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Community-ranked versions of Sugar Magnolia. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played600
First Played6/7/70
Last Played7/9/95
Typical Length8:48
Longest14:34 (12/27/83)
#1 Consensus PickMay 9, 1977
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99
#1 May 9, 1977 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 11:36 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.86/5 (226 reviews, 1,243,107 dl)
97
#2 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:51 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
96
#3 Aug. 10, 1982 · Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA SBD
Length: 11:04 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.81/5 (107 reviews, 332,325 dl)
95
#4 Nov. 11, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:17 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
94
#5 June 26, 1974 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 13:56 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (66 reviews, 306,031 dl)
94
#6 May 17, 1977 · Memorial Coliseum, U. of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL SBD
Length: 10:25 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.85/5 (102 reviews, 434,171 dl)
94
#7 Oct. 2, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 10:52 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.81/5 (67 reviews, 303,348 dl)
93
#8 Apr. 28, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 12:34 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.86/5 (53 reviews, 181,031 dl)
92
#9 Dec. 18, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL SBD
Length: 10:25 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.73/5 (87 reviews, 216,033 dl)
91
#10 Oct. 10, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 10:01 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.73/5 (127 reviews, 390,502 dl)
91
#11 June 10, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 9:59 · Archive: 4.66/5 (301 reviews, 1,663,075 dl)
91
#12 July 18, 1976 · Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:05 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.79/5 (104 reviews, 252,803 dl)
91
#13 June 18, 1974 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 9:34 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.78/5 (124 reviews, 371,987 dl)
91
#14 Mar. 16, 1973 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 11:49 · Archive: 4.57/5 (65 reviews, 200,161 dl)
91
#15 June 20, 1983 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
Length: 12:02 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.57/5 (78 reviews, 244,993 dl)
90
#16 Dec. 2, 1973 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 10:20 · Archive: 4.80/5 (57 reviews, 260,819 dl)
89
#17 July 13, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 10:09 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (111 reviews, 321,478 dl)
89
#18 July 8, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 9:24 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.72/5 (140 reviews, 486,255 dl)
89
#19 Apr. 16, 1978 · Huntington Civic Center - Huntington, WV SBD
Length: 9:47 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (108 reviews, 303,455 dl)
89
#20 Sept. 28, 1972 · Stanley Theatre - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 10:04 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.77/5 (83 reviews, 203,063 dl)
88
#21 Oct. 29, 1977 · Field House, Northern Illinois U. - De Kalb, IL SBD
Length: 9:25 · Archive: 4.73/5 (100 reviews, 356,296 dl)
87
#22 May 20, 1973 · Stadium (UC Santa Barbara) - Santa Barbara, CA SBD
Length: 10:09 · Archive: 4.58/5 (62 reviews, 337,990 dl)
87
#23 Dec. 6, 1973 · Cleveland Public Auditorium - Cleveland, OH SBD
Length: 9:33 · Archive: 4.73/5 (120 reviews, 263,819 dl)
87
#24 Nov. 5, 1977 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 10:29 · Archive: 4.55/5 (58 reviews, 140,795 dl)
86
#25 Apr. 26, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 12:11 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.66/5 (35 reviews, 166,774 dl)
86
#26 Aug. 1, 1973 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 9:45 · Archive: 4.61/5 (120 reviews, 343,567 dl)
86
#27 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 9:44 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
85
#28 May 21, 1974 · Edmundson Pavilion, U. of Washington - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 9:46 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.53/5 (85 reviews, 380,442 dl)
85
#29 June 17, 1991 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 9:21 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.67/5 (113 reviews, 294,181 dl)
85
#30 Nov. 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 9:14 · Archive: 4.87/5 (94 reviews, 286,073 dl)
84
#31 Apr. 1, 1990 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 10:46 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.54/5 (45 reviews, 138,943 dl)
84
#32 Sept. 6, 1980 · State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME SBD
Length: 9:22 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.59/5 (121 reviews, 379,148 dl)
84
#33 Aug. 21, 1972 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 9:27 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.79/5 (59 reviews, 222,349 dl)
84
#34 June 8, 1974 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 9:52 · Archive: 4.78/5 (41 reviews, 161,325 dl)
84
#35 July 21, 1974 · Hollywood Bowl - Hollywood, CA
Length: 10:42 · Archive: 4.46/5 (55 reviews, 185,190 dl)
83
#36 May 25, 1974 · Campus Stadium, UC Santa Barbara - Goleta, CA SBD
Length: 9:43 · Archive: 4.63/5 (52 reviews, 156,995 dl)
83
#37 June 9, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:56 · Archive: 4.87/5 (161 reviews, 590,156 dl)
83
#38 Mar. 19, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:23 · Archive: 4.68/5 (58 reviews, 232,665 dl)
83
#39 June 25, 1985 · Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH SBD
Length: 10:22 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.44/5 (78 reviews, 168,964 dl)
83
#40 Apr. 14, 1978 · Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic U. - Blacksburg, VA SBD
Length: 10:30 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.64/5 (50 reviews, 105,978 dl)

Best Version of Sugar Magnolia for Every Year (1970–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1970 25× Sept. 20, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 6:08 66 Archive.org ↗
1971 67× Apr. 28, 1971 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 12:34 93 Archive.org ↗
1972 74× Sept. 28, 1972 SBD Stanley Theatre - Jersey City, NJ 10:04 89 Archive.org ↗
1973 48× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 10:51 97 Archive.org ↗
1974 23× June 26, 1974 SBD Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI 13:56 94 Archive.org ↗
1975 1× June 17, 1975 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 9:19 78 Archive.org ↗
1976 16× July 18, 1976 SBD Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA 10:05 91 Archive.org ↗
1977 17× May 9, 1977 SBD War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY 11:36 99 Archive.org ↗
1978 28× July 8, 1978 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO 9:24 89 Archive.org ↗
1979 20× Nov. 5, 1979 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 10:14 81 Archive.org ↗
1980 28× Sept. 6, 1980 SBD State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME 9:22 84 Archive.org ↗
1981 28× May 1, 1981 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 9:05 80 Archive.org ↗
1982 21× Aug. 10, 1982 SBD Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA 11:04 96 Archive.org ↗
1983 21× June 20, 1983 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 12:02 91 Archive.org ↗
1984 18× July 13, 1984 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 10:09 89 Archive.org ↗
1985 20× June 25, 1985 SBD Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH 10:22 83 Archive.org ↗
1986 10× Feb. 8, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 9:32 58 Archive.org ↗
1987 19× June 13, 1987 SBD Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA 10:26 66 Archive.org ↗
1988 16× July 2, 1988 SBD Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME 9:30 76 Archive.org ↗
1989 16× Oct. 20, 1989 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 11:35 74 Archive.org ↗
1990 16× Apr. 1, 1990 SBD The Omni - Atlanta, GA 10:46 84 Archive.org ↗
1991 15× June 17, 1991 SBD Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ 9:21 85 Archive.org ↗
1992 12× May 29, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 10:21 65 Archive.org ↗
1993 16× May 14, 1993 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 11:26 65 Archive.org ↗
1994 16× Oct. 5, 1994 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 8:40 69 Archive.org ↗
1995 9× July 9, 1995 SBD Soldier Field - Chicago, IL 9:43 64 Archive.org ↗