"Beggars Banquet" has frequently appeared on professional listings of the greatest albums. It was included in the "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings published in "" (1981). In 2000, it was voted number 282 in Colin Larkin's "All Time Top 1000 Albums". In 2003, it was ranked at number 57 on "Rolling Stone"s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, ranked at number 58 in a 2012 revised list, and ranked at number 185 in a 2020 revised list. Also in 2003, the TV network VH1 named "Beggars Banquet" the 67th greatest album of all time. The album is also featured in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". In 1999, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Based on such honors, the aggregate website Acclaimed Music ranks it as the 39th most acclaimed album in history.