Modern Times
by Bob Dylan
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Bob Dylan bestography
Modern Times is ranked 15th 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 24,897.
(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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Modern Times track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Modern Times rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 31 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 81 Music Albums of 2006 | 61/81 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Monitor Best Albums 2006 | 23/44 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2006 | 30/64 | - |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 53 Music Albums of 2006 | 36/53 | 2 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 28 Music Albums of 2006 | 7/28 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 2000s Pt 3 | 48/71 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 299 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,269 | |||
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Modern Times ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/06/2026 11:44 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2026 18:38 | RemainInLight | 3,847 | 36/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2026 07:19 | Johnnyo | 9,850 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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Modern Times forum mentions
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I don't quite understand why this album is so highly rated. I think it's a dreary album full of tired old twelve bars and derivative re-writes of old pop and folk tunes. Too many Dylan albums are like this these days. I must admit though I think working man blues is brilliant and thunder on the mountain and nettie Moore good but the rest, maybe apart from ain't talkin' are awful. Spirit on the water, is quite nice, with some nice harmonica at the end, but it goes on forever, and the lyrics would have been beneath Dylan in the sixties. Rollin''n'tumblin', the 'new' version of an old blues song is dreadful, so so boring. The levee's gonna break, is even worse,another 'new' version , and, when the deal goes down, is just a re-write of an old Bing Crosby song. Beyond the horizon,is also based on an old tune, red sails in the sunset. A lot of the lyrics are also stolen from older songs and poems too. Where's the invention,?, where's the originality? Dylan is simply not the force he once was. I mean, listen to this record and then listen to his classic sixties and mid-seventies albums. Stop encouraging this man with your over praising. Highway 61 and blonde on blonde it is not. (Edited)
It's odd Most Bobheads rate Time Out Of Mind, Love & Theft and Tempest higher than this one. I tend to agree the others are "better" but which do I listen to more often? This one Modern Times. The age old debate I suppose "Best" vs "favorite". Anyhow I love this record. "Spirit On The Water", "When The Deal Goes Down" & "Nettie Moore" & "Workingman Blues" are the "creme de la Creme".. "Thunder On The Mountain" is great as well. Most regard "Ain't Talkin'" higher than I do but I really do like the track. I tend to like "Rollin & Tumblin" & "Beyond The Horizon" more than most Bob diehards, but hey I am right. "Someday Baby" is average. No "skipper" here for me. Well Levee gets a little monotonous & works better live but it's all good Thank you Bob! MEZ
Another one of three late Dylan albums that I really like, one of his best even though his voice (naturally) isn't what it used to be.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/23/2015 04:23 | #132303 | TOP COMMENT
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Decent, but not quite on par with Time Out of Mind and Love & Theft.
rockinsteve 10/06/2018 04:57 | #222090 | TOP COMMENT
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I really like this album. Bob seems to be energized and having fun throughout the ten songs and the band is top notch and sound like they're having fun as well. Some of this really ROCKS, especially the opener "Thunder On The Mountain". It has a wonderful Chuck Berry like sound to it and is my favorite on the album. The blues "remakes" are also quite good as well. If you're a Dylan fan or just love good, solid rock and roll, pick this one up. You won't be disappointed!
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