Steely Dan's biggest hit

[alancohen]

What was Steely Dan's biggest hit? Was it Ricky, Don't Lose That Number or was it Haitian Divorce, or is there another possibility that's slipped my mind?

[andy hughes]

If we're talking in terms of chart success, then 'Haitian Divorce' is the Dan's biggest song, it hit Number 17 in the long hot summer of 1976, with the hypnotic surreal 'Do It Again' next up, at 39 the year before. The ironic 'FM (No Static At All)' made Number 49 in July 1978. Rather paltry showings for a band who made such consistently brilliant albums, but since they were interested in an album-based fan base, it's unlikely Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, or their fans, were too disturbed by their lack of chart credibility.