Bob Dylan Popular Song Rankings [2026]

My Back PagesBob Dylan51rank/position

The Byrds – My Back Pages (1967)

It has become a beloved classic covered by a variety of artists, including The Byrds, Keith Jarrett, and, in Japan, Tamio Okuda and Magokoro Brothers.

The version sung by Tamio Okuda and the Magokoro Brothers was apparently used as a film’s theme song.

Not Dark YetBob Dylan52rank/position

Bob Dylan – Not Dark Yet (Official Video)

The title, taken literally, would be something like “It’s Not Dark Yet” in Japanese.

It’s said that when Dylan thought about the rest of his life, he turned his conflict directly into song: “I know the future isn’t bright.

What should I do at a time like this?”

One More Cup of CoffeeBob Dylan53rank/position

Bob Dylan – One More Cup of Coffee (Official Audio)

A trip to southern France in 1975 became the inspiration for a song.

Featured on Bob Dylan’s album Desire, this piece is a ballad born from his encounters with the Roma people.

The narrator is about to leave a woman with beautiful eyes and her family.

Between them lies an unbridgeable gap in values—she and her kin live by fortune-telling and a life on the road as a matter of course.

His wish for just one more cup of coffee before parting conveys a tender ache: drawn to each other, yet unable to truly meet.

Scarlet Rivera’s surging violin and Emmylou Harris’s crystalline backing vocals vividly evoke a world rich with foreign allure.

The song was also used in the film Another Day in Paradise and has been covered by many artists, including The White Stripes and Robert Plant.

It’s a track to hear when you stand at a crossroads in life—when you want to feel both the resolve to set out and the lingering pull of what you leave behind.

One Too Many MorningsBob Dylan54rank/position

Bob Dylan – One Too Many Mornings

A track featured on the third studio album, The Times They Are A-Changin, released in 1964.

It was particularly popular in Los Angeles.

The song has been covered by many artists, including the Beau Brummels and Johnny Cash.

One of Us Must KnowBob Dylan55rank/position

One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) [live 1978]

It seems it was released in Japan under the title “Sooner or Later.” As usual, the intro has a cool vibe.

Even the songs with bluesy lyrics are often uptempo, and this one is energizing to listen to.