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Times Played540
First Played12/21/69
Last Played7/5/95
Typical Length8:25
Longest21:17 (4/17/83)
#1 Consensus PickSept. 3, 1977
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100
#1 Sept. 3, 1977 · Raceway Park - Englishtown, NJ SBD
Length: 21:04 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 521,419 dl)
99
#2 May 8, 1977 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 16:22 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.74/5 (794 reviews, 3,736,435 dl)
95
#3 Sept. 28, 1972 · Stanley Theatre - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 21:10 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.77/5 (83 reviews, 203,063 dl)
95
#4 May 28, 1977 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 16:46 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.67/5 (71 reviews, 320,843 dl)
95
#5 Sept. 20, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 15:30 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.60/5 (141 reviews, 378,075 dl)
94
#6 May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 16:46 · Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)
94
#7 Mar. 18, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 20:04 · Archive: 4.54/5 (106 reviews, 344,903 dl)
94
#8 Apr. 23, 1977 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 12:08 · Archive: 4.68/5 (141 reviews, 656,209 dl)
94
#9 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 13:58 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
94
#10 Dec. 31, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 18:31 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.74/5 (50 reviews, 228,881 dl)
93
#11 June 10, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 11:27 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (301 reviews, 1,663,075 dl)
92
#12 May 9, 1977 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 10:26 · Archive: 4.86/5 (226 reviews, 1,243,107 dl)
92
#13 Oct. 31, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 11:02 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.84/5 (91 reviews, 236,621 dl)
91
#14 June 8, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 13:41 · Archive: 4.78/5 (55 reviews, 161,538 dl)
91
#15 June 24, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY
Length: 11:44 · #2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)
90
#16 Aug. 19, 1989 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 12:56 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.67/5 (63 reviews, 249,784 dl)
89
#17 Apr. 24, 1978 · Horton Field House, Illinois State U. - Normal, IL SBD
Length: 11:02 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (76 reviews, 307,115 dl)
89
#18 July 17, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 10:13 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)
89
#19 Oct. 26, 1989 · Miami Arena - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 12:13 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.46/5 (117 reviews, 205,763 dl)
89
#20 June 29, 1976 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 10:54 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.74/5 (87 reviews, 209,043 dl)
88
#21 July 19, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 13:05 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 151,514 dl)
88
#22 June 15, 1976 · Beacon Theatre - New York, NY SBD
Length: 11:42 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.65/5 (49 reviews, 225,105 dl)
88
#23 Sept. 28, 1975 · Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:14 · Archive: 4.60/5 (170 reviews, 415,449 dl)
87
#24 Oct. 9, 1976 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 11:54 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.71/5 (46 reviews, 166,484 dl)
86
#25 July 4, 1989 · Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 12:06 · Archive: 4.41/5 (55 reviews, 511,984 dl)
86
#26 Oct. 11, 1977 · Lloyd Noble Center, U. of Oklahoma - Norman, OK SBD
Length: 16:08 · Archive: 4.46/5 (57 reviews, 134,023 dl)
85
#27 Feb. 14, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 13:58 · #3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.59/5 (32 reviews, 192,735 dl)
85
#28 Mar. 24, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 9:41 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.63/5 (88 reviews, 323,188 dl)
85
#29 May 14, 1978 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 15:28 · Archive: 4.80/5 (37 reviews, 92,706 dl)
84
#30 July 7, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 11:53 · Archive: 4.57/5 (48 reviews, 199,118 dl)
84
#31 May 21, 1977 · Lakeland Civic Center - 4nuyKoY91WKwR6HLq7Gzkl Lakeland, FL SBD
Length: 12:09 · Archive: 4.78/5 (32 reviews, 126,311 dl)
84
#32 Oct. 27, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA SBD
Length: 9:15 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.59/5 (133 reviews, 452,870 dl)
84
#33 May 6, 1970 · Kresge Plaza, M.I.T. - Cambridge, MA SBD
Length: 12:08 · Archive: 4.72/5 (68 reviews, 181,870 dl)
84
#34 Oct. 20, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 13:45 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.37/5 (50 reviews, 170,051 dl)
84
#35 July 15, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 13:58 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.45/5 (66 reviews, 182,981 dl)
84
#36 May 1, 1970 · Alfred College - Alfred, NY SBD
Length: 10:53 · Archive: 4.60/5 (80 reviews, 208,571 dl)
84
#37 July 28, 1973 · Grand Prix Racecourse - Watkins Glen, NY SBD
Length: 13:59 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.28/5 (92 reviews, 398,350 dl)
84
#38 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 9:47 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
83
#39 Apr. 15, 1978 · William and Mary College Hall - Williamsburg, VA SBD
Length: 12:39 · Archive: 4.41/5 (67 reviews, 159,309 dl)
83
#40 Feb. 13, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Archive: 4.65/5 (82 reviews, 286,268 dl)

Best Version of Not Fade Away for Every Year (1969–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1969 3× Dec. 31, 1969 SBD Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA - 74 Archive.org ↗
1970 55× Sept. 20, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 15:30 95 Archive.org ↗
1971 49× Nov. 7, 1971 SBD Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA 7:22 74 Archive.org ↗
1972 36× Sept. 28, 1972 SBD Stanley Theatre - Jersey City, NJ 21:10 95 Archive.org ↗
1973 7× June 10, 1973 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 11:27 93 Archive.org ↗
1974 9× Oct. 20, 1974 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 13:45 84 Archive.org ↗
1975 1× Sept. 28, 1975 SBD Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA 10:14 88 Archive.org ↗
1976 15× June 29, 1976 SBD Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL 10:54 89 Archive.org ↗
1977 26× Sept. 3, 1977 SBD Raceway Park - Englishtown, NJ 21:04 100 Archive.org ↗
1978 30× Jan. 22, 1978 SBD McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 13:58 94 Archive.org ↗
1979 27× Oct. 27, 1979 SBD Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA 9:15 84 Archive.org ↗
1980 25× Jan. 13, 1980 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 14:52 76 Archive.org ↗
1981 23× Sept. 12, 1981 Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 9:59 79 Archive.org ↗
1982 23× May 22, 1982 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 9:59 77 Archive.org ↗
1983 23× Apr. 17, 1983 SBD Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ 21:17 74 Archive.org ↗
1984 20× July 15, 1984 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 13:58 84 Archive.org ↗
1985 16× June 28, 1985 SBD Hershey Park Stadium - Hershey, PA 11:00 78 Archive.org ↗
1986 11× Feb. 11, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 9:32 67 Archive.org ↗
1987 22× Mar. 30, 1987 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 8:33 72 Archive.org ↗
1988 21× July 3, 1988 SBD Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME 11:41 82 Archive.org ↗
1989 18× Aug. 19, 1989 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 12:56 90 Archive.org ↗
1990 16× July 19, 1990 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 13:05 88 Archive.org ↗
1991 17× Oct. 31, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 11:02 92 Archive.org ↗
1992 9× Dec. 6, 1992 SBD Compton Terrace Amphitheatre - Tempe, AZ 7:39 47 Archive.org ↗
1993 13× Mar. 24, 1993 SBD Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC 12:01 71 Archive.org ↗
1994 14× July 19, 1994 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 11:18 51 Archive.org ↗
1995 11× June 25, 1995 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 9:34 54 Archive.org ↗