Dilanova rana lirika sadrzi politicke stavove, drustvene komentare, filozofiju i literarne uticaje, koji prkose konvencijama u postojecoj popularnoj muzici i siroko pobudjuju subkulturu tog vremena. Sireci i personalizujuci muzicke stilove, on je u isto vreme iskazao nepokolebljivu odanost mnogim tradicijama americke pesme, od folka i kantrija, bluza, do gospela, rnra, rokabilija, do engleske, skotske i irske folk muzike, cak i dzeza i svinga.

Dylan svira gitaru, klavijature i usnu harmoniku. Uz pratnju velikog broja muzicara koji se izmenjuju, on je od kasnih osamdesetih na neprekidnoj turneji, koja je nazvana "Never Ending Tour". Takodje je nastupao sa velikim brojem drugih umetnika, kao sto su The Band, Tom Petty, Joan Baez, George Harrison, The Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Patti Smith, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Springsteen, U2, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jack White, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr i Stevie Nicks. Iako su njegova dostignuca kao izvodjaca i njegovi snimljeni albumi centralno mesto u karijeri, ipak se njegova lirika smatra njegovim najvecim doprinosom.

Kroz mnoge godine, Dylan je uvazavan i nagradjivan za svoje pesme, nastupe, i snimke. Njegovi snimci dobijali su nagrade Gremi, Zlatni globus, Oskara... Usao je u kucu slavnih R'n'R-a, u Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, i u Songwriters Hall of Fame. 1999. godine usao je na listu 100 najuticajnijih ljudi 20. veka u anketi New Musical Express-a, a 2004. godine bio je na listi "Najveci umetnici svih vremena", magazina Rolling Stone drugi, odmah iza The Beatles-a. U januaru 1990. godine francuski ministar kulture Jacques Lang proglasio ga je za Viteza umetnosti i literature; 2000. je dobio muzicku nagradu Polar od Kraljevske Svedske Akademije; 2007. godine je dobio nagradu za umetnost Princa Asturijasa. Nekoliko puta je bio nominovan za Nobelovu nagradu za knjizevnost.

Diskografija:

Studijski albumi:         Bob Dylan * The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan * The Times They Are a-Changin' * Another Side of Bob Dylan * Bringing It All Back Home * Highway 61 Revisited * Blonde on Blonde * John Wesley Harding * Nashville Skyline * Self Portrait * New Morning * Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid * Dylan * Planet Waves * Blood on the Tracks * The Basement Tapes * Desire * Street Legal * Slow Train Coming * Saved * Shot of Love * Infidels * Empire Burlesque * Knocked Out Loaded * Down in the Groove * Oh Mercy * Under the Red Sky * Good as I Been to You * World Gone Wrong * Time out of Mind * "Love and Theft" * Modern Times

Zivi albumi:                   The Concert for Bangla Desh * Before the Flood * Hard Rain * Bob Dylan at Budokan * Real Live * Dylan & The Dead * The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration * MTV Unplugged * Live at The Gaslight 1962 * Live at Carnegie Hall 1963

Sa grupom Traveling Wilburys:      Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 * Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3

Kompilacije:                  Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits * Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II * Masterpieces * Biograph * Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3 * The Essential Bob Dylan * Dylan

Bootleg izdanja:           Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 * Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert * Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue * Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall * Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack

Turneje:                         Tour with The Band (1974)  * Rolling Thunder Revue (1975)  * Never Ending Tour (1988-do danas)

Filmovi:                          Dont Look Back * Eat the Document * Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid * Renaldo and Clara * Hearts of Fire * Masked and Anonymous * No Direction Home * I'm Not There

Rukopisi:                       Tarantula * Writings and Drawings * Lyrics: 1962-1985 * Drawn Blank * Chronicles, Vol. 1  * Lyrics: 1962-2001

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ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN (1964)    Chimes of freedom                     7:08

ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN (1964)    Motorpsycho nitemare                 4:30

BLONDE ON BLONDE (1966)                Absolutely sweet Marie                 4:53

BLONDE ON BLONDE (1966)                I want you                              3:04

BLONDE ON BLONDE (1966)                Just like a woman                      4:50

BLONDE ON BLONDE (1966)                Rainy day women nos 12 & 35       4:34

BLONDE ON BLONDE (1966)                Sad eyed lady of the lowlands         11:17

BOB DYLAN (1962)                            Freight Train Blues                    2:15

BOB DYLAN (1962)                            House of the Risin' Sun               5:15

BOB DYLAN (1962)                            In My Time of Dyin'                   2:36

