Highway 61 Revisited — Bob Dylan (1965)

Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan's 1965 milestone, opens with 'Like a Rolling Stone,' a 6-minute track that Billboard ranked the greatest rock song ever written. That single track outperforms #3 Pet Sounds in lyrical complexity and raw power, while Dylan's electric band shocked folk purists after Newport that summer—a moment 30% louder than any comparable controversy. The album's eight tracks permanently fused folk poetry with rock energy, changing the medium forever and cementing its place as a pivotal benchmark.