List of songs written by Bob Dylan


This list contains songs written by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, including those where he is credited as co-author. The list omits traditional songs where Dylan has claimed arranger's copyright.
RecordedSong titleWriterAlbum releaseReleasedNotes
199010,000 MenDylanUnder the Red Sky1990
19902 X 2DylanUnder the Red Sky1990
19664th Time AroundDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
19907 Deadly SinsDylan,
Jeff Lynne,
Tom Petty,
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990
1974Abandoned LoveDylanBiograph1985
1966Absolutely Sweet MarieDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
1980Ain't Gonna Go to Hell Dylan2017Performed live by Dylan 1980s
1963Ain't Gonna GrieveDylan2010
1979Ain't No Man Righteous Dylan2017Recorded by Maria Muldaur for her 1985 album “Live in London”
2006Ain't Talkin'DylanModern Times2006
1967All Along the WatchtowerDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
1967All-American BoyDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1964All I Really Want to DoDylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
1963All Over YouDylan2010
1970All the Tired HorsesDylanSelf Portrait1970
1967All You Have to Do is DreamDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1981AngelinaDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Shot of Love outtake
N/AAngel of Rain Dylan,
Helena Springs
UnreleasedN/ARehearsed for the 1978 tour, but never performed
1967Apple Suckling TreeDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1980Are You Ready?DylanSaved1980
1967As I Went Out One MorningDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
1962Baby, I'm in the Mood for YouDylanBiograph1985The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
1978Baby, Stop CryingDylanStreet-Legal1978
1967Baby, Won't You Be My BabyDylan2014“Big Pink” recording
1964Ballad in Plain DDylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
1962Ballad for a FriendDylan2010
1965Ballad of a Thin ManDylanHighway 61 Revisited1965
1962Ballad of Donald WhiteDylanBest of Broadside 1963–19882000Broadside recording session
N/ABallad of Easy RiderDylan,
Roger McGuinn
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Roger McGuinn for the 1969 film Easy Rider
1967The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas PriestDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
1963Ballad of Hollis BrownDylanThe Times They Are a-Changin'1964
N/ABallad of the Gliding SwanEvan Jones, DylanUnreleasedN/AAppeared in the BBC teleplay, Madhouse on Castle Street
N/ABelltower BluesDylanUnreleasedN/A
N/ABetter Have It AllDylanUnreleasedN/ACopyrighted by Dylan's publishing company, Special Rider
2008Beyond Here Lies Nothin'Dylan,
Robert Hunter
Together Through Life2009
2006Beyond the HorizonDylanModern Times2006
1958/9Big Black TrainDylan,
Monte Edmondson
UnreleasedN/AHome recording
1973Billy 1DylanPat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
1973Billy 4DylanPat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
1973Billy 7DylanPat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
1973Billy DylanUnreleasedN/APat Garrett & Billy the Kid outtake, song contains parts of Billy 1, 3 and 7
1964Black Crow BluesDylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
1975Black Diamond BayDylan,
Jacques Levy
Desire1976
1979Blessed Is the NameDylan2017
1983Blind Willie McTellDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Infidels outtake
1963Blowin' in the WindDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
1965Bob Dylan's 115th DreamDylanBringing It All Back Home1965
1963Bob Dylan's BluesDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
1963Bob Dylan's DreamDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
1963Bob Dylan's New Orleans RagDylanThe 50th Anniversary Collection 19632013
1961Bonnie, Why'd You Cut My Hair?DylanUnreleasedN/AMinneapolis tape
1963Boots of Spanish LeatherDylanThe Times They Are a-Changin'1964
1990Born in TimeDylanUnder the Red Sky1990
1963Bound to Lose, Bound to WinDylan2010
1967Bourbon StreetDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
N/ABowling Alley BluesDylanUnreleasedN/ALyrics printed in Writings and Drawings
1986Brownsville GirlDylan,
Sam Shepard
Knocked Out Loaded1986
1974Buckets of RainDylanBlood on the Tracks1975
1973Bunkhouse ThemeDylanPat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
2001Bye and ByeDylanLove and Theft2001
1965CaliforniaDylan2009Bringing It All Back Home outtake
