The Streak by Ray Stevens
Artist: Ray Stevens Weeks at #1: 3 weeks Chart dates: May 18, 1974 – June 1, 1974
About
"The Streak" is a country/novelty song written, produced, and sung by Ray Stevens. It was released in February 1974 as the lead single to his album Boogity Boogity. "The Streak" capitalized on the then-popular craze of streaking. One of Stevens' most successful recordings, "The Streak" was his second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US, spending three weeks at the top in May 1974, as well as reaching number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. A major international hit, it also reached number one 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.