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME (1965)     Bob Dylan's 115th Dream             6:29

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME (1965)     It's All Over Now, Baby Blue          4:11

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME (1965)     It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 7:28

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME (1965)     Mr. Tambourine Man                 5:30

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME (1965)     Subterranean Homesick Blues         2:20

HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (1965)             Ballad of a Thin Man                 5:55

HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (1965)             Desolation Row                         11:21

HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (1965)             Highway 61 Revisited                  3:26

HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (1965)             It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry              4:05

HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (1965)             Like a Rolling Stone                   6:09

HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (1965)             Queen Jane Approximately            5:28

JOHN WESLEY HARDING (1967)             All Along the Watchtower             2:28

JOHN WESLEY HARDING (1967)             I'll Be Your Baby Tonight             2:31

JOHN WESLEY HARDING (1967)             John Wesley Harding                  2:54

NASHVILLE SKYLINE (1969)                  Girl From The North Country (with Johnny Cash)    3:39

NASHVILLE SKYLINE (1969)                  Lay Lady Lay                           3:17

NASHVILLE SKYLINE (1969)                  Nashville Skyline Rag                  3:10

SELFPORTRAIT (1970)                        All the Tired Horses                   3:08

SELFPORTRAIT (1970)                        Days of 49                              5:24

SELFPORTRAIT (1970)                        Like a Rolling Stone                   5:15

SELFPORTRAIT (1970)                        The Boxer                              2:45

THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (1963)   A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall          6:51

THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (1963)   Blowin' in the Wind                   2:45

THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (1963)   Bob Dylan's Blues                      2:19

THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (1963)   Bob Dylan's Dream                    5:00

THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (1963)   Corrina, Corrina                       2:40

THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (1963)   Don't Think Twice, It's All Right     3:37

THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (1963)   Girl from the North Country         3:19

THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (1963)   Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance       1:57

THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (1963)   Masters of War                         4:31

THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' (1964) Ballad Of Hollis Brown 5:01

THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' (1964)  Only A Pawn In Their Game 3:29

THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' (1964)  The Times They Are A-Changin'  3:11

THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' (1964)  When The Ship Comes  3:14

THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' (1964)  With God On Our Side  7:04

BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (1975)            Lily, Rosemary And The Jack of Hearts 8:49

BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (1975)            Shelter From The Storm              4:58

BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (1975)            Tangled Up In Blue                   5:41

DESIRE (1976)                                  Black diamond bay                    7:29

DESIRE (1976)                                  Hurricane                              8:30

DESIRE (1976)                                  Mozambique                            2:57

DESIRE (1976)                                  Oh, sister                               4:00

DESIRE (1976)                                  One more cup of coffee              3:44

DESIRE (1976)                                  Romance in Duranco                  5:43

DESIRE (1976)                                  Sara                                     5:29

PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID (1973)   Cantina Theme (Workin' for the Law)  2:53

PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID (1973)   Knockin' on Heaven's Door           2:29

PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID (1973)   Turkey Chase                           3:30

STREET LEGAL (1978)                        Changing The Guards                 6:29

STREET LEGAL (1978)                        Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)       5:40

DOWN IN THE GROOVE                     Silvio                                    3:04

INFIELDS                                        Jokerman                               6:14

SHOT OF LOVE                                Dead Man, Dead Man                 4:00

SHOT OF LOVE                                Lenny Bruce                            4:32

SHOT OF LOVE                                Property Of Jesus                      4:33

SHOT OF LOVE                                The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar        4:01

SLOW TRAIN COMING                        Gotta Serve Somebody                 5:21

SLOW TRAIN COMING                        Man Gave Names To All The Animals  4:22

SLOW TRAIN COMING                        Slow Train                              5:55

GOOD AS I BEEN TO YOU                   Sitting On The Top Of The World  4:28

LOVE AND THEFT                             Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum        4:44

OH MERCY                                     Everything Is Broken                   3:11

OH MERCY                                     Man In The Long Black Coat         4:27

OH MERCY                                     Most Of The Time                     4:58

OH MERCY                                     Political World                         3:43

TIME OUT OF MIND                          Dirt Road Blues                        3:34

TIME OUT OF MIND                          Highlands                              16:31

UNDER THE RED SKY                        10,000 Men                            4:18

UNDER THE RED SKY                        Under The Red Sky                   4:06

WORLD GONE WRONG                       Jack-A-Roe                             4:56

WORLD GONE WRONG                       Stackalee                                3:50