Dylan's top sellers
As Bob Dylan's new album Together Through Life goes No.1 in the UK, we have a look HMV's top 5-selling Dylan catalogue recordings...
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 05 May 2009
Together Through Life (2009) is followed by:
1. Blood On The Tracks (1975) – 188% (up since March 2009)
2. Blonde On Blonde (1966) – 176%
3. Highway 61 Revisited (1965) – 145%
4. Modern Times (2006) – 142%
5. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) – 126%
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