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Times Played127
First Played12/1/79
Last Played3/16/92
Typical Length8:15
Longest11:59 (9/5/85)
#1 Consensus PickMar. 9, 1981
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96
#1 Mar. 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:28 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (134 reviews, 423,976 dl)
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93
#2 Mar. 14, 1981 · Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 9:30 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
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88
#3 July 13, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 8:56 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (111 reviews, 321,478 dl)
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79
#4 Oct. 14, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 8:37 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.43/5 (59 reviews, 232,065 dl)
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78
#5 Apr. 6, 1982 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:40 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.38/5 (89 reviews, 229,210 dl)
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77
#6 Dec. 31, 1981 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
#3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (77 reviews, 233,067 dl)
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76
#7 Apr. 3, 1982 · The Scope - Norfolk, VA SBD
Length: 9:21 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.30/5 (58 reviews, 159,330 dl)
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76
#8 June 30, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 8:08 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (174 reviews, 530,603 dl)
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75
#9 Apr. 30, 1981 · Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC SBD
Length: 10:16 · Archive: 4.50/5 (21 reviews, 112,000 dl)
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75
#10 Nov. 2, 1985 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
#2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (85 reviews, 137,269 dl)
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74
#11 Dec. 13, 1980 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 8:41 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.70/5 (48 reviews, 137,386 dl)
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74
#12 May 11, 1981 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 9:19 · Archive: 4.45/5 (31 reviews, 118,332 dl)
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74
#13 Feb. 20, 1982 · Golden Hall, Community Concorse - San Diego, CA
Length: 9:30 · #3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.64/5 (28 reviews, 91,253 dl)
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74
#14 Sept. 26, 1981 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Archive: 4.70/5 (67 reviews, 147,436 dl)
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73
#15 Oct. 20, 1984 · Carrier Dome, Syracuse U. - Syracuse, NY SBD
Length: 8:48 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.21/5 (84 reviews, 187,780 dl)
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72
#16 Oct. 21, 1983 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
#2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.39/5 (93 reviews, 178,774 dl)
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71
#17 Feb. 17, 1982 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:23 · Archive: 4.19/5 (40 reviews, 129,843 dl)
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71
#18 Mar. 31, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 9:26 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.21/5 (54 reviews, 103,618 dl)
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71
#19 Sept. 12, 1981 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA
Archive: 4.46/5 (74 reviews, 326,623 dl)
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70
#20 June 14, 1985 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
#3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.41/5 (57 reviews, 253,510 dl)
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70
#21 Dec. 15, 1986 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
#1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.38/5 (78 reviews, 377,211 dl)
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70
#22 Aug. 12, 1981 · Salt Palace - Salt Lake City, UT SBD
Length: 9:04 · Archive: 4.36/5 (32 reviews, 106,412 dl)
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70
#23 Mar. 26, 1987 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 8:18 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.40/5 (54 reviews, 178,666 dl)
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69
#24 Sept. 17, 1982 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 7:59 · Archive: 4.58/5 (64 reviews, 199,018 dl)
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69
#25 Mar. 7, 1981 · Cole Field House, U. of Maryland - College Park, MD SBD
Length: 8:49 · Archive: 4.24/5 (52 reviews, 203,901 dl)
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69
#26 Oct. 18, 1983 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 9:04 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.38/5 (25 reviews, 86,245 dl)
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69
#27 May 8, 1981 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 8:21 · Archive: 4.61/5 (38 reviews, 134,231 dl)
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69
#28 Mar. 12, 1981 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA
Length: 8:38 · Archive: 4.53/5 (26 reviews, 122,456 dl)
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68
#29 Dec. 5, 1981 · Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN SBD
Archive: 4.63/5 (67 reviews, 132,247 dl)
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68
#30 Mar. 31, 1985 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Archive: 4.45/5 (57 reviews, 131,974 dl)
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68
#31 May 16, 1981 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 7:40 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 266,610 dl)
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67
#32 Apr. 19, 1984 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:27 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.35/5 (52 reviews, 115,951 dl)
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67
#33 Dec. 31, 1982 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:55 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 110,318 dl)
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67
#34 July 5, 1981 · Zoo Amphitheater - Oklahoma City, OK SBD
Length: 9:16 · Archive: 4.26/5 (40 reviews, 114,657 dl)
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66
#35 Oct. 15, 1984 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 8:23 · Archive: 4.47/5 (38 reviews, 79,999 dl)
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66
#36 July 4, 1984 · Five Seasons Center - Cedar Rapids, IA SBD
Length: 8:27 · Archive: 4.34/5 (55 reviews, 113,567 dl)
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66
#37 June 25, 1985 · Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH SBD
Length: 7:59 · Archive: 4.44/5 (78 reviews, 168,964 dl)
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66
#38 Dec. 3, 1981 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 8:32 · Archive: 4.36/5 (42 reviews, 105,258 dl)
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66
#39 May 13, 1981 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 10:09 · Archive: 4.30/5 (24 reviews, 88,239 dl)
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#40 Apr. 3, 1987 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
Length: 8:15 · #3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.34/5 (76 reviews, 872,767 dl)
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Best Version of C.C. Rider for Every Year (1979–1992)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1979 2× Dec. 1, 1979 SBD Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA 7:08 61 Archive.org ↗
1980 11× Dec. 13, 1980 SBD Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA 8:41 74 Archive.org ↗
1981 32× Mar. 9, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 10:28 96 Archive.org ↗
1982 19× Apr. 6, 1982 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 8:40 78 Archive.org ↗
1983 7× Oct. 14, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 8:37 79 Archive.org ↗
1984 17× July 13, 1984 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 8:56 88 Archive.org ↗
1985 15× June 30, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 8:08 76 Archive.org ↗
1986 12× Dec. 15, 1986 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA - 70 Archive.org ↗
1987 4× Mar. 31, 1987 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 9:26 71 Archive.org ↗
1989 1× Dec. 10, 1989 SBD Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA 6:57 40 Archive.org ↗
1991 6× Sept. 10, 1991 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 5:55 63 Archive.org ↗
1992 1× Mar. 16, 1992 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA - 33 Archive.org ↗