Dylan has been described as one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, musically and culturally. He was included in the Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, where he was called "master poet, caustic social critic and intrepid, guiding spirit of the counterculture generation".

In 2015, Dylan was ranked No. 1 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time".

He has influenced everyone from the likes of Joan Baez, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, The Band, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, and even people outside of music from Hunter S. Thompson, Jack Nicholson, Alan Moore to Steve Jobs and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

In 2003, the album was ranked No. 97 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

In 2004, Blowin' in the Wind was ranked No. 14 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Tracks:

Blowin’ in the Wind
Girl from the North Country
Masters of War
Down the Highway
Bob Dylan’s Blues
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
Bob Dylan’s Dream
Oxford Town
Talkin’ World War III Blues
Corrina, Corrina
Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
I Shall Be Free

Tracks:

The Times They Are A-Changin'
Ballad of Hollis Brown
With God on Our Side
One Too Many Mornings
North Country Blues
Only a Pawn in Their Game
Boots of Spanish Leather
When the Ship Comes In

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

Restless Farewell

In 2003, it was ranked No. 31 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Tracks:

Subterranean Homesick Blues
She Belongs to Me
Maggie’s Farm
Love Minus Zero/No Limit
Outlaw Blues
On the Road Again
Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
Mr. Tambourine Man
Gates of Eden
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

The opening track, Like a Rolling Stone, was listed at No. 1 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list in 2004 and 2010.

They say the '60s really started with this album.

Tracks:

Like a Rolling Stone

Tombstone Blues

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

From a Buick 6

Ballad of a Thin Man

Queen Jane Approximately

Highway 61 Revisited

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

Desolation Row

In 2003, it was ranked No. 9 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Tracks:

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Pledging My Time
Visions of Johanna
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)
I Want You
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Just Like a Woman
Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)

Temporary Like Achilles

Absolutely Sweet Marie

Fourth Time Around

Obviously Five Believers

Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

In 2020, it was ranked No. 9 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Tracks:

Tangled Up in Blue
Simple Twist of Fate
You're a Big Girl Now
Idiot Wind
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Meet Me in the Morning
Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts
If You See Her, Say Hello
Shelter from the Storm
Buckets of Rain

Tracks:

Love Sick
Dirt Road Blues
Standing in the Doorway
Million Miles
Tryin’ to Get to Heaven
‘Til I Fell in Love with You
Not Dark Yet
Cold Irons Bound
Make You Feel My Love
Can’t Wait
Highlands

Newsweek magazine pronounced it the No. 2 album of its decade. In 2009, Glide Magazine ranked it as the No. 1 album of the 2000s.

Tracks:

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
Mississippi
Summer Days
Bye and Bye
Lonesome Day Blues
Floater (Too Much to Ask)
High Water (For Charlie Patton)
Moonlight

Honest with Me

Po' Boy

Cry a While

Sugar Baby

And ranked No. 8 on the magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of the 2000s."

In 2012, the album was ranked No. 204 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Tracks:

Thunder on the Mountain
Spirit on the Water
Rollin' and Tumblin'
When the Deal Goes Down
Someday Baby
Workingman's Blues #2
Beyond the Horizon
Nettie Moore
The Levee's Gonna Break

Ain't Talkin'

A 2020 Rolling Stone list of the "50 Greatest Rock Memoirs of All Time" placed Chronicles at No. 1, noting that

"It's safe to say that nobody expected [Dylan's] autobiography to be this intense. He rambles from one fragment of his life to another, with crazed characters and weird scenes in every chapter. It all hangs together, from his Minnesota boyhood (who knew Dylan started out as such a big wrestling fan?) to the 'deserted orchards and dead grass' of his Eighties bottoming-out phase".