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Community-ranked Grateful Dead & JGB versions and showsGrateful Dead - The Wheel
Community-ranked versions of The Wheel. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.
Times Played257
First Played6/3/76
Last Played5/25/95
Typical Length5:11
Longest18:04 (9/24/88)
#1 Consensus PickMay 7, 1977
100
Length: 10:26 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.81/5 (237 reviews, 1,321,787 dl)
94
Length: 7:57 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.69/5 (97 reviews, 351,723 dl)
94
Length: 14:04 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.74/5 (87 reviews, 209,043 dl)
93
Length: 9:57 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (111 reviews, 321,478 dl)
93
Length: 6:01 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.79/5 (104 reviews, 252,803 dl)
93
Length: 7:02 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.54/5 (172 reviews, 506,420 dl)
92
Length: 5:26 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.80/5 (155 reviews, 518,816 dl)
92
Length: 7:23 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.84/5 (56 reviews, 177,443 dl)
91
Length: 5:21 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.73/5 (127 reviews, 390,502 dl)
91
Length: 4:58 · Archive: 4.84/5 (309 reviews, 1,367,112 dl)
91
Length: 6:29 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.76/5 (69 reviews, 245,376 dl)
90
Length: 7:05 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.61/5 (97 reviews, 251,600 dl)
90
Length: 5:59 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
90
#1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.76/5 (126 reviews, 390,375 dl)
89
Length: 13:24 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.66/5 (59 reviews, 162,293 dl)
89
Length: 12:17 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.62/5 (68 reviews, 162,378 dl)
88
Length: 5:16 · Archive: 4.81/5 (67 reviews, 303,348 dl)
87
Length: 5:15 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.59/5 (121 reviews, 379,148 dl)
87
Length: 4:21 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.76/5 (167 reviews, 695,135 dl)
86
Length: 4:42 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)
86
Length: 9:43 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.49/5 (85 reviews, 204,607 dl)
86
Length: 6:04 · Archive: 4.67/5 (59 reviews, 163,302 dl)
85
Length: 7:06 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.40/5 (141 reviews, 276,793 dl)
85
Length: 4:52 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.63/5 (88 reviews, 323,188 dl)
84
Length: 8:35 · Archive: 4.57/5 (46 reviews, 142,279 dl)
83
Length: 5:06 · Archive: 4.48/5 (132 reviews, 398,485 dl)
83
Length: 5:18 · #3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.61/5 (62 reviews, 163,356 dl)
82
Length: 6:00 · Archive: 4.53/5 (51 reviews, 176,695 dl)
82
Length: 5:03 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.61/5 (74 reviews, 213,576 dl)
81
Length: 5:30 · Archive: 4.59/5 (51 reviews, 194,153 dl)
81
Length: 4:47 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.70/5 (60 reviews, 145,494 dl)
80
Length: 5:34 · Archive: 4.50/5 (63 reviews, 160,193 dl)
80
Length: 8:16 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.63/5 (67 reviews, 132,247 dl)
80
Length: 15:28 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.29/5 (71 reviews, 171,610 dl)
80
Length: 4:48 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.46/5 (117 reviews, 205,763 dl)
79
Length: 4:44 · Archive: 4.65/5 (49 reviews, 225,105 dl)
79
Length: 8:21 · Archive: 4.36/5 (49 reviews, 208,504 dl)
78
Length: 5:08 · Archive: 4.55/5 (43 reviews, 211,711 dl)
78
Length: 4:12 · Archive: 4.64/5 (58 reviews, 239,247 dl)
78
Length: 6:36 · Archive: 4.40/5 (66 reviews, 208,428 dl)
Best Version of The Wheel for Every Year (1976–1995)
| Year | Played | Vote | #1 Version of Year | Venue | Length | Score | Tape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20× | June 14, 1976 SBD | Beacon Theatre - New York, NY | 7:57 | 94 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1977 | 10× | May 7, 1977 SBD | Boston Garden - Boston, MA | 10:26 | 100 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1978 | 1× | Feb. 3, 1978 SBD | Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI | 5:08 | 78 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1979 | 1× | Feb. 17, 1979 SBD | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA | 6:01 | 65 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1980 | 11× | Nov. 30, 1980 SBD | Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA | 7:05 | 90 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1981 | 14× | May 1, 1981 SBD | Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA | 6:29 | 91 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1982 | 17× | Oct. 10, 1982 SBD | Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA | 5:21 | 91 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1983 | 14× | Oct. 17, 1983 SBD | Olympic Center - Lake Placid, NY | 7:02 | 93 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1984 | 15× | July 13, 1984 SBD | Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA | 9:57 | 93 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1985 | 15× | Apr. 27, 1985 SBD | Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA | 5:03 | 82 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1986 | 8× | Feb. 12, 1986 SBD | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA | 4:58 | 54 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1987 | 19× | Mar. 29, 1987 SBD | The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA | 8:32 | 70 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1988 | 21× | July 29, 1988 SBD | Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA | 4:58 | 74 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1989 | 23× | July 19, 1989 SBD | Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI | - | 90 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1990 | 17× | Mar. 29, 1990 SBD | Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY | 4:21 | 87 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1991 | 16× | Oct. 27, 1991 SBD | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA | 5:59 | 90 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1992 | 10× | Mar. 5, 1992 SBD | Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA | 6:42 | 49 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1993 | 12× | Aug. 22, 1993 SBD | Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR | 7:02 | 76 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1994 | 11× | June 26, 1994 SBD | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV | 4:21 | 44 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1995 | 2× | Apr. 1, 1995 SBD | Pyramid Arena - Memphis, TN | 6:02 | 35 | Archive.org ↗ |