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Community-ranked versions of Peggy-O. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played264
First Played12/10/73
Last Played7/5/95
Typical Length7:25
Longest11:25 (4/30/77)
#1 Consensus PickMay 9, 1977
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#1 May 9, 1977 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 9:38 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.86/5 (226 reviews, 1,243,107 dl)
96
#2 May 5, 1977 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 10:04 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (106 reviews, 382,057 dl)
94
#3 Mar. 18, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:06 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.54/5 (106 reviews, 344,903 dl)
93
#4 Sept. 3, 1977 · Raceway Park - Englishtown, NJ SBD
Length: 8:44 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 521,419 dl)
93
#5 June 29, 1976 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 9:27 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.74/5 (87 reviews, 209,043 dl)
92
#6 Apr. 12, 1978 · Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC SBD
Length: 9:26 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.65/5 (72 reviews, 304,254 dl)
90
#7 May 19, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 9:09 · Archive: 4.84/5 (56 reviews, 177,443 dl)
89
#8 June 7, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:27 · Archive: 4.59/5 (41 reviews, 170,174 dl)
89
#9 Nov. 1, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 9:07 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 182,879 dl)
88
#10 May 11, 1977 · St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 8:27 · Archive: 4.81/5 (64 reviews, 312,906 dl)
87
#11 May 25, 1977 · The Mosque - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 8:01 · Archive: 4.80/5 (155 reviews, 518,816 dl)
86
#12 June 20, 1983 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
Length: 9:02 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.57/5 (78 reviews, 244,993 dl)
85
#13 July 7, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 9:23 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.57/5 (48 reviews, 199,118 dl)
83
#14 Apr. 16, 1978 · Huntington Civic Center - Huntington, WV SBD
Length: 7:42 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (108 reviews, 303,455 dl)
83
#15 May 7, 1977 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Archive: 4.81/5 (237 reviews, 1,321,787 dl)
83
#16 May 22, 1977 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
Archive: 4.62/5 (69 reviews, 368,069 dl)
82
#17 Apr. 22, 1977 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 10:11 · Archive: 4.28/5 (51 reviews, 217,973 dl)
82
#18 Apr. 14, 1978 · Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic U. - Blacksburg, VA SBD
Length: 9:14 · Archive: 4.64/5 (50 reviews, 105,978 dl)
82
#19 Apr. 19, 1982 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 8:46 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.53/5 (51 reviews, 176,695 dl)
82
#20 Oct. 1, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 9:38 · Archive: 4.51/5 (28 reviews, 232,247 dl)
81
#21 Oct. 22, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:29 · Archive: 4.39/5 (31 reviews, 129,130 dl)
80
#22 Mar. 20, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:04 · Archive: 4.67/5 (43 reviews, 213,862 dl)
80
#23 June 14, 1985 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 8:36 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.41/5 (57 reviews, 253,510 dl)
78
#24 Mar. 14, 1981 · Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 7:28 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
78
#25 Nov. 20, 1978 · Cleveland Music Hall - Cleveland, OH SBD
Length: 9:11 · Archive: 4.40/5 (59 reviews, 143,727 dl)
78
#26 Oct. 25, 1979 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
#2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.63/5 (91 reviews, 219,415 dl)
77
#27 Apr. 30, 1977 · The Palladium - New York, NY
Length: 11:25 · Archive: 4.27/5 (30 reviews, 148,569 dl)
77
#28 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 7:21 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
77
#29 May 3, 1977 · The Palladium - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:54 · Archive: 4.44/5 (33 reviews, 160,188 dl)
76
#30 Feb. 3, 1978 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 7:49 · Archive: 4.55/5 (43 reviews, 211,711 dl)
76
#31 Aug. 3, 1982 · Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO SBD
Length: 7:45 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.44/5 (94 reviews, 226,162 dl)
76
#32 July 4, 1981 · Manor Downs - Austin, TX SBD
Length: 8:42 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.34/5 (75 reviews, 136,174 dl)
76
#33 July 29, 1974 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 8:01 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.50/5 (43 reviews, 165,374 dl)
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#34 May 7, 1979 · Allan Kirby Field House, Lafayette College - Easton, PA SBD
Length: 11:00 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.35/5 (23 reviews, 119,574 dl)
75
#35 Nov. 5, 1979 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:03 · Archive: 4.44/5 (47 reviews, 130,563 dl)
75
#36 Jan. 11, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 9:51 · Archive: 4.10/5 (53 reviews, 554,002 dl)
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#37 Sept. 2, 1978 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 9:01 · Archive: 4.18/5 (94 reviews, 202,461 dl)
74
#38 Feb. 27, 1977 · Robertson Gym, UC Santa Barbara - Goleta, CA SBD
Length: 9:56 · Archive: 4.16/5 (62 reviews, 153,547 dl)
74
#39 Oct. 11, 1984 · Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME
Length: 8:32 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 110,053 dl)
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#40 Aug. 4, 1974 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:54 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.45/5 (23 reviews, 140,738 dl)

Best Version of Peggy-O for Every Year (1973–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1973 3× Dec. 18, 1973 SBD Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL 5:58 62 Archive.org ↗
1974 8× July 29, 1974 SBD Capital Centre - Landover, MD 8:01 76 Archive.org ↗
1975 1× June 17, 1975 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA - 73 Archive.org ↗
1976 8× June 29, 1976 SBD Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL 9:27 93 Archive.org ↗
1977 27× May 9, 1977 SBD War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY 9:38 97 Archive.org ↗
1978 31× Apr. 12, 1978 SBD Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC 9:26 92 Archive.org ↗
1979 23× Nov. 1, 1979 SBD Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 9:07 89 Archive.org ↗
1980 26× Dec. 12, 1980 SBD Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino, CA - 68 Archive.org ↗
1981 21× Mar. 14, 1981 SBD Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT 7:28 78 Archive.org ↗
1982 11× Apr. 19, 1982 SBD Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD 8:46 82 Archive.org ↗
1983 10× June 20, 1983 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 9:02 86 Archive.org ↗
1984 5× Oct. 11, 1984 Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME 8:32 74 Archive.org ↗
1985 9× June 14, 1985 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 8:36 80 Archive.org ↗
1986 4× Feb. 8, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 9:18 64 Archive.org ↗
1987 7× Mar. 1, 1987 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 8:13 53 Archive.org ↗
1988 6× Mar. 26, 1988 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 8:08 70 Archive.org ↗
1989 6× May 6, 1989 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 7:09 61 Archive.org ↗
1990 8× June 9, 1990 SBD Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA 9:52 72 Archive.org ↗
1991 13× Apr. 1, 1991 SBD Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC 7:17 67 Archive.org ↗
1992 7× May 29, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 6:42 41 Archive.org ↗
1993 9× Sept. 8, 1993 SBD Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH 7:30 36 Archive.org ↗
1994 13× Aug. 1, 1994 SBD The Palace - Auburn Hills, MI - 52 Archive.org ↗
1995 8× Mar. 17, 1995 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 7:46 51 Archive.org ↗