The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert
by Bob Dylan
The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert by Bob Dylan
(Live album)
Year: 1998
Release date: 1998-10-13 (28th Year Anniversary)
Overall rank: 2,489th
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(Live album)
Year: 1998
Release date: 1998-10-13 (28th Year Anniversary)
Overall rank: 2,489th
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Top albums of 1998 (48th)
Top albums of of the 1990s (429th)
Best albums of all time (2,489th)
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The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert is ranked 19th best out of 81 albums by Bob Dylan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bob Dylan is Highway 61 Revisited which is ranked number 29 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 25,043.
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Overall rank: 2,489th | 1990s rank: 429th | 1998 rank: 48th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 72 Music Albums of 1998 | 5/72 | 5 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 42 Music Albums of 1998 | 10/42 | 4 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Bob Dylan - RANKED | 18/19 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2701-2793 | 60/93 | - |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 11 Music Albums of 1998 | 11/11 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1998 | 4/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 34 Music Albums of 1998 | 21/34 | 2 |
| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 45/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 45 Music Albums of 1998 | 21/45 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Live | 10/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 158 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 642 | |||
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Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/28/2013 20:39 | #87102 | TOP COMMENT
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A live set from the day after the album Blonde On Blonde dropped. 2 disc set, first disc is his first acoustic set and disc 2 is when he comes back out with his band The Band and ROCKS THEIR SOCKS OFF!
It's his rock stuff, and the boos and the back and forth with the crowd ("JUDAS!" "I don't believe you, YOU'RE A LIAR") that gets most of the focus here. Truly though disc 1 is pretty great too. Dylan seems legitimately interested and engaging and the folk fan crowd loves that there no sign of the inevitable band. The rendition of "Visions of Johanna" gets a bit emotionally flat toward the end for me. And I'm not loving some of the harmonica solos here on disc 1. Otherwise, "She Belongs to Me" and "Desolation Row" and "Just Like A Woman" are all pretty killer.
As for disc 2, the electric set, it's perfect. It's just pure, no nonsense rock music at its most aggressive (for that time especially). I'm reminded of that sports cliche that a great team plays it's best and with it's greatest fire when it's in hostile territory. This band also seems to run off that old idea. As the crowd gets more and more rude, the band just gets louder and more precise. This album just oozes defiance and greatness. Literally every one of the 8 songs on disc 2 are brilliant. In many cases these live versions are greater than the originals or at least equally great in a different way. Disc 2 is a 100.
Overall, it's a classic. Maybe my favorite live album ever.
Grade: 95/100
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JasonZaia 02/01/2015 12:25 | #133572 | TOP COMMENT
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To me, the greatest live album of all time - I'll make a chart sometime in the future. This show/album has everything you want in a live performance; emotion, enlightenment, intensity, aura; and then, well, Rock...just great, great rock music, stickin' it to the fans. An incredibly brave performance from Bob - almost anyone else would have buckled under the pressure. (Edited)
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garycottier TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/25/2016 18:16 | #164483 | TOP COMMENT
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Yes, it's THAT gig. The first disc, which features the acoustic part of the show, is oKay, a bit dull though to be honest, the second disc, the electric half,is as good as it gets. It's stunning, the energy and grit is infectious, Dylan sounds really fired up, tell me, mom a, is a fantastic opener and it never lets up from there. A genuine piece of rock'n'roll history, this an essential live album that any music fan MUST have in his/her collection. Brilliant. (Edited)
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The greatest live album ever? I think so, it's Dylan at his absolute peak. A full acoustic set, followed by a full electric set. The musician's musician. He's on a whole different level.
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stangetzaway 12/09/2015 12:06 | #154216 | TOP COMMENT
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The most necessary of all the bootleg series. A distallation of an individual spirit that would not comprimise in the face of swathes of followers threatening to dessert.
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