BOB DYLAN albums and sales

Updated: April 18, 2025

BOB DYLAN sold over 47.3 million albums. The best-selling album by BOB DYLAN is BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS, which sold over 6.52 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, BOB DYLAN is the 59th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of BOB DYLAN have sold over 377,500 units, led by NO DIRECTION HOME with over 125,000 units sold.

BOB DYLAN albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS BOB DYLAN 1967	1967	6,525,000	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 4 11 436
2	BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II BOB DYLAN 1971	1971	5,202,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 4 75 663
3	DESIRE BOB DYLAN 1976	1976	2,819,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 29 186 1,614
4	BLOOD ON THE TRACKS BOB DYLAN 1975	1975	2,418,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 18 203 1,863
5	BLONDE ON BLONDE BOB DYLAN 1966	1966	2,300,000	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 6 38 1,980
6	MODERN TIMES BOB DYLAN 2006	2006	1,670,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 59 699 3,132
7	THE ESSENTIAL BOB DYLAN BOB DYLAN 2000	2000	1,634,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 102 707 3,168
8	SLOW TRAIN COMING BOB DYLAN 1979	1979	1,527,500	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 46 362 3,347
9	HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED BOB DYLAN 1965	1965	1,350,000	Rank in 1965 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 7 76 3,683
10	THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN BOB DYLAN 1963	1963	1,300,000	Rank in 1963 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 4 77 3,804
11	TIME OUT OF MIND BOB DYLAN 1997	1997	1,226,840	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 155 1,269 3,964
12	NASHVILLE SKYLINE BOB DYLAN 1969	1969	1,167,997	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 17 81 4,296
13	BEFORE THE FLOOD BOB DYLAN 1974	1974	1,130,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 29 470 4,487
14	THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN BOB DYLAN 1997	1997	1,115,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 177 1,430 4,542
15	JOHN WESLEY HARDING BOB DYLAN 1967	1967	1,100,000	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 16 94 4,853
16	BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME BOB DYLAN 1965	1965	1,100,000	Rank in 1965 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 9 97 4,856
17	STREET LEGAL BOB DYLAN 1978	1978	1,022,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 99 608 5,515
18	INFIDELS BOB DYLAN 1983	1983	697,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 128 1,377 7,961
19	LOVE AND THEFT BOB DYLAN 2001	2001	677,020	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 257 1,891 8,054
20	HARD RAIN BOB DYLAN 1976	1976	673,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 103 865 8,084
21	MTV UNPLUGGED BOB DYLAN 1995	1995	631,480	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 275 2,605 8,367
22	THE BASEMENT TAPES BOB DYLAN 1975	1975	607,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 93 912 8,585
23	ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN BOB DYLAN 1964	1964	600,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 22 203 8,969
24	THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN' BOB DYLAN 1964	1964	600,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 23 204 8,970
25	PLANET WAVES BOB DYLAN 1974	1974	594,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 69 971 8,994
26	NEW MORNING BOB DYLAN 1970	1970	560,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 65 1,025 9,342
27	PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID BOB DYLAN 1973	1973	536,982	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 94 1,087 9,771
28	GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 3 BOB DYLAN 1994	1994	500,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 324 3,519 11,785
29	DYLAN AND THE DEAD BOB DYLAN 1989	1989	500,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 225 1,779 12,185
30	DYLAN (1973) BOB DYLAN 1973	1973	500,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 113 1,488 13,006
31	SELF PORTRAIT BOB DYLAN 1970	1970	500,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 82 1,675 13,193
32	AT BUDOKAN BOB DYLAN 1979	1979	469,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 214 1,728 13,876
33	BIOGRAPH BOB DYLAN 1985	1985	393,334	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 240 2,440 14,838
34	NO DIRECTION HOME: THE SOUNDTRACK THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 7 BOB DYLAN 2005	2005	350,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 360 3,437 15,100
35	BOOTLEG SERIES, VOL 4: LIVE 1966-THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL CONCERT BOB DYLAN 1998	1998	318,690	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 508 4,452 15,462
36	THE VERY BEST OF BOB DYLAN 2013	2013	300,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 174 1,848 15,793
37	BOOTLEG SERIES VOLUME 1-3 RARE AND UNRELEASED BOB DYLAN 1991	1991	271,487	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 378 4,898 17,022
38	THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 5: BOB DYLAN LIVE 1975, THE ROLLING THUNDER REVUE BOB DYLAN 2002	2002	262,344	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 487 4,063 17,101
39	THE BOB DYLAN 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT BOB DYLAN 1993	1993	252,900	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 472 4,928 17,194
40	MASTERPIECES BOB DYLAN 1978	1978	232,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 272 1,964 18,582
41	OH MERCY BOB DYLAN 1989	1989	195,776	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 519 3,304 20,894
42	DYLAN (2007) BOB DYLAN 2007	2007	190,500	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 391 5,177 20,939
43	SHOT OF LOVE BOB DYLAN 1981	1981	189,138	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 266 3,314 20,966
44	THE COLLECTION BOB DYLAN 2009	2009	131,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 369 5,764 22,524
45	TEMPEST BOB DYLAN 2012	2012	130,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 281 2,788 22,552
46	TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE BOB DYLAN 2009	2009	107,500	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 400 6,182 23,681
47	ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS BOB DYLAN 2020	2020	100,000	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 291 1,171 24,150
48	THE REAL BOB DYLAN BOB DYLAN 2012	2012	100,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 326 4,136 25,236
49	UNDER THE RED SKY BOB DYLAN 1990	1990	87,870	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 734 9,328 33,373
50	EMPIRE BURLESQUE BOB DYLAN 1985	1985	72,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 448 4,903 34,728
51	SAVED BOB DYLAN 1980	1980	70,000	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 421 4,935 35,286
52	BOOTLEG SERIES, VOL 10 :ANOTHER SELF PORTRAIT - 1969-1971 BOB DYLAN 2013	2013	60,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 580 5,693 36,352
53	CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART BOB DYLAN 2009	2009	60,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 693 10,277 36,762
54	BOOTLEG SERIES - VOL 8 - TELL TALE SIGNS BOB DYLAN 2008	2008	60,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 769 10,400 36,885
55	BOB DYLAN BOB DYLAN 1962	1962	60,000	Rank in 1962 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 48 741 39,472
56	THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN VOL 1 & 2 BOB DYLAN 2001	2001	50,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,352 12,458 41,515
57	GOOD AS I BEEN TO YOU BOB DYLAN 1992	1992	17,880	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,074 13,571 54,718
58	WORLD GONE WRONG BOB DYLAN 1993	1993	9,160	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,239 13,915 59,142
59	LIVE: 1961-2000 BOB DYLAN 2001	2001	6,490	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,936 18,598 60,358
60	Gold: The Answer Is Blowin'in the Wind (Korean Fan's Selection) BOB DYLAN 2017	2017	495	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,414 14,977 65,202
61	FALLEN ANGELS BOB DYLAN 2016	2016	77	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,369 15,123 65,411
62	TRIPLICATE BOB DYLAN 2017	2017	N/A	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,460 15,977 67,382
63	SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT BOB DYLAN 2015	2015	N/A	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,538 16,714 68,119
64	THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 12 - 1965-1966: THE BEST OF THE CUTTING EDGE BOB DYLAN 2015	2015	N/A	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,539 16,715 68,120
65	THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 11: THE BASEMENT TAPES - RAW BOB DYLAN 2014	2014	N/A	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,467 17,089 68,494