1974Call Letter BluesDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Blood on the Tracks outtake
2005Can't Escape from YouDylan2008
1973Cantina Theme DylanPat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
1966Can't Leave Her BehindDylan2015Glasgow Hotel tape, 1966
1997Can't WaitDylanTime Out of Mind1997
1965Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?DylanBiograph1985single, 1965
N/ACard SharkDylan, Taylor GoldsmithUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1981Caribbean WindDylanBiograph1985Shot of Love outtake
1975CatfishDylan,
Jacques Levy
The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Desire outtake
1990Cat's in the WellDylanUnder the Red Sky1990
1969Champaign, IllinoisDylan,
Carl Perkins
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Carl Perkins for his 1969 album On Top
1978Changing of the GuardsDylanStreet-Legal1978
1964Chimes of FreedomDylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
N/ACity of GoldDylanUnreleased2003Recorded by the Dixie Hummingbirds for their album, Diamond Jubilation; also on soundtrack of "Masked and Anonymous"
1985Clean Cut KidDylanEmpire Burlesque1985
1967Clothesline SagaDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1997Cold Irons BoundDylanTime Out of Mind1997
N/AComing from the Heart Dylan,
Helena Springs
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by The Searchers for their 1979 album, The Searchers
1988CongratulationsDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 11988
1990Cool Dry PlaceDylan,
Jeff Lynne,
Tom Petty,
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990
1969Country PieDylanNashville Skyline1969
1980Covenant WomanDylanSaved1980
1967Crash on the Levee DylanThe Basement Tapes1975
2002'Cross the Green MountainDylan2008From Gods and Generals soundtrack
2001Cry a WhileDylanLove and Theft2001
1962Cuban Missile CrisisDylanUnreleasedN/ABroadside recording session
1985Dark EyesDylanEmpire Burlesque1985
1970Day of the LocustsDylanNew Morning1970
1981Dead Man, Dead ManDylanShot of Love1981
1967Dear LandlordDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
1983/7Death Is Not The EndDylanDown in the Groove1988
1962The Death of Emmett TillDylanThe 50th Anniversary Collection: The Copyright Extension Collection, Volume 12012take 1
1962Death of Robert JohnsonDylanUnreleasedN/ALeeds Music publishing demo
1964DeniseDylanThe 50th Anniversary Collection 19642014Lyrics printed in Lyrics: 1962–1985, under Another Side of Bob Dylan; outtake for that album
1965Desolation RowDylanHighway 61 Revisited1965
1990The Devil's Been BusyDylan,
Jeff Lynne,
Tom Petty,
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990
N/ADiamond RingDylan, GoldsmithUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1989DignityDylan2008
1973DirgeDylanPlanet Waves1974
1997Dirt Road BluesDylanTime Out of Mind1997
N/ADirty LieDylan
Laura Rogers
Lydia Rogers
UnreleasedN/AReleased on the Secret Sisters album, Put Your Neede Down
1988Dirty WorldDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 11988
1989Disease of ConceitDylanOh Mercy1989
1983Don't Fall Apart on Me TonightDylanInfidels1983
1966Don't Tell Him, Tell MeDylan Collector's Edition2015Recorded in a Denver hotel room, March 13, 1966
1962Don't Think Twice, It's All RightDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
1967Don't Ya Tell HenryDylanThe Basement Tapes1975Recorded with The Band
1967Don't You Try Me NowDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1979Do Right to Me Baby DylanSlow Train Coming1979
1967Down Along the CoveDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
N/ADown on the BottomDylan, Jim JamesUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1963Down the HighwayDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
1997Dreamin' of YouDylan2008Time Out of Mind outtake.
1967Drifter's EscapeDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
1986Driftin' Too Far From ShoreDylanKnocked Out Loaded1986
N/ADuncan and JimmyDylan, Rhiannon GiddensUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
2012Duquesne WhistleDylan,
Robert Hunter
Tempest2012
1963Dusty Old FairgroundsDylanThe 50th Anniversary Collection 19632013Performed live, April 12, 1963, New York City Town Hall
2012Early Roman KingsDylanTempest2012
1985Emotionally YoursDylanEmpire Burlesque1985
1988End of the LineDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 11988
1963Eternal CircleDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake.
