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Rock n Roll legend Mick Jagger hosted Saturday Night Live’s 37th-season finale last night and also appeared as the NBC show’s main musical guest. In addition to acting in a slew of quite funny skits, The Rolling Stones frontman also belted out some great performances of a handful of Stones classics throughout the show.

The classics “Start Me Up” and “Sympathy for the Devil,” were both in a skit that featured SNL cast members Fred Armisen and Bobby Moynihan doing comedic Jagger impersonations while “The Last Time” was performed live with Arcade Fire and the Strokes‘ bassist Nikolai Fraiture and “19th Nervous Breakdown” and “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)” with Foo Fighters. Jagger also wrote political blues rock song, “Tea Party,” which he performed with guitar great Jeff Beck. Check out some high lights below:

Arcade Fire and Jagger helped sending off SNL star Kristen Wiig, who made her final appearance on the show last night, by playing the Stones’ “She’s a Rainbow” and “Ruby Tuesday,” as SNL cast members as well as Steve Martin and Jon Hamm joined in.

Mick Jagger will have a pair of prestigious backing bands when he hosts the season finale of Saturday Night Live this weekend (May 19th).

Debut albums. Get them right, and their impact can change the world. Some mark the starting point for even greater things to come, others make such a lasting impression their legacy becomes an almost unbearable burden on the shoulders of its creators.

Many bands have got it very right on their first attempt; defining eras, inspiring generations, or simply becoming cult classics for an instantly dedicated fanbase. Here, we’ve sorted through the long-list of enduringly classic debuts to present 25 of our own essentials, all of which have left an indelible mark on the musical landscape.

When you’ve been through our rundown, leave a comment below letting us know which debuts you keep going back to time after time, and which records not included on our list you feel deserve a mention.

Bruce Springsteen was joined onstage by Arcade Fire, The Low Anthem and Tom Morello during an intimate performance at the South By Southwest festival last night (March 15th).

Arcade Fire have recorded their first post-’Suburbs‘ song for a new film soundtrack.

Barack Obama has included the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Arcade Fire and U2 on a new Spotify playlist.

Arcade Fire have today released both a website and two videos for the sublime ‘Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)‘ – one of the many highlights from last year’s ‘The Suburbs‘.

Adele, Arcade Fire and Manchester Orchestra have all picked up awards at the fourth annual UK Music Video Awards, which were held at the Empire, Leicester Square last night (November 8th).

Arcade Fire and The Black Keys are amongst the acts nominated for the fourth annual UK Video Music Awards.

Arcade Fire’s promo for their third album’s title track ‘The Suburbs‘ will go head-to-head with two OK Go videos, ‘All Is Not Lost‘ and ‘White Knuckles‘ for the Best International Alternative Video, while The Black Keys have been nominated in the Best Indie/Rock International Video for ‘Howlin’ For You‘.

Arcade Fire‘s highly-decorated third studio album ‘The Suburbs‘ has added the Polaris Music Prize to its long list of achievements after taking home the award at a ceremony in Toronto yesterday (September 19th).

The prize, which celebrates the best of Canadian music over the past twelve months, was awarded to Arcade Fire members Richard Parry and Jeremy Gara, the latter of which used the opportunity to offer up some words of encouragement to young musicians.