"Imagine" is a song written and performed by English musician John Lennon. It is the opening track on his album Imagine, released in 1971. "Imagine" was released as a single and reached number one in Canada on the RPM national singles chart, remaining there for two weeks, and number three in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Lennon's only solo Australian number one single, spending five weeks there. When asked about the song in one of his last interviews, Lennon declared "Imagine" to be as good as anything he had written with the Beatles. The song is one of three Lennon solo songs, along with "Instant Karma!" and "Give Peace a Chance", in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Rolling Stone ranked "Imagine" the 3rd greatest song of all time in their editorial The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.’