Grateful Dead Live Recordings

The table below shows the total number of live recordings issued of each song, including Vault releases, Dick's Picks, Download Series and others (but not 30 Days of the Dead). It also shows the total number of times the Grateful Dead played each song, and the percentage of those that have been issued. For a fuller explanation of these and other columns see the key at the end. Thanks to Eric Levy for his help in drawing this up - though any errors in updating it are mine not his!.

Updated to include Summer Magic 1985, Dave's Picks Volume 58, Record Store Day 2025 release, Dave's Picks Volume 57,

SONG TITLE	Live Rec's	Times Played	Percent	Studio Rec's	Video Rec's	Jams	Other Recs	Notes
Playing In The Band	169	592	28.5	2	7	1		(b)
Sugar Magnolia	152	605	25.1	1	5		1	(ss)
The Other One	141	601	23.5		5	2		(a)
Me And My Uncle	137	631	21.7		3
China Cat Sunflower	132	562	23.5	1	7	7
Truckin'	132	530	24.9	1	5		2	(dd)(uu)
I Know You Rider	129	559	23.1	2	6			(v)
Not Fade Away	128	543	23.6	1	7		1	(tt)
Jack Straw	123	479	25.7		3
Bertha	112	402	27.9		4		1	(aa)
Big River	108	399	27.1		3
Tennessee Jed	105	435	24.1		1
Good Lovin'	104	434	24.0		3
The Promised Land	104	434	24.0	1	2
Deal	103	427	24.1	1	4			(j)
Eyes Of The World	100	381	26.2	1	1			(jj)
El Paso	97	396	24.5		1
Brown Eyed Women	97	349	27.8				2	(f)
Beat It On Down The Line	93	341	27.3	1
Looks Like Rain	92	418	22.0	1	3			(l)
Wharf Rat	92	397	23.2		3
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad	91	301	30.2		2
Estimated Prophet	89	390	22.8	1	5
Sugaree	89	364	24.5	1			1	(j)(bb)
Mexicali Blues	88	441	20.0	1	3			(l)
Dark Star	86	221	38.9	1	5	2	1	(c)(rr)
One More Saturday Night	84	344	24.4	1	2			(l)
Casey Jones	82	331	24.8	1	1		2	(h)(ll)
Around And Around	81	420	19.3		1
Scarlet Begonias	81	316	25.6	1	4
Loser	80	352	22.7	1	1			(j)
He's Gone	79	329	24.1		2
Uncle John's Band	77	341	22.6	1	6	1
New Minglewood Blues	76	435	23.1	2	4
Samson And Delilah	75	364	20.6	1	3
Ramble On Rose	75	318	23.6		2
Morning Dew	73	267	27.3	1	2
Let It Grow	72	276	26.1	2	3			(d)
Johnny B Goode	69	289	23.9		3		1	(h)
Row Jimmy	69	277	24.9	1	4
Cassidy	65	334	19.5	1	3			(l)
Stella Blue	65	329	19.8	1	3
U.S.Blues	65	324	20.1	1	2
Greatest Story Ever Told	65	282	23.0	2	3			(k)
The Music Never Stopped	61	233	26.2	1	2
Cumberland Blues	60	223	26.9	1	1
Black Peter	59	352	16.8	1	1
Mississippi Half-Step	58	234	24.8	1	1
Turn On Your Lovelight	56	350	16.0
Terrapin Station	56	302	18.5	1	6			(e)
They Love Each Other	56	226	24.8	1				(i)
Black Throated Wind	56	160	35.0	1	1			(l)
Cold Rain And Snow	55	247	22.3	3	3			(ee)
Lady With A Fan	54	301	17.9	1	7			(e)
Friend Of The Devil	53	308	17.2	1	4
Bird Song	53	300	17.7	1	4			(j)
Fire On The Mountain	52	253	20.6	2	5			(x)
Saint Stephen	52	168	31.0	2	1
Dire Wolf	49	230	21.3	1	1
Peggy-O	48	264	18.2	2
Dancing In The Street	47	130	36.2	1			1	(n)
Mama Tried	46	307	15.0		2
Candyman	45	281	16.0	1	2
