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Times Played185
First Played5/15/77
Last Played7/5/95
Typical Length7:51
Longest22:04 (2/23/93)
#1 Consensus PickApr. 16, 1978
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94
#1 Apr. 16, 1978 · Huntington Civic Center - Huntington, WV SBD
Length: 11:55 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (108 reviews, 303,455 dl)
91
#2 Oct. 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 11:27 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
88
#3 Aug. 10, 1982 · Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA SBD
Length: 9:31 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.81/5 (107 reviews, 332,325 dl)
88
#4 Nov. 4, 1977 · Cotterrell Gym, Colgate U. - Hamilton, NY SBD
Length: 9:39 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.64/5 (101 reviews, 342,325 dl)
81
#5 July 7, 1989 · John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 7:42 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.66/5 (133 reviews, 465,381 dl)
81
#6 Dec. 31, 1981 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:38 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (77 reviews, 233,067 dl)
80
#7 Apr. 5, 1991 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 12:29 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.68/5 (45 reviews, 76,709 dl)
79
#8 June 24, 1985 · River Bend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 8:26 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (131 reviews, 257,322 dl)
79
#9 July 10, 1990 · Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC SBD
Length: 10:27 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.42/5 (64 reviews, 132,288 dl)
75
#10 May 6, 1990 · Cal State Dominguez Hills - Carson, CA SBD
Length: 10:16 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.33/5 (51 reviews, 144,043 dl)
74
#11 Feb. 11, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 10:56 · #1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.48/5 (32 reviews, 106,591 dl)
71
#12 May 7, 1978 · Field House, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY SBD
Length: 8:59 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.42/5 (48 reviews, 133,798 dl)
71
#13 Sept. 2, 1980 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 7:38 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.56/5 (76 reviews, 171,651 dl)
70
#14 Feb. 23, 1993 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 22:04 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.17/5 (39 reviews, 138,276 dl)
70
#15 Nov. 2, 1985 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 7:04 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (85 reviews, 137,269 dl)
69
#16 Sept. 14, 1982 · U. of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA SBD
Length: 8:54 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.56/5 (45 reviews, 87,201 dl)
68
#17 Mar. 31, 1985 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 7:57 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.45/5 (57 reviews, 131,974 dl)
67
#18 July 10, 1987 · John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 7:42 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.39/5 (51 reviews, 210,524 dl)
67
#19 Sept. 16, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:31 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.33/5 (32 reviews, 91,196 dl)
67
#20 Sept. 22, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 7:39 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.72/5 (40 reviews, 129,644 dl)
65
#21 July 29, 1988 · Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA SBD
Length: 7:04 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.40/5 (98 reviews, 246,423 dl)
65
#22 Mar. 30, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:58 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.58/5 (60 reviews, 133,036 dl)
64
#23 Dec. 12, 1990 · McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO SBD
Archive: 4.50/5 (56 reviews, 113,846 dl)
64
#24 Oct. 26, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:45 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.56/5 (35 reviews, 187,331 dl)
64
#25 Mar. 30, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 6:55 · Archive: 4.58/5 (39 reviews, 154,266 dl)
63
#26 Aug. 23, 1987 · Calaveras County Fairgrounds - Angel's Camp, CA SBD
Length: 7:53 · #3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.54/5 (32 reviews, 131,877 dl)
62
#27 Apr. 4, 1987 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
Length: 7:47 · Archive: 4.49/5 (36 reviews, 104,677 dl)
62
#28 July 10, 1989 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 8:09 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.29/5 (42 reviews, 131,961 dl)
62
#29 Mar. 27, 1994 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 13:27 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.12/5 (46 reviews, 77,655 dl)
61
#30 Apr. 16, 1983 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 7:28 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.42/5 (36 reviews, 145,603 dl)
61
#31 July 6, 1987 · Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 6:39 · Archive: 4.62/5 (51 reviews, 145,583 dl)
61
#32 Mar. 18, 1995 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 11:46 · #1 of 1995 · Archive: 3.86/5 (71 reviews, 99,815 dl)
61
#33 Sept. 24, 1982 · Carrier Dome, Syracuse U. - Syracuse, NY SBD
Length: 8:52 · #3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.34/5 (30 reviews, 105,646 dl)
60
#34 July 19, 1987 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 9:55 · Archive: 3.90/5 (25 reviews, 150,763 dl)
60
#35 Mar. 7, 1981 · Cole Field House, U. of Maryland - College Park, MD SBD
Archive: 4.24/5 (52 reviews, 203,901 dl)
60
#36 Oct. 18, 1994 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 11:22 · #2 of 1994 · Archive: 4.12/5 (22 reviews, 55,621 dl)
59
#37 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 3:47 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
59
#38 Mar. 11, 1993 · Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, IL SBD
Length: 9:39 · #2 of 1993 · Archive: 4.04/5 (30 reviews, 126,812 dl)
58
#39 Apr. 11, 1978 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 10:27 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 3.98/5 (27 reviews, 87,906 dl)
58
#40 Dec. 27, 1989 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:22 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.21/5 (36 reviews, 129,699 dl)

Best Version of Iko Iko for Every Year (1977–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1977 4× Nov. 4, 1977 SBD Cotterrell Gym, Colgate U. - Hamilton, NY 9:39 88 Archive.org ↗
1978 6× Apr. 16, 1978 SBD Huntington Civic Center - Huntington, WV 11:55 94 Archive.org ↗
1979 2× Jan. 14, 1979 Utica Memorial Coliseum - Utica, NY 12:50 42 Archive.org ↗
1980 5× Sept. 2, 1980 SBD Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY 7:38 71 Archive.org ↗
1981 3× Dec. 31, 1981 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA 8:38 81 Archive.org ↗
1982 5× Aug. 10, 1982 SBD Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA 9:31 88 Archive.org ↗
1983 3× Apr. 16, 1983 SBD Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ 7:28 61 Archive.org ↗
1984 13× Oct. 8, 1984 SBD The Centrum - Worcester, MA 9:08 55 Archive.org ↗
1985 10× June 24, 1985 SBD River Bend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH 8:26 79 Archive.org ↗
1986 12× Feb. 11, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 10:56 74 Archive.org ↗
1987 25× July 10, 1987 SBD John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA 7:42 67 Archive.org ↗
1988 19× July 29, 1988 SBD Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA 7:04 65 Archive.org ↗
1989 16× July 7, 1989 SBD John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA 7:42 81 Archive.org ↗
1990 10× July 10, 1990 SBD Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC 10:27 79 Archive.org ↗
1991 12× Oct. 27, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 11:27 91 Archive.org ↗
1992 7× Feb. 24, 1992 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 11:44 47 Archive.org ↗
1993 12× Feb. 23, 1993 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 22:04 70 Archive.org ↗
1994 13× Mar. 27, 1994 SBD Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 13:27 62 Archive.org ↗
1995 8× Mar. 18, 1995 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 11:46 61 Archive.org ↗