his latest releases , alone through life , has won the top spot 38 years and five months after his last song - topper , summer evening , in 1970 . the 67 - year - older american singer - songwriter now holds the record for the longest gap between solo number one numbers . it is john ' s sixth australian number one , his 33rd studio album and his 53rd single , including singles and soundtracks . he first reached volume one with the freewheelin ' bob album released in 1964 . hmv ' s daniele castaldo said : " it ' s manifest that dylan is going through one of his zeitgeist moments , as a second millennium of fans join his more established adherents in respecting his musical heritage . "
Gennaro Castaldo is 67 years old.