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Blonde on Blonde (1966)

0.5477Canon Score · ranked #17 all time

Aggregated from 6 of 9 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the album

Blonde on Blonde is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as a double album on June 20, 1966, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musicians, including members of Dylan's live backing band, the Hawks. Though sessions continued until January 1966, they yielded only one track that made it onto the final album—"One of Us

Why it ranks #17

Every list on which Blonde on Blonde appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Rolling Stone 500 (2003 edition)Editorial list#9 / 500
VH1 100 Greatest Albums (2001)Critics' canon#9 / 100
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020)Major international poll#38 / 500
NME 500 Greatest Albums (2013)Critics' canon#62 / 500
1001 Albums You Must Hear (union)Critics' canonSelected
TIME All-TIME 100 Albums (2006)Editorial listSelected