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Times Played110
First Played6/17/75
Last Played6/22/95
Typical Length4:14
Longest28:17 (5/12/91)
#1 Consensus PickFeb. 26, 1977
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100
#1 Feb. 26, 1977 · Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino, CA SBD
Length: 13:22 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.84/5 (309 reviews, 1,367,112 dl)
99
#2 May 9, 1977 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 12:12 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.86/5 (226 reviews, 1,243,107 dl)
95
#3 June 9, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:20 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.87/5 (161 reviews, 590,156 dl)
95
#4 Sept. 10, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 23:13 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.66/5 (109 reviews, 328,185 dl)
94
#5 Apr. 23, 1977 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 5:28 · Archive: 4.68/5 (141 reviews, 656,209 dl)
93
#6 Oct. 31, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 4:52 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.84/5 (91 reviews, 236,621 dl)
93
#7 May 22, 1977 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
Archive: 4.62/5 (69 reviews, 368,069 dl)
92
#8 Sept. 28, 1975 · Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:20 · #1 of 1975 · Archive: 4.60/5 (170 reviews, 415,449 dl)
90
#9 June 14, 1976 · Beacon Theatre - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:37 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.69/5 (97 reviews, 351,723 dl)
88
#10 Oct. 8, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 5:02 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.64/5 (58 reviews, 239,247 dl)
87
#11 Sept. 2, 1983 · Boise Pavillion Boise State U. - Boise, ID SBD
Length: 11:26 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.50/5 (74 reviews, 219,316 dl)
87
#12 Aug. 13, 1975 · Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:38 · Archive: 4.90/5 (74 reviews, 401,587 dl)
87
#13 June 3, 1976 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 4:40 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.48/5 (132 reviews, 398,485 dl)
87
#14 Oct. 9, 1976 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:31 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.71/5 (46 reviews, 166,484 dl)
82
#15 June 19, 1976 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD
Length: 4:36 · Archive: 4.66/5 (41 reviews, 174,395 dl)
81
#16 Mar. 24, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 3:29 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.63/5 (88 reviews, 323,188 dl)
81
#17 Oct. 1, 1976 · Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN SBD
Length: 5:09 · Archive: 4.57/5 (46 reviews, 142,279 dl)
80
#18 July 18, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 4:31 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.40/5 (89 reviews, 238,681 dl)
79
#19 Oct. 11, 1977 · Lloyd Noble Center, U. of Oklahoma - Norman, OK SBD
Length: 5:25 · Archive: 4.46/5 (57 reviews, 134,023 dl)
78
#20 June 27, 1984 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 4:08 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.52/5 (65 reviews, 162,799 dl)
76
#21 Dec. 31, 1976 · Cow Palace - Daly City, CA SBD
Length: 4:32 · Archive: 4.70/5 (29 reviews, 136,388 dl)
75
#22 Aug. 4, 1976 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 6:42 · Archive: 4.25/5 (58 reviews, 203,490 dl)
75
#23 Oct. 19, 1989 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
#2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.45/5 (50 reviews, 129,168 dl)
75
#24 June 28, 1983 · Poplar Creek Music Theater - Hofman Estates, IL SBD
Length: 8:10 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.78/5 (30 reviews, 115,257 dl)
75
#25 Sept. 19, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:14 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.39/5 (67 reviews, 224,262 dl)
73
#26 June 17, 1975 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:25 · Archive: 4.48/5 (170 reviews, 803,018 dl)
73
#27 June 10, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 4:36 · Archive: 4.27/5 (66 reviews, 194,218 dl)
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#28 Apr. 26, 1983 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:32 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.31/5 (42 reviews, 155,365 dl)
72
#29 Sept. 6, 1983 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 3:59 · Archive: 4.44/5 (66 reviews, 182,413 dl)
72
#30 June 14, 1991 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 4:36 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.35/5 (59 reviews, 124,666 dl)
72
#31 Apr. 1, 1984 · Marin County Veterans Auditorium - San Rafael, CA SBD
Length: 3:38 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.53/5 (47 reviews, 168,838 dl)
70
#32 Aug. 22, 1993 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
#1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.36/5 (85 reviews, 181,108 dl)
70
#33 Mar. 30, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 3:14 · Archive: 4.58/5 (39 reviews, 154,266 dl)
69
#34 Sept. 20, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 12:28 · Archive: 4.32/5 (41 reviews, 118,480 dl)
69
#35 Oct. 12, 1983 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:23 · Archive: 4.41/5 (43 reviews, 136,938 dl)
69
#36 Sept. 27, 1976 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 5:49 · Archive: 4.25/5 (49 reviews, 137,728 dl)
69
#37 Oct. 1, 1994 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 3:26 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.32/5 (114 reviews, 299,531 dl)
69
#38 July 14, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 5:12 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.37/5 (37 reviews, 111,615 dl)
67
#39 Apr. 17, 1984 · Niagara Falls Convention Center - Niagara Falls, NY SBD
Length: 3:46 · Archive: 4.42/5 (42 reviews, 160,439 dl)
67
#40 Mar. 25, 1985 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 4:07 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.34/5 (59 reviews, 136,979 dl)

Best Version of Help On The Way for Every Year (1975–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1975 3× Sept. 28, 1975 SBD Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA 5:20 92 Archive.org ↗
1976 17× June 14, 1976 SBD Beacon Theatre - New York, NY 4:37 90 Archive.org ↗
1977 7× Feb. 26, 1977 SBD Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino, CA 13:22 100 Archive.org ↗
1983 16× Sept. 2, 1983 SBD Boise Pavillion Boise State U. - Boise, ID 11:26 87 Archive.org ↗
1984 9× June 27, 1984 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 4:08 78 Archive.org ↗
1985 2× Mar. 25, 1985 SBD Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA 4:07 67 Archive.org ↗
1989 5× Oct. 8, 1989 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 5:02 88 Archive.org ↗
1990 10× Mar. 24, 1990 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 3:29 81 Archive.org ↗
1991 13× Sept. 10, 1991 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 23:13 95 Archive.org ↗
1992 5× May 31, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 3:07 54 Archive.org ↗
1993 10× Aug. 22, 1993 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR - 70 Archive.org ↗
1994 9× Oct. 1, 1994 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 3:26 69 Archive.org ↗
1995 4× May 26, 1995 SBD Memorial Stadium - Seattle, WA 9:41 50 Archive.org ↗