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Times Played270
First Played8/30/78
Last Played6/30/95
Typical Length4:35
Longest13:10 (10/8/84)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 13, 1984
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93
#1 July 13, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 9:57 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (111 reviews, 321,478 dl)
92
#2 Dec. 31, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 12:03 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.74/5 (50 reviews, 228,881 dl)
88
#3 Oct. 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:02 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
88
#4 Oct. 17, 1983 · Olympic Center - Lake Placid, NY SBD
Length: 4:38 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.54/5 (172 reviews, 506,420 dl)
87
#5 Oct. 21, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:57 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.57/5 (53 reviews, 141,811 dl)
86
#6 Sept. 10, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:16 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.66/5 (109 reviews, 328,185 dl)
86
#7 Nov. 24, 1978 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD
Length: 5:24 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.55/5 (77 reviews, 242,748 dl)
86
#8 Oct. 8, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 4:50 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.64/5 (58 reviews, 239,247 dl)
85
#9 Jan. 10, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 6:04 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.57/5 (65 reviews, 213,852 dl)
85
#10 Apr. 20, 1984 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:19 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.56/5 (58 reviews, 244,636 dl)
84
#11 Aug. 10, 1982 · Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA SBD
Length: 3:42 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.81/5 (107 reviews, 332,325 dl)
83
#12 June 23, 1990 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 5:31 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.59/5 (51 reviews, 194,153 dl)
81
#13 Dec. 28, 1979 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 4:04 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.73/5 (102 reviews, 221,978 dl)
80
#14 Mar. 14, 1981 · Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 3:28 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
79
#15 Oct. 11, 1983 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:52 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.37/5 (114 reviews, 222,559 dl)
78
#16 July 10, 1987 · John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:15 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.39/5 (51 reviews, 210,524 dl)
78
#17 Mar. 31, 1985 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 5:42 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.45/5 (57 reviews, 131,974 dl)
77
#18 Jan. 15, 1979 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 7:00 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.31/5 (58 reviews, 206,567 dl)
77
#19 Oct. 17, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:50 · Archive: 4.42/5 (40 reviews, 111,570 dl)
76
#20 Oct. 18, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:59 · Archive: 4.52/5 (41 reviews, 89,550 dl)
75
#21 Sept. 1, 1979 · Holleder Memorial Stadium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 4:46 · Archive: 4.36/5 (63 reviews, 168,739 dl)
75
#22 Oct. 22, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:37 · Archive: 4.39/5 (31 reviews, 129,130 dl)
75
#23 Mar. 26, 1987 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 4:35 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.40/5 (54 reviews, 178,666 dl)
75
#24 June 8, 1990 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 4:02 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.50/5 (63 reviews, 160,193 dl)
75
#25 Nov. 2, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 5:31 · Archive: 4.38/5 (43 reviews, 125,313 dl)
74
#26 Oct. 5, 1994 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 4:09 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.59/5 (67 reviews, 147,477 dl)
74
#27 Oct. 16, 1989 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 4:00 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.48/5 (57 reviews, 130,074 dl)
73
#28 Nov. 9, 1979 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 4:00 · Archive: 4.47/5 (51 reviews, 135,722 dl)
73
#29 July 8, 1990 · Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 5:16 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.41/5 (49 reviews, 104,265 dl)
73
#30 Dec. 30, 1978 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 4:38 · Archive: 4.41/5 (64 reviews, 164,198 dl)
73
#31 Mar. 30, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 4:00 · Archive: 4.58/5 (39 reviews, 154,266 dl)
72
#32 Oct. 21, 1983 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
Length: 3:33 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.39/5 (93 reviews, 178,774 dl)
72
#33 Mar. 26, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 4:00 · Archive: 4.66/5 (34 reviews, 158,051 dl)
72
#34 Sept. 2, 1978 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 6:25 · Archive: 4.18/5 (94 reviews, 202,461 dl)
71
#35 Feb. 26, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:01 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 114,737 dl)
71
#36 Nov. 17, 1978 · Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL SBD
Archive: 4.53/5 (61 reviews, 167,218 dl)
70
#37 July 29, 1982 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 10:34 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.44/5 (27 reviews, 123,683 dl)
70
#38 June 28, 1985 · Hershey Park Stadium - Hershey, PA SBD
Length: 4:12 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.25/5 (134 reviews, 270,138 dl)
70
#39 Apr. 1, 1984 · Marin County Veterans Auditorium - San Rafael, CA SBD
Length: 3:13 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.53/5 (47 reviews, 168,838 dl)
70
#40 July 3, 1988 · Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME SBD
Length: 3:35 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.43/5 (70 reviews, 157,428 dl)

Best Version of I Need A Miracle for Every Year (1978–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1978 18× Dec. 31, 1978 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 12:03 92 Archive.org ↗
1979 27× Jan. 10, 1979 Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 6:04 85 Archive.org ↗
1980 11× Oct. 14, 1980 SBD Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA 4:25 68 Archive.org ↗
1981 8× Mar. 14, 1981 SBD Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT 3:28 80 Archive.org ↗
1982 5× Aug. 10, 1982 SBD Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA 3:42 84 Archive.org ↗
1983 5× Oct. 17, 1983 SBD Olympic Center - Lake Placid, NY 4:38 88 Archive.org ↗
1984 12× July 13, 1984 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 9:57 93 Archive.org ↗
1985 13× Mar. 31, 1985 SBD Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME 5:42 78 Archive.org ↗
1986 10× June 30, 1986 SBD River Bend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH 4:42 55 Archive.org ↗
1987 19× July 10, 1987 SBD John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA 5:15 78 Archive.org ↗
1988 26× July 3, 1988 SBD Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME 3:35 70 Archive.org ↗
1989 18× Oct. 8, 1989 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 4:50 86 Archive.org ↗
1990 21× June 23, 1990 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 5:31 83 Archive.org ↗
1991 18× Oct. 27, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 5:02 88 Archive.org ↗
1992 13× May 30, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 4:21 61 Archive.org ↗
1993 18× Aug. 22, 1993 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 4:12 68 Archive.org ↗
1994 19× Oct. 5, 1994 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 4:09 74 Archive.org ↗
1995 9× June 30, 1995 Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA 5:10 61 Archive.org ↗