‘New Year’s Day’ by U2 peaks at #53 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1983)

(Saturday, May 14, 1983) — “New Year’s Day” by U2 peaked at #53 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.

In 2004, the song was ranked 427th on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”