs had more than a little to do with the problem.) The album was still a big hit, driven partially by the huge success of the lead single, "Angie." The tender ballad shot to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in America.

For the past 40 years, fans have been trying to determine if "Angie" is about a particular woman. Some think it's about Angela Bowie, while others point to Angie Dickinson or Keith's daughter Angela. "It was not about any particular person," Keith himself wrote on his memoir, Life. "It was a name like, 'Ohhh, Diana.' I didn't know Angela was going to be called Angela when I wrote 'Angie.'"

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