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Times Played390
First Played2/26/77
Last Played6/28/95
Typical Length11:41
Longest19:53 (7/26/94)
#1 Consensus PickMar. 29, 1990
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#1 Mar. 29, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 14:46 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.76/5 (167 reviews, 695,135 dl)
94
#2 Mar. 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 14:13 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (134 reviews, 423,976 dl)
91
#3 July 8, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 12:42 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.72/5 (140 reviews, 486,255 dl)
90
#4 Sept. 10, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 13:04 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.66/5 (109 reviews, 328,185 dl)
90
#5 Nov. 24, 1978 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD
Length: 14:15 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.55/5 (77 reviews, 242,748 dl)
90
#6 Oct. 26, 1989 · Miami Arena - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 13:58 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.46/5 (117 reviews, 205,763 dl)
89
#7 May 5, 1977 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 12:48 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (106 reviews, 382,057 dl)
89
#8 Oct. 21, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 15:12 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.57/5 (53 reviews, 141,811 dl)
87
#9 Oct. 25, 1979 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 12:47 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.63/5 (91 reviews, 219,415 dl)
86
#10 Apr. 16, 1978 · Huntington Civic Center - Huntington, WV SBD
Length: 12:29 · Archive: 4.68/5 (108 reviews, 303,455 dl)
85
#11 Oct. 14, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 13:41 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.43/5 (59 reviews, 232,065 dl)
84
#12 Apr. 13, 1984 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 16:07 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.29/5 (71 reviews, 171,610 dl)
83
#13 Oct. 31, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 14:15 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.36/5 (49 reviews, 161,149 dl)
83
#14 May 22, 1977 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
#2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.62/5 (69 reviews, 368,069 dl)
82
#15 Sept. 21, 1982 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 13:16 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.57/5 (56 reviews, 126,270 dl)
82
#16 Nov. 5, 1979 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 13:40 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.44/5 (47 reviews, 130,563 dl)
82
#17 Nov. 9, 1979 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 13:07 · Archive: 4.47/5 (51 reviews, 135,722 dl)
81
#18 May 14, 1978 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 13:27 · Archive: 4.80/5 (37 reviews, 92,706 dl)
80
#19 Sept. 17, 1982 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 12:30 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.58/5 (64 reviews, 199,018 dl)
80
#20 Mar. 13, 1981 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 13:48 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.49/5 (40 reviews, 147,812 dl)
79
#21 Dec. 31, 1980 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 14:53 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.38/5 (30 reviews, 159,649 dl)
79
#22 Apr. 19, 1984 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 14:20 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.35/5 (52 reviews, 115,951 dl)
78
#23 Sept. 2, 1978 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 14:53 · Archive: 4.18/5 (94 reviews, 202,461 dl)
78
#24 Feb. 3, 1978 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 12:24 · Archive: 4.55/5 (43 reviews, 211,711 dl)
78
#25 June 14, 1991 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 13:38 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.35/5 (59 reviews, 124,666 dl)
78
#26 Oct. 29, 1977 · Field House, Northern Illinois U. - De Kalb, IL SBD
Length: 11:24 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (100 reviews, 356,296 dl)
78
#27 Apr. 12, 1978 · Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC SBD
Length: 11:42 · Archive: 4.65/5 (72 reviews, 304,254 dl)
78
#28 June 20, 1980 · West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK SBD
Length: 12:22 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.60/5 (50 reviews, 192,974 dl)
78
#29 May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)
77
#30 Nov. 5, 1977 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 12:11 · Archive: 4.55/5 (58 reviews, 140,795 dl)
77
#31 Sept. 2, 1980 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 12:14 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.56/5 (76 reviews, 171,651 dl)
77
#32 Nov. 4, 1977 · Cotterrell Gym, Colgate U. - Hamilton, NY SBD
Length: 11:26 · Archive: 4.64/5 (101 reviews, 342,325 dl)
77
#33 May 28, 1977 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 11:33 · Archive: 4.67/5 (71 reviews, 320,843 dl)
76
#34 Aug. 8, 1982 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 12:21 · #3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.47/5 (49 reviews, 190,148 dl)
76
#35 June 6, 1991 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 13:23 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.32/5 (54 reviews, 157,953 dl)
75
#36 Oct. 19, 1989 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 12:27 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.45/5 (50 reviews, 129,168 dl)
75
#37 Sept. 2, 1983 · Boise Pavillion Boise State U. - Boise, ID SBD
Length: 11:57 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.50/5 (74 reviews, 219,316 dl)
75
#38 Apr. 19, 1978 · Veterans' Memorial Hall - Columbus, OH SBD
Length: 14:10 · Archive: 4.59/5 (27 reviews, 89,760 dl)
75
#39 Jan. 10, 1978 · Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 13:44 · Archive: 4.45/5 (22 reviews, 128,581 dl)
74
#40 Apr. 19, 1982 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 12:02 · Archive: 4.53/5 (51 reviews, 176,695 dl)

Best Version of Estimated Prophet for Every Year (1977–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1977 51× May 5, 1977 SBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT 12:48 89 Archive.org ↗
1978 38× July 8, 1978 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO 12:42 91 Archive.org ↗
1979 28× Oct. 25, 1979 SBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT 12:47 87 Archive.org ↗
1980 34× Dec. 31, 1980 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA 14:53 79 Archive.org ↗
1981 34× Mar. 9, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 14:13 94 Archive.org ↗
1982 21× Sept. 21, 1982 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 13:16 82 Archive.org ↗
1983 16× Oct. 14, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 13:41 85 Archive.org ↗
1984 13× Apr. 13, 1984 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 16:07 84 Archive.org ↗
1985 15× Mar. 25, 1985 SBD Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA 12:39 72 Archive.org ↗
1986 11× Feb. 12, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 15:22 71 Archive.org ↗
1987 18× July 8, 1987 SBD Roanoke Civic Center - Roanoke, VA 10:49 63 Archive.org ↗
1988 19× Apr. 1, 1988 SBD Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ 12:38 74 Archive.org ↗
1989 16× Oct. 26, 1989 SBD Miami Arena - Miami, FL 13:58 90 Archive.org ↗
1990 17× Mar. 29, 1990 SBD Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 14:46 99 Archive.org ↗
1991 14× Sept. 10, 1991 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 13:04 90 Archive.org ↗
1992 8× Mar. 5, 1992 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 12:52 55 Archive.org ↗
1993 15× Sept. 22, 1993 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 16:08 68 Archive.org ↗
1994 15× Dec. 16, 1994 SBD Sports Arena - Los Angeles, CA 18:15 70 Archive.org ↗
1995 7× Apr. 2, 1995 SBD Pyramid Arena - Memphis, TN 14:12 59 Archive.org ↗