3 Reasons Aja Is Steely Dan’s Biggest Hit

It reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 That’s the highest chart position of any Steely Dan album.

It produced three hit singles ‘Deacon Blues,’ ‘Peg,’ and ‘Josie’ all charted, proving the band’s studio perfectionism paid off.

It proved fussiness can sell Steely Dan’s obsessive recording process didn’t hurt commercial success — Aja became their best-selling album.