- Artist
- The Rolling Stones
- Album
- Hackney Diamonds
Early reviews. Based on 7 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| musicOMH | 4.5/5 | 90 | “With a galaxy of guest stars, from Stevie Wonder via Elton John to Lady Gaga, if this astonishingly fresh album really is the legends' last, it's an incredible swansong” |
| Riff Magazine | 9/10 | 90 | “"Hackney Diamonds" by the Rolling Stones is proof that the band still has that essential spark that made it the world’s greatest rock band.” |
| Clash | 7/10 | 70 | “Let’s get this out the way first: ‘Hackney Diamonds’ is probably the Rolling Stones’ best album in two decades, a rich, punchy, at times moving selection” |
| Slant | 3.5/5 | 70 | “The Rolling Stones’s ‘Hackney Diamonds’ captures a genuinely contemporary flair that the band hasn’t successfully embodied since the 1970s.” |
| Beats Per Minute | 70% | 70 | “Music News, Reviews, Interviews, Videos and MP3s” |
| PopMatters | 7/10 | 70 | “The Rolling Stones' Hackney Diamonds sounds like a great band making a good record well past the point we thought it possible.” |
| Pitchfork | 4.5/10 | 45 | “Read Grayson Haver Currin’s review of the album.” |
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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