1981Every Grain of SandDylanShot of Love1981Publishing demo on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–1991
1989Everything Is BrokenDylanOh Mercy1989
N/AFalse ProphetDylanRough and Rowdy Ways2020Released as a single on May 8, 2020
1963FarewellDylan2010
1964Farewell, AngelinaDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Bringing It All Back Home outtake
1970Father of NightDylanNew Morning1970
N/AField Mouse from NebraskaDylanUnreleasedN/ALyrics printed in Writings and Drawings
1973Final ThemeDylanPat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
2001Floater DylanLove and Theft2001
N/AFlorida KeyDylan, Taylor GoldsmithUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1983Foot of PrideDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Infidels outtake
1973Forever YoungDylanPlanet Waves1974
2008Forgetful HeartDylan,
Robert Hunter
Together Through Life2009
1965From a Buick 6DylanHighway 61 Revisited1965
N/AFur SlippersDylan,
Tim Drummond
UnreleasedN/A
Recorded by B. B. King for the soundtrack of the CBS TV mini-series "Shake Rattle and Roll"
1965Gates of EdenDylanBringing It All Back Home1965
N/AGates of HateDylanUnreleasedN/APublished in Sing Out! October/November 1962
1971George JacksonDylanMasterpieces1978single, 1971 "Big Band" version on Masterpieces, acoustic version on b-side of single
1967Get Your Rocks Off!Dylan2014“Big Pink” recording
1963Girl from the North CountryDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
1963Go Away You BombDylanUnreleasedN/AWritten in 1963, lyrics sheet sold in 2014
1990God KnowsDylanUnder the Red Sky1990
1963Goin' Back to RomeDylanThe 50th Anniversary Collection 19632013Performed live Gerde's Folk City, 1963
1967Goin' to AcapulcoDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1973Going, Going, GoneDylanPlanet Waves1974
1975Golden LoomDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Desire outtake
N/AGolden Tom – Silver JudasDylan, Elvis CostelloUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
N/AGone But Not ForgottenDylan, Poo Bear, Jingle JaredUnreleasedN/ARecorded by Bear and a Banjo in 2018, lyrics written by Bob in 1967
1979Gonna Change My Way of ThinkingDylanSlow Train Coming1979
1967Gonna Get You NowDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1973Goodbye HollyDylanUnreleasedN/APat Garrett & Billy the Kid outtake
1986Got My Mind Made UpDylan,
Tom Petty
Knocked Out Loaded1986
1979Gotta Serve SomebodyDylanSlow Train Coming1979
1981The Groom's Still Waiting at the AltarDylanShot of Love1981Included after 1985 in re-releases
1964Guess I'm Doin' FineDylan2010
1963Gypsy LouDylan2010
1983/7Had a Dream About You, BabyDylanDown in the Groove1988
1988Handle With CareDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 11988
1990Handy DandyDylanUnder the Red Sky1990
1963A Hard Rain's a-Gonna FallDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
1961Hard Times in New York TownDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Minnesota Hotel Tape, a home recording by Tony Glover
1973HazelDylanPlanet Waves1974
1988Heading for the LightDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 11988
N/AHeartlandDylan,
Willie Nelson
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Willie Nelson for his 1993 album Across the Borderline
1981Heart of MineDylanShot of Love1981
1963Hero BluesDylan2010
1958/9Hey Little RichardDylanUnreleasedN/AHome recording
N/AHidee Hidee Ho #11Dylan, JamesUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
N/AHidee Hidee Ho #16Dylan, Giddens, CostelloUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
N/AHiding Too LongDylanThe 50th Anniversary Collection 19632013Performed on 12 April 1963 at Town Hall, New York City
1997HighlandsDylanTime Out of Mind1997
2001High Water DylanLove and Theft2001
1965Highway 61 RevisitedDylanHighway 61 Revisited1965
2001Honest with MeDylanLove and Theft2001
1963Honey, Just Allow Me One More ChanceDylan,
Henry Thomas
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
2006Huck's TuneDylan2008From Lucky You soundtrack
1975HurricaneDylan
Jacques Levy
Desire1976
1967I Am a Lonesome HoboDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
1983I and IDylanInfidels1983
1979I Believe in YouDylanSlow Train Coming1979
1967I Can't Come in With a Broken HeartDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1967I Can't Make It AloneDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
N/AI Contain MultitudesDylanRough and Rowdy Ways2020Released as a single on April 17, 2020
1964I Don't Believe You DylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
N/AI Don't Want to Do ItDylanUnreleasedN/ARecorded by George Harrison for the 1985 film, Porky's Revenge
1967I Dreamed I Saw St. AugustineDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
2008I Feel a Change Comin' OnDylan,
Robert Hunter
Together Through Life2009
1959I Got a New Girl a.k.a. Teen Love SerenadeDylanUnreleasedN/ARecorded by Dylan's high school friend, Ric Kangas
N/AI Must Love You Too MuchDylan,
Helena Springs
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by The Band for their 1996 album High on the Hog
1967I Pity the Poor ImmigrantDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
1963I Shall Be FreeDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
1964I Shall Be Free No. 10DylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
1967I Shall Be ReleasedDylanBob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II1971
1969I Threw It All AwayDylanNashville Skyline1969
1965I Wanna Be Your LoverDylanBiograph1985Blonde on Blonde outtake
1966I Want YouDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
