<P> `` Heart of Gold '' is a song by Canadian singer - songwriter Neil Young . Released from the 1972 album Harvest , it is so far Young 's only U.S. No. 1 single . In Canada , it reached No. 1 on the RPM national singles chart for the first time on April 8 , 1972 , on which date Young held the top spot on both the singles and albums charts . Billboard ranked it as the No. 17 song for 1972 . In 2004 , Rolling Stone ranked it No. 297 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time . </P>
<P> `` Heart of Gold '' is a song by Canadian singer - songwriter Neil Young . Released from the 1972 album Harvest , it is so far Young 's only U.S. No. 1 single . In Canada , it reached No. 1 on the RPM national singles chart for the first time on April 8 , 1972 , on which date Young held the top spot on both the singles and albums charts . Billboard ranked it as the No. 17 song for 1972 . In 2004 , Rolling Stone ranked it No. 297 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time . </P>
who sings keep me searching for a heart of gold
who sings keep me searching for a heart of gold
Neil Young
Neil Young