Le plus récent disque du poète américain est le premier choix d’un panel de 48 critiques du réputé magazine musical.
Dylan devance un autre vétéran de la musique, Bruce Springsteen, au deuxième rang. Suivent ensuite les nouveaux venus Gnarls Barkley avec leur premier disque, St. Elsewhere, et la sensation anglaise Arctic Monkeys.
Voici le top-10 des critiques de Billboard :
1. Bob Dylan, "Modern Times" (Columbia) — 65 points
2. Bruce Springsteen, "We Shall Overcome — The Seeger Sessions" (Columbia) — 58 points
3. Gnarls Barkley, "St. Elsewhere" (Downtown/Atlantic) — 53 points
4. Arctic Monkeys, "Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not" (Domino) — 50 points
5. TV On The Radio, "Return to Cookie Mountain" (Interscope) — 47 points
6. Tom Waits, "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards" (Anti-) — 39 points
7. The Hold Steady, "Boys and Girls in America" (Vagrant) — 38 points
8. Tie: Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Stadium Arcadium" (Warner Bros.) and Dixie Chicks, "Taking the Long Way" (Open Wide/Columbia) — 33 points
9. Tie: Tool, "10,000 Days" (Tool Dissectional/Volcano) and The Beatles, "Love" (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol) — 27 points
10. Corinne Bailey Rae, "Corinne Bailey Rae" (Capitol) — 23 points
2. Bruce Springsteen, "We Shall Overcome — The Seeger Sessions" (Columbia) — 58 points
3. Gnarls Barkley, "St. Elsewhere" (Downtown/Atlantic) — 53 points
4. Arctic Monkeys, "Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not" (Domino) — 50 points
5. TV On The Radio, "Return to Cookie Mountain" (Interscope) — 47 points
6. Tom Waits, "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards" (Anti-) — 39 points
7. The Hold Steady, "Boys and Girls in America" (Vagrant) — 38 points
8. Tie: Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Stadium Arcadium" (Warner Bros.) and Dixie Chicks, "Taking the Long Way" (Open Wide/Columbia) — 33 points
9. Tie: Tool, "10,000 Days" (Tool Dissectional/Volcano) and The Beatles, "Love" (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol) — 27 points
10. Corinne Bailey Rae, "Corinne Bailey Rae" (Capitol) — 23 points