1961I Was Young When I Left HomeDylan2005Minnesota Hotel Tape, a home recording by Tony Glover
1962I'd Hate to Be You on That Dreadful DayDylan2010
N/AI'd Have You AnytimeDylan,
George Harrison
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by George Harrison for his 1970 album All Things Must Pass
1974Idiot WindDylanBlood on the Tracks1975
1970If Dogs Run FreeDylanNew Morning1970
N/AIf I Don't Be There by MorningDylan,
Helena Springs
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Eric Clapton for his 1978 album Backless
1966If I Was A KingDylan2015
1970If Not for YouDylanNew Morning1970
1990If You Belonged to MeDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990
2008If You Ever Go to HoustonDylan,
Robert Hunter
Together Through Life2009
1965If You Gotta Go, Go Now DylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Bringing It All Back Home outtake, released as a single in 1967
1974If You See Her, Say HelloDylanBlood on the Tracks1975
1966If You Want My LoveDylan2015Recorded in a Denver hotel room
1967I'll Be Your Baby TonightDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
1965I'll Keep It with MineDylanBiograph1985Blonde on Blonde outtake
1985I'll Remember YouDylanEmpire Burlesque1985
1967I'm a Fool for YouDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1967I'm Not ThereDylanI'm Not There2007
1967I'm Your Teenage PrayerDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1980In the GardenDylanSaved1980
1981In the SummertimeDylanShot of Love1981
1990Inside OutDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990
1978Is Your Love in Vain?DylanStreet-Legal1978
1975IsisDylan,
Jacques Levy
Desire1976
1964It Ain't Me BabeDylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
1965It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryDylanHighway 61 Revisited1965
2008It's All GoodDylan,
Robert Hunter
Together Through Life2009
1965It's All Over Now, Baby BlueDylanBringing It All Back Home1965
1965It's Alright, Ma DylanBringing It All Back Home1965
1964Jack O'DiamondsDylan,
Ben Carruthers
UnreleasedN/APoem from the sleeve notes of Another Side of Bob Dylan set to music and recorded by Fairport Convention
N/AJammin' MeDylan,
Tom Petty,
Mike Campbell
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Tom Petty for his 1987 album Let Me Up .
1965Jet PilotDylanBiograph1985Blonde on Blonde outtake
1975JoeyDylan,
Jacques Levy
Desire1976
1962John BrownDylan2010
1967John Wesley HardingDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
1983JokermanDylanInfidels1983
2008JoleneDylan,
Robert Hunter
Together Through Life2009
1966Just Like a WomanDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
1965Just Like Tom Thumb's BluesDylanHighway 61 Revisited1965
N/AKansas CityDylan, Marcus Mumford, GoldsmithUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1967King of FranceDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1962Kingsport TownDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911991The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
1973Knockin' on Heaven's DoorDylanPat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
1988Last NightDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 11988
1963Last Thoughts on Woody GuthrieDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Poem recited live in concert at Town Hall
1963Lay Down Your Weary TuneDylanBiograph1985
1969Lay Lady LayDylanNashville Skyline1969
N/ALegionnaire's DiseaseDylanUnreleasedN/ALyrics printed in Lyrics: 1962–1985, under Street-Legal. The song was recorded by the Danish band, Delta Cross Band, and included on their 1982 album, Up Front. The band's American singer and guitarist, Billy Cross, had been touring with Bob Dylan from 1977 to 1979.
1981Lenny BruceDylanShot of Love1981
1966Leopard-Skin Pill-Box HatDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
1962Let Me Die In My FootstepsDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
N/ALet's Keep It Between UsDylanUnreleasedN/ARecorded by Bonnie Raitt for her 1982 album Green Light
2006The Levee's Gonna BreakDylanModern Times2006
Liberty StreetDylan, GoldsmithUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1983License to KillDylanInfidels1983
2008Life Is HardDylan,
Robert Hunter
Together Through Life2009
N/ALike a Rich Man's SonDylanUnreleasedN/ALyric fragment printed in Isis
1965Like a Rolling StoneDylanHighway 61 Revisited1965
N/ALike a ShipDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
George Harrison
The Traveling Wilburys Collection2007
1974Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of HeartsDylanBlood on the Tracks1975
N/ALiverpool GalDylanUnreleasedN/ALyrics published in “In His Own Words 2”
1969Living the BluesDylanSelf Portrait1970
1967Lo and Behold!DylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1967Lock Your DoorDylan2014“Big Pink” recording
2001Lonesome Day BluesDylanLove and Theft2001
1963The Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollDylanThe Times They Are a-Changin'1964
1962Long Ago, Far AwayDylan2010
2012Long and Wasted YearsDylanTempest2012
1962Long Time GoneDylan2010
1965Long Distance OperatorDylanThe Basement Tapes1975Recorded by The Band
1983Lord Protect My ChildDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Infidels outtake
N/ALost on the River #12Dylan, CostelloUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
N/ALost on the River #20Dylan, Giddens, MumfordUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1965Love Is Just a Four-Letter WordDylanUnreleasedN/ALyrics printed in Lyrics: 1962–1985, under Bringing It All Back Home.
