High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Positively 4th Street" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan, first recorded by Dylan in New York City on July 29, 1965. It was released as a single by Columbia Records on September 7, 1965, reaching #1 on Canada`s RPM chart, #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and #8 on the UK Singles Chart.Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song as #206 in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.