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“Don't Think Twice, It's All Right” by Bob Dylan
From the album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963)
“Don't Think Twice, It's All Right” by Bob Dylan appears on 13 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 1963 on the album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. Its best result is #52 on the WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #134 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Bob Dylan wrote "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" in 1962 and put it on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan the next year, also tucking it onto the flip side of "Blowin' in the Wind". It's a kiss-off with a lump in its throat. He wrote it around the time Suze Rotolo, his girlfriend then, kept stretching her stay in Italy with no end in sight, and in the album's liner notes he described it as something you say to make yourself feel better, a conversation with nobody but you.
The start of the tune comes from the traditional "Who's Gonna Buy Your Chickens When I'm Gone", which folksinger Paul Clayton taught him and had already reworked into his own "Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons When I'm Gone?". Four long verses follow, each one landing on the title like a shrugging sign-off. John Hammond produced.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 159 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2004 | 52 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2007 | 102 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2009 | 280 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2009 | 149 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2012 | 159 | WYEP | WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown | 500 |
| 2014 | 123 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2018 | 71 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2019 | 416 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 416 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2020 | 405 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2023 | 56 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2026 | 216 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
Also listed as: Don't Think Twice It's Alright; Don't Think Twice It's All Right; Don''t Think Twice, Its Alright; Don't Think Twice, It's Alright.
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