Kamakiriad
by Donald Fagen
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Donald Fagen bestography
Kamakiriad is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Donald Fagen on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Donald Fagen is The Nightfly which is ranked number 737 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,325.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Kamakiriad track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Kamakiriad rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1993 | 30/50 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 78 Music Albums of 1993 | 41/78 | 2 |
| 2026 |  spigelwii | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1990s | 67/70 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1993 | 22/49 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 96 Music Albums of 1993 | 50/96 | 2 |
| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1993 | 33/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1201-1300 | 28/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 27/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 62 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 298 | |||
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Kamakiriad ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/15/2026 21:49 | Juneof44 | 2,638 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2026 10:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,612 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 13:08 | Tamthebam | 23,332 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.
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Kamakiriad forum mentions
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Over a decade after The Nightfly, Fagen's second solo work somehow surpasses its predecessor. For years I thought that the first three songs were somewhat indistinguishable and that things didn't really kick into gear until "Snowbound" but now I've finally grasped the individual personalities of all 8 songs. The album really hits its peak with "Tomorrow's Girls", "Florida Room", and "On The Dunes" before leaving us with the upbeat "Teahouse On The Tracks".
I realize the Steely Dan/Donald Fagen style of songwriting, arrangement, and production isn't for everyone but I've always felt that music needed this kind of craftsmanship to act as a counterpoint to the 3 chords style of rock. Kamakiriad is an adult record that appeals to certain tastes. If you share those tastes, you'll appreciate this as the masterpiece it is.
Solid solo release for Fagen. Not as good as The Nightfly, but still worth listening to. The inner trio of Snowbound, Tomorrow's Girls and Florida Room in particular is very good.
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1994. The winner was the soundtrack to The Bodyguard. (Edited)
Sandrof1969 02/18/2018 22:30 | #208769
E' ingeneroso parlare di delusione a proposito di "Kamakiriad". Va bene che l'autore è lo stesso dell'inarrivabile "The nightfly" e di non pochi capolavori con gli Steely Dan, ma da quei dischi sono a quel punto passati dieci o vent'anni e allora cosa si pretende ? La penna non è più la stessa; soprattutto non lo sono il tiro ed il suono ma, una volta accettato il fatto di avere per le mani un "altro" Donald Fagen, il disco non è poi male.
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