Bob Dylan’s Favorite 67 Songs from Various Artists

Bob Dylan has often talked about the artists and songs that have inspired him throughout his career, so it’s possible to compile a list based on some of those mentions.

Bob Dylan has been reported to have spoken highly of or been influenced by, according to various interviews, biographies, and his radio show, “Theme Time Radio Hour”:

Here’s a revised list of 67 songs by various artists that Bob Dylan has praised or shown admiration for

1. “Roll ‘Em Pete” – Big Joe Turner
2. “I Can’t Quit You Baby” – Willie Dixon
3. “Too Much Monkey Business” – Chuck Berry
4. “Blue Moon” – Elvis Presley
5. “Mystery Train” – Elvis Presley
6. “That Lucky Old Sun” – Louis Armstrong
7. “Blowin’ in the Wind” – Peter, Paul and Mary
8. “This Land is Your Land” – Woody Guthrie
9. “Rock Island Line” – Lead Belly
10. “We Shall Overcome” – Pete Seeger
11. “God Only Knows” – The Beach Boys
12. “Tracks of My Tears” – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
13. “People Get Ready” – The Impressions
14. “Many Rivers to Cross” – Jimmy Cliff
15. “Something” – The Beatles
16. “The Times They Are a-Changin'” – Nina Simone’s version
17. “Mannish Boy” – Muddy Waters
18. “Stand By Me” – Ben E. King
19. “Unchained Melody” – The Righteous Brothers
20. “Crying” – Roy Orbison
21. “My Blue Heaven” – Fats Domino
22. “Dust My Broom” – Elmore James
23. “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” – Blind Lemon Jefferson
24. “Cross Road Blues” – Robert Johnson
25. “Mustang Sally” – Wilson Pickett
26. “Boogie Chillen” – John Lee Hooker
27. “Smokestack Lightning” – Howlin’ Wolf
28. “I Just Want to Make Love to You” – Etta James
29. “Maybellene” – Chuck Berry
30. “Long Black Veil” – Lefty Frizzell
31. “Love In Vain” – Robert Johnson
32. “Sixteen Tons” – Tennessee Ernie Ford
33. “La Bamba” – Ritchie Valens
34. “Goodnight Irene” – Lead Belly
35. “Folsom Prison Blues” – Johnny Cash
36. “Ain’t That a Shame” – Fats Domino
37. “Wake Up Little Susie” – The Everly Brothers
38. “Honky Tonk Blues” – Hank Williams
39. “Walk the Line” – Johnny Cash
40. “Great Balls of Fire” – Jerry Lee Lewis
41. “Shake, Rattle and Roll” – Bill Haley & His Comets
42. “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” – Joan Baez
43. “Hey Joe” – Jimi Hendrix
44. “What’s Going On” – Marvin Gaye
45. “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” – Otis Redding
46. “Georgia On My Mind” – Ray Charles
47. “The Sound of Silence” – Simon & Garfunkel
48. “A Change Is Gonna Come” – Sam Cooke
49. “Lovesick Blues” – Hank Williams
50. “Respect” – Aretha Franklin
51. “Mr. Tambourine Man” – The Byrds
52. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” – The Righteous Brothers
53. “All Along the Watchtower” – Jimi Hendrix
54. “Jailhouse Rock” – Elvis Presley
55. “Strange Fruit” – Billie Holiday
56. “I Walk the Line” – Johnny Cash
57. “My Girl” – The Temptations
58. “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On” – Jerry Lee Lewis
59. “Suspicious Minds” – Elvis Presley
60. “You Send Me” – Sam Cooke
61. “Heartbreak Hotel” – Elvis Presley
62. “Blue Suede Shoes” – Carl Perkins
63. “Born Under a Bad Sign” – Albert King
64. “Mack the Knife” – Bobby Darin
65. “Bo Diddley” – Bo Diddley
66. “I Got a Woman” – Ray Charles
67. “Johnny B. Goode” – Chuck Berry