There has been endless debate on this very board about whether Bridges is a great album or a piece of crap, with passionate arguments on both sides.  Whatever -- it sold a couple of million, spawned radio singles, and anchored two major world tours by the Stones.  I for one listened to it constantly in the summer of 1997. 

In a word, every new release is a major album, comparatively speaking.  It's the fucking Rolling Stones, man!