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Times Played58
First Played12/31/69
Last Played5/20/95
Typical Length3:22
Longest4:58 (11/26/80)
#1 Consensus PickMay 26, 1973
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97
#1 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:46 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
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92
#2 June 26, 1974 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 4:23 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (66 reviews, 306,031 dl)
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91
#3 Nov. 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 3:28 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.87/5 (94 reviews, 286,073 dl)
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91
#4 June 16, 1974 · Des Moines State Fair Grandstand - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 4:02 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.59/5 (89 reviews, 241,295 dl)
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89
#5 Sept. 18, 1974 · Parc des Exposition - Dijon, France SBD
Length: 3:46 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (71 reviews, 256,987 dl)
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89
#6 June 10, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 3:14 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (301 reviews, 1,663,075 dl)
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87
#7 Mar. 28, 1973 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 3:26 · Archive: 4.66/5 (88 reviews, 213,063 dl)
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87
#8 June 22, 1973 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 3:08 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
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86
#9 Mar. 24, 1973 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 3:07 · Archive: 4.82/5 (96 reviews, 277,668 dl)
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85
#10 Nov. 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
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85
#11 Nov. 14, 1973 · San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA SBD
Length: 3:22 · Archive: 4.63/5 (86 reviews, 183,151 dl)
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84
#12 Mar. 26, 1973 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 3:33 · Archive: 4.70/5 (50 reviews, 164,088 dl)
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84
#13 Dec. 2, 1973 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 3:09 · Archive: 4.80/5 (57 reviews, 260,819 dl)
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83
#14 Mar. 31, 1973 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 3:47 · Archive: 4.56/5 (56 reviews, 136,207 dl)
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82
#15 May 21, 1974 · Edmundson Pavilion, U. of Washington - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 3:12 · Archive: 4.53/5 (85 reviews, 380,442 dl)
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82
#16 Aug. 1, 1973 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 3:06 · Archive: 4.61/5 (120 reviews, 343,567 dl)
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82
#17 Oct. 19, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:18 · Archive: 4.51/5 (57 reviews, 267,613 dl)
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82
#18 Dec. 31, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD
Archive: 4.54/5 (87 reviews, 209,314 dl)
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81
#19 July 1, 1973 · Universal Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA SBD
Length: 3:24 · Archive: 4.63/5 (54 reviews, 224,346 dl)
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79
#20 Sept. 11, 1973 · William and Mary College Hall - Williamsburg, VA SBD
Length: 3:13 · Archive: 4.50/5 (81 reviews, 177,518 dl)
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78
#21 May 20, 1973 · Stadium (UC Santa Barbara) - Santa Barbara, CA SBD
Length: 2:58 · Archive: 4.58/5 (62 reviews, 337,990 dl)
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78
#22 June 22, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 3:05 · Archive: 4.49/5 (62 reviews, 327,333 dl)
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77
#23 Oct. 16, 1981 · Club Melk Weg - Amsterdam, Netherlands SBD
Length: 3:43 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.39/5 (51 reviews, 127,232 dl)
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74
#24 Feb. 22, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:06 · Archive: 4.36/5 (74 reviews, 320,728 dl)
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73
#25 May 6, 1989 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 3:35 · Archive: 4.36/5 (42 reviews, 158,211 dl)
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73
#26 May 1, 1970 · Alfred College - Alfred, NY SBD
Length: 2:38 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.60/5 (80 reviews, 208,571 dl)
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72
#27 Nov. 26, 1980 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
Length: 4:58 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.48/5 (21 reviews, 155,140 dl)
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71
#28 May 17, 1974 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 3:34 · Archive: 4.29/5 (55 reviews, 147,733 dl)
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69
#29 Mar. 22, 1973 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 3:30 · Archive: 4.53/5 (36 reviews, 105,927 dl)
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69
#30 Oct. 27, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
Length: 3:49 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.50/5 (21 reviews, 93,534 dl)
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68
#31 Nov. 9, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:08 · Archive: 4.67/5 (16 reviews, 77,048 dl)
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67
#32 Jan. 31, 1970 · The Warehouse - New Orleans, LA SBD
Length: 3:24 · Archive: 4.49/5 (31 reviews, 119,616 dl)
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67
#33 Oct. 29, 1973 · Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 3:05 · Archive: 4.39/5 (42 reviews, 119,647 dl)
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67
#34 May 5, 1990 · Cal State Dominguez Hills - Carson, CA SBD
Length: 4:01 · Archive: 4.16/5 (64 reviews, 119,484 dl)
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64
#35 June 26, 1973 · Seattle Center Arena - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 3:23 · Archive: 4.42/5 (28 reviews, 115,014 dl)
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62
#36 Oct. 4, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:23 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.49/5 (24 reviews, 91,486 dl)
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62
#37 Nov. 23, 1973 · County Coliseum - El Paso, TX SBD
Length: 3:22 · Archive: 4.45/5 (31 reviews, 91,430 dl)
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61
#38 Oct. 2, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 2:55 · Archive: 4.49/5 (27 reviews, 124,279 dl)
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61
#39 Mar. 21, 1973 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 3:31 · Archive: 4.28/5 (29 reviews, 111,354 dl)
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59
#40 Dec. 31, 1980 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 2:22 · Archive: 4.38/5 (30 reviews, 159,649 dl)
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Best Version of The Race Is On for Every Year (1969–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1969 1× Dec. 31, 1969 SBD Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA - 82 Archive.org ↗
1970 3× May 1, 1970 SBD Alfred College - Alfred, NY 2:38 73 Archive.org ↗
1973 27× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 3:46 97 Archive.org ↗
1974 9× June 26, 1974 SBD Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI 4:23 92 Archive.org ↗
1980 10× Nov. 26, 1980 SBD The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL 4:58 72 Archive.org ↗
1981 2× Oct. 16, 1981 SBD Club Melk Weg - Amsterdam, Netherlands 3:43 77 Archive.org ↗
1986 1× May 3, 1986 SBD Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA 3:02 45 Archive.org ↗
1989 1× May 6, 1989 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 3:35 73 Archive.org ↗
1990 1× May 5, 1990 SBD Cal State Dominguez Hills - Carson, CA 4:01 67 Archive.org ↗
1991 1× May 4, 1991 SBD Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA 3:42 36 Archive.org ↗
1993 1× Sept. 20, 1993 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 3:04 25 Archive.org ↗
1995 1× May 20, 1995 Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 3:48 31 Archive.org ↗