The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime In New York (1980-1985)
by Bob Dylan
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The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime In New York (1980-1985) is ranked 62nd 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 25,024.
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The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime In New York (1980-1985) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime In New York (1980-1985) rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | edubs | Top 13 Music Albums of 2021 | 11/13 | 1 |
| 2025 | BlueNote | Top 20 Music Albums of the 2020s | 13/20 | 8 |
| 2024 |  pedro1976 | Most listened to albums - May 2022 | 14/20 | - |
| 2023 | Moondance | Dylan albums rated | 51/68 | - |
| 2023 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Aquarium Drunkard :: 2021 Year In Review | 5/100 | - |
| 2021 |  Mercury | Bob Dylan Chart | 73/73 | - |
| 2021 | bea | Bob Dylan | 50/63 | - |
| 2021 | Heaven Magazine | Eindlijst Heaven 2021 | 47/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/19/2026 09:20 | spinout | 3,523 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2025 07:13 | BlueNote | 962 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2025 16:25 | jokerman1965 | 120 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.8.
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pedro1976 07/27/2024 19:03 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 07/27/2023 12:02 in What album are you listening to right now?The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime In New York (1980-1985) comments
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Another instalment in the bootleg series ~ nice to hear alternate takes on the studio albums versions and a few songs that didn't make the cut ~ and, of course, some historical interest for the Dylan 'completist'.
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