Ship Of Fools	44	224	19.6	1	1
It Must Have Been The Roses	44	159	27.7	1				(i)
Big Railroad Blues	43	178	24.2
Franklin's Tower	40	221	18.1	1	2
Don't Ease Me In	39	319	12.2	3	2			(ee)
The Wheel	39	258	15.1	1	1		1	(j)(oo)
Me And Bobby McGee	39	125	31.2
China Doll	38	114	33.3	2	1
Supplication	37	113	32.7			1
Brokedown Palace	36	218	16.5	1
Cryptical Envelopment	36	147	24.5
Lazy Lightnin'	35	111	31.5
I Need A Miracle	30	271	11.8	1	4
Weather Report Suite Prelude	32	53	60.4	2
Mister Charlie	31	52	59.6
Next Time You See Me	30	81	37.0
Throwing Stones	29	265	10.9	1	3
High Time	29	135	21.5	1
Big Boss Man	29	80	36.3		1		1	(kk)
Althea	28	271	10.3	1				(w)
Saint Of Circumstance	28	222	12.6	1	2
Shakedown Street	28	163	17.2	1	4
Slipknot	28	112	25.0	1	1
Help On The Way	28	110	25.5	1	1
Weather Report Suite Part 1	28	47	59.6	2
Little Red Rooster	27	272	9.9		3
Hard To Handle	25	119	21.0		2			(kk)
The Eleven	25	95	26.3	1		2		(ff)
And We Bid You Goodnight	25	95	26.3		1		1
Box Of Rain	24	162	14.8	1	1		1	(z)(vv)
Lost Sailor	24	145	16.6	1	1
Jack-a-Roe	24	115	20.9	1	2
Passenger	24	99	24.2	1			1	(g)
Comes A Time	24	67	35.8	1				(i)
Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)	24	58	41.4			2	1	(g)
Feel Like A Stranger	23	207	11.1	1	1
Touch Of Grey	22	213	10.3	2	4		2	(qq)
Crazy Fingers	22	144	15.3	1
Chinatown Shuffle	22	28	78.6
Hell In A Bucket	21	216	9.7	1	3
The Race Is On	21	60	35.0
It Hurts Me Too	21	57	36.8		1		1	(n)
Iko Iko	20	185	10.8	1	3
It's All Over Now	20	160	12.5		3
Here Comes Sunshine	20	65	30.8	1
Walkin' Blues	19	139	13.7		1			(cc)
Might As Well	19	111	17.1	1				(i)
Dupree's Diamond Blues	19	80	23.8	1
Man Smart (Woman Smarter)	17	199	9.0		2
Alabama Getaway	18	141	12.8	1			1
C.C.Rider	18	127	14.2
Loose Lucy	18	98	18.4	2
Stagger Lee	17	146	11.6	1	2
When I Paint My Masterpiece	16	144	11.1		4
Foolish Heart	15	87	17.2	1	1
To Lay Me Down	15	64	23.4	3	1			(j)
Cosmic Charley	15	43	34.9	1
Sing Me Back Home	15	41	36.6		1
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	14	147	9.5				1	(n)(pp)
Picasso Moon	14	77	18.2	1
Sunrise	14	30	46.7	1
All Along The Watchtower	13	123	10.6		1		1	(m)
My Brother Esau	13	104	12.5	1	2
Alligator	13	63	20.6				1	(g)
Dear Mr Fantasy	13	58	22.4		1
You Win Again	13	26	50.0
Queen Jane Approximately	12	129	9.3				2	(m)(mm)
Victim Or The Crime	12	96	12.5	1	1
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	12	76	15.8	1			1	(o)
West L.A. Fadeaway	11	140	7.9	2	4
Gimme Some Lovin'	11	87	12.6		1
In The Midnight Hour	11	55	20.0				1	(n)
Death Don't Have No Mercy	11	48	22.9	1
Sitting On Top Of The World	11	45	24.4	1			1	(kk)
Doin' That Rag	11	42	26.2	1
New Potato Caboose	11	30	36.7
Easy To Love You	10	45	22.2	1	1
Viola Lee Blues	10	45	22.2	1			1	(kk)
Mason's Children	10	19	52.6	1
Wang Dang Doodle	9	95	9.5		2
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	9	76	11.8		2		1	(m)
Memphis Blues	9	76	11.8		1
Deep Elem Blues	10	48	20.8		1
Smokestack Lightning	9	60	15.0
