<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Burning Love" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Separate Ways" / "Always on My Mind" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Fool" / "Steamroller Blues" (1973) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Burning Love" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Separate Ways" / "Always on My Mind" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Fool" / "Steamroller Blues" (1973) </Td> </Tr> <P> Elvis Presley recorded his version of "Always on My Mind" on March 29, 1972, a few weeks after his February separation from wife Priscilla . The song received immense fame and critical appreciation and is considered one of the standout songs of the' 70s for Elvis . The song was released as the B - side of the "Separate Ways" single, which reached Gold status in the U.S for sales of over a million copies . It was listed as a double sided hit reaching number 16 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in November 1972 . In the UK "Always on My Mind" was the hit song and "Separate Ways" was the B - side . It was voted the number 1 song of Presley's recording career in a poll conducted by ITV in 2013 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> 1972 Weekly Chart </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canadian RPM Country Tracks </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dutch Top 40 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> French Singles Chart </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland (IRMA) </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swiss Singles Chart </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Singles (Official Charts Company) </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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