Songs Similar to Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
Album: Let It Bleed · Rock · Energetic
The Rolling Stones's “Gimme Shelter” from the album Let It Bleed is a rock track that we file under energetic songs. If it's the one you keep replaying, the list below collects tracks that fans of it also play; the original moves at roughly 119 BPM.
The closest match right now is “Love in Vain” by The Rolling Stones (100% match). The list also pulls in Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Buffalo Springfield and The Who — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with The Rolling Stones's. By genre, the list is mostly rock (12 of 20 tracks), with pop and alternative mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Gimme Shelter”
What songs are similar to Gimme Shelter?
On our list, the closest matches are “Love in Vain” by The Rolling Stones, “Live With Me” by The Rolling Stones and “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Gimme Shelter” by The Rolling Stones, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Gimme Shelter sound like?
Based on listening data, “Gimme Shelter” sits closest to Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimi Hendrix, Cream and Buffalo Springfield. Fans of The Rolling Stones play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Gimme Shelter Rock?
We file “Gimme Shelter” by The Rolling Stones under Rock. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Gimme Shelter?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Gimme Shelter” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.