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Grateful Dead - Sittin' On Top Of The World

Community-ranked versions of Sittin' On Top Of The World. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played10

First Played5/19/66

Last Played11/5/70

Typical Length3:41

Longest4:36 (11/5/70)

#1 Consensus PickMay 19, 1966

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#1 May 19, 1966 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 2:22 · Archive: 4.55/5 (74 reviews, 167,312 dl)

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#2 May 31, 1969 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD

#1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.76/5 (38 reviews, 87,847 dl)

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#3 Nov. 5, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY

Length: 4:36 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.22/5 (23 reviews, 58,489 dl)

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#4 Aug. 23, 1969 · Pelletier Farm - St. Helens, OR SBD

Length: 4:34 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.29/5 (23 reviews, 52,043 dl)

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#5 July 3, 1969 · Reed's Ranch - Colorado Springs, CO SBD

Length: 3:41 · #3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.30/5 (23 reviews, 36,605 dl)

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#6 Aug. 21, 1969 · Aqua Theatre - Seattle, WA SBD

Length: 4:16 · Archive: 4.30/5 (18 reviews, 36,273 dl)

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#7 Oct. 11, 1970 · Marion Shea Auditorium - Wayne, NJ

Length: 1:03 · Archive: 4.08/5 (13 reviews, 32,349 dl)

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#8 June 22, 1969 · The Great Lawn, Central Park - New York, NY SBD

Archive: 3.31/5 (15 reviews, 54,644 dl)

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#9 Apr. 11, 1969 · University Auditorium, U. Of Arizona - Tucson, AZ SBD

Archive: 3.63/5 (14 reviews, 25,465 dl)

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#10 July 4, 1969 · Electric Theater - Chicago, IL SBD

Length: 2:57 · Archive: 3.24/5 (14 reviews, 37,621 dl)

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Best Version of Sittin' On Top Of The World for Every Year (1966–1970)

Year	Played	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1966	1×	May 19, 1966 SBD	Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA	2:22	73	Archive.org ↗
1969	7×	May 31, 1969 SBD	McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR	-	68	Archive.org ↗
1970	2×	Nov. 5, 1970	Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY	4:36	56	Archive.org ↗