I Got The News (track)
by Steely Dan
I Got The News appears on the following album(s) by Steely Dan:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 03/15/2026 06:43 |  sssvnnn | 76,061 | 68/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2026 10:39 | Jboy69 | 848 | 78/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2026 12:13 |  VictorVale | 44,024 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2026 02:48 |  imacgill | 32,820 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2026 19:51 | wizardalien | 9,756 | 61/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 6% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.4.
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And the great tracks just keep coming on Aja. Love the guitar solo on this track.
As always with Steely Dan, a fantastic groove all the way through.
I’ve seen this described as the worst track on Aja. If so, that makes Aja one of the greatest albums ever made. Oh wait, it is!
Anyway, tremendous track even if it is (supposedly) the worst on the album!
flamingyesdept 09/18/2017 14:53 | #198184
Underrated - only 79?
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