Bob Dylan Best Songs from the 70s – 6 different lists (Rolling Stone, Uncut, The Guardian and more..)

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Four of the original lists aren’t actually made up of songs only from the 1970s, but I’ve pulled out the songs recorded in the 1970s and ranked accordingly.

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The Guardian

From the list “Bob Dylan’s 50 greatest songs – ranked!” – April 2020
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    1. Idiot Wind – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    2. Tangled Up in Blue – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    3. I Shall Be Released – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
    4. Hurricane – Desire (1976)
    5. Simple Twist of Fate – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    6. Isis – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    7. Slow Train – Slow Train Coming (1979)
    8. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
    9. If Not For You – New Morning (1970)
    10. Forever Young – Planet Waves (1974)
    11. Went to See the Gypsy – New Morning (1970)
    12. Changing of the Guards – Street-Legal (1978)

Idiot Wind

Tangled Up In Blue

Rolling Stone Magazine

From the list “100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs” – April 2016
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    1. Tangled Up in Blue – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    2. I Shall Be Released – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
    3. Simple Twist of Fate – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    4. Forever Young – Planet Waves (1974)
    5. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
    6. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
    7. Idiot Wind – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    8. Isis – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    9. Hurricane – Desire (1976)
    10. Gotta Serve Somebody – Slow Train Coming (1979)
    11. Sara – Desire (1976)
    12. Up To Me – Outtake from “Blood on the Tracks” (1975)
    13. When I Paint My Masterpiece – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
    14. If Not For You – New Morning (1970)
    15. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    16. Buckets of Rain – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    17. If You See Her, Say Hello – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    18. Abandoned Love – Outtake from “Desire” (1976)
    19. Tough Mama – Planet Waves (1974)
    20. Shelter From the Storm – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    21. One More Cup of Coffee – Desire (1976)
    22. Romance in Durango – Desire (1976)
    23. The Man in Me – New Morning (1970)
    24. Meet Me in the Morning – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    25. Changing of the Guards – Street-Legal (1978)
    26. You’re A Big Girl Now – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    27. Going, Going, Gone – Planet Waves (1974)
    28. On a Night Like This – Planet Waves (1974)
    29. Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat) – Street-Legal (1978)
    30. Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) – Street-Legal (1978)

I Shall Be Released

Simple Twist of Fate

MOJO Magazine

From the list “100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs” – September 2005
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    1. Tangled Up in Blue – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    2. Idiot Wind – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    3. I Shall Be Released – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
    4. Hurricane – Desire (1976)
    5. Shelter From the Storm – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    6. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    7. Isis – Desire (1976)
    8. Gotta Serve Somebody – Slow Train Coming (1979)
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
    10. Forever Young – Planet Waves (1974)
    11. If You See Her, Say Hello – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    12. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
    13. One More Cup of Coffee – Desire (1976)
    14. Romance in Durango – Desire (1976)
    15. If Not For You – New Morning (1970)
    16. Simple Twist of Fate – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    17. You’re A Big Girl Now – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    18. Changing of the Guards – Street-Legal (1978)
    19. I Believe in You – Slow Train Coming (1979)
    20. The Man in Me – New Morning (1970)
    21. Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) – Street-Legal (1978)
    22. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    23. Sign On The Window – New Morning (1970)
    24. Oh, Sister – Desire (1976)

Hurricane

Shelter From The Storm

UNCUT Magazine

From the list “Bob Dylan’s 40 best songs” – June 2002
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    1. Tangled Up in Blue – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    2. Idiot Wind – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    3. Hurricane – Desire (1976)
    4. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
    5. One More Cup of Coffee – Desire (1976)
    6. Shelter From the Storm – Blood on the Tracks (1975)

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

One More Cup of Coffee

Spectrum Culture

From the list “Bob Dylan’s 20 Best Songs of the ’70s” – July 2020

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  • If Not For You – New Morning (1970)
  • Day of the Locusts – New Morning (1970)
  • The Man in Me – New Morning (1970)
  • Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
  • Tangled Up in Blue – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
  • You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
  • Simple Twist of Fate – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
  • Idiot Wind – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
  • If You See Her, Say Hello – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
  • Shelter From the Storm – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
  • Buckets of Rain – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
  • Goin’ to Acapulco (NB! recorded 1967) – The Basement Tapes (1975)
  • Hurricane – Desire (1976)
  • Isis – Desire (1976)
  • One More Cup of Coffee – Desire (1976)
  • Sara – Desire (1976)
  • Changing of the Guards – Street-Legal (1978)
  • Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) – Street-Legal (1978)
  • Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat) – Street-Legal (1978)
  • Gotta Serve Somebody – Slow Train Coming (1979)

If You See Her, Say Hello

Sara

Classic Rock History

From the list “Best Bob Dylan Songs Of The 1970’s” – 2016
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    1. Forever Young – Planet Waves (1974)
    2. Hurricane – Desire (1976)
    3. Tangled Up in Blue – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    4. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
    5. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
    6. Is Your Love in Vain – Street-Legal (1978)
    7. Gotta Serve Somebody – Slow Train Coming (1979)
    8. Oh, Sister – Desire (1976)
    9. Shelter From the Storm – Blood on the Tracks (1975)
    10. If Not For You – New Morning (1970)

Forever Young

Oh, Sister

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