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Artist Times Songs Last played
Doug Sahm 63 1 Dec 3, 2023
Bill Fay 43 1 Apr 24, 2022
Grateful Dead 33 4 Aug 30, 2025
Big Star 29 2 Jul 7, 2026
Woody Guthrie 29 3 Jun 26, 2026
Bob Dylan 25 5 Sep 27, 2023
Led Zeppelin 25 1 Sep 27, 2002
Randy Newman 21 1 Oct 19, 2006
Richard "Rabbit" Brown 21 1 Jun 21, 2013
Roger Miller 21 1 Oct 9, 2022
Tom Petty 20 1 Oct 20, 1995
Nick Lowe 19 3 Jul 18, 2013

Top 12 of 82 covered artists — sort the table by Original Artist to browse the rest.

Song Original Artist Times % Shows Avg Pos First Last
Give Back The Key To My HeartDoug Sahm633.8%16.3Nov 17, 1994Dec 3, 2023
Be Not So FearfulBill Fay432.6%19.4Mar 19, 2002Apr 24, 2022
Another Man's Done GoneWoody Guthrie271.7%16.7Jul 4, 1998Jun 26, 2026
U.S. BluesGrateful Dead271.6%25.3Sep 10, 2022Aug 30, 2025
Immigrant SongLed Zeppelin251.6%23.9Mar 29, 1997Sep 27, 2002
James Alley BluesRichard "Rabbit" Brown211.3%10.9Oct 30, 1997Jun 21, 2013
Political ScienceRandy Newman211.3%19.5Dec 30, 2004Oct 19, 2006
ReincarnationRoger Miller211.2%19Nov 17, 1994Oct 9, 2022
Listen To Her HeartTom Petty201.2%23.4Nov 17, 1994Oct 20, 1995
Something In The AirThunderclap Newman191.2%24.9Dec 31, 2004Oct 14, 2005
Who Were You Thinking OfTexas Tornados191.2%19.2Dec 16, 1994May 23, 1997
I Shall Be ReleasedBob Dylan181.1%22Dec 31, 2004Oct 26, 2008
Will You Still Love Me TomorrowCarole King181.1%19.1Nov 1, 1996Feb 28, 1997
Thank You FriendsBig Star171.1%32.7Mar 22, 2010Jun 21, 2013
(Don't Fear) The ReaperBlue Öyster Cult161.0%23.4Oct 31, 2004Jun 21, 2013
Henry & The H BombsMott The Hoople120.7%24.4May 15, 1995Dec 31, 1998
In The StreetBig Star120.7%25.8Oct 10, 2009Jul 7, 2026
True Love Will Find You In the EndDaniel Johnston120.7%10.5Aug 18, 1997Aug 10, 2015
Broken ArrowBuffalo Springfield110.7%21.5Feb 7, 2010May 6, 2010
Cinnamon GirlNeil Young100.6%17Jun 21, 2013Nov 23, 2019
Comment (If All Men Are Truly Brothers)Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band100.6%23.8Dec 30, 2004May 7, 2005
Cruel To Be KindNick Lowe100.6%25.1Oct 29, 2011Dec 12, 2011
Ziggy StardustDavid Bowie80.5%21Mar 29, 1997Aug 15, 1999
36 Inches HighJim Ford70.4%19.1Sep 25, 2011Oct 5, 2011
Color Me ImpressedThe Replacements70.4%22.4Feb 27, 1997Jun 21, 2013
I Love My LabelNick Lowe70.4%17.4Jun 25, 2011Oct 5, 2011
Space OddityDavid Bowie70.4%25.9Feb 5, 2016Feb 14, 2016
She's My RockSharon K Dobbins60.2%20.7May 27, 2022Sep 27, 2023
Sugar BabyDock Boggs60.4%4.3Oct 30, 1997Aug 28, 1999
Tomorrow Never KnowsThe Beatles60.4%18.7Jul 14, 2013Jan 15, 2026
I Wish I Was Your MotherIan Hunter (Mott the Hoople)50.3%16.6Oct 22, 1996Jul 26, 2013
SlothFairport Convention50.3%8.2Jul 5, 2013Jul 15, 2013
The WaitingTom Petty & The Heartbreakers50.3%26Oct 3, 2017Oct 9, 2017
Won't Get Fooled AgainThe Who50.3%23.2Nov 5, 1999Nov 19, 2000
Dead FlowersThe Rolling Stones40.2%11.3Sep 4, 1995Oct 11, 2013
Ever Fallen In LoveThe Buzzcocks40.2%22.3Oct 30, 1997Nov 6, 1997
I Wanna Be SedatedThe Ramones40.2%21.8May 9, 1997Jun 14, 1997
RippleGrateful Dead40.2%14.5Jun 21, 2013Oct 30, 2014
The WeightThe Band40.2%24.3Dec 12, 2011Jan 20, 2022
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With YouBob Dylan40.1%12.8Oct 9, 2022Sep 27, 2023
Cock In My PocketIggy Pop (The Stooges)30.2%18.3Nov 6, 1996Dec 2, 1996
Death of the Last StripperTerry Allen30.1%19.7Sep 15, 2022Oct 9, 2022
That's How I Got to MemphisTom T Hall30.1%20.7Oct 9, 2022Oct 9, 2022
The Auld TriangleBrendan Behan30.2%19Nov 3, 1997Nov 6, 1997
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and UnderstandingNick Lowe20.1%13.5Jun 21, 2013Jul 18, 2013
And Your Bird Can SingThe Beatles20.1%9.5Jun 21, 2013Jun 21, 2013
Come TogetherThe Beatles20.1%14.5Jul 7, 1999Aug 15, 1999
