Katy Lied
by Steely Dan
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Katy Lied is ranked 7th best out of 21 albums by Steely Dan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Steely Dan is Aja which is ranked number 150 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,988.
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Katy Lied track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Katy Lied rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Sandrof1969 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1975 | 17/30 | 2 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 58 Music Albums of 1975 | 4/58 | 5 |
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ffudnebbuh | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 65/100 | 36 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 49 Music Albums of 1975 | 19/49 | 3 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 49 Music Albums of 1975 | 10/49 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | dukeboxkool | Top 86 Music Albums of 1975 | 57/86 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 258 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,187 | |||
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Katy Lied ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | OldWiseOne1969 | 160 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2026 19:37 |  Leonard | 6,629 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 16:27 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.4/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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Katy Lied forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026 BestEverAlbums 09/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5451): By ffudnebbuh BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements - August 2026Katy Lied comments
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"Katy Lied" is one of Steely Dan's great classic albums ( OK, they all are!) from when they were still a real band, and not "just" the Becker/Fagen duo.
The Becker/Fagen aim for perfection is very much apparent here. Great production and playing. Inspired songwriting and dark thought-provoking lyrics.
Most tracks are incredible catchy and melodic; especially "Rose Darling" and "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" are likely to "hit" you the first time you here them.
The opening track "Black Friday" is a surprisingly heavy track ( for Dan!!) that sets the scene right from the very beginning. Like always there is a great variation in rhytmths and styles, but this is never a problem because everything is done with great artistic skill.
My first version of the album had a slightly "woolen" sound, but on the 1999 re-mastered version the sound is perfect.
A 1975 classic with catchy standouts:"Rose Darling" and "Everyone's Gone To The Movies"
In my view the best Dan album full of really great tracks my favourites being Rose Darlin and the creepy but catchy Everyone's gone to the Movies, Luv Dr Wu. Lots of light and shade, interesting but as ever inpenertrable lyrics. My original vinyl album had a very muddy sound CD much much better - Love it
Steely Dan begins to assume a fuller sound with jazz influences coming to the fore, a trend that would culminate in Aja a few years later. Always gifted with the pen, Donald Fagen has written perhaps his most interesting set of lyrics with this album, with "Everyone's Gone To The Movies" surely his creepiest ever.
Very even consistant album, all songs are catchy & likeable, only absolute gem probably is Your Gold Teeth II
"Doctor Wu" is the only major highlight in this bizarre set of tunes. The Minutemen covered it on their "Double Nickels" album.
"Bad Sneakers" and "Black Friday" are also worth hearing.
This was the first major recording project for Michael McDonald. I think he was hardly known at the time. (Edited)
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