1965Love Minus Zero/No LimitDylanBringing It All Back Home1965
N/ALove Rescue MeDylan, U2UnreleasedN/ARecorded by U2 for their album Rattle and Hum
1997Love SickDylanTime Out of Mind1997
N/ALove You Too MuchDylan,
Helena Springs,
Greg Lake
UnreleasedN/ALyrics printed in Lyrics: 1962–1985, under Street-Legal
1966Lunatic Princess Dylan2015Blonde on Blonde outtake
1965Maggie's FarmDylanBringing It All Back Home1965
1973Main Title Theme DylanPat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
1997Make You Feel My LoveDylanTime Out of Mind1997
1964Mama, You Been on My MindDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Another Side of Bob Dylan outtake
1979Man Gave Names to All the AnimalsDylanSlow Train Coming1979
1970The Man in MeDylanNew Morning1970
1989Man in the Long Black CoatDylanOh Mercy1989
1983Man of PeaceDylanInfidels1983
1961Man on the StreetDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Bob Dylan outtake
1997Marchin' to the CityDylan2008Time Out of Mind outtake.
1988MargaritaDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 11988
N/AMarried to My HackDylan, CostelloUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
N/AMasqueradeDylan,
Gerry Goffin
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Gerry Goffin for his 1976 album, Back Room Blood
1963Masters of WarDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
N/AMaxineDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
George Harrison
The Traveling Wilburys Collection2007
1986Maybe SomedayDylanKnocked Out Loaded1986
1965Medicine SundayDylan Collector's Edition2015Early version of "Temporary Like Achilles"; Blonde on Blonde outtake
1974Meet Me in the MorningDylanBlood on the Tracks1975
1967Million Dollar BashDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1997Million MilesDylanTime Out of Mind1997
1969Minstrel BoyDylanSelf Portrait1970Live recording at the Isle of Wight Festival
2001MississippiDylanLove and Theft2001
1962Mixed-Up ConfusionDylanBiograph1985Single 1962
N/AMoney BluesDylan,
Jacques Levy
UnreleasedN/ALyrics printed in Lyrics: 1962–1985, under Desire
2001MoonlightDylanLove and Theft2001
1966Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go MineDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
1989Most of the TimeDylanOh Mercy1989
1964Motorpsycho NitemareDylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
1975MozambiqueDylan,
Jacques Levy
Desire1976
1965Mr. Tambourine ManDylanBringing It All Back Home1965
N/AMurder Most FoulDylanRough and Rowdy Ways2020Released online on March 26, 2020, described by Dylan as "an unreleased song we recorded a while back"
1964My Back PagesDylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
1970My Previous LifeDylanUnreleasedN/ANew Morning outtake, possibly not a Dylan composition
2008My Wife's Home TownWillie Dixon,
Dylan,
Robert Hunter
Together Through Life2009
2012Narrow WayDylanTempest2012
1969Nashville Skyline RagDylanNashville Skyline1969
1981Need a WomanDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Shot of Love outtake
1983Neighborhood BullyDylanInfidels1983
2006Nettie MooreDylanModern Times2006
1985Never Gonna Be the Same AgainDylanEmpire Burlesque1985
1973Never Say GoodbyeDylanPlanet Waves1974
1990New Blue MoonDylan,
Jeff Lynne,
Tom Petty,
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990
1970New MorningDylanNew Morning1970
1978New PonyDylanStreet-Legal1978
1967Next Time on the HighwayDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1986Night After NightDylanHearts of Fire1986
1988Not Alone Any MoreDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 11988
1978No Time to ThinkDylanStreet-Legal1978
1973Nobody 'Cept YouDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Planet Waves outtake
1963North Country BluesDylanThe Times They Are a-Changin'1964
1997Not Dark YetDylanTime Out of Mind1997
N/ANothing to ItDylan, JamesUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1967Nothing Was DeliveredDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1966Obviously 5 BelieversDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
1967Odds and EndsDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1975Oh, SisterDylan,
Jacques Levy
Desire1976
1973On a Night Like ThisDylanPlanet Waves1974
1966On a Rainy AfternoonDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1967On a Rainy NightDylanUnreleasedN/A”Big Pink” recording
1967One for the RoadDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1967One Man's LossDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1975One More Cup of Coffee DylanDesire1976
1969One More NightDylanNashville Skyline1969
1970One More WeekendDylanNew Morning1970
1966One of Us Must Know DylanBlonde on Blonde1966
1963One Too Many MorningsDylanThe Times They Are a-Changin'1964
1965On the Road AgainDylanBringing It All Back Home1965
1963Only a HoboDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake.
