Early in their careers, whilst Bob Dylan’s roots were deeply folk, John Lennon and The Beatles were ingrained in pop/rock n roll.
While Dylan’s expertise was lyrics (as it always has been) Lennon and McCartney were very much focused on catchy tunes.
As they moved into the 1970’s, in some respects a lot changed. John Lennon had a completely new way of life away from The Beatles, with such albums as Plastic Ono Band and Imagine he seemed to prove his superiority over his ex-song writing pal Paul McCartney. Lennon had progressed past his youth; his songs were more meaningful with more significant lyrics.
After Lennon was shot, Dylan entered the 1980’s not being able to maintain lyrics and melody and proved to be a 10 year long writer’s block, certainly the opinion of most. Infact it is only now, after minimal work in the 1990’s, he seems to be back on top.
more prolific and consistent than Bob Dylan

quantity does not mean anything.
nobel peace prize
weird?