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 Dave's Picks Volume 49, Dave's Picks Volume 48, Dave's Picks Volume 47, Here Comes Sunshine, Dave's Picks Volume 46,

SONG TITLE	Live Rec's	Times Played	Percent	Studio Rec's	Video Rec's	Jams	Other Recs	Notes
Playing In The Band	151	582	25.9	2	7	1		(b)
Sugar Magnolia	130	594	21.9	1	5		1	(ss)
China Cat Sunflower	119	554	21.5	1	7	7
The Other One	118	583	20.2		5	2		(a)
I Know You Rider	116	550	21.1	2	6			(v)
Not Fade Away	116	531	21.8	1	7		1	(tt)
Me And My Uncle	114	616	18.5		3
Truckin'	111	519	21.4	1	5		2	(dd)(uu)
Jack Straw	109	473	23.0		3
Bertha	96	394	24.4		4		1	(aa)
Tennessee Jed	93	433	21.5		1
Big River	93	397	23.4		3
Good Lovin'	88	428	20.6		3
The Promised Land	88	427	20.6	1	2
Deal	87	423	20.6	1	4			(j)
Eyes Of The World	86	381	22.6	1	1			(jj)
Brown Eyed Women	86	347	24.8				2	(f)
Beat It On Down The Line	84	325	26.2	1
El Paso	84	388	21.6		1
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad	82	293	28.0		2
Sugaree	80	357	22.6	1			1	(j)(bb)
Looks Like Rain	77	417	18.5	1	3			(l)
Wharf Rat	77	394	19.5		3
Dark Star	77	219	35.2	1	5	2	1	(c)(rr)
One More Saturday Night	76	340	22.4	1	2			(l)
Casey Jones	76	312	24.4	1	1		2	(h)(ll)
Estimated Prophet	75	390	19.2	1	5
Mexicali Blues	73	435	17.0	1	3			(l)
Uncle John's Band	71	332	21.4	1	6	1
Loser	70	345	20.3	1	1			(j)
Scarlet Begonias	70	316	22.2	1	4
Around And Around	67	418	16.0		1
Ramble On Rose	67	316	21.2		2
He's Gone	66	328	20.1		2
New Minglewood Blues	65	435	14.9	2	4
Samson And Delilah	64	364	17.6	1	3
Morning Dew	62	254	24.4	1	2
Johnny B Goode	61	284	21.5		3		1	(h)
Let It Grow	61	276	22.1	2	3			(d)
Row Jimmy	59	274	21.5	1	4
Stella Blue	58	328	17.7	1	3
Cumberland Blues	55	223	24.7	1	1
Cassidy	54	334	16.2	1	3			(l)
U.S.Blues	54	323	16.7	1	2
Black Throated Wind	53	158	33.5	1	1			(l)
Mississippi Half-Step	52	234	22.2	1	1
The Music Never Stopped	52	234	22.2	1	2
Greatest Story Ever Told	51	280	18.2	2	3			(k)
Black Peter	50	343	14.6	1	1
Saint Stephen	50	165	30.3	2	1
Cold Rain And Snow	49	241	20.3	3	3			(ee)
They Love Each Other	48	227	21.1	1				(i)
Terrapin Station	47	302	15.6	1	6			(e)
Lady With A Fan	45	301	15.0	1	7			(e)
Bird Song	43	296	14.5	1	4			(j)
Fire On The Mountain	43	253	17.0	2	5			(x)
Friend Of The Devil	41	304	13.5	1	4
Big Railroad Blues	40	175	22.9
Dancing In The Street	38	123	30.9	1			1	(n)
Mama Tried	37	302	12.3		2
It Must Have Been The Roses	36	159	22.6	1				(i)
Franklin's Tower	35	221	15.8	1	2
Candyman	35	277	12.6	1	2
Dire Wolf	35	226	15.5	1	1
The Wheel	34	258	13.2	1	1		1	(j)(oo)
Ship Of Fools	34	225	15.1	1	1
China Doll	34	114	29.8	2	1
Peggy-O	33	265	12.5	2
Me And Bobby McGee	32	118	27.1
Cryptical Envelopment	31	132	23.5
Mister Charlie	31	48	64.6
Don't Ease Me In	30	316	9.5	3	2			(ee)
Brokedown Palace	30	215	14.0	1
Supplication	30	113	26.5			1
Lazy Lightnin'	29	111	26.1
Weather Report Suite Prelude	29	52	55.8	2
Next Time You See Me	28	72	38.9
Big Boss Man	28	71	39.4		1		1	(kk)
