American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has released 40 studio albums, 21 live albums, 18 volumes of The Bootleg Series, 44 compilation albums, seven soundtracks as main contributor, 24 notable extended plays, 105 singles, 61 music videos, 17 music home videos, and two non-music home videos. His albums were released by Columbia Records, except for Planet Waves and Before the Flood, which were released on Asylum Records and later reissued by Columbia. Much of his music has been bootlegged; see Bob Dylan bootleg recordings. Dylan has posted many recordings and videos to his YouTube channel.
Dylan has been the subject of 11 documentaries, starred in three theatrical films; appeared in other 36 films, documentaries, and home videos; and is the subject of the semi-biographical tribute films I'm Not There and A Complete Unknown. He has written and published lyrics, artwork, and memoirs in 11 books; three of his songs have been made into children's books. He has done numerous concert and media appearances, joined collaborative projects, and contributed to tribute albums.
Dylan has won many awards for his songwriting and performances, including the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature for his entire body of work.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US AUSPeaks in Australia: Peaks before 1970: Peaks from 1970 to 1988: Peaks after 1988: Shadow Kingdom: CAN FRA GER NLD NOR SPA SWE UK Bob DylanReleased: March 19, 1962 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia CL-1779 (mono vinyl)/Columbia CS-8579 (stereo vinyl/CD) Format: Vinyl (mono/stereo), CD — — — — 39 — — — — 13 BPI: Silver The Freewheelin' Bob DylanReleased: May 27, 1963 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia CL-1986 (mono vinyl)/Columbia CS-8786 (stereo vinyl/CD) Format: Vinyl (mono/stereo), CD 22 — — 27 — — — — — 1 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold The Times They Are a-Changin'Released: February 10, 1964 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia CL-2105 (mono vinyl)/Columbia CS-8905 (stereo vinyl/CD) Format: Vinyl (mono/stereo), CD 20 — — 33 — — — — — 4 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold Another Side of Bob DylanReleased: August 8, 1964 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia CL-2193 (mono vinyl)/Columbia CS-8993 (stereo vinyl/CD) Format: Vinyl (mono/stereo), CD 43 — — — 24 — — — — 8 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver Bringing It All Back HomeReleased: April 1965 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia CL-2328 (mono vinyl)/Columbia CS-9128 (stereo vinyl/CD) Format: Vinyl (mono/stereo), CD 6 — — 35 — — — — — 1 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold Highway 61 RevisitedReleased: August 30, 1965 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia CL-2389 (mono vinyl)/Columbia CS-9189 (stereo vinyl/CD) Format: Vinyl (mono/stereo), CD 3 — — 35 28 — — — — 4 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Gold Blonde on Blonde Released: June 20, 1966Columbia cites May 16, 1966 as the "official" release date, but many reliable sources, including Heylin, dispute this. Label/Catalog no.: Columbia C2L-41 (mono vinyl)/Columbia C2S-841 (stereo vinyl/CD) Label/Sub-catalog nos.: Columbia CL-2516 (mono vinyl record 1) and Columbia CL-2517 (mono vinyl record 2)/Columbia CS-9316 (stereo vinyl record 1) and Columbia CS-9317 (stereo vinyl record 2) Format: 2×vinyl (mono/stereo), CD 9 4 — 30 — — — 11 — 3 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum John Wesley HardingReleased: December 27, 1967 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia CL-2804 (mono)/Columbia CS-9604 (stereo/CD) Format: Vinyl (mono/stereo), CD 2 1 — 2 — — — 7 — 1 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold Nashville SkylineReleased: April 9, 1969 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 9825 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 3 2 3 1 24 2 2 4 — 1 RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold BPI: Gold Self PortraitReleased: June 8, 1970 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 30050 Format: 2×vinyl, cassette, CD 4 3 4 — 29 3 3 3 4 1 RIAA: Gold New MorningReleased: October 21, 1970 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 30290 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 7 4 5 — — 3 8 9 4 1 RIAA: Gold Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Released: July 13, 1973 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 32460 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 16 28 22 — — — — 8 — 29 RIAA: Gold Dylan Release: November 16, 1973 