‘Walk on the Wild Side’ by Lou Reed peaks at #16 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1973)

(Saturday, April 28, 1973) — “Walk on the Wild Side” by Lou Reed peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.

In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked “Walk on the Wild Side” at number 223 in its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.