August 14, 1971 – “Maggie May” Hits the Airwaves 🎤🎸 On this day, Rod Stewart’s now-classic single “Maggie May” was released in the United States. It would go on to become his very first Billboard chart hit—shooting all the way to #1 and launching him into international stardom. Interestingly, Rod himself was baffled by its success, once saying: “I cannot see how the single is such a hit. It has no melody.” Melody or not, fans around the world disagreed. The single went 2× Platinum in the Unite