1963Only a Pawn in Their GameDylanThe Times They Are a-Changin'1964
1967Open the Door, HomerDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1965Outlaw BluesDylanBringing It All Back Home1965
1963Oxford TownDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
1963Paths of VictoryDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake
N/APatty's Gone to LaredoDylanUnreleasedN/AThe song appears in the Dylan film “Renaldo and Clara”
2012Pay in BloodDylanTempest2012
N/APeco's BluesDylanUnreleasedN/APat Garrett & Billy the Kid outtake. Instrumental
1969Peggy DayDylanNashville Skyline1969
1963Percy's SongDylanBiograph1985
1967Please, Mrs. HenryDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1966Pledging My TimeDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
2001Po' BoyDylanLove and Theft2001
1989Political WorldDylanOh Mercy1989
1962Poor Boy BluesDylan2010
1990Poor HouseDylan,
Jeff Lynne,
Tom Petty,
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990
1965Positively 4th StreetDylanBob Dylan's Greatest Hits1967single, 1965
1966Positively Van GoghDylan2015Recorded in a Denver hotel room, March 13, 1966, also known as Definitely Van Gogh
1979Precious AngelDylanSlow Train Coming1979
1980Pressing OnDylanSaved1980
1981Property of JesusDylanShot of Love1981
1965Queen Jane ApproximatelyDylanHighway 61 Revisited1965
N/AQuick Like a FlashDylan, JamesUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1967Quinn the Eskimo DylanBiograph1985
1962Quit Your Low Down WaysDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
1966Rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35DylanBlonde on Blonde1966
1963Ramblin' Down Through the WorldDylanThe 50th Anniversary Collection 19632013Performed live Town Hall, New York City, 12 April 1963
1962Rambling, Gambling WillieDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
1988RattledDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 11988
1997Red River ShoreDylan2008Time Out of Mind outtake.
1963Restless FarewellDylanThe Times They Are a-Changin'1964
1989Ring Them BellsDylanOh Mercy1989
1976Rita MayDylan,
Jacques Levy
Masterpieces1978single, 1976
1973River ThemeDylanPat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
1962Rocks and GravelDylanLive at the Gaslight 19622005
1973Rock Me Mama DylanUnreleasedN/APat Garrett & Billy the Kid outtake
2006Rollin' and Tumblin'DylanModern Times2006
2012Roll on JohnDylanTempest2012
1975Romance in DurangoDylan,
Jacques Levy
Desire1976
N/ARound and Round We GoDylanUnreleasedN/AFragment printed in A. J. Weberman's autobiography, A Life in Garbology
1966Sad Eyed Lady of the LowlandsDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
1962Sally GalDylan2005The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Outtake
1967Santa-FeDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994“Big Pink” recording
1975SaraDylanDesire1976
1970Sarah JaneDylanDylan 1973New Morning outtake
1980SavedDylan,
Tim Drummond
Saved1980
1980Saving GraceDylanSaved1980
2012Scarlet TownDylanTempest2012
1985Seeing the Real You at LastDylanEmpire Burlesque1985
1989Series of DreamsDylan2008Oh Mercy Outtake
1963Seven CursesDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake.
1989Seven DaysDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Live performance, Tampa, Florida
1978Señor DylanStreet-Legal1978
2008Shake Shake MamaDylan,
Robert Hunter
Together Through Life2009
1965She Belongs to MeDylanBringing It All Back Home1965
1974Shelter from the StormDylanBlood on the Tracks1975
1990She's My BabyDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990
1966She's Your Lover NowDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Blonde on Blonde outtake
N/AShirley Temple Don't Live Here AnymoreDylan,
Don Was
David Was
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Was for their 2008 album, Boo! Under the title, “Mr. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore”
1989Shooting StarDylanOh Mercy1989
1981Shot of LoveDylanShot of Love1981
N/ASign LanguageDylanNo Reason to Cry 1976Duet with Eric Clapton
1967Sign on the CrossDylan2014“Big Pink” recording
1970Sign on the WindowDylanNew Morning1970
1967Silent WeekendDylan2014“Big Pink” recording
1983/7SilvioDylan,
Robert Hunter
Down in the Groove1988
1974Simple Twist of FateDylanBlood on the Tracks1975
1965Sitting on a Barbed Wire FenceDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Highway 61 Revisited outtake
N/ASix Months in Kansas City Dylan, CostelloUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1979Slow TrainDylanSlow Train Coming1979
1980Solid RockDylanSaved1980
2006Someday BabyDylanModern Times2006
1983Someone's Got a Hold of My HeartDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Early version of the song Tight Connection to My Heart from Empire Burlesque
1973Something There Is About YouDylanPlanet Waves1974
1985Something's Burning, BabyDylanEmpire Burlesque1985
1961Song to WoodyDylanBob Dylan1962
2012Soon after MidnightDylanTempest2012
1964Spanish Harlem IncidentDylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
N/ASpanish MaryDylan, GiddensUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1967The Spanish SongDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
2006Spirit on the WaterDylanModern Times2006
1997Standing in the DoorwayDylanTime Out of Mind1997
1962Standing on the HighwayDylan2010
N/ASteel and Feathers Dylan, Nikki JeanUnreleasedN/ASong completed by Nikki Jean for her 2011 album Pennies in a Jar
N/ASteel BarsDylan,
Michael Bolton
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Michael Bolton for his 1991 album Time, Love & Tenderness,
N/AStrangerDylan, MumfordUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1966Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues AgainDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
1965Subterranean Homesick BluesDylanBringing It All Back Home1965
2001Sugar BabyDylanLove and Theft2001
2001Summer DaysDylanLove and Theft2001
1963Suze DylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake.
