Sunshine Daydream (Veneta, Oregon 8/27/72)
by Grateful Dead
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Sunshine Daydream (Veneta, Oregon 8/27/72) is ranked 14th best out of 164 albums by Grateful Dead on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Grateful Dead is American Beauty which is ranked number 396 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,149.
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Sunshine Daydream (Veneta, Oregon 8/27/72) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sunshine Daydream (Veneta, Oregon 8/27/72) rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 92 Music Albums of 2013 | 86/92 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 18/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  Brandon8 | Grateful Dead Top Ten Live Albums | 5/10 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Live Dead | 6/57 | - |
| 2026 |  JR | Grateful Dead | 2/13 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | best ever live albums | 49/100 | - |
| 2024 | glynspsa | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 2/100 | 74 |
| 2023 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 1/100 | 20 |
| 2023 | glynspsa | Top 97 Music Albums of 2013 | 1/97 | 5 |
| 2023 | Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 2013 | 1/50 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 137 | |||
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Sunshine Daydream (Veneta, Oregon 8/27/72) ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/31/2026 13:18 | Pluto11 | 12,276 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 21:24 | JR | 1,124 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2026 22:30 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.5/100, a mean average of 82.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
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RoundTheBend 03/02/2018 02:31 in The Grateful DeadSunshine Daydream (Veneta, Oregon 8/27/72) comments
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The dark star from this concert is a truly religious experience. A tital psychedelic masterpiece. The other key tracks are an exploratory playing in the band with a beautiful out there and back performance. There are other must hear tracks. It the third highlight for me is a heart wrenching sing me back home, I get goosebumps just thinking about this beautiful performance. This has long been considered by advanced Grateful Dead tape traders to be the best or among the best concerts they ever played. As we know live was where this band really shined brightest. Exquisite risky amazing improvisational masterpiece. A must listen for any fan of original authentic music.
Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/09/2025 17:48 | #308912 | TOP COMMENT
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Incredible live album definitely in band’s top 10. One of the best versions of Playing in the Band I’ve heard. (Edited)
adnielsen 07/08/2018 05:36 | #217899 | TOP COMMENT
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What an epic show. Highlights: Dark Star, Bird Song
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