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Times Played141
First Played8/28/82
Last Played6/30/95
Typical Length8:25
Longest11:23 (7/9/89)
#1 Consensus PickJune 23, 1990
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89
#1 June 23, 1990 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 10:16 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.59/5 (51 reviews, 194,153 dl)
84
#2 July 9, 1989 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 11:23 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.33/5 (51 reviews, 206,756 dl)
82
#3 June 20, 1983 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
Length: 9:10 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.57/5 (78 reviews, 244,993 dl)
82
#4 Oct. 19, 1989 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 9:35 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.45/5 (50 reviews, 129,168 dl)
80
#5 July 19, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
#3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.76/5 (126 reviews, 390,375 dl)
78
#6 Mar. 31, 1991 · Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC SBD
Length: 9:56 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.42/5 (56 reviews, 98,691 dl)
76
#7 May 13, 1983 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 9:11 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.52/5 (35 reviews, 146,477 dl)
75
#8 Oct. 9, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
#1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.59/5 (77 reviews, 210,719 dl)
74
#9 Aug. 28, 1982 · Oregon County Fair - Veneta, OR SBD
#2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.66/5 (59 reviews, 162,293 dl)
74
#10 Sept. 11, 1983 · Santa Fe Downs - Santa Fe, NM SBD
Length: 9:58 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.23/5 (46 reviews, 132,143 dl)
73
#11 Sept. 17, 1982 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
#3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.58/5 (64 reviews, 199,018 dl)
72
#12 June 14, 1985 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 8:32 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.41/5 (57 reviews, 253,510 dl)
71
#13 Oct. 20, 1984 · Carrier Dome, Syracuse U. - Syracuse, NY SBD
Length: 8:50 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.21/5 (84 reviews, 187,780 dl)
70
#14 Sept. 16, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:57 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.39/5 (24 reviews, 116,206 dl)
69
#15 Sept. 21, 1982 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:19 · Archive: 4.57/5 (56 reviews, 126,270 dl)
68
#16 Mar. 27, 1987 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
#1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.45/5 (44 reviews, 175,802 dl)
68
#17 Oct. 3, 1987 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 8:38 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.39/5 (38 reviews, 135,482 dl)
67
#18 Apr. 13, 1984 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
#2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.29/5 (71 reviews, 171,610 dl)
67
#19 Sept. 15, 1985 · Devore Field, Southwestern College - Chula Vista, CA SBD
Length: 8:03 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.49/5 (68 reviews, 158,984 dl)
65
#20 May 6, 1989 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 8:25 · Archive: 4.36/5 (42 reviews, 158,211 dl)
64
#21 Dec. 17, 1986 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 9:33 · #1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.38/5 (25 reviews, 85,798 dl)
63
#22 May 6, 1990 · Cal State Dominguez Hills - Carson, CA SBD
#2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.33/5 (51 reviews, 144,043 dl)
63
#23 Aug. 18, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 8:53 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.52/5 (28 reviews, 79,283 dl)
63
#24 Apr. 26, 1983 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Archive: 4.31/5 (42 reviews, 155,365 dl)
63
#25 Mar. 22, 1990 · Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada SBD
Length: 7:32 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.43/5 (119 reviews, 299,200 dl)
62
#26 June 25, 1992 · Soldier Field - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 9:52 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.15/5 (54 reviews, 77,654 dl)
62
#27 Apr. 16, 1983 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 8:09 · Archive: 4.42/5 (36 reviews, 145,603 dl)
61
#28 Sept. 15, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Archive: 4.25/5 (49 reviews, 189,936 dl)
61
#29 Mar. 30, 1988 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 10:03 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 3.91/5 (34 reviews, 87,758 dl)
61
#30 June 30, 1995 · Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA
Length: 8:47 · #1 of 1995 · Archive: 4.06/5 (92 reviews, 177,245 dl)
60
#31 Feb. 14, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:34 · #2 of 1986 · Archive: 4.50/5 (28 reviews, 91,478 dl)
60
#32 Apr. 8, 1989 · Riverfront Arena - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 8:44 · Archive: 4.04/5 (59 reviews, 141,816 dl)
60
#33 Apr. 13, 1983 · Patrick Field House, U. of Vermont - Burlington, VT SBD
Length: 7:20 · Archive: 4.46/5 (79 reviews, 219,731 dl)
60
#34 July 2, 1988 · Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME SBD
Length: 7:41 · #2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.30/5 (111 reviews, 272,637 dl)
59
#35 Apr. 9, 1983 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 8:14 · Archive: 4.20/5 (46 reviews, 166,777 dl)
58
#36 July 3, 1984 · Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO SBD
Length: 8:44 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.33/5 (23 reviews, 137,101 dl)
58
#37 May 21, 1995 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV SBD
Length: 9:54 · #2 of 1995 · Archive: 3.61/5 (51 reviews, 117,668 dl)
58
#38 Oct. 14, 1994 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:37 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.07/5 (74 reviews, 101,887 dl)
58
#39 Oct. 8, 1983 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA
Length: 9:16 · Archive: 4.07/5 (49 reviews, 95,479 dl)
58
#40 Dec. 27, 1983 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:19 · Archive: 4.10/5 (27 reviews, 103,566 dl)

Best Version of West L.A. Fadeaway for Every Year (1982–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1982 8× Oct. 9, 1982 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA - 75 Archive.org ↗
1983 18× June 20, 1983 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 9:10 82 Archive.org ↗
1984 14× Oct. 20, 1984 SBD Carrier Dome, Syracuse U. - Syracuse, NY 8:50 71 Archive.org ↗
1985 14× June 14, 1985 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 8:32 72 Archive.org ↗
1986 8× Dec. 17, 1986 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 9:33 64 Archive.org ↗
1987 22× Mar. 27, 1987 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT - 68 Archive.org ↗
1988 14× Mar. 30, 1988 SBD Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ 10:03 61 Archive.org ↗
1989 8× July 9, 1989 SBD Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ 11:23 84 Archive.org ↗
1990 8× June 23, 1990 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 10:16 89 Archive.org ↗
1991 7× Mar. 31, 1991 SBD Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC 9:56 78 Archive.org ↗
1992 7× June 25, 1992 SBD Soldier Field - Chicago, IL 9:52 62 Archive.org ↗
1993 2× Mar. 21, 1993 SBD The Omni - Atlanta, GA 9:30 47 Archive.org ↗
1994 7× Oct. 14, 1994 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 8:37 58 Archive.org ↗
1995 4× June 30, 1995 Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA 8:47 61 Archive.org ↗