The Best of the Grateful Dead is an album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It is a two-CD compilation of songs recorded in the studio from throughout their career. It includes at least one track from each of their studio albums, recorded from 1967 to 1989 and arranged in chronological order. It is scheduled to be released by Rhino Records on March 31, 2015.
1. “The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)” Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron McKernan, Bob Weir The Grateful Dead 2:09
2. “Cream Puff War” Garcia The Grateful Dead 2:28
3. “Born Cross-Eyed” Weir Anthem of the Sun 2:04
4. “Dark Star” Garcia, Mickey Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, McKernan, Weir, Robert Hunter [single] 2:41
5. “St. Stephen” Garcia, Lesh, Hunter Aoxomoxoa 4:26
6. “China Cat Sunflower” Garcia, Hunter Aoxomoxoa 3:40
7. “Uncle John’s Band” Garcia, Hunter Workingman’s Dead 4:42
8. “Easy Wind” Hunter Workingman’s Dead 4:59
9. “Casey Jones” Garcia, Hunter Workingman’s Dead 4:24
10. “Truckin'” Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter American Beauty 5:03
11. “Box of Rain” Lesh, Hunter American Beauty 5:17
12. “Sugar Magnolia” Weir, Hunter American Beauty 3:17
13. “Friend of the Devil” Garcia, John Dawson, Hunter American Beauty 3:21
14. “Ripple” Garcia, Hunter American Beauty 4:10
15. “Eyes of the World” Garcia, Hunter Wake of the Flood 5:16
16. “Unbroken Chain” Lesh, Robert Petersen From the Mars Hotel 6:45
17. “Scarlet Begonias” Garcia, Hunter From the Mars Hotel 4:19
18. “The Music Never Stopped” Weir, John Barlow Blues for Allah 4:35
19. “Estimated Prophet” Weir, Barlow Terrapin Station 5:34
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Original album Length
1. “Terrapin Station” Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Hunter Terrapin Station 16:10
2. “Shakedown Street” Garcia, Hunter Shakedown Street 4:59
3. “I Need a Miracle” Weir, Barlow Shakedown Street 3:36
4. “Fire on the Mountain” Hart, Hunter Shakedown Street 3:46
5. “Feel Like a Stranger” Weir, Barlow Go to Heaven 5:06
6. “Far From Me” Brent Mydland Go to Heaven 3:39
7. “Touch of Grey” Garcia, Hunter In the Dark 5:47
8. “Hell in a Bucket” Weir, Barlow, Mydland In the Dark 5:35
9. “Throwing Stones” Weir, Barlow In the Dark 7:18
10. “Black Muddy River” Garcia, Hunter In the Dark 5:58
11. “Blow Away” Mydland, Barlow Built to Last 6:09
12. “Foolish Heart” Garcia, Hunter Built to Last 5:10
13. “Standing on the Moon” Garcia, Hunter Built to Last 5:20