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    One of the most popular music groups over the last half-century is also one of the most unlikely.

    They were seldom played on the radio, they almost never appeared on network television, and they only had one song ever make the Billboard top 100.

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    © Gary ArndtLength 14 min18 January 2026Episode 2022HistoryGeographyFactsCultureUSAEpisodic

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    One of the most popular music groups over the last half-century is also one of the most unlikely.

    They were seldom played on the radio, they almost never appeared on network television, and they only had one song ever make the Billboard top 100.

    Yet, they have more Top 40 albums than any group in history and are one of the best-selling live acts of all time.

    Learn more about the Grateful Dead’s unique legacy and how it cemented its place in American culture on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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