The Times They Are A-Changin'
by Bob Dylan
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Bob Dylan bestography
The Times They Are A-Changin' is ranked 7th 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 25,300.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Times They Are A-Changin' track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Times They Are A-Changin' rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | emptysquares | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 58/100 | 43 |
| 2026 | AledJames | Top 81 Music Albums of the 1960s | 15/81 | 17 |
| 2026 | UnliveableWilts | My Top 250 Albums (101-200) | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 44/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 98 Music Albums of 1964 | 32/98 | 3 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 38 Music Albums of 1964 | 6/38 | 4 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 81/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 93/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 57 Music Albums of 1964 | 31/57 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 596 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,389 | |||
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The Times They Are A-Changin' ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/14/2026 17:27 | ecocruzr | 181 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2026 15:59 | Jakor | 5,525 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2026 13:16 | Olli | 7,926 | 62/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5420): By Chris15789 BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsThe Times They Are A-Changin' comments
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A couple of really good tracks but as an album, all too similar. Acoustic & harmonica storytelling Dylan is an acquired taste I guess. (Edited)
seb7 01/16/2025 17:47 | #307057
simple and beautiful and strikingly passionate (Edited)
HoldenM 05/03/2024 20:59 | #303337
If I slightly prefer FBD, it's only because that feels more like lightning in a bottle, whereas this is, song for song, much more consistent. A haunted, wry, aching collection of genius songs that prove Dylan's got the juice. (Edited)
Two classics and some very good tracks. A solid 9/10. (Edited)
For being all of 23 years old, this is a remarkable album, I have it rated as my 6th favourite Dylan album - it oozes political & social imagery. (Edited)
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