(Saturday, July 15, 1972) — “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)” by Elton John peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.

John’s second of 27th top ten hits in the U.S. (1971-1997) is ranked #242 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”