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Steel Panther Best Songs Ranked — The Definitive Guide

From a Sunset Strip cover band to the greatest comedy act in modern rock, Steel Panther built a catalogue of genuine glam-metal hooks wrapped in absolutely shameless lyrics. These are the 10 essential tracks.

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What Makes a Great Steel Panther Song?

A great Steel Panther song is, first and most importantly, a genuinely good song — a hook-driven, melodically strong piece of glam metal that would stand up independently of the comedy. The band's best material works on two levels simultaneously: as a technically accomplished, arena-ready rock song, and as a loving, expertly executed parody of everything that made 1980s Sunset Strip glam metal simultaneously great and ridiculous.

Guitarist Satchel's playing is the sonic foundation that makes everything else credible. The solos are real solos, the riffs are real riffs, and Michael Starr can actually sing. That genuine musicianship, combined with lyrics of escalating absurdity delivered with complete deadpan commitment, is what separates Steel Panther from mere novelty and built them a worldwide fanbase.

Top 10 Steel Panther Songs Ranked

01

Community Property

Album: Feel the Steel · 2009
Feel the Steel

Community Property is Steel Panther's most famous and beloved song, a pitch-perfect power ballad parody that demonstrates the band's ability to write a genuinely great melodic rock song while being entirely in on the joke. Its soaring chorus, earnest vocal delivery and completely absurd lyrical subject matter capture exactly what Steel Panther do better than anyone else.

Why #1: the band's signature song — a genuinely great power ballad that's also an absolutely perfect parody of one.
02

Death to All but Metal

Album: Feel the Steel · 2009
Feel the Steel

Death to All but Metal is the most aggressively metal song in the Steel Panther catalogue — a riff-driven anthem cataloguing the band's theatrical disdain for non-metal music genres, delivered with complete conviction and featuring one of Satchel's strongest guitar showcases on the debut album.

Why #2: the most aggressively metal Steel Panther track — a riff-driven anthem and one of Satchel's strongest showcases.
03

17 Girls in a Row

Album: Feel the Steel · 2009
Feel the Steel

17 Girls in a Row is one of the most melodically strong tracks on the debut album — a hook-driven, uptempo track demonstrating that the band's commitment to catchy, arena-ready songwriting is entirely genuine regardless of the lyrical content.

Why #3: one of the most melodically strong debut tracks — the commitment to catchy songwriting is entirely genuine.
04

Gloryhole

Album: All You Can Eat · 2014
All You Can Eat

Gloryhole is the most arena-anthemic track in the Steel Panther catalogue beyond their debut — a massive chorus, a driving riff and a subject matter so brazenly absurd it achieves a kind of comedic perfection, becoming one of the band's most beloved live staples.

Why #4: the most arena-anthemic Steel Panther track beyond the debut — a fan-favourite live staple.
05

Weenie Ride

Album: Balls Out · 2011
Balls Out

Weenie Ride is the strongest track from the band's sophomore album — a melodically irresistible, hook-packed single demonstrating that the band's songwriting quality held up entirely on their follow-up to the acclaimed debut.

Why #5: the strongest Balls Out track — proof the songwriting quality held up on the sophomore album.
06

Fat Girl (Thar She Blows)

Album: Feel the Steel · 2009
Feel the Steel

Fat Girl (Thar She Blows) is one of the best guitar showcase moments on the debut album, featuring some of Satchel's most technically impressive soloing wrapped in a song whose comedic confidence is representative of exactly what Steel Panther do at their best.

Why #6: one of the best Satchel guitar showcases on the debut — technically impressive and completely committed.
07

Fuck Everybody

Album: Heavy Metal Rules · 2019
Heavy Metal Rules

Fuck Everybody is the best later-era Steel Panther track — a driving, hook-forward single demonstrating that the band's songwriting and comedic commitment remained intact well over a decade into their career as a named act.

Why #7: the best later-era Steel Panther track — demonstrates sustained songwriting quality over a decade in.
08

Asian Hooker

Album: Feel the Steel · 2009
Feel the Steel

Asian Hooker is an underrated debut deep cut — a riff-heavy, energetic track that demonstrates the consistent songwriting depth running throughout Feel the Steel beyond its most famous singles.

Why #8: an underrated Feel the Steel deep cut — demonstrates the album's consistent depth throughout.
09

Party Like Tomorrow Is the End of the World

Album: All You Can Eat · 2014
All You Can Eat

Party Like Tomorrow Is the End of the World is the most entertainingly on-the-nose Steel Panther title matched to a genuinely strong piece of melodic hard rock songwriting — the sort of hook-driven single that demonstrates the band's continued quality into their third album.

Why #9: an All You Can Eat highlight — entertainingly direct title attached to a genuinely strong melodic hard rock hook.
10

If I Was the King

Album: Balls Out · 2011
Balls Out

If I Was the King closes this ranking as a strong sophomore-album highlight — a melodically rich track demonstrating the band's ability to write a convincing power-fantasy anthem with complete comedic commitment intact.

Why #10: a strong Balls Out highlight — a convincing power-fantasy anthem with full comedic commitment.

Best Steel Panther Songs for Beginners

Community PropertyStart here — the signature song, a perfect power ballad parody.
Death to All but MetalFor the metal side — riff-driven and aggressively anthemic.
17 Girls in a RowFor pure hook quality — melodically irresistible.
GloryholeFor the live experience — a massive chorus and arena energy.
Weenie RideFor the sophomore album — proof the quality held up.
Fuck EverybodyFor the later era — sustained quality well over a decade in.

Best Steel Panther Albums to Hear Next

2009
Feel the Steel

The correct starting album. Contains Community Property and Death to All but Metal. The debut and best entry point.

2011
Balls Out

Contains Weenie Ride and If I Was the King. A strong sophomore follow-up.

2014
All You Can Eat

Contains Gloryhole. More of the same, consistently well-crafted.

Steel Panther Songs: FAQ

What is Steel Panther's best song?
Community Property — the band's signature song, a pitch-perfect power ballad parody that demonstrates their ability to write a genuinely great melodic rock song while being entirely in on the joke.
Are the Steel Panther songs actually good musically?
Yes — the music is genuinely strong, which is the whole point. Guitarist Satchel is regarded as a technically exceptional player, Michael Starr has real vocal range, and the songwriting produces hooks that would have worked as legitimate 1980s rock radio hits.
What is the best Steel Panther album to start with?
Feel the Steel (2009) — contains Community Property and Death to All but Metal, and remains the band's most acclaimed and commercially successful record.
Why is Community Property considered the band's best song?
Community Property works on both levels simultaneously — as a genuinely melodic, emotionally resonant power ballad and as a completely absurd parody of one, which is the exact thing Steel Panther do better than anyone else in rock.
Is Gloryhole a live favourite?
Yes — Gloryhole has become one of the band's most beloved live staples, combining a massive arena-ready chorus with subject matter that perfectly encapsulates Steel Panther's comedic brand at full throttle.

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