The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989–2006
by Bob Dylan

The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989–2006 by Bob Dylan
(Compilation album)
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-10-07
Overall rank: 5,702nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 101 votes)
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Award Top albums of the 2000s (973rd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,702nd)

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Bob Dylan bestography

The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989–2006 is ranked 26th best out of 80 albums by Bob Dylan on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bob Dylan is Highway 61 Revisited which is ranked number 27 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 26,631.

Bob Dylan album bestography « Higher ranked (5,109th)
The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991
This album (5,702nd)
The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989–2006
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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 5,702nd | 2000s rank: 973rd | 2008 rank: 84th
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2026blueandthemoonTop 68 Music Albums of 200815/684
2026JohnnyoTop 100 Greatest Music Albums74/10027
2026JohnnyoBest Of Best Of's10/100 -
2025davidhuretTop 20 Music Albums of 20085/204
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s86/1003
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 200816/1004
2025JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s12/10018
2025JohnnyoGreat Box Sets16/22 -
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 200837/1003
2025Steppenwolf666Top 99 Music Albums of 200854/992
2025JohnnyoTop 83 Music Albums of 20082/835
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 2000s 0414/100 -
2024 CharlieBarleyMy Favourite Bob Dylan Albums In Order44/52 -
2024Ultimate Record Collection (Magazine)Greatest Albums of the 2000s76/1005
2024JohnnyoTop albums of all time by male solo artists (1 - 100)14/82 -
2024JohnnyoMy most listened to best of / compilation albums of 202316/54 -
2024 pedro1976Most listened to albums - September 20227/20 -
2023JohnnyoMinnesota6/92 -
2023JohnnyoMinus BEA Top 10055/100 -
2023BlueNoteTop 100 Greatest Music Albums24/10056
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 48
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 235
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75/100 (from 101 votes)
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02/28/2026 00:02 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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12/23/2025 13:48 jacobeddy1984  Ratings distribution  3885/100
 
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02/11/2025 16:22 jokerman1965  Ratings distribution  12083/100
 
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01/15/2025 12:40 soulplastic9  Ratings distribution  73477/100
 
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11/17/2024 07:25 thepurplemartin  Ratings distribution  55476/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.

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From 07/05/2016 20:20 | #170617
My favourite of the 'studio' bootleg series. Some fantastic songs not released before, and I especially love the acoustic version of, most of the time. A great album, and some more pieces of the Dylan puzzle to fit into the jigsaw.
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From 03/21/2016 22:30 | #162314
This is another of the Bootleg Series from Mr. Dylan. Consisting of material from his later albums. Some if it's great some not so much. It's still interesting to listen to though.
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From 11/22/2013 15:37 | #94097
It was released in 2008, not 2006!
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