# Grateful Dead — Dark Star

Grateful Dead’s Dark Star (1969) is No. 9 in our Psychedelic Rock ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1969
- **Label:** Warner Bros.
- **On one list:** Psychedelic Rock
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Grateful Dead](https://waxonia.com/artist/grateful-dead/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/grateful-dead--dark-star/

## What we say

### No. 9 in [Psychedelic Rock](https://waxonia.com/genre/psychedelic-rock/)

Twenty-three minutes on record and considerably longer in a hall. A band treating a song as a location to be explored, which is either the best or the worst idea in this list.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Grateful%20Dead%20Dark%20Star) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=AlWqitKLnfs)

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