One of Stevens' most successful recordings, "The Streak" was his second #1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart in the USA, spending three weeks at the top in May 1974 and reached #3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart. A major international hit, it also reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart, spending a single week at the top of the chart in June 1974. In total it sold over five million copies internationally and ranked on "Billboard"′s top hits of 1974 at number 8.