Song · Steely Dan
“Black Friday” by Steely Dan
From the album Katy Lied (1975)
“Black Friday” by Steely Dan appears on 10 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2002 and 2026. It was first released in 1975 on the album Katy Lied. Its best result is #294 on the KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,993 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Black Friday" went out as a single from Katy Lied, Steely Dan's fourth album, released on ABC in March 1975, and it reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, which was more than the album's other single, "Bad Sneakers", could manage. Katy Lied was the first album Steely Dan made after they gave up touring.
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen wrote and arranged it. Fagen sings lead and plays piano and keyboards, and Becker plays guitar and bass and takes the guitar solo. Around them it's a sleek, crack lineup: Chuck Rainey also on bass, Jeff Porcaro on drums, Victor Feldman on percussion and vibraphone, and Michael Omartian and David Paich adding keyboards. Gary Katz produced and Roger Nichols engineered.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 783 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 790 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2011 | 631 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 645 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 437 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 576 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 447 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 963 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
| 2026 | 294 | KSHE 95 | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) | 499 |
| 2026 | 853 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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