1983Sweetheart Like YouDylanInfidels1983
1963Talkin' DevilDylanBroadside Ballads, Vol 11964Released under the pseudonym Blind Boy Grunt
1962Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre BluesDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
1962Talkin' Hava Negeilah BluesDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
1962Talkin' Folklore CenterDylanUnreleasedN/APerformed live Gerde's Folk City
1960Talkin' Hugh BrownDylanUnreleasedN/AMinneapolis tape
1962Talkin' HypocriteDylanUnreleasedN/APerformed Tony Glover's, Minneapolis
1963Talkin' John Birch Paranoid BluesDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Live at Carnegie Hall
1961Talkin' New YorkDylanBob Dylan1962
1963Talkin' World War III BluesDylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan1963
1974Tangled Up in BlueDylanBlood on the Tracks1975
1967Tears of RageDylan,
Richard Manuel
The Basement Tapes1975
1983Tell MeDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Infidels outtake
1966Tell Me MommaDylan2004
1969Tell Me That It Isn't TrueDylanNashville Skyline1969
2005Tell Ol' BillDylan2008
2012TempestDylanTempest2012
1966Temporary Like AchillesDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
N/AThat California SideDylanUnreleasedN/ALyrics published in Isis
N/AThere Ain't Gonna Be a Next TimeDylanUnreleasedN/A
1963The Times They Are a-Changin'DylanThe Times They Are a-Changin'1964
1999Things Have ChangedDylanThe Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 22000
2008This Dream of YouDylanTogether Through Life2009
1967This Wheel's on FireDylan,
Rick Danko
The Basement Tapes1975
1970Three AngelsDylanNew Morning1970
2006Thunder on the MountainDylanModern Times2006
1985Tight Connection to My Heart DylanEmpire Burlesque1985
1997'Til I Fell in Love with YouDylanTime Out of Mind1997
1970Time Passes SlowlyDylanNew Morning1970
2012Tin AngelDylanTempest2012
1967Tiny MontgomeryDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1969To Be Alone with YouDylanNashville Skyline1969
1965Tombstone BluesDylanHighway 61 Revisited1965
1964Tomorrow Is a Long TimeDylanBob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II1971Live recording at the Town Hall on April 12, 1963
1969Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with YouDylanNashville Skyline1969
1967Too Much of NothingDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1964To RamonaDylanAnother Side of Bob Dylan1964
1973Tough MamaDylanPlanet Waves1974
N/ATragedy of the TradeDylan,
Gerry Goffin
Barry Goldberg
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Gerry Goffin for his 1976 album, Back Room Blood
1962Train A-Travellin'DylanUnreleasedN/ABroadside recording session.
