Ranking lists are never perfect. Everyone will have their own idea of what is the best. I base my opinion on hearing live versions of the songs for the most part. Here is my list:
1. Jimi Thing
2. Two Step
3. Sugar Will
4. Trippin Billies
5. Seek Up
6. Grace Is Gone
7. Warehouse
8. Lie in Our Graves
9. Louisiana Bayou
10. Ants Marching
11. Watchtower
12. Crush
13. Grey street
14. Rapunzel
15. #41
16. Smooth Rider
17. Dancing Nancies
18. The Stone
19. Typical Situation
20. Don’t Drink the Water

People don’t understand it is a generalized list… I’m fairly surprised that “Everyday” isn’t on here, because that always get’s the crowd into it. Always a fun song.

i only saw one person say You Never Know. That is the greatest DMB song ever. it tells a story like everysong, but this one is different.

Live at Folsom Field is the greatest version.

And stone is a close second followed by Grey Street Live Trax vol. 2
and Raven Live Trax Vol. 2

the idea of you?
oh?
some devil?
rhyme and reason?
lie in our graves?
grave digger?
stay or leave?
steady as we go?
no matter what, this list could never be complete…ive never met a dave song i didnt like

A true DMB fan would put Mother Father on the list.

Been listening and see Dave shows for a long time now and this list is a great one if folks are looking for the 20 best DMB souding songs. Nice mix.

More hardcore folks might pick some more obscure stuff, but this list is right on the money.

List is almost perfect - but I would have had “#41″ be at the top and I would replace “Bartender” with “Jimi Thing”

How can everyone forget “Let You Down,” “#34 (with lyrics; search Feb & March of 93.) If anyone is looking for the best version of “All Along The Watchtower,” check out the Live Trax #2 release in San Fran. Dave gets Santana, and they kill it!!! As far as the rest go..

#40 (See Live at Yoshi’s (5.10.95)
Don’t Burn The Pig (5.10.95)
Stone, The
Lover Lay Down
Dreaming Tree, The
Christmas Song, The
Halloween
41 Police (the song that would become #41)
Bartender (Live Versions Only!!)
Any Noise/Anti-Noise (song that became Say Goodbye)

If you are looking for songs that never got their due…

Say Goodbye
Grace Is Gone
Busted Stuff (Live: Warehouse 8 Vol. 2)
Typical Situation
Dreamed I Killed God (only played with Tim in the spring of 97)

COVERS:
Exodus
Eyes Of The World (8.11.95)
Redemption Song
Stir It Up
Tangerine

Check these songs, then get back to me about being a “real” fan of DMB. I’ve been a fan for almost 17 years, so if you want a real list, check this one out…

I hate when people say crash and American baby are the. They aren’t bad but their not the best. They are the biggest dmb noob songs

1. Bartender
2. Two Step
3. 41
4. Ants Marching
5. Dancing Nancies
6. The Stone
7.Tripping Billies
8.Dont Drink the Water
9.Lie in Our Graves
10. Grey Street

YOU CANT PUT CRASH INTO ME ON THE LIST ITS TOO MAINSTREAM AND IF YOU ARE TRULY IN THE WAREHOUSE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND

22. People, People

This is the BEST list of songs!

1. Last Stop
2. Pig
3. Tripping Billies
4. Jimi Thing
5. #41
6. The Dreaming Tree
7. Crush
8. LIOG
9. All Along The Watchtower
10. Warehouse
11. Ants Marching
12. Halloween
13. Shotgun
14. What Would You Say
15. Too Much
16. Spoon
17. Grey Street
18. Dancing Nancies
19. American Baby Intro
20. Two Step
21. Anyone Seen The Bridge

Two Step is definitely right to be at #1 by popularity vote.

OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE HAVE CERTAIN LIVE PERFROMANCES OF A PARTICULAR SONG THAT THEY WOULD RANK OVER ANOTHER.. AS A GENERALIZED IT IS PRETTY SPOT ON!

Jimmi Thing? Everyday?

Where is Crash and American Baby? Other than that I would say spot on. I would also say White Horses & All Along the Watchtower Live versions

Where is Crash and American Baby? Other than that I would say spot on. I would also say White Horses & All Along the Watchtower Live versions

When the world ends?

i dont know how you cant even have crash into me in the top 20…

Grey Street…#1 on my list

I wish they had mentioned which album each song was from. With all the live recordings, the same song is recording in a variety of ways, some better than others.

dreamgirl
crash into me

dreamgirl
crash into me

Forgot one DMB classic.

“Everyone Thinks We Are Cool ‘Cause We Have (Had) a Black Saxophonist and a Soulful Sound, But Our New Age Lyrics and Whiny Singer Make us America’s Coldplay.”

I’ll never forget when they did that one live. So moving.

Dancing Nancies usually when played live featured LeRoi presence like nothing else, should have def made the list, but toher than that all accurate

Very good list! what would you say, as well as dreaming tree should probably be on there. But, still a damn good list.

That’s all wrong.

1. Last Stop
2. LIOG
3. #41
4. The Stone
5. Blue Water
6. Captain (LWS)
7. Dreaming Tree
8. IBYU
9. Seek Up
10. Blue Water
11. Two Step
12. You Never Know
13. Warehouse
14. Cry Freedom
15. Raven
16. Recently
17. Tripping Billies
18. Minarets
19. Big Eyed Fish
20. Dancing Nancies

21. Spotlight

“Two Step” - my all-time favorite. I think the list is right on the money!

nice poll

It is actually a good idea of what a serious fan would probably say…

This poll couldn’t be anymore accurate!!