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Times Played65
First Played2/9/73
Last Played7/2/95
Typical Length8:22
Longest20:27 (4/2/73)
#1 Consensus PickMay 26, 1973
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#1 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 12:42 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
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#2 Dec. 6, 1973 · Cleveland Public Auditorium - Cleveland, OH SBD
Length: 15:43 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.73/5 (120 reviews, 263,819 dl)
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93
#3 June 22, 1973 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 11:40 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
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93
#4 Nov. 14, 1973 · San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA SBD
Length: 13:10 · Archive: 4.63/5 (86 reviews, 183,151 dl)
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92
#5 Nov. 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 11:34 · Archive: 4.87/5 (94 reviews, 286,073 dl)
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92
#6 Apr. 2, 1973 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 20:27 · Archive: 4.59/5 (50 reviews, 237,428 dl)
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92
#7 June 10, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 11:01 · Archive: 4.66/5 (301 reviews, 1,663,075 dl)
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89
#8 Feb. 23, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 11:39 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 224,484 dl)
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87
#9 Feb. 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 9:55 · Archive: 4.67/5 (243 reviews, 1,356,617 dl)
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86
#10 Nov. 21, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
Length: 11:01 · Archive: 4.63/5 (74 reviews, 173,187 dl)
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86
#11 Feb. 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford U. - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 9:38 · Archive: 4.66/5 (179 reviews, 671,129 dl)
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84
#12 Nov. 30, 1973 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 11:59 · Archive: 4.63/5 (43 reviews, 118,727 dl)
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83
#13 May 20, 1973 · Stadium (UC Santa Barbara) - Santa Barbara, CA SBD
Length: 10:35 · Archive: 4.58/5 (62 reviews, 337,990 dl)
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80
#14 Mar. 24, 1973 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 8:22 · Archive: 4.82/5 (96 reviews, 277,668 dl)
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#15 Oct. 30, 1973 · Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 11:39 · Archive: 4.57/5 (38 reviews, 95,011 dl)
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80
#16 Mar. 28, 1973 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 8:44 · Archive: 4.66/5 (88 reviews, 213,063 dl)
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79
#17 Sept. 21, 1973 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 12:19 · Archive: 4.55/5 (38 reviews, 97,096 dl)
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78
#18 July 28, 1973 · Grand Prix Racecourse - Watkins Glen, NY SBD
Length: 10:52 · Archive: 4.28/5 (92 reviews, 398,350 dl)
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75
#19 Mar. 26, 1973 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 8:36 · Archive: 4.70/5 (50 reviews, 164,088 dl)
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75
#20 Oct. 25, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 10:57 · Archive: 4.36/5 (46 reviews, 123,625 dl)
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75
#21 June 26, 1973 · Seattle Center Arena - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 12:12 · Archive: 4.42/5 (28 reviews, 115,014 dl)
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75
#22 Dec. 19, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL SBD
Archive: 4.70/5 (44 reviews, 194,718 dl)
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#23 Sept. 7, 1973 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 10:42 · Archive: 4.30/5 (43 reviews, 114,831 dl)
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#24 Mar. 22, 1973 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 9:27 · Archive: 4.53/5 (36 reviews, 105,927 dl)
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65
#25 May 13, 1973 · Des Moines State Fairgrounds - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 10:19 · Archive: 4.41/5 (28 reviews, 109,556 dl)
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63
#26 Sept. 26, 1973 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 9:17 · Archive: 4.67/5 (17 reviews, 97,635 dl)
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63
#27 Aug. 21, 1993 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 8:02 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.37/5 (58 reviews, 153,101 dl)
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#28 Mar. 21, 1973 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 9:59 · Archive: 4.28/5 (29 reviews, 111,354 dl)
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#29 Feb. 17, 1973 · St. Paul Auditorium - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 7:32 · Archive: 4.31/5 (45 reviews, 120,616 dl)
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#30 Nov. 9, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.67/5 (16 reviews, 77,048 dl)
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#31 Feb. 24, 1973 · U. of Iowa - Iowa City, IA SBD
Archive: 4.61/5 (38 reviews, 57,705 dl)
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#32 Dec. 6, 1992 · Compton Terrace Amphitheatre - Tempe, AZ SBD
Length: 9:32 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.18/5 (37 reviews, 90,692 dl)
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51
#33 Mar. 24, 1993 · Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC SBD
Length: 6:54 · #2 of 1993 · Archive: 4.19/5 (77 reviews, 127,105 dl)
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#34 June 15, 1995 · Franklin County Airport - Highgate, VT SBD
Length: 8:38 · #1 of 1995 · Archive: 2.99/5 (80 reviews, 143,135 dl)
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#35 May 26, 1993 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 6:24 · #3 of 1993 · Archive: 4.29/5 (41 reviews, 95,449 dl)
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#36 Mar. 30, 1994 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 6:25 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.24/5 (61 reviews, 89,751 dl)
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#37 Oct. 21, 1973 · Omaha Civic Auditorium - Omaha, NE SBD
Length: 7:06 · Archive: 4.32/5 (19 reviews, 36,177 dl)
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#38 Mar. 15, 1973 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 8:25 · Archive: 3.63/5 (25 reviews, 88,970 dl)
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39
#39 Dec. 13, 1992 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 9:10 · Archive: 4.17/5 (6 reviews, 40,313 dl)
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#40 July 2, 1995 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 6:40 · #2 of 1995 · Archive: 3.01/5 (97 reviews, 260,944 dl)
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Best Version of Here Comes Sunshine for Every Year (1973–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1973 31× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 12:42 98 Archive.org ↗
1974 1× Feb. 23, 1974 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 11:39 89 Archive.org ↗
1992 3× Dec. 6, 1992 SBD Compton Terrace Amphitheatre - Tempe, AZ 9:32 54 Archive.org ↗
1993 11× Aug. 21, 1993 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 8:02 63 Archive.org ↗
1994 11× Mar. 30, 1994 SBD The Omni - Atlanta, GA 6:25 42 Archive.org ↗
1995 8× June 15, 1995 SBD Franklin County Airport - Highgate, VT 8:38 49 Archive.org ↗