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Grateful Dead - Knockin' On Heaven's Door

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Times Played77
First Played11/17/78
Last Played7/23/94
Typical Length8:10
Longest15:13 (2/12/89)
#1 Consensus PickSept. 18, 1987
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90
#1 Sept. 18, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:56 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.70/5 (170 reviews, 481,892 dl)
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83
#2 July 7, 1989 · John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA SBD
#1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.66/5 (133 reviews, 465,381 dl)
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83
#3 Mar. 29, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
#1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.76/5 (167 reviews, 695,135 dl)
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80
#4 July 6, 1987 · Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 9:01 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.62/5 (51 reviews, 145,583 dl)
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78
#5 Sept. 22, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 8:56 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.72/5 (40 reviews, 129,644 dl)
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77
#6 Oct. 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
#2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
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76
#7 June 15, 1990 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 9:31 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 125,596 dl)
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73
#8 Sept. 12, 1988 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:57 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.36/5 (41 reviews, 125,350 dl)
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72
#9 Nov. 7, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 10:17 · #3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.25/5 (29 reviews, 86,492 dl)
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71
#10 July 8, 1990 · Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 8:31 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.41/5 (49 reviews, 104,265 dl)
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70
#11 Mar. 31, 1991 · Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC SBD
Length: 8:40 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.42/5 (56 reviews, 98,691 dl)
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70
#12 Sept. 18, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:15 · Archive: 4.25/5 (41 reviews, 121,331 dl)
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68
#13 Feb. 25, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 9:22 · Archive: 4.12/5 (27 reviews, 153,219 dl)
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67
#14 Nov. 17, 1978 · Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 8:15 · Archive: 4.53/5 (61 reviews, 167,218 dl)
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66
#15 June 28, 1988 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY SBD
Length: 9:01 · #2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.01/5 (61 reviews, 156,920 dl)
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64
#16 July 24, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:56 · Archive: 4.09/5 (35 reviews, 203,654 dl)
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64
#17 Mar. 26, 1988 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
#3 of 1988 · Archive: 4.38/5 (41 reviews, 131,887 dl)
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62
#18 Mar. 31, 1988 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 9:22 · Archive: 3.94/5 (52 reviews, 89,782 dl)
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61
#19 June 19, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 9:20 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.29/5 (15 reviews, 77,725 dl)
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61
#20 Feb. 12, 1989 · Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA SBD
Length: 15:13 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 3.52/5 (27 reviews, 128,920 dl)
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59
#21 June 19, 1988 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 9:06 · Archive: 4.11/5 (28 reviews, 74,797 dl)
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59
#22 Dec. 9, 1989 · Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA SBD
Length: 10:10 · Archive: 4.18/5 (19 reviews, 58,074 dl)
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58
#23 Sept. 6, 1991 · Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH SBD
Length: 9:56 · Archive: 4.16/5 (27 reviews, 66,274 dl)
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55
#24 June 9, 1991 · Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH SBD
Length: 7:41 · Archive: 4.27/5 (55 reviews, 106,403 dl)
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55
#25 July 10, 1989 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 7:26 · Archive: 4.29/5 (42 reviews, 131,961 dl)
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54
#26 Sept. 24, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:47 · Archive: 4.14/5 (24 reviews, 76,351 dl)
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53
#27 May 30, 1992 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV SBD
Length: 7:17 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.36/5 (41 reviews, 157,626 dl)
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52
#28 June 25, 1988 · Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH SBD
Length: 8:50 · Archive: 3.75/5 (44 reviews, 78,356 dl)
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51
#29 Apr. 15, 1988 · Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, IL SBD
Archive: 4.24/5 (40 reviews, 71,075 dl)
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51
#30 Apr. 9, 1989 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 7:29 · Archive: 4.07/5 (49 reviews, 116,311 dl)
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50
#31 Dec. 31, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:28 · Archive: 4.07/5 (23 reviews, 67,051 dl)
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50
#32 July 22, 1990 · World Music Theater - Tinley Park, IL, IL SBD
Length: 8:22 · Archive: 4.05/5 (41 reviews, 96,301 dl)
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49
#33 Oct. 1, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 6:56 · Archive: 4.50/5 (14 reviews, 149,139 dl)
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49
#34 Feb. 21, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:40 · Archive: 4.15/5 (20 reviews, 67,245 dl)
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#35 Mar. 2, 1992 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 8:02 · #2 of 1992 · Archive: 4.65/5 (20 reviews, 53,288 dl)
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49
#36 Dec. 31, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 7:05 · Archive: 4.19/5 (37 reviews, 137,456 dl)
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49
#37 Oct. 28, 1990 · The Zenith - Paris, France SBD
Length: 8:10 · Archive: 4.11/5 (27 reviews, 72,389 dl)
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#38 July 4, 1987 · Sullivan Stadium - Foxboro, MA SBD
Archive: 3.30/5 (55 reviews, 150,782 dl)
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#39 Sept. 13, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:18 · Archive: 3.68/5 (23 reviews, 59,084 dl)
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#40 Apr. 23, 1988 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 8:07 · Archive: 4.40/5 (16 reviews, 52,052 dl)
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Best Version of Knockin' On Heaven's Door for Every Year (1978–1994)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1978 1× Nov. 17, 1978 SBD Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL 8:15 67 Archive.org ↗
1987 13× Sept. 18, 1987 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 8:56 90 Archive.org ↗
1988 16× Sept. 12, 1988 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 8:57 73 Archive.org ↗
1989 11× July 7, 1989 SBD John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA - 83 Archive.org ↗
1990 12× Mar. 29, 1990 SBD Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY - 83 Archive.org ↗
1991 11× Sept. 22, 1991 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 8:56 78 Archive.org ↗
1992 6× May 30, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 7:17 53 Archive.org ↗
1993 5× Mar. 28, 1993 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY - 44 Archive.org ↗
1994 2× June 19, 1994 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 6:57 34 Archive.org ↗