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 32747 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 17 — 13 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold Planet Waves†Released: January 17, 1974 Label/Catalog no.: Asylum 1003 (1974 vinyl), Columbia PC/CK 37637 (1982 vinyl/CD) Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 1 21 1 — 34 7 5 6 6 7 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver Blood on the TracksReleased: January 20, 1975 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 33235 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 1 4 1 11 45 5 2 3 6 4 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum The Basement Tapes† Release: June 26, 1975 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 33682 Format: 2×vinyl, cassette, 2×CD 7 — 22 8 — — 5 6 — 8 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold DesireReleased: January 5, 1976 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 33893 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 1 1 3 1 11 1 4 1 16 3 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum Street-LegalReleased: June 15, 1978 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 35453 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 11 5 4 4 16 5 3 2 4 2 RIAA: Gold AUS: Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum Slow Train ComingReleased: August 20, 1979 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 36120 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 3 1 13 1 22 5 1 1 2 2 RIAA: Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: 2× Platinum SavedReleased: June 23, 1980 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 36553 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 24 18 30 3 41 31 5 9 9 3 BPI: Silver Shot of LoveReleased: August 12, 1981 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 37496 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 33 22 — — 50 28 5 15 8 6 AUS: Gold BPI: Silver InfidelsReleased: October 27, 1983 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 38819 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 20 6 14 22 31 9 1 16 3 9 RIAA: Gold AUS: Gold BPI: Silver MC: Gold RIANZ: 2× Platinum Empire BurlesqueReleased: June 10, 1985 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 40110 Format: CD, vinyl, cassette 33 7 21 — 27 14 7 — 5 11 AUS: Gold MC: Gold RIANZ: 2× Platinum Knocked Out LoadedReleased: July 14, 1986 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 40439 Format: CD, vinyl, cassette 53 27 47 — 50 37 9 — 20 35 Down in the GrooveReleased: May 30, 1988 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 40957 Format: CD, vinyl, cassette 61 41 46 — 55 — 7 — 22 32 Oh MercyReleased: September 12, 1989 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 45281 Format: CD, vinyl, Cassette 30 26 23 42 37 58 6 45 15 6 BPI: Gold Under the Red SkyReleased: September 10, 1990 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 46794 Format: CD, vinyl, cassette 38 39 38 — 52 38 4 — 10 13 BPI: Silver Good as I Been to YouReleased: November 3, 1992 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 53200 Format: CD, vinyl, cassette 51 — 38 — 68 71 11 — 22 18 World Gone WrongReleased: October 26, 1993 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 57590 Format: CD, vinyl, cassette 70 — 37 — — — — — 39 35 Time Out of MindReleased: September 30, 1997 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 68556 Format: CD, 2×vinyl, cassette 10 24 27 15 6 28 2 36 5 10 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Gold "Love and Theft"Released: September 11, 2001 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 85975 Format: CD, SACD, 2×vinyl, cassette 5 6 3 13 4 16 1 21 1 3 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold Modern TimesReleased: August 29, 2006 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 82876 87606 2 Format: CD, 2×vinyl 1 1 1 17 2 2 1 5 2 3 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum Together Through LifeReleased: April 28, 2009 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 88697 43893 2 Format: CD, 2×vinyl 1 5 4 9 2 3 2 4 1 1 BPI: Gold Christmas in the HeartReleased: October 13, 2009 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 88697 57323 2 Format: CD, vinyl 23 — 33 119 37 34 5 54 6 40 BPI: Silver TempestReleased: September 10, 2012 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 88725 45760 2 Format: CD, 2×vinyl 3 8 4 6 2 1 1 2 1 3 BPI: Gold Shadows in the NightReleased: February 3, 2015 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia Format: CD, vinyl 7 8 10 30 6 2 1 3 1 1 Fallen AngelsReleased: May 20, 2016 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 88985316001 Format: CD, vinyl 7 11 24 35 7 7 8 4 5 5 Triplicate Release: March 31, 2017 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 88985413492 RD 1-3 Format: 3×CD, 3×vinyl 37 36 57 40 7 5 10 7 3 17 Rough and Rowdy Ways Release: June 19, 2020 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 19439780982 Format: CD, 2×vinyl 2 2 14 4 1 1 1 5 3 1 BPI: Gold Shadow Kingdom Release: June 2, 2023 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia/Legacy 19658767481 Format: CD, 2×vinyl 71 56 — 82 10 13 40 27 22 14 "—" denotes releases that did not chart. †: With The Band
