‘Here Comes the Sun’ by Richie Havens peaks at #16 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1971)

(Saturday, May 22, 1971) — “Here Comes the Sun” by Richie Havens (written by George Harrison of The Beatles) peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three weeks.