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues	9	58	15.5		1
Keep Your Day Job	9	57	15.8
Attics Of My Life	9	49	18.4	1
Easy Wind	9	46	19.6	1	1
Monkey And The Engineer	9	39	23.1
I'm A King Bee	9	38	23.7
Dark Hollow	9	31	29.0
The Stranger (Two Souls In Communion)	9	13	69.2
Standing On The Moon	8	75	10.7	1	3
New Speedway Boogie	8	57	14.0	2	1
Ripple	8	41	19.5	1	1
On The Road Again	8	39	20.5		2			(y)
I Will Take You Home	7	34	20.6	1	1
We Can Run	7	22	31.8	1	1
Wave That Flag	7	15	46.7
Mountains Of The Moon	7	12	58.3	1	1
Black Muddy River	6	66	9.1	2
Liberty	6	56	10.7
Hey Jude Finale	6	28	21.4					(u)
Blow Away	6	23	26.1	1	1
He Was A Friend Of Mine	6	22	27.3
Nobody's Fault But Mine	6	17	35.3	1		1
She Belongs To Me	6	10	60.0		1
Far From Me	5	74	6.8	1	1
The Same Thing	5	45	11.1				1	(o)
Maggie's Farm	5	43	11.6		1
Never Trust A Woman	4	42	11.9
The Weight	5	41	12.2
Hey Pocky Way	5	25	20.0		2
I've Been All Around This World	5	20	25.0
Built To Last	5	18	27.8	1	1
You Ain't Woman Enough	5	16	31.3
Ain't It Crazy	5	14	35.7				1
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie	5	14	35.7
The Last Time	4	70	5.7
The Mighty Quinn	4	59	6.8				1	(mm)(pp)
Desolation Row	4	58	6.9		1
When Push Comes To Shove	4	58	6.9	2	2
So Many Roads	4	54	6.8
Spoonful	4	52	7.7
Days Between	4	41	9.8	1
Satisfaction	4	31	12.9
Just A Little Light	4	21	19.0	1
Werewolves Of London	4	12	33.3
Run Rudolph Run	4	7	57.1
It Takes A ... Train To Cry	4	7	57.1
King Solomon's Marbles	4	5	80.0	1
Way To Go Home	3	92	3.3
Corrina	3	76	3.9					(s)
Let The Good Times Roll	3	47	6.4		2
Broken Arrow	3	35	8.6
Tons Of Steel	3	29	10.3	1
Born Cross-Eyed	3	12	25.0	1				(gg)
It's A Sin	3	12	25.0
Jordan	3	13	23.1		1
Katie Mae	3	12	25.0
Revolution	3	11	27.3
Cream Puff War	3	10	30.0	2
Visions Of Johanna	3	8	37.5					(pp)
Heaven Help The Fool	3	7	42.9		1
You Don't Have To Ask	3	7	42.9	1
Mission In The Rain	3	5	60.0	1				(i)
Hey Jude	3	3	100.0					(u)
Money, Money	3	3	100.0	1
Lazy River Road	2	66	3.0	1
Eternity	2	44	4.5	1
Samba In The Rain	2	38	5.3					(t)
Rosa Lee McFall	2	18	11.1
Silver Threads And Golden Needles	2	18	11.1	1
That Would Be Something	2	17	11.8
Gloria	2	16	12.5			1
Wake Up Little Susie	2	14	14.3
It's A Man's World	2	13	15.4
Ollin Arageed	2	12	16.7		1
Tomorrow Is Forever	2	10	20.0
Ballad Of A Thin Man	2	8	25.0
The Frozen Logger	2	8	25.0
I Second That Emotion	2	7	28.6
Little Sadie	2	7	28.6
Long Black Limousine	2	5	40.0
Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu	2	5	40.0
Stealin	2	5	40.0	2			1	(ee)
Bo Diddley	2	4	50.0
Keep On Growing	2	4	50.0
One Kind Favor	2	4	50.0
Blues For Allah	2	3	66.7	1
Clementine	2	3	66.7	1				(ff)
Hey Little One	2	3	66.6
Standing On The Corner	2	3	66.7	1
Cardboard Cowboy	2	2	100.0				1	(vv)
Hey Little One	2	2	100.0
Keep Rolling By	2	2	100.0
Oh Boy	2	2	100.0
Sage And Spirit	2	2	100.0	1
Easy Answers	1	44	2.3					(r)
I Fought The Law	1	36	2.8
From The Heart Of Me	1	26	3.8	1	1