Cut Your HairPavement20.1%11.5Jun 21, 2013Jan 20, 2022
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)John Lennon & Yoko Ono20.1%28Dec 18, 2019Dec 19, 2019
I Got YouSplit Enz20.1%24Feb 12, 2010Jun 24, 2011
I Wanna Destroy YouSoft Boys20.1%28.5Dec 15, 2019Dec 16, 2019
Love Will Keep Us TogetherCaptain And Tennille20.1%7.5Dec 30, 2004Dec 31, 2004
One Hundred Years From NowGram Parsons20.1%14.5Jun 12, 1998Dec 31, 1998
ParanoidBlack Sabbath20.1%25May 10, 1997Nov 3, 1997
The New WorldX20.1%14Oct 28, 1999Aug 4, 2013
TV EyeThe Stooges20.1%24May 26, 2002Aug 3, 2002
Walk OnNeil Young20.1%14.5Jul 15, 2007Aug 10, 2008
Waterloo SunsetThe Kinks20.1%12Jun 21, 2013Jul 19, 2013
Who Loves the SunThe Velvet Underground20.1%4.5Jun 21, 2013Jul 9, 2013
A Beard Of StarsT. Rex10.1%17Oct 2, 2001Oct 2, 2001
All The Young DudesDavid Bowie/Mott The Hoople10.1%13Jul 26, 2013Jul 26, 2013
Amarillo HighwayTerry Allen10.1%22Sep 15, 2022Sep 15, 2022
Any Major Dude Will Tell YouDonald Fagen/Walter Becker (Steely Dan)10.1%26Nov 5, 1999Nov 5, 1999
Baba O'RileyThe Who10.1%23Jul 30, 2000Jul 30, 2000
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)Cher10.1%5Aug 3, 2013Aug 3, 2013
Chest FeverThe Band10.1%9Jul 21, 2013Jul 21, 2013
ClimbingMeat Puppets10.1%24May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Cortez the KillerNeil Young10.1%23Jan 18, 2026Jan 18, 2026
DrownSon Volt10.1%21May 23, 1997May 23, 1997
Freedom HighwayThe Staple Singers10.1%21Jan 18, 2022Jan 18, 2022
Friend of the DevilGrateful Dead10.1%11Jun 27, 2013Jun 27, 2013
Get LuckyDaft Punk10.1%21Jun 21, 2013Jun 21, 2013
Gut Feeling / Slap Your MammyDevo10.1%24Dec 31, 2004Dec 31, 2004
Helter SkelterThe Beatles10.1%23Oct 13, 2021Oct 13, 2021
Honky Tonk WomenThe Rolling Stones10.1%18Aug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021
I Am The WalrusThe Beatles10.1%28Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019
I Heard You LookingYo La Tengo10.1%24Jun 20, 2026Jun 20, 2026
I Want You To Want MeCheap Trick10.1%15Feb 27, 1997Feb 27, 1997
I'll Take You ThereThe Staple Singers10.1%22Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022
John Wesley HardingBob Dylan10.1%19Feb 25, 2005Feb 25, 2005
Jumping Jack FlashThe Rolling Stones10.1%15Mar 29, 1997Mar 29, 1997
Livin' After MidnightJudas Priest10.1%13Dec 31, 2004Dec 31, 2004
Long Black VeilWilkin/Dill10.1%7Jul 21, 2013Jul 21, 2013
Marquee MoonTelevision10.1%17Jun 21, 2013Jun 21, 2013
Oklahoma USAThe Kinks10.1%24May 10, 1997May 10, 1997
Once A DayBill Anderson10.1%26May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Psycho KillerTalking Heads10.1%1Aug 15, 1999Aug 15, 1999
Psychotic ReactionCount Five10.1%11Jun 21, 2013Jun 21, 2013
Rainbow ConnectionKermit The Frog10.1%9Dec 30, 1998Dec 30, 1998
RoadrunnerThe Modern Lovers10.1%27Jun 21, 2013Jun 21, 2013
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?The Clash10.1%24Dec 31, 1998Dec 31, 1998
Simple Twist Of FateBob Dylan10.1%6Jun 21, 2013Jun 21, 2013
Smoke on the WaterDeep Purple10.1%24Jul 23, 2000Jul 23, 2000
St. StephenGrateful Dead10.1%13Aug 4, 2013Aug 4, 2013
Sunday Bloody SundayU210.1%12Nov 4, 1997Nov 4, 1997
SurrenderCheap Trick10.1%22Jun 21, 2013Jun 21, 2013
SuzanneLeonard Cohen10.1%11Jul 15, 2013Jul 15, 2013
The Boys Are Back in TownThin Lizzy10.1%1Jun 21, 2013Jun 21, 2013
The Calvary CrossRichard Thompson10.1%5Jul 11, 2013Jul 11, 2013
The Jolly BankerWoody Guthrie10.1%22Jun 26, 2026Jun 26, 2026

A cover is any song credited to an original artist — including the handful Wilco went on to release themselves (Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Anodyne, Arabella). % Shows is against every setlisted show in scope, the same denominator as Song Stats, so a cover's share is comparable to any other song's.