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Times Played94
First Played8/26/83
Last Played7/8/95
Typical Length7:08
Longest10:03 (9/13/91)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 2, 1989
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83
#1 July 2, 1989 · Sullivan Stadium - Foxboro, MA SBD
Length: 8:23 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.39/5 (75 reviews, 264,684 dl)
80
#2 June 6, 1991 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 9:33 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.32/5 (54 reviews, 157,953 dl)
78
#3 Oct. 11, 1983 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:49 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.37/5 (114 reviews, 222,559 dl)
77
#4 Dec. 31, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:11 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.78/5 (35 reviews, 135,427 dl)
75
#5 Sept. 26, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 7:44 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.42/5 (65 reviews, 150,832 dl)
71
#6 May 30, 1992 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV SBD
Length: 8:22 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.36/5 (41 reviews, 157,626 dl)
71
#7 Mar. 25, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 7:18 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.54/5 (40 reviews, 147,308 dl)
70
#8 Mar. 31, 1991 · Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC SBD
Length: 7:48 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.42/5 (56 reviews, 98,691 dl)
67
#9 July 29, 1994 · Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH
Length: 9:21 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.00/5 (60 reviews, 122,981 dl)
67
#10 Mar. 24, 1993 · Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC SBD
Length: 8:12 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.19/5 (77 reviews, 127,105 dl)
67
#11 Nov. 3, 1991 · Polo Field, Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:57 · Archive: 4.13/5 (18 reviews, 96,457 dl)
66
#12 Oct. 31, 1983 · Marin County Veterans Auditorium - San Rafael, CA SBD
Length: 7:22 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.20/5 (55 reviews, 182,277 dl)
66
#13 Apr. 7, 1991 · Orlando Arena - Orlando, FL SBD
Length: 8:37 · Archive: 4.23/5 (36 reviews, 92,267 dl)
65
#14 Sept. 2, 1983 · Boise Pavillion Boise State U. - Boise, ID SBD
Length: 6:32 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.50/5 (74 reviews, 219,316 dl)
65
#15 June 22, 1991 · Soldier Field - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 6:57 · Archive: 4.49/5 (59 reviews, 115,762 dl)
63
#16 Apr. 28, 1991 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV SBD
Length: 7:27 · Archive: 4.30/5 (46 reviews, 134,316 dl)
63
#17 June 28, 1992 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 8:33 · #2 of 1992 · Archive: 4.18/5 (49 reviews, 92,931 dl)
62
#18 June 14, 1991 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 6:58 · Archive: 4.35/5 (59 reviews, 124,666 dl)
62
#19 Oct. 15, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 5:26 · Archive: 4.59/5 (85 reviews, 211,282 dl)
60
#20 Dec. 13, 1990 · McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO SBD
Length: 7:06 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.41/5 (28 reviews, 114,757 dl)
58
#21 Oct. 5, 1994 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:22 · #2 of 1994 · Archive: 4.59/5 (67 reviews, 147,477 dl)
58
#22 Sept. 6, 1991 · Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH SBD
Length: 8:49 · Archive: 4.16/5 (27 reviews, 66,274 dl)
58
#23 Sept. 29, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 7:08 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.35/5 (30 reviews, 119,854 dl)
57
#24 Mar. 17, 1995 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:14 · #1 of 1995 · Archive: 3.55/5 (41 reviews, 188,532 dl)
56
#25 Feb. 23, 1993 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 7:23 · #2 of 1993 · Archive: 4.17/5 (39 reviews, 138,276 dl)
55
#26 Oct. 22, 1983 · Carrier Dome, Syracuse U. - Syracuse, NY SBD
Length: 6:36 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 121,552 dl)
55
#27 Mar. 17, 1993 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 7:05 · #3 of 1993 · Archive: 4.24/5 (48 reviews, 104,805 dl)
54
#28 June 10, 1990 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 6:37 · Archive: 4.23/5 (63 reviews, 144,624 dl)
52
#29 Mar. 1, 1992 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 8:19 · #3 of 1992 · Archive: 3.96/5 (21 reviews, 56,449 dl)
51
#30 Dec. 31, 1988 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 7:07 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.14/5 (38 reviews, 109,040 dl)
51
#31 Feb. 22, 1992 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:56 · Archive: 3.83/5 (18 reviews, 66,595 dl)
51
#32 Oct. 30, 1990 · Wembley Arena - London, England SBD
Archive: 4.25/5 (21 reviews, 72,255 dl)
51
#33 June 22, 1993 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 7:40 · Archive: 4.17/5 (34 reviews, 61,806 dl)
51
#34 Apr. 8, 1989 · Riverfront Arena - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 6:49 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.04/5 (59 reviews, 141,816 dl)
51
#35 July 8, 1995 · Soldier Field - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 7:09 · #2 of 1995 · Archive: 3.37/5 (94 reviews, 220,133 dl)
51
#36 Sept. 13, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:03 · Archive: 3.68/5 (23 reviews, 59,084 dl)
49
#37 May 25, 1993 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 7:28 · Archive: 4.41/5 (19 reviews, 50,451 dl)
49
#38 July 8, 1990 · Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 5:19 · Archive: 4.41/5 (49 reviews, 104,265 dl)
48
#39 June 15, 1995 · Franklin County Airport - Highgate, VT SBD
Length: 7:21 · #3 of 1995 · Archive: 2.99/5 (80 reviews, 143,135 dl)
48
#40 Oct. 28, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 7:48 · Archive: 4.14/5 (16 reviews, 30,528 dl)

Best Version of Wang Dang Doodle for Every Year (1983–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1983 7× Oct. 11, 1983 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 7:49 78 Archive.org ↗
1984 2× Oct. 27, 1984 SBD Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA 5:11 39 Archive.org ↗
1986 1× Mar. 27, 1986 SBD Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME 5:53 31 Archive.org ↗
1988 2× Dec. 31, 1988 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 7:07 51 Archive.org ↗
1989 6× July 2, 1989 SBD Sullivan Stadium - Foxboro, MA 8:23 83 Archive.org ↗
1990 7× Dec. 31, 1990 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 8:11 77 Archive.org ↗
1991 16× June 6, 1991 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 9:33 80 Archive.org ↗
1992 10× May 30, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 8:22 71 Archive.org ↗
1993 17× Mar. 24, 1993 SBD Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC 8:12 67 Archive.org ↗
1994 16× July 29, 1994 Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH 9:21 67 Archive.org ↗
1995 10× Mar. 17, 1995 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 8:14 57 Archive.org ↗