The Music Canon · No. 29 of 250Methodology
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Blood on the Tracks (1975)

0.4978Canon Score · ranked #29 all time

Aggregated from 5 of 9 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the album

Blood on the Tracks is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on January 20, 1975, by Columbia Records. The album marked Dylan's return to Columbia after two albums with Asylum Records. Dylan began recording the album at an A & R studio in New York City in September 1974.

Why it ranks #29

Every list on which Blood on the Tracks appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020)Major international poll#9 / 500
Rolling Stone 500 (2003 edition)Editorial list#16 / 500
VH1 100 Greatest Albums (2001)Critics' canon#29 / 100
NME 500 Greatest Albums (2013)Critics' canon#36 / 500
1001 Albums You Must Hear (union)Critics' canonSelected