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Steely Dan/Donald Fagen/Walter Becker Discography Rankings

Steely Dan is a band my brother Christopher got me into when I was in high school.

The main guys of the band are Donald Fagen (vocals/keyboards/piano) and Walter Becker (bass, guitar, vocals, RIP).

They always had the ultimate musicians with them and made, in my opinion, some of the best songs ever.

They made some great solo albums too, some of which include the other on.

Here is my ranking of their albums.

  1. The Royal Scam
  2. Katy Lied
  3. AJA
  4. Gaucho
  5. Can’t Buy A Thrill
  6. Two Against Nature
  7. Countdown To Ecstasy
  8. The Nightfly (Donald Fagen)
  9. Kamakiriad (Donald Fagen)
  10. Alive In America
  11. 11 Tracks Of Whack (Walter Becker)
  12. Sunken Condos (Donald Fagen)
  13. Circus Money (Walter Becker)
  14. Morph The Cat (Donald Fagen)
  15. Everything Must Go
  16. The Nightfly Live (Donald Fagen)

I’ll always love these guys.  Phenomenal talents and if you played with them in the band, you are in the elite class of musicians.  

Thank you all for your phenomenal music.

And I will forever thank my brother Christopher for getting me into their music.

The Ardent Fan

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