his latest project , collectively through life , has reached the top spot 38 , and nine hours after his last song - topper , good morning , in 1970 . the 67 - year - old brazilian singer - songwriter now holds the claim for the long space between solo number one albums . it is dylan ' s seventh uk number single , his 33rd studio album and his 53rd work , including compilations and soundtracks . he first climbed number eight with the freewheelin ' bob dylan released in 1964 . hmv ' s gennaro castaldo says : " it ' s evident that dylan is going through one of his zeitgeist events , as a fresh generation of fans join his more committed followers in appreciating his musical legacy . "
Gennaro Castaldo is 67 years old.