‘Heart of Gold’ by Neil Young peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1972)

(Saturday, March 18, 1972) — “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.

In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it #297 on the magazine’s list of the “500 greatest songs of all time.”