Song · Bob Dylan
“Murder Most Foul” by Bob Dylan
Released 2020
“Murder Most Foul” by Bob Dylan appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2020 and 2026. It was first released in 2020. Its best result is #6 on the WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #112 indie & aaa song of 2020 and #7,355 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Murder Most Foul" dropped on March 27, 2020, through Columbia, Bob Dylan's first new original music since 2012 and the lead single from Rough and Rowdy Ways, his 39th studio album, where it closes the record. It takes the assassination of John F. Kennedy and spins it out into a long meditation on American politics and culture, running 16 minutes and 56 seconds, longer than anything he'd released before, "Highlands" included. The title comes from Hamlet, and Dylan offered it as a gift to fans for sticking with him.
He's backed by members of his touring band plus a cast of guests: Fiona Apple and Alan Pasqua on piano, Blake Mills on harmonium and Benmont Tench on Hammond organ. Chris Shaw engineered and mixed it. It set off a torrent of commentary.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 44 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2020 | 90 |
| 2020 | 6 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2020 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1904 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2024 | 207 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 360 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 1066 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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