I Need A Miracle	27	271	10.0	1	4
High Time	26	133	19.5	1
Weather Report Suite Part 1	26	47	55.3	2
Slipknot	25	112	22.3	1	1
Help On The Way	25	110	22.7	1	1
The Eleven	25	93	26.9	1		2		(ff)
Throwing Stones	24	265	9.1	1	3
And We Bid You Goodnight	24	61	39.3		2		1	(g)
Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)	24	56	42.9			2	1	(g)
Little Red Rooster	22	272	8.1		3
Shakedown Street	22	163	13.5	1	4
Chinatown Shuffle	22	28	78.6
Jack-a-Roe	21	115	18.3	1	2
It Hurts Me Too	21	47	44.7		1		1	(n)
Saint Of Circumstance	20	222	9.0	1	2
Passenger	20	98	20.4	1			1	(g)
Comes A Time	20	66	30.3	1				(i)
Feel Like A Stranger	19	207	9.2	1	1
Box Of Rain	19	161	11.8	1	1		1	(z)(vv)
Hard To Handle	19	105	18.1		2			(kk)
Here Comes Sunshine	19	65	21.2	1
The Race Is On	19	59	32.2
Althea	18	272	6.6	1				(w)
Hell In A Bucket	17	216	7.9	1	3
Iko Iko	17	185	9.2	1	3
It's All Over Now	17	160	10.6		3
Loose Lucy	17	98	17.3	2
Lost Sailor	16	145	11.0	1	1
Crazy Fingers	16	144	11.1	1
When I Paint My Masterpiece	16	144	11.1		4
Touch Of Grey	15	213	7.0	2	4		2	(qq)
Man Smart (Woman Smarter)	14	199	7.5		2
Sing Me Back Home	15	39	38.5		1
Stagger Lee	14	146	9.6	1	2
Walkin' Blues	14	139	10.1		1			(cc)
To Lay Me Down	14	63	22.2	3	1			(j)
Might As Well	13	111	11.7	1				(i)
Dupree's Diamond Blues	13	80	16.3	1
Alligator	13	63	20.6				1	(g)
Cosmic Charley	13	41	31.7	1
You Win Again	13	25	52.0
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	12	145	8.3				1	(n)(pp)
Alabama Getaway	12	141	8.5	1			1
Foolish Heart	12	87	13.8	1	1
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	12	62	19.4	1			1	(o)
Dear Mr Fantasy	12	58	20.7		1
Sunrise	12	30	40.0	1
Queen Jane Approximately	11	129	8.5				2	(m)(mm)
C.C.Rider	11	127	8.7
All Along The Watchtower	11	123	8.9		1		1	(m)
Death Don't Have No Mercy	11	49	22.4	1
New Potato Caboose	11	26	42.3
Victim Or The Crime	10	96	10.4	1	1
Picasso Moon	10	77	13.0	1
Easy To Love You	10	45	22.2	1	1
Sitting On Top Of The World	10	44	22.7	1			1	(kk)
Viola Lee Blues	10	32	31.3	1			1	(kk)
Mason's Children	10	18	55.6	1
West L.A. Fadeaway	9	140	6.4	2	4
My Brother Esau	9	104	8.7	1	2
Memphis Blues	9	76	11.8		1
Easy Wind	9	44	20.5	1	1
Doin' That Rag	9	37	24.3	1
The Stranger (Two Souls In Communion)	9	12	75.0
Gimme Some Lovin'	8	87	9.2		1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	8	76	10.5		2		1	(m)
Standing On The Moon	8	75	10.7	1	3
New Speedway Boogie	8	55	14.5	2	1
In The Midnight Hour	8	46	17.4				1	(n)
Deep Elem Blues	8	45	17.8		1
I'm A King Bee	8	38	21.1
Smokestack Lightning	7	60	11.7
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues	7	58	12.1		1
I Will Take You Home	7	34	20.6	1	1
Dark Hollow	7	29	14.1
Wang Dang Doodle	6	95	6.3		2
Keep Your Day Job	6	57	10.5
Attics Of My Life	6	48	12.5	1
Ripple	6	39	15.4	1	1
On The Road Again	6	38	15.8		2			(y)
Monkey And The Engineer	6	32	18.8
Hey Jude Finale	6	28	21.4					(u)
Blow Away	6	23	26.1	1	1
We Can Run	6	22	27.3	1	1
Nobody's Fault But Mine	6	16	37.5	1		1
Far From Me	5	74	6.8	1	1