BOB DYLAN videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	NO DIRECTION HOME BOB DYLAN 2005	2005	125,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 43 311 639
2	MTV UNPLUGGED BOB DYLAN 2004	2004	105,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 43 377 765
3	THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR - LIVE AT THE NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL 1963-1965 BOB DYLAN 2007	2007	90,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 58 610 1,300
4	DON'T LOOK BACK BOB DYLAN 2007	2007	32,500	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 114 1,300 2,618
5	1966 WORLD TOUR - THE HOME MOVIES BOB DYLAN 2005	2005	25,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 184 1,504 3,012
6	ROLLING THUNDER REVUE: A BOB DYLAN STORY BY MARTIN SCORSESE BOB DYLAN 2021	2021	N/A	Rank in 2021 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 16 83 4,582

BOB DYLAN sales by country

BOB DYLAN album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by BOB DYLAN are the United States (35.2 million), the United Kingdom (6.38 million) and Canada (1.6 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	595,000	6
2	Austria	70,000	4
3	Canada	1,605,000	18
4	Denmark	20,000	1
5	France	800,000	4
6	Germany	600,000	3
7	Iceland	77	1
8	Ireland	37,500	3
9	Italy	25,000	1
10	Japan	392,494	27
11	Korea	495	1
12	Netherlands	235,000	3
13	New Zealand	120,000	10
14	Norway	195,776	6
15	Portugal	15,000	1
16	Spain	50,000	1
17	Sweden	100,000	3
18	Switzerland	150,000	6
19	United Kingdom	6,380,000	45
20	United States	35,250,001	37
21	Yugoslavia	105,117	3