Highway 61 Revisited (studio album) by Bob Dylan

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
Year: 1965
Overall rank: 26th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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89/100 (from 2,698 votes)
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Award Best album of 1965 (1st)
Award Top 10 albums of the 1960s (8th)
Award Top 50 albums of all time (26th)
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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 88.6/100, a mean average of 87.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.

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From 05/14/2023 10:54
This is essential listening with Dylan creating one of the greatest records of his career on here. It is consistent in style and tone leading to a cohesive listen that feels extremely fulfilling by the time you reach the end of the masterpiece that is Desolation Row. This isn't the only masterpiece that is present on this record either with Ballad Of A Thin Man and Like A Rolling Stone comfortably slotting into that category as well with the rest of the tracks being of a decent quality or better. The result of this is one of Dylan's most consistent records with there not really being a single weak track on here. Dylan himself is what propels this release to the levels it has reached with his guitar, piano and harmonica performances being of an incredible standard. He also conveys his personality and emotion through the instruments brilliantly making it so easy for us to connect to his music. Then there is the lyrics which are sensational and I am not surprised they have been analysed and dissected for over 50 years as they are that good. Overall, this is one of the most important albums in the history of music and the quality it has still holds up today making it a must listen.
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From 08/31/2022 03:20
Great album
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From 08/07/2022 20:07
A wonderful album full of folk rock! Bob Dylan at his best right here.
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From 05/02/2022 05:48
Album of the year (1965)
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From 04/13/2022 16:41
Further down the electric guitar rabbit hole Dylan now starts to push the boundaries of how long a musical story can be within popular music and in doing so creates some of the greatest pieces of musical literary genius of all time.
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From 01/17/2022 19:45
The best Dylan album, perfect from start to finish. Great lyrics, great musicianship all tracks deserve listening.
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From 11/02/2021 20:55
Much like Sgt. Peppers might boast the best closing track an album has ever had, Highway 61 gets to claim the best opening track. A masterpiece in storytelling opening up with one of the greatest songs ever written, rambled by Dylan himself.
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From 09/03/2021 22:37
This to me is when i learned that dylan could get weird. He surely provokes the listener to feel stuff even when the lyrics are abstract. Great punch to the gut
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Best Albums of 1965
1. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
2. Rubber Soul by The Beatles
3. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
4. Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan
5. Help! by The Beatles
6. Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding
7. My Generation by The Who
8. Pastel Blues by Nina Simone
9. The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys
10. A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi
11. Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds
12. Here Are The Sonics!!! by The Sonics
13. Out Of Our Heads by The Rolling Stones
14. Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler Trio
15. Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock
16. Jackson C. Frank by Jackson C. Frank
17. Live At The Regal by B.B. King
18. I Put A Spell On You by Nina Simone
19. Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds
20. Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch
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