Liberty	5	56	8.9
The Same Thing	5	45	11.1				1	(o)
Hey Pocky Way	5	25	20.0		2
Built To Last	5	18	27.8	1	1
He Was A Friend Of Mine	5	17	29.4
You Ain't Woman Enough	5	15	33.3
Wave That Flag	5	15	33.3
Mountains Of The Moon	5	12	41.7	1	1
The Last Time	4	70	5.7
Black Muddy River	4	66	6.1	2
The Mighty Quinn	4	59	6.8				1	(mm)(pp)
When Push Comes To Shove	4	58	6.9	2	2
So Many Roads	4	55	7.3
Maggie's Farm	4	43	9.3		1
Never Trust A Woman	3	42	9.5
The Weight	4	41	9.8
Just A Little Light	4	21	19.0	1
I've Been All Around This World	4	18	22.2
Ain't It Crazy	4	12	33.3				1
Werewolves Of London	4	12	33.3
She Belongs To Me	4	10	40.0		1
Run Rudolph Run	4	6	66.7
King Solomon's Marbles	4	5	80.0	1
Way To Go Home	3	92	3.3
Corrina	3	77	3.9					(s)
Desolation Row	3	58	5.2		1
Spoonful	3	52	5.8
Let The Good Times Roll	3	47	6.4		2
Days Between	3	41	7.3	1
Broken Arrow	3	35	8.6
Satisfaction	3	31	9.7
Tons Of Steel	3	29	10.3	1
Born Cross-Eyed	3	13	23.1	1				(gg)
It's A Sin	3	12	25.0
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie	3	13	23.1
Jordan	3	12	25.0		1
Katie Mae	3	11	27.3
Revolution	3	11	27.3
Visions Of Johanna	3	8	37.5					(pp)
Cream Puff War	3	7	42.9	2
It Takes A ... Train To Cry	3	7	42.9
Mission In The Rain	3	5	60.0	1				(i)
You Don't Have To Ask	3	5	60.0	1
Hey Jude	3	3	100.0					(u)
Money, Money	3	3	100.0	1
Samba In The Rain	2	38	5.3					(t)
Silver Threads And Golden Needles	2	17	11.8	1
That Would Be Something	2	17	11.8
Gloria	2	15	13.3			1
Wake Up Little Susie	2	14	14.3
Ollin Arageed	2	12	16.7		1
It's A Man's World	2	11	18.2
Tomorrow Is Forever	2	10	20.0
Ballad Of A Thin Man	2	8	25.0
Heaven Help The Fool	2	7	28.6		1
The Frozen Logger	2	6	33.3
Little Sadie	2	6	33.3
Long Black Limousine	2	6	33.3
Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu	2	5	40.0
Bo Diddley	2	4	50.0
One Kind Favor	2	4	50.0
Stealin	2	4	50.0	2			1	(ee)
Blues For Allah	2	3	66.7	1
Clementine	2	3	66.7	1				(ff)
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
Sage And Spirit	2	2	100.0	1
Lazy River Road	1	65	1.5	1
Easy Answers	1	44	2.3					(r)
Eternity	1	44	2.3	1
I Fought The Law	1	36	2.8
From The Heart Of Me	1	26	3.8	1	1
Don't Need Love	1	16	6.3
Rosa Lee McFall	1	16	6.3
Baba O'Riley	1	12	8.3
Tomorrow Never Knows	1	12	8.3
Believe It Or Not	1	7	14.3	1
I Second That Emotion	1	6	16.7
Let Me Sing Your Blues Away	1	6	16.7	1
Maybe You Know	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
Hey Little One	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
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
Oh Boy	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
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds	0	19	0
If The Shoe Fits	0	17	0
Childhood's End	0	11	0
Unbroken Chain	0	10	0	2
Walking The Dog	0	6	1
Operator	0	4	0	1
Reuben And Cerise	0	4	0					(q)
Alice D Millionaire	0	3	0	1
The Golden Road	0	3	0	1
Overseas Stomp (Lindy)	0	3	0	1			1	(o)
Early Morning Rain	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"