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Community-ranked versions of Rain. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or click ▶ Play stream to listen.

Times Played20

First Played12/2/92

Last Played6/30/95

Typical Length5:09

Longest6:38 (3/17/94)

#1 Consensus PickJune 30, 1995

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#1 June 30, 1995 · Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA

Length: 5:19 · #1 of 1995 · Archive: 4.06/5 (92 reviews, 177,245 dl)

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#2 July 29, 1994 · Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH

Length: 5:30 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.00/5 (60 reviews, 122,981 dl)

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#3 June 25, 1995 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD

Length: 5:10 · #2 of 1995 · Archive: 3.76/5 (80 reviews, 149,607 dl)

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#4 Dec. 12, 1992 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD

Length: 5:18 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.29/5 (21 reviews, 63,583 dl)

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#5 May 25, 1993 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD

Length: 5:03 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.41/5 (19 reviews, 50,451 dl)

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#6 Sept. 26, 1993 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD

Length: 4:43 · #2 of 1993 · Archive: 4.19/5 (38 reviews, 73,062 dl)

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#7 June 17, 1994 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR

Length: 5:34 · #2 of 1994 · Archive: 4.19/5 (23 reviews, 51,247 dl)

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#8 Mar. 18, 1995 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD

Length: 4:20 · #3 of 1995 · Archive: 3.86/5 (71 reviews, 99,815 dl)

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#9 Feb. 27, 1994 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD

Length: 5:09 · #3 of 1994 · Archive: 3.59/5 (29 reviews, 82,201 dl)

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#10 Oct. 9, 1994 · USAir Arena - Landover, MD SBD

Length: 4:56 · Archive: 3.97/5 (24 reviews, 60,419 dl)

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#11 Mar. 28, 1994 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD

Length: 5:11 · Archive: 3.74/5 (29 reviews, 57,540 dl)

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#12 July 19, 1994 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD

Length: 4:33 · Archive: 4.04/5 (30 reviews, 57,582 dl)

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#13 Mar. 17, 1994 · Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, IL SBD

Length: 6:38 · Archive: 3.76/5 (18 reviews, 37,391 dl)

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#14 Aug. 26, 1993 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD

Length: 5:46 · #3 of 1993 · Archive: 3.83/5 (12 reviews, 27,292 dl)

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#15 Sept. 16, 1993 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD

Length: 4:50 · Archive: 3.61/5 (17 reviews, 78,354 dl)

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#16 Dec. 2, 1992 · McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO SBD

Length: 6:19 · Archive: 2.63/5 (11 reviews, 45,342 dl)

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#17 June 19, 1993 · Soldier Field - Chicago, IL SBD

Archive: 3.41/5 (27 reviews, 48,783 dl)

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#18 Dec. 8, 1993 · Sports Arena - Los Angeles, CA SBD

Length: 5:05 · Archive: 3.39/5 (23 reviews, 31,835 dl)

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#19 Feb. 20, 1995 · Delta Center - Salt Lake City, UT SBD

Length: 4:57 · Archive: 3.09/5 (28 reviews, 42,912 dl)

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#20 Apr. 1, 1993 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD

Length: 4:48 · Archive: 3.44/5 (27 reviews, 43,904 dl)

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Best Version of Rain for Every Year (1992–1995)

Year	Played	Vote	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Stream
1992	2×		Dec. 12, 1992 SBD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA	5:18	43
1993	7×		May 25, 1993 SBD	Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA	5:03	43
1994	7×		July 29, 1994	Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH	5:30	55
1995	4×		June 30, 1995	Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA	5:19	61