Everything Must Go
by Steely Dan

Everything Must Go by Steely Dan
Year: 2003
Overall rank: 6,093rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 83 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2003 (118th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,047th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,093rd)

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Steely Dan bestography

Everything Must Go is ranked 9th best out of 21 albums by Steely Dan on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Steely Dan is Aja which is ranked number 151 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,186.

Steely Dan album bestography « Higher ranked (3,804th)
Two Against Nature
This album (6,093rd)
Everything Must Go
Lower ranked (19,683rd) »
Alive In America

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Everything Must Go rankings

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Overall rank: 6,093rd | 2000s rank: 1,047th | 2003 rank: 118th
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2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 200374/1001
2026stevengnzTop 100 Music Albums of 200317/1004
2026saltysurpriseTop 45 Music Albums of 200338/451
2026machiajTop 20 Music Albums of the 2000s6/2015
2026 spigelwiiTop 9 Music Albums of 20037/92
2025skrapoelTop 56 Music Albums of 200333/562
2025 Sandrof1969Top 10 Music Albums of 200310/101
2025 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 200360/1002
2025henrygreen0203All Their Albums - Consistent Artists with Small Discographies14/98 -
2025 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 200395/1000
2025 spigelwiiTop 70 Music Albums of the 2000s61/703
2025 sszwalbenestTop 26 Music Albums of 200316/262
2025 Larcx13Top 50 Music Albums of 200326/503
2025cicadelicMusica! I migliori dischi 200323/100 -
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 200332/1003
2025HyggevinylTop 63 Music Albums of 200323/633
2025mikepenTop 62 Music Albums of 200345/621
2025henrygreen0203Top 30 Music Albums of 20039/304
2024shanelovesyou1111Top 88 Music Albums of 200354/882
2023cmoshierTop 100 Music Albums of 20035/1005
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 56
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 216
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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 83 votes)
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02/03/2026 16:44 saltysurprise  Ratings distribution  2,94283/100
 
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01/19/2026 08:07 marcoserra1966  Ratings distribution  80158/100
 
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11/05/2025 04:22 Larcx13  Ratings distribution  2,85074/100
 
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08/11/2025 12:53 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,05464/100

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From 02/21/2018 21:30 | #209127
Gli Steely Dan che sono passati alla storia ( e che sono uno dei miei gruppi preferiti ) sono altri, ma il livello del loro ritorno ( temporaneo ) è per lo meno discreto.
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From 02/06/2016 12:12 | #158834
A thoughtful solid record.
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From 08/05/2013 22:14 | #83164
Much better album than Two Against Nature. It was interesting to hear Becker's vocal on "Slang of Ages". My favorite track was Pixeleen.
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From 06/09/2013 10:05 | #78429
"Everything Must Go" is Steely Dan's second album since their re-union - and at this point their latest. I have noticed that it is often considered weaker than its predecessor, "Two Against Nature". I'm not sure I agree. Without quite reaching the heights of the 1970s there are on this album some fine and actually very catchy songs - and unlike "Two Against Nature" none of the tracks become longwinded.

"The Things I Love the Most" is in all ways Steely Dan at their best - a song that would have slipped seamlessly into "Katy Lied".

"Blues Beach" - is with his little flute refrain a song that you soon may find yourself go whistling, and another evidence that the group is still capeable of writing sophisticated pop numbers, and lyrics with bite and wit.

"Slang of Ages" sung by Becker, also stands out positively - beautiful female voices.

The opening number "Last Mall" is more funky - but with its dismal lyrics and the fine drive also a number you gladly return to.

The title-track is, although I usually do not care much for saxophone solos, probably my favorite. Beautiful melody with a catchy and doomsday-like refrain.

The other tracks are solid, but more forgettable.

The lyrics are generally weird, dark and disillusioned which certainly does not make them less interesting.

I certainly hope that Becker and Fagen will return to the studios, they obviously have have a lot to offer.
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