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds	1	19	5.3
Don't Need Love	1	16	6.3
Baba O'Riley	1	12	8.3
Tomorrow Never Knows	1	12	8.3
Childhood's End	1	11	9.1
Down In The Bottom	1	9	11.1	1
I Ain't Superstitious	1	8	12.5	1
Seasons Of My Heart	1	8	12.5	1
Believe It Or Not	1	7	14.3	1
Big Boy Pete	1	7	14.3
Let Me Sing Your Blues Away	1	6	16.7	1
Maybe You Know	1	6	16.7
The Valley Road	1	6	16.7
Till The Morning Comes	1	5	20.0	1
Hey Bo Diddley	1	4	25.0
I Just Want To Make Love To You	1	4	25.0
I'm A Hog For You Baby	1	4	25.0
La Bamba	1	4	25.0
A Voice From On High	1	4	25.0
Devil With The Blue Dress	1	3	33.3
Good Golly Miss Molly	1	3	33.3
If I Had The World To Give	1	3	33.3	1
Little Star	1	3	33.3
She's Mine	1	3	33.3
Stander On The Mountain	1	3	33.3
Who Do You Love	1	3	33.3
Ballad Of Casey Jones	1	2	50.0
Bring Me My Shotgun	1	2	50.0
California Earthquake	1	2	50.0
Empty Pages	1	2	50.0
Got My Mojo Working	1	2	50.0
I'm A Man (Mannish Boy)	1	2	50.0
Mona	1	2	50.0
Pain In My Heart	1	2	50.0
Sick And Tired	1	2	50.0
That's All Right Mama	1	2	50.0
Are You Lonely For Me	1	1	100.0
Black Snake	1	1	100.0
Don't Mess Up A Good Thing	1	1	100.0
Empty Heart	1	1	100.0
Gangster Of Love	1	1	100.0
Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet	1	1	100.0
How Sweet It Is	1	1	100.0
In The Pines	1	1	100.0
Let It Rock	1	1	100.0
The Mighty Flood	1	1	100.0
Roberta	1	1	100.0
Salt Lake City	1	1	100.0					(p)
Sidewalks Of New York	1	1	100.0
Tastebud	1	1	100.0	3				(ee)
Tom Dooley	1	1	100.0
Wave To The Wind	0	21	0
Rain	0	20	0
If The Shoe Fits	0	17	0
Unbroken Chain	0	10	0	2
Walking The Dog	0	6	1
The Golden Road	0	7	0	1
Operator	0	4	0	1
Reuben And Cerise	0	4	0					(q)
Alice D Millionaire	0	3	0	1
Overseas Stomp (Lindy)	0	3	0	1			1	(o)
Early Morning Rain	0	2	0	1
Hi-Heel Sneakers	0	2	0	1
Mindbender	0	2	0	1
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines	0	2	0	1
Betty And Dupree	0	1	0	1
Can't Come Down	0	1	0	1				(hh)
The Only Time Is Now	0	1	0	1
Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues	0	1	0
You See A Broken Heart	0	1	0	1
Pride Of Cucamonga	0	0	0	2

Key:

Live Rec's:	This gives the total number of live recordings by the Dead that have been issued officially on CD. Many thanks to Eric Levy for his help in preparing and checking this. It includes "pre-Vault" live recordings such as "Live/Dead", Vault releases such as "One From The Vault," all Dick's Picks, and CD soundtracks from DVD releases. I have counted "Anthem Of The Sun" as a live album.
Times Played:	This gives the total number of times the Dead played the song live. It omits covers played less than 10 times for which no recordings have been issued. The figures are taken from DeadBase XI: this is the most convenient source, though it omits a number of tapes that have come into circulation recently. It is very likely that some of the early songs (eg "Can't Come Down") were played at many more 1966 concerts for which no setlists exist.
