his latest release , here through life , has reached the top spot 38 years and several months after his last charted - topper , new morning , in 1970 . the 67 - year - elderly american singer - songwriter now holds the award for the largest gap between solo to 2 records . it is dylan ' s seventh australian number one , his 33rd studio appearance and his 53rd lp , with lists and soundtracks . he later got volume five with the freewheelin ' bob dylan covered in 1964 . gramophone ' s stefano castaldo said : " it ' s clear that dylan is goin through one of his zeitgeist shows , as a new millennium of fans assist his more recent followers in appreciating his vocal style . "
Gennaro Castaldo is 67 years old.