Song · Bob Dylan
“Mississippi” by Bob Dylan
Released 2001
“Mississippi” by Bob Dylan appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2009 and 2025. It was first released in 2001. Its best result is #137 on the WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,733 indie & aaa song of all time and #284 of the '00s.
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Bob Dylan first went after "Mississippi" during the Time Out of Mind sessions, demoing it in the fall of 1996 and trying again in January 1997, but it didn't make that record. He came back to it in May 2001 and cut it fresh for Love and Theft, where it sits second in the running order. Dylan produced it himself under his Jack Frost alias, with Chris Shaw recording and mixing.
It's an easy-rolling, medium-tempo country-rock song built on a pop chord progression, and its riff and theme echo his own "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again." Critics keep ranking it among his greatest songs, and since 2010 every reissue of The Essential Bob Dylan has made room for it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 270 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2013 | 164 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 159 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 295 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 137 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 181 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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