Percentages:	These are the total number of recordings as a percentage of the number of times played. I am not arguing for an even proportion of recordings of every song: a much larger percentage of Dark Stars than Me And My Uncles is fine by me! But it does highlight some songs that are very much under-represented in the official releases.
Studio Rec's:	This gives the number of studio recordings by the Dead. In some cases I have stretched what counts as a Grateful Dead studio recording - these are mentioned in the notes.
Video Rec's:	This gives the number of releases of each song on video or DVD. It includes those that have also been released on CD soundtrack albums. This means that some of these recordings are also counted in the column "Live Rec's."
Jams:	This gives the number of live versions released as jams without lyrics being sung
Other Rec's:	This identifies other live recordings not included in the totals, for example because they are part of other recordings or because they have been issued only semi-officially. It lists only other recordings of the Grateful Dead themselves - not subsequent recordings by Ratdog, The Other Ones, Phil Lesh & Friends etc.

Notes:

(a)	"The Other One" includes recordings with "Cryptical Envelopment" as part of "That's It For The Other One" suite.
(b)	studio recordings of "Playing In The Band" are on Bob Weir's "Ace" and Mickey Hart's "Rolling Thunder" (titled "The Main Ten"); Jam on DP16, also titled "The Main Ten".
(c)	the "Dark Star" studio recording was released as a single and on the compilation "What A Long Strange Trip It's Been" (and also as a hidden track on Live/Dead in the box set "The Golden Road").
(d)	"Let It Grow" includes recordings as part of "Weather Report Suite"
(e)	DP3 contains "Terrapin Station" not preceded by "Lady With A Fan" - the only known time.
(f)	additional recordings of "Brown-Eyed Women" have been issued on "Around The Fire" soundtrack and Live Jive (KSAN Benefit CD)
(g)	additional live recordings of "Alligator", "Caution" and "And We Bid You Goodnight" have been issued on the CD The Best Of The Grateful Dead Hour
(h)	additional live recordings of "Casey Jones" and "Johnny B Goode" from 2 July 1971 were issued on "The Last Days Of The Fillmore." An additional live recording of "Casey Jones" from 1978 is on the compilation "Saturday Night Live Vol 1"
(i)	studio recordings of "Might As Well", "Mission In The Rain", "It Must Have Been The Roses" and "They Love Each Other" were issued on "Reflections" by Jerry Garcia
(j)	studio recordings of "Deal", "Bird Song", "Sugaree", "Loser", "To Lay Me Down" and "The Wheel" were issued on "Garcia" by Jerry Garcia
(k)	studio recordings of "Greatest Story Ever Told" are on "Ace" by Bob Weir and on "Rolling Thunder" by Mickey Hart (titled "The Pump Song")
(l)	studio recordings of "Greatest Story Ever Told", "Playing In The Band", "Black Throated Wind", "Looks Like Rain", "One More Saturday Night" and "Cassidy" were issued on "Ace" by Bob Weir
(m)	additional recordings of "Queen Jane Approximately", "All Along The Watchtower" and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" were issued on "Dylan And The Dead"
(n)	additional recordings of "I Know You Rider" (see note (v)), "It Hurts Me Too", "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", "Dancing In The Streets" and "In The Midnight Hour" were issued on vinyl on "Vintage Dead"
(o)	additional recordings of "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", "Stealin'" "Lindy" and "The Same Thing" were issued on vinyl on "Historic Dead"
(p)	"Salt Lake City" was recorded on Bob Weir's album "Heaven Help The Fool"
(q)	"Reuben And Cerise" was recorded on Jerry Garcia's album "Run For The Roses." A live recording by the Grateful Dead plays as background to the contents page of the DVD "View From The Vault II"
(r)	a version of "Easy Answers" by "The Other Ones" is on "FurthurMost", and a Weir/Wasserman/Neil Young version is on "Trios"
(s)	a version of "Corrina" by "The Other Ones" is on "The Strange Remain", and a Ratdog version on "Evening Moods"
(t)	a version of "Samba In The Rain" by Vince Welnick is on the "Missing Man Formation" CD