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US AUTCANGERNLDNORNZSPASWE UK Before the Flood† Released: June 20, 1974 Label/Catalog no.: Asylum AB 201 (1974 vinyl)/Columbia KG 37661 (1982 vinyl/CD) Format: 2×vinyl, cassette, CD 3 3 5 24 7 7 — 4 10 8 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold Hard RainReleased: September 13, 1976 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia CK 39944 Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 17 — 20 38 10 15 — 14 41 3 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold Bob Dylan at BudokanReleased: August 21, 1978 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia C2 36067 Format: 2×vinyl, cassette, CD 13 7 13 24 6 2 3 17 4 4 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold Real LiveReleased: November 29, 1984 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 39944 Format: CD, vinyl, cassette 115 — 68 — — 13 31 — 28 54 Dylan & the DeadReleased: February 6, 1989 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia CK 45056 Format: CD, vinyl, cassette 37 — — 55 72 16 — — 33 38 RIAA: Gold MTV UnpluggedReleased: April 11, 1995 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia CK 67000 Format: CD, 2×vinyl, cassette 23 10 22 24 18 2 34 23 10 10 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold Live 1961–2000: Thirty-Nine Years of Great Concert Performances Released: February 28, 2001 (Japan) March 2001 (UK import) Label: SME Format: CD — — — — — — — — 27 140 Live at the Gaslight 1962 Released: August 30, 2005 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia A 96016 Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — Live at Carnegie Hall 1963 Released: November 15, 2005 Label: Columbia Format: Digital download, promo CD — — — — — — — — — — Live Classics(a.k.a. Classics Live) Released: 2007 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia/Sony Legacy 88697 21150 2 Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — In Concert – Brandeis University 1963 Released: October 19, 2010 (digital download); April 11, 2011 (physical) Label/Catalog no.: Columbia 88697 84742 2 Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl 128 — — — — — — — — 59 The 1966 Live Recordings Released: November 11, 2016 Label: Sony Music Format: 36×CD — — — — — — — — — — The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert Released: December 2, 2016 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia/Legacy C2K 65759 Format: 2×CD, 2×vinyl 113 64 — 85 57 20 — 76 50 60 Live in Sydney 1966 Released: December 2, 2016 (Australia) Label/Catalog no.: Columbia/Sony Music/Legacy 88985384101 Format: 2×vinyl — — — — — — — — — — Live 1962–1966: Rare Performances from the Copyright Collections Released: July 20, 2018 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia/Sony Legacy 19075865322 Format: 2×CD, digital download — — — — — — — 45 — 49 The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings(Sampler) Released: June 7, 2019 Label: Columbia/Legacy Format: Digital download 100 50 — 10 31 26 — — 17 20 The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings Released: June 7, 2019 Label: Columbia/Legacy Format: 14×CD, digital download 100 — — — — — — — — 20 The Complete Budokan 1978 Released: November 17, 2023 Label: Columbia/Legacy Format: 4×CD, 8×vinyl, digital download — — — — — — — — — 6 Another Budokan 1978 Released: November 17, 2023 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia/Legacy 19658843791 Format: 2×vinyl — — — — — — — 76 — 6 The 1974 Live Recordings Released: September 20, 2024 Label: Columbia/Legacy Format: 27×CD, digital download — — — 5 — — — — — 95 The 1974 Live Recordings: The Missing Songs from Before the Flood Released: September 20, 2024 Label: Columbia/Legacy/Third Man Format: 3×vinyl+7" vinyl — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart. †: With The Band
The Bootleg Series
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US UK 1991 The Bootleg Series Vol. 1–3: Rare & Unreleased 1961–1991 Released: March 26, 1991 Label/Catalog no.: Columbia C3K 65302