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Four of the original lists aren’t actually made up of songs only from the 1980s, but I’ve pulled out the songs recorded in the 1980s and ranked accordingly.

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• The 40 Best Bob Dylan Songs Recorded in the 80s (borntolisten.com)
• Bob Dylan Best Songs from the 60s – 4 different lists (Rolling Stone, Uncut, The Guardian and Mojo)

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The Guardian

From the list “Bob Dylan’s 50 greatest songs – ranked!” – April 2020
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• Bob Dylan’s 50 greatest songs – ranked!

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1. 1. Blind Willie McTell – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)
   2. The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar – Biograph (1985)
   3. Most Of The Time – Oh Mercy (1989)
   4. Brownsville Girl – Knocked Out Loaded (1986)
   5. Jokerman – Infidels (1983)

Blind Willie McTell

The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar

Rolling Stone Magazine

From the list “100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs” – April 2016
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• 100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs

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1. 1. Every Grain Of Sand – Shot of Love (1981)
   2. Blind Willie McTell – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)
   3. Jokerman – Infidels (1983)
   4. Sweetheart Like You – Infidels (1983)
   5. Someone’s Got A Hold Of My Heart – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)
   6. Series of Dreams – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)
   7. Most Of The Time – Oh Mercy (1989)
   8. The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar – Biograph (1985)

Every Grain Of Sand

Jokerman

MOJO Magazine

From the list “100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs” – September 2005
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• 100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs (MOJO)

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1. 1. Blind Willie McTell – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)
   2. Every Grain Of Sand – Shot of Love (1981)
   3. Man in the Long Black Coat – Oh Mercy (1989)
   4. Brownsville Girl – Knocked Out Loaded (1986)
   5. Jokerman – Infidels (1983)
   6. Most Of The Time – Oh Mercy (1989)

Man in the Long Black Coat

Brownsville Girl (alt. version)

UNCUT Magazine

From the list “Bob Dylan’s 40 best songs” – June 2002
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• Bob Dylan’s 40 best songs

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1. 1. Every Grain Of Sand – Shot of Love (1981)
   2. Most Of The Time – Oh Mercy (1989)

Spectrum Culture

From the list “Bob Dylan’s 20 Best Songs of the ’80s” – September 2020

• • Heart of Mine – Shot of Love (1981)
  • The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar – Biograph (1985)
  • Every Grain Of Sand – Shot of Love (1981)
  • Caribbean Wind – Biograph (1985)
  • Jokerman – Infidels (1983)
  • I and I – Infidels (1983)
  • Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight – Infidels (1983)
  • Blind Willie McTell – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)
  • Someone’s Got a Hold of My Heart/Tight Connection to My Heart – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)/Empire Burlesque (1985)
  • When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)
  • Dark Eyes – Empire Burlesque (1985)
  • Death is Not the End – Down in the Groove (1988)
  • Silvio – Down in the Groove (1988)
  • Everything is Broken – Oh Mercy (1989)
  • Ring Them Bells – Oh Mercy (1989)
  • Most Of The Time – Oh Mercy (1989)
  • What Good am I? – Oh Mercy (1989)
  • Shooting Star- Oh Mercy (1989)
  • Dignity – The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2 (2000)
  • Series of Dreams – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)/Empire Burlesque (1985)

Series of Dreams

Dark Eyes
Live 1995 with Patti Smith

Classic Rock History

From the list “Best Bob Dylan Songs Of The 1980’s” – 2016

1. 1. Every Grain Of Sand – Shot of Love (1981)
   2. Dark Eyes – Empire Burlesque (1985)
   3. Sweetheart Like You – Infidels (1983)
   4. Most Of The Time – Oh Mercy (1989)
   5. Pressing On – Saved (1980)
   6. Tight Connection To My Heart – Empire Burlesque (1985)
   7. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)
   8. License to Kill – Infidels (1983)
   9. Silvio – Down in the Groove (1988)
   10. Foot of Pride – The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991)

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