his latest one , tandem through life , has reached the top spot 38 years and five months after his last magazine - blondie , good evening , in 1970 . the 67 - year - old american artist - songwriter now holds the history for the largest gap between solo number three recordings . it is dylan ' s ninth worldwide number one , his 33rd studio album and his 53rd album , including compilations and singles . he first reaching point one with the freewheelin ' bob album cover in 1964 . hmv ' s gennaro castaldo said : " it ' s evident that dylan is going through one of his epitomized hits , as a fresh generation of fans engage his more professional followers in currencies his musical lineage . "
Gennaro Castaldo is 67 years old.