19. Steel Wheels (1989)

The run up to 1989’s Steel Wheels included a particularly nasty bit of press-driven infighting between Jagger and Richards, who were able to set aside ancient grievances long enough to produce a credible Stones album highlighted by a number of memorable tracks, ranging from the catchy single “Mixed Emotions” to the infectious throwback “Sad Sad Sad.” Meanwhile, album closer “Slippin’ Away” is a classic Jagger-Richards heart-on-sleeve weeper, demonstrating that the duo, in whatever state of dysfunction, could still be unstoppable when all the gears were turning.