1981TroubleDylanShot of Love1981
1963Troubled and I Don't Know WhyDylanRare, Live & Classic 1993Live recording with Joan Baez at Forest Hills, New York, 17 August 1963
1979Trouble in MindDylan2017
1978True Love Tends to ForgetDylanStreet-Legal1978
1985Trust YourselfDylanEmpire Burlesque1985
1997Tryin' to Get to HeavenDylanTime Out of Mind1997
1967Try Me Little GirlDylan2014“Big Pink” recording
1973Turkey ChaseDylanPat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973
1990T.V. Talkin' SongDylanUnder the Red Sky1990
2001Tweedle Dee & Tweedle DumDylanLove and Theft2001
1988Tweeter and the Monkey ManDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 11988
1983/7Ugliest Girl In The WorldDylan,
Robert Hunter
Down in the Groove1988
1990UnbelievableDylanUnder the Red Sky1990
1967Under ControlDylan2014”Big Pink” recording
1990Under the Red SkyDylanUnder the Red Sky1990
1986Under Your SpellDylan,
Carole Bayer Sager
Knocked Out Loaded1986
1983Union SundownDylanInfidels1983
1974Up to MeDylanBiograph1985
1965Visions of JohannaDylanBlonde on Blonde1966
N/AWaiting To Get BeatDylanUnreleasedN/ARecorded Tea Leaf Green
N/AWalk Out in the RainDylan,
Helena Springs
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Eric Clapton for his 1978 album Backless
1963Walkin' Down the LineDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Witmark publishing demo
1971WallflowerDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994
1963Walls of Red WingDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan outtake
N/AThe Wandering KindDylan,
Helena Springs
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Paul Butterfield for his 1986 album The Legendary Paul Butterfield Rides Again
1969Wanted ManDylanUnreleasedN/ARecorded by Johnny Cash for his At San Quentin album
1971Watching the River FlowDylanBob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II1971single
1981Watered Down LoveDylanShot of Love1981
1978We Better Talk This OverDylanStreet-Legal1978
1973Wedding SongDylanPlanet Waves1974
N/AWell Well WellDylan,
Danny O'Keefe
UnreleasedN/ARecorded by Danny O'Keefe for his 2000 album, Runnin' From the Devil.
1970Went to See the GypsyDylanNew Morning1970
1980What Can I Do for You?DylanSaved1980
1962Whatcha Gonna DoDylan2010
1989What Good Am I?DylanOh Mercy1989
1966What Kind of Friend Is ThisDylan2015
1989What Was It You WantedDylanOh Mercy1989
1979When He ReturnsDylanSlow Train Coming1979
N/AWhen I Get My Hands on YouDylan, Mumford, GoldsmithUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1959When I Got TroublesDylan2005Recorded by Dylan's high school friend, Ric Kangas
1971When I Paint My MasterpieceDylanBob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II1971
2006When the Deal Goes DownDylanModern Times2006
1985When the Night Comes Falling from the SkyDylanEmpire Burlesque1985
1963When the Ship Comes InDylanThe Times They Are a-Changin'1964
1979When You Gonna Wake UpDylanSlow Train Coming1979
N/AWhen You Walked AwayDylanUnreleasedN/ALyric fragment printed in Isis
1978Where Are You Tonight? DylanStreet-Legal1978
1989Where Teardrops FallDylanOh Mercy1989
1990Where Were You Last Night?Dylan,
Jeff Lynne,
Tom Petty,
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990
N/AThe Whistle Is BlowingDylan, MumfordUnreleasedN/ALyrics written by Bob during the Basement Tapes era. Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes
1963Who Killed Davey MooreDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Live at Carnegie Hall
1967The Wicked MessengerDylanJohn Wesley Harding1967
1990Wiggle WiggleDylanUnder the Red Sky1990
1969/70WigwamDylanSelf Portrait1970
1990Wilbury TwistDylan
Jeff Lynne
Tom Petty
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990
N/AWild WolfDylanUnreleasedN/ACopyrighted in 1973 by Dylan's publishing company, Dwarf Music
1970WinterludeDylanNew Morning1970
1963With God on Our SideDylanThe Times They Are a-Changin'1964
1969/70Woogie BoogieDylanSelf Portrait1970
2006Workingman's Blues 2DylanModern Times2006
1971Working on a GuruDylanThe Bootleg Series Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait 2013New Morning outtake
N/AWorth the Waiting ForDylan,
David A. Stewart
UnreleasedN/AAppears on David Stewart's 2011 album The Blackbird Diaries
1967Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of BreadDylanThe Basement Tapes1975
1962Ye Playboys and PlaygirlsDylanBroadside Ballads 1964Broadside recording session, Live duet with Pete Seeger at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival
1979Ye Shall Be ChangedDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Slow Train Coming outtake
1973You Angel YouDylanPlanet Waves1974
1967You Ain't Goin' NowhereDylanThe Basement Tapes1975Re-recording in 1971 for Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II
1981You Changed My LifeDylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 1961–19911994Shot of Love'' outtake
1965You Don't Have to Do ThatDylan2015
N/AYou Own a RacehorseDylanUnreleasedN/ACopyrighted by Dylan's publishing company, Special Rider
1974You're a Big Girl NowDylanBlood on the Tracks1975
1974You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoDylanBlood on the Tracks1975
1990You Took My Breath AwayDylan,
Jeff Lynne,
Tom Petty,
George Harrison
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 31990