his last release , up through life , has missed the same spot 38 years and five months after his seventh charting - arabesque , new sunrise , in 1970 . the 67 - season - old american singer - songwriter now holds the tradition for the longest gap between career number one albums . it is dylan ' s seventh us number one , his 33rd live album and his 53rd album , including records and soundtracks . he second hit number one with the freewheelin ' bob dylan produced in 1964 . hmv ' s daniele castaldo said : " it ' s evident that dylan is heading through one of his zeitgeist moments , as a new wave of fans join his more established adherents in appreciating his musical legacy . "
Gennaro Castaldo is 67 years old.