I just came across this article, don't think I've seen it here yet. Ultimate Classic Rock listed their top ten Charlie Watts songs in their January issue.

Here's the list and the link at the bottom. It's a nice tribute to Charlie. Feel free to add your own.

10. Moon is Up
9. 19th Nervous Breakdown
8. Undercover of the Night
7. Gimme Shelter
6. Beast of Burden
5. Satisfaction
4. Tumbling Dice
3. Paint it Black
2. Honky Tonk Women
1. Get off my Cloud

[ultimateclassicrock.com]



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What about the Watts / Keltner solo album ? I love that album.

You Can't Always Get What You Want and It's Only Rock'n'Roll have to be right up there!

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You Can't Always Get What You Want and It's Only Rock'n'Roll have to be right up there!

You Can't Always Get What You Want is Jimmy Miller on drums.

Rob

I always thought Charlie's drumming on "Dandelion" was one of his best as well.

Rob

Already Over Me
Flip the Switch
Let Me Down Slow



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My favourites.... Ya yas SFTD and Hand of Fate.

What a drag it is gettin' old

Not a Stones track, but I do enjoy hearing everyone in the room flying along to Charlie's ceilidh-swing beat on The Rocky Road To Dublin.

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You Can't Always Get What You Want and It's Only Rock'n'Roll have to be right up there!

You Can't Always Get What You Want is Jimmy Miller on drums.

Rob

It's only Rock and roll is Kenny Jones.

Under my thumb - Still Life....Where the boys go - Emotional Resque...

2 1 2 0

Sway

1. Get Of Off My Cloud
2. Paint It Black
3. Sympathy For The Devil
4. Moon Is Up
5. How Could I stop
6. 2000 man
7. We love You
8. Live with Me
9. Brown sugar
10. Honkytonk Women

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I always thought Charlie's drumming on "Dandelion" was one of his best as well.

Rob

Those fills at the end are outstanding.
One of my favourites as well.

Can't You Hear Me Knocking & Slave would be a good additions to the list as well.
I also have a weakness for the snare hits on If You Can't Rock Me
(Among many others, naturally)

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You Can't Always Get What You Want and It's Only Rock'n'Roll have to be right up there!

You Can't Always Get What You Want is Jimmy Miller on drums.

Rob

It's only Rock and roll is Kenny Jones.

Ok. Then I gotta go with Sleep Tonight.

Honky Tonk Women.

Edit to add: Not only my fav CW drumming. (Studio Version) It's one of the best drum-sounds ever recorded.



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You Can't Always Get What You Want and It's Only Rock'n'Roll have to be right up there!

You Can't Always Get What You Want is Jimmy Miller on drums.

Rob

It's only Rock and roll is Kenny Jones.

Ok. Then I gotta go with Sleep Tonight.

You make baby Jesus cry. Please give him some brandy.

How could you not include Moonlight Mile and Monkey Man???? POlus I love his drumming on Midnight Rambler, Shattered, Rocks Off and Dandelion. Most of hos drumming is understated and not the focal point of the song which is why I like his drumming so much.

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I always thought Charlie's drumming on "Dandelion" was one of his best as well.

Rob

we're two!

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"I'm gonna walk... before they make me run"

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Get Off My Cloud
Let It Rock
You Got Me Rockin
Anybody Seen My Baby
Almost Hear You Sigh
Honky Tonk

Charlie said, "It depends on what you are drumming to."

We Love You, All Sold Out, 2000 Light Years...

I just realized that Charlie started sounding like "Charlie" right around the time Keith developed into "Keith". History says it's JJF/Beggars but the seeds were sewn in Button and accelerated through '67.

Oh, and he swings like a mofo on Down The Road Apiece and Neighbors.

flip the switch
Time waits for no one


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Honky Tonk Women.

Edit to add: Not only my fav CW drumming. (Studio Version) It's one of the best drum-sounds ever recorded.
-who would disagree?

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Honky Tonk Women.

Edit to add: Not only my fav CW drumming. (Studio Version) It's one of the best drum-sounds ever recorded.

What a drag it is gettin' old

Surely When The Whip Comes Down is in my list.

The entire Some Girls album is a showcase for Charlie and live Get Yer Ya-Ya's out.

GRNRBITW, good selections I'll throw in the studio version of As Tears Go By!
Are the 3 you mention the only 3 that Charlie doesn't play on?

I Want to be Loved
Complicated
Paint it Black
Citadel
All Sold Out
Midnight Rambler
Think
Im Moving On
Cherry Oh Baby
Pain in My Heart

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GRNRBITW, good selections I'll throw in the studio version of As Tears Go By!
Are the 3 you mention the only 3 that Charlie doesn't play on?

WHAT??????? Are you serious?? All my favorite drumming on Stones songs and Charlie's not there??? Charlie must be the worst drummer EVER! The worst, Jerry, the worst!

Hand Of Fate, particularly the way the rhythm is altered during the variations, like at 2:38 when he is pedaling the high hat and again at 3:19 when it sounds like he is hitting the high hat with both sticks, and also the way his fills seem to lead the way to the next hook, the next line of lyrics. This song is an example of when Charlie was still being inventive with his drumming, and his playing here really adds something to this track, giving it that fully integrated Stones touch--something that has been missing in his rote, overly compressed bashing approach from recent years. It would be great if they could revive this one and add this one to the set list for the upcoming shows.

From Paris Pavilion, 6 June 1976.




From El Mocambo Tavern, Toronto, 4-5 March 1977




From Earl's Court, London, May 1976.




From Four Flicks, 2000s.

There's way mre than ten, but this is right there....




Chollie's good tonight….



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Can't believe no-one's mentioned all the various versions of All Down The Line!!!!??!!!!



Those syncopes are to die for!!!!

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