(u)	the full "Hey Jude" was played only 3 times, but the finale was played a further 28 times
(v)	the version of "I Know You Rider" on "Vintage Dead" is the same as the version on "So Many Roads", included in the left-hand column
(w)	two of the live recordings of Althea (on "Without A Net" and "Terrapin Station (Limited Edition)") are from the same night
(x)	the video of "Fire On The Mountain" on "Dead Ahead" is the same performance as on the "Dead Set" CD
(y)	the video of "On The Road Again" on "Dead Ahead" is the same performance as on the "Reckoning" CD
(z)	a recording of "Box Of Rain" is included on the DVD version of "View From The Vault II" but not on the CD or videocassette. It is included in the "video" column and not counted in the percentages - which are based on CD releases only
(aa)	a live recording of "Bertha" from an unknown date is included on the CD "Huckleberry Jam" (various artists compilation) sold in the Bay Area as a fundraiser for the Huckleberry House
(bb)	a live recording of "Sugaree" from 11 April 1987 is included on the CD "ONXRT: Live From The Archives, Vol. 4" (various artists compilation) sold in Chicago as a fundraiser for a tree-planting project
(cc)	two of the live recordings of "Walkin' Blues" may be from the same night - those on "Without A Net" and "Terrapin Station (Limited Edition)." Because this isn't certain, I have included both in the total of recordings and the percentage.
(dd)	the single version of "Truckin'" is included as a bonus track on "American Beauty" on the Rhino Box Set "The Golden Road (1965-1973)"
(ee)	the CD "Birth Of The Dead" in the Rhino Box Set "The Golden Road (1965-1973)" includes two studio versions, one with vocals, one without. The additional recording of Stealin' was released on "Historic Dead"
(ff)	the studio version is a jam, included as a bonus track on "Aoxomoxoa" in the Rhino Box Set "The Golden Road (1965-1973)"
(gg)	the single version of "Born Cross-Eyed" is included as a bonus track on "Anthem Of The Sun" in the Rhino Box Set "The Golden Road (1965-1973"
(hh)	the same studio version is on the box sets "The Golden Road (1965-1973)" and "So Many Roads (1965-1995)"
(jj)	the video version of "Eyes Of The World" on "The Grateful Dead Movie" is the same as the version on "So Many Roads (1965-1995)"
(kk)	longish excerpts from live recordings of "Viola Lee Blues", "Sitting On Top Of The World" and "Big Boss Man" from the Fillmore in 1967 are on the "Grateful Dead Documentary" CD
(ll)	the performance of "Casey Jones" on "The Grateful Dead Movie" is the same as that on "Steal Your Face"
(mm)	additional recordings of "Queen Jane Approximately" and "The Mighty Quinn" were issued on a bonus disc with early copies of "Postcards Of The Hanging"
(nn)	the video of "Hard To Handle" is on "Backstage Pass." The audio on that comes from the same show (29 April 1971) as "Ladies And Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead", though the video footage comes from a variety of other shows.
(oo)	a version of "The Wheel" from 9 September 1982 was included on a limited edition CD "Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artworks."
(pp)	the live Grateful Dead recordings of "The Mighty Quinn", "Visions of Johanna" and "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" include those on the album Jerry Garcia Plays Dylan
(qq)	the additional recordings of "Touch Of Grey" are on "ONXRT: Live From The Archives, Vol 11" and "The Music Never Stopped: Music From The Motion Picture"
(rr)	the additional recording of "Dark Star" is from 16 Aug 1969, released on "Woodstock--40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm"
(ss)	the additional recording of "Sugar Magnolia" is from 26 Apr 1971, released on "Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective"
(tt)	the additional recording of "Not Fade Away" is from 19 May 1974, released on "Best Of The Grateful Dead Hour Vol 2"
(uu)	the additional recordings of "Truckin'" were released on "Best Of The Grateful Dead Hour Vol 2" and "The Music Never Stopped: Music From The Motion Picture"
(vv)	the additional recordings of "Box Of Rain" and "Cardboard Cowboy" were included on a CD given away with some copies of Phil Lesh's book "Searching For The Sound"