It looks like "Sweet Home Alabama" peaked at number 8 in October 1974.
http://www.billboard.com/artist/308693/lynyrd-skynyrd/chart
Neil Young was much bigger than Lynyrd Skynyrd. They were punching above their weight and taking on one of the big boys.
Plus, Skynyrd was speaking truth to power. Now, they weren't necessarily correct! A person or group is not necessarily a hundred percent correct when they speak truth to power. But it was definitely that feeling.
http://www.billboard.com/artist/308693/lynyrd-skynyrd/chart
Neil Young was much bigger than Lynyrd Skynyrd. They were punching above their weight and taking on one of the big boys.
Plus, Skynyrd was speaking truth to power. Now, they weren't necessarily correct! A person or group is not necessarily a hundred percent correct when they speak truth to power. But it was definitely that feeling.