Black Cow (track)
by Steely Dan
Year: 1977
From the album Aja (track #1)
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Black Cow appears on the following album(s) by Steely Dan:
- Aja (track #1) (this album) (1977)
- Citizen (track #51) (compilation) (1993)
- Gold (track #6) (compilation) (1982)
- Showbiz Kids (The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980) (track #24) (compilation) (2000)
- Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! (track #1) (2021)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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75/100  | 10/27/2025 14:33 | sunnydhamm | | 56/100 |
90/100 | 10/24/2025 14:57 | BurndenAce | | 79/100 |
85/100 | 06/11/2025 17:31 | machiaj | | 74/100 |
80/100 | 03/24/2025 13:47 |  ssteve | | 78/100 |
85/100 | 03/04/2025 23:01 | OuttaKingsley | | 87/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.0/100, a mean average of 86.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.5.
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Jboy56 12/22/2021 17:48
The prime example of studio excellence, which may be too much to someone, but not for me.
Catchy, airy, funky, and ethereal.
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