Shot Of Love
by Bob Dylan

Shot Of Love by Bob Dylan
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 8,125th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
61/100 (from 189 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (138th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,181st)
Award Best albums of all time (8,125th)

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Bob Dylan bestography

Shot Of Love is ranked 34th 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 26,573.

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Shot Of Love rankings

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Overall rank: 8,125th | 1980s rank: 1,181st | 1981 rank: 138th

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Average Rating: 
61/100 (from 189 votes)
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01/10/2026 05:14 Moondance  Ratings distribution  20,23072/100
 
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75/100
From 09/12/2021 19:57 | #273670
Heart of Mine and Every Grain of Sand are classics, and Property of Jesus is pretty good. The rest is fair to middling.
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From 05/10/2020 19:47 | #251234
Okay, so my optimism fades with the third of the trilogy. After being pleasantly surprised with the previous two 'God' albums, this one was a step too far.
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90/100
From 09/07/2017 01:14 | #197405
The final album of the Christian trilogy is another solid and underrated effort. The key parts for me are Lenny Bruce, Watered-Down Love & Groom's Still Waiting At the Altar in the middle and the brilliant final track Every Grain of Sand.
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70/100
From 03/29/2016 19:51 | #162943
The final part of Dylan's god trilogy. This is easily the least successful of the three. It seems confused, and not really sure where it wants to go. It's still ok, the groom's still waiting at the altar, and especially, every grain of sand, are excellent songs. The title track is ok, as so is property of Jesus. Lenny Bruce is dull, but the rest isn't too bad. I actually really like, heart of mine, and, watered down love. Not great, but it's certainly not bad either.
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90/100
From 03/16/2016 22:55 | #162050
I like this record. The production and arrangements are top notch. Maybe this is not Mr. Dylan at the top of his form but there are some great songs on here.
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From 03/29/2014 10:57 | #107967
for god's sake. if bob released only albums like shot of love full of kitschy, boring songs he would be nothing but a fart of musical history.
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75/100
From 03/13/2014 05:42 | #106137
The secular songs aren't very good. A big step down from Dylan's previous two albums.
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
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