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From the Mars Hotel by The Grateful Dead
From the Mars Hotel is an album by The Grateful Dead, released in 1974. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 47 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Scarlet Begonias”, on 26 lists with a best position of #134.
From the Mars Hotel, the Grateful Dead's seventh studio album, was cut mostly in April 1974 and released on June 27, arriving less than a year after Wake of the Flood as the second record on the band's own Grateful Dead Records label. It's a relaxed, sunny set, with Jerry Garcia's guitar curling around the tunes, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh weaving in and out, Bill Kreutzmann keeping it loose, and Keith and Donna Godchaux adding keyboards and vocals.
"Scarlet Begonias" is the gem, all lilting, sly groove, and "U.S. Blues" is a strutting, good-humored rocker. It was also the last album before the Dead stepped off the road for an open-ended break that October.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from From the Mars Hotel on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarlet Begonias | 26 | #134 | – | 1996–2026 | |
| 2 | U.S. Blues | 21 | #164 | – | 1991–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.