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Why this album mattered
The Essential Bob Dylan (2000) is a Bob Dylan album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #67 and charted for 22 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Like A Rolling Stone", "Positively 4Th Street", "Subterranean Homesick Blues".
The music
- 1
Blowin' in the Wind
- 2
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
- 3
The Times They Are A-Changin'
- 4
It Ain't Me, Babe
- 5
Maggie's Farm
- 6
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
- 7
Mr. Tambourine Man
8 Subterranean Homesick Blues
9 Like a Rolling Stone
10 Positively 4th Street
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Nov 18, 2000#67
- Nov 25#82
- Dec 2#96
- Dec 9#124
- Dec 16#99
- Dec 23#111
- Dec 30#114
- 2001
- Jan 6, 2001#122
- Jan 13#110
- Jan 20#129
- Jan 27#133
- Feb 3#133
- Feb 10#133
- Feb 17#156
- Feb 24#179
- Mar 3#194
- Apr 14#194
- Jun 9#200
- 2002
- Mar 9, 2002#183
- Mar 16#183
- Mar 23#199
- May 11#195
A chart re-entry — the song disappeared, then returned 4 times. Entered at #67 at its peak and fell quickly across 16 weeks on the chart. Returned after 5 weeks off the chart at #194. Returned after 7 weeks off the chart at #200. Returned after 38 weeks off the chart at #183, charting 3 more weeks at that level. Returned after 6 weeks off the chart at #195. 22 total weeks on chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
- Like A Rolling StoneBob Dylan
- Hot 100 peak
- #2
- Weeks on chart
- 12
Highest peak · Longest-running singleOpen song journey → - Positively 4Th StreetBob Dylan
- Hot 100 peak
- #7
- Weeks on chart
- 9
Final charting singleOpen song journey → - Subterranean Homesick BluesBob Dylan
- Hot 100 peak
- #39
- Weeks on chart
- 8
First charting singleOpen song journey →
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