1975 in country music explained

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1975.

Events

No dates

Top hits of the year

Number-one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1CAN peakSpec. Note
January 4The DoorGeorge Jones1
January 11Ruby BabyBilly "Crash" Craddock12
January 18Kentucky GamblerMerle Haggard1
January 25(I'd Be) A Legend in My TimeRonnie Milsap1
February 1City LightsMickey Gilley12
February 8Then Who Am ICharley Pride1
February 15Devil in the BottleT. G. Sheppard1[A]
February 22I CareTom T. Hall16
March 1It's Time to Pay the FiddlerCal Smith1[B]
March 8Linda on My MindConway Twitty1
March 15Before the Next Teardrop FallsFreddy Fender2[A]
March 29The Bargain StoreDolly Parton13
April 5I Just Can't Get Her Out of My MindJohnny Rodriguez13
April 12Always Wanting YouMerle Haggard23
April 26Blanket on the GroundBillie Jo Spears12[C]
May 3Roll On Big MamaJoe Stampley1
May 10She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)Gary Stewart14[C]
May 17(Hey Won't You Play) Another
Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
B. J. Thomas12[A]
May 24I'm Not LisaJessi Colter1[C]
May 31Thank God I'm a Country BoyJohn Denver1
June 7Window Up AboveMickey Gilley1
June 14When Will I Be LovedLinda Ronstadt1[A]
June 21You're My Best FriendDon Williams1
June 28Tryin' to Beat the Morning HomeT. G. Sheppard12
July 5Lizzie and the RainmanTanya Tucker1
July 12Movin' OnMerle Haggard115
July 19Touch the HandConway Twitty28
August 2Just Get Up and Close the DoorJohnny Rodriguez12
August 9Wasted Days and Wasted NightsFreddy Fender22
August 23Rhinestone CowboyGlen Campbell3[1], [2]
  • Returned to Number One on September 13.
September 6Feelins'Conway Twitty
and Loretta Lynn
12
September 20Daydreams About Night ThingsRonnie Milsap22
October 4Blue Eyes Crying in the RainWillie Nelson22[A]
October 18Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)Charley Pride12
October 25San Antonio StrollTanya Tucker12
November 1(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me TonightDon Williams15
November 8I'm SorryJohn Denver14[B]
November 15Are You Sure Hank Done It This WayWaylon Jennings121
November 22RockyDickey Lee19[C]
November 29It's All in the MoviesMerle Haggard111
December 6Secret LoveFreddy Fender1
December 13Love Put a Song in My HeartJohnny Rodriguez13[B]
December 20ConvoyC. W. McCall64[C]
  • No. 1 song of 1976, as determined by Billboard.
Notes
^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard. ^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot. ^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. ^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. ^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

Canada

(as certified by RPM)

DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1U.S. peakSpec. Note
January 11We're OverJohnny Rodriguez13[B]
January 18What a Man My Man IsLynn Anderson1[B]
January 25The DoorGeorge Jones1
February 1Big Red JimmyJerry Warren1[C]
February 8Kentucky GamblerMerle Haggard1
February 15(I'd Be) A Legend in My TimeRonnie Milsap1
February 22Then Who Am ICharley Pride1
March 1Devil in the BottleT. G. Sheppard1[A]
  • RPM didn't publish on March 8.
March 15It's Time to Pay the FiddlerCal Smith1[C]
March 22Linda on My MindConway Twitty1
March 29Before the Next Teardrop FallsFreddy Fender1[A]
April 5Everybody's Going to the CountryHank Smith1[B]
April 12Have You Never Been MellowOlivia Newton-John13
April 19The PillLoretta Lynn25
May 3I've Never Been This Far BeforeCarroll Baker1[A]
May 10Still Thinkin' 'bout YouBilly "Crash" Craddock14
May 17Roll On Big MamaJoe Stampley1[C]
May 24Thank God I'm a Country BoyJohn Denver2[1]
June 7Window Up AboveMickey Gilley1[A]
June 14I'm Not LisaJessi Colter1[C]
June 21I Ain't All BadCharley Pride16
June 28You're My Best FriendDon Williams1[A]
July 5Lizzie and the RainmanTanya Tucker1
July 12Reconsider MeNarvel Felts12[C]
July 19When Will I Be LovedLinda Ronstadt1[A]
July 26Yellow House of LovePatti MacDonnell1[C]
August 2The Hungry Fire of LoveCarroll Baker1
August 9Down by the Henry MooreMurray McLauchlan1[C]
August 16Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)Charlie Rich13
August 23The SeekerDolly Parton12
August 30Rhinestone CowboyGlen Campbell1
September 6Please Mr. PleaseOlivia Newton-John15
September 13The First TimeFreddie Hart12
September 20I'll Go to My Grave Loving YouThe Statler Brothers13[A]
September 27If I Could Only Win Your LoveEmmylou Harris14[A]
October 4Say Forever You'll Be MineDolly Parton and
Porter Wagoner
35[B] – Porter Wagoner
October 25Third Rate RomanceAmazing Rhythm Aces111[C]
  • RPM didn't publish between November 1 and December 13.
December 20Secret LoveFreddy Fender2
Notes
^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by RPM. ^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. ^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. ^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtist
193041st Street Lonely Hearts ClubBuck Owens
1838AlimonyBobby Bare
433All Over MeCharlie Rich
1417Another WomanT. G. Sheppard
2314Back in Huntsville AgainBobby Bare
12Back to Down East CountryGeorge Hamilton IV
10Bad NewsGeorge Hamilton IV
74Bandy the Rodeo ClownMoe Bandy
713The Best Way I Know HowMel Tillis
5120The Biggest Parakeets in TownJud Strunk
1230Billy, Get Me a WomanJoe Stampley
1116Bouquet of RosesMickey Gilley
56Brass BucklesBarbi Benton
2215The Busiest Memory in TownDickey Lee
19Carolina MoonshinerPorter Wagoner
1345ClassifiedC. W. McCall
2920Cowboys and DaddysBobby Bare
88DealTom T. Hall
119Dear WomanJoe Stampley
1324Don't Anyone Make Love at Home AnymoreMoe Bandy
42Don't Cry JoniConway Twitty and Joni Lee
1514Don't Let the Good Times Fool YouMelba Montgomery
104Dreaming My Dreams with YouWaylon Jennings
1717Even If I Have to StealMel Street
1729Everything's the Same (Ain't Nothing Changed)Billy Swan
1746The Farthest Thing from My MindRay Price
2017Flat Natural Born Good-Timin' ManGary Stewart
122For a Minute ThereJohnny Paycheck
1647Forbidden AngelMel Street
1221Forgive and ForgetEddie Rabbitt
1017Freda Comes, Freda GoesBobby G. Rice
107From Barroom to BedroomsDavid Wills
168From Woman to WomanTommy Overstreet
1245Funny How Time Slips AwayNarvel Felts
841Great ExpectationsBuck Owens
1021He Took Me for a RideLaCosta
1328He Turns It into Love AgainLynn Anderson
810He's My RockBrenda Lee
168Heart to HeartRoy Clark
1329Hello I Love YouJohnny Russell
148Hello Little BluebirdDonna Fargo
1649Here I Am in DallasFaron Young
105HomeLoretta Lynn
1512Hoppy, Gene and MeRoy Rogers
1419HurtConnie Cato
1810I Believe the South Is Gonna Rise AgainTanya Tucker
1320I Can Still Hear the Music in the RestroomJerry Lee Lewis
26I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)Linda Ronstadt
412I Like BeerTom T. Hall
106I Love the Blues and the Boogie WoogieBilly "Crash" Craddock
1142I Should Have Married YouEddie Rabbitt
13I Still Believe in Fairy TalesTammy Wynette
1416I Still Feel the Same About YouBill Anderson
9I Want to Hold You in My Dreams TonightStella Parton
2047I Wonder Whose Baby (You Are Now)Jerry Wallace
520I'd Like to Sleep Til I Get Over YouFreddie Hart
923I'll Still Love YouJim Weatherly
99I'm a BelieverTommy Overstreet
1331I've Got My Baby on My MindConnie Smith
144I've Never Loved Anyone MoreLynn Anderson
712It Do Feel GoodDonna Fargo
77It Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman)Moe Bandy
16It's a Sin When You Love SomebodyGlen Campbell
2313It's All Over NowCharlie Rich
96It’s MidnightElvis Presley
127Jason's FarmCal Smith
1411Lady Came from BaltimoreJohnny Cash
1821Let's Sing Our SongJerry Reed
1032The Letter That Johnny Walker ReadAsleep at the Wheel
45Like Old Times AgainRay Price
54Little Band of GoldSonny James
69A Little Bit South of SaskatoonSonny James
1717Look at Them BeansJohnny Cash
33Love in the Hot AfternoonGene Watson
546Love Is a RoseLinda Ronstadt
2047Love Is StrangeBuck Owens and Susan Raye
610Loving You Will Never Grow OldLois Johnson
820Lyin' EyesEagles
2032MathildaDonny King
2120Memories of UsGeorge Jones
2017Mississippi You're on My MindStoney Edwards
32MistyRay Stevens
197The Most Wanted Woman in TownRoy Head
1427My BoyElvis Presley
35My Elusive DreamsCharlie Rich
32My Woman's ManFreddie Hart
2114Oh BoyDiana Trask
1148One Monkey Don't Stop No ShowLittle David Wilkins
410Out of HandGary Stewart
87PennyJoe Stampley
1718Pictures on PaperJeris Ross
1417Poor Sweet BabyJean Shepard
218Rainy Day WomanWaylon Jennings
617Rock on BabyBrenda Lee
3219Roll You Like a WheelMickey Gilley and Barbi Benton
32Roses and Other Love SongsRay Price
15She Even Woke Me Up to Say GoodbyeRonnie Milsap
135She Talked a Lot About TexasCal Smith
10Since I Met You BabyFreddy Fender
1343Smokey Mountain MemoriesMel Street
1717Someone Cares for YouRed Steagall
19Something Better to DoOlivia Newton-John
1836Soulful WomanKenny O'Dell
1811SpringTanya Tucker
2017Stay Away from the Apple TreeBillie Jo Spears
1917Stoned at the JukeboxHank Williams, Jr.
175Storms Never LastDottsy
1518Susan When She TriedThe Statler Brothers
716Sweet SurrenderJohn Denver
2419ThanksBill Anderson
64That's When My Woman BeginsTommy Overstreet
814There I Said ItMargo Smith
105There's a Song on the JukeboxDavid Wills
109These Days (I Barely Get By)George Jones
1915This House Runs on SunshineLaCosta
42The Ties That BindDon Williams
1625The Tip of My FingersJean Shepard
9Today I Started Loving You AgainSammi Smith
63Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to CryRonnie Milsap
1126T-R-O-U-B-L-EElvis Presley
9U.S. of A.Donna Fargo
63Warm Side of YouFreddie Hart
94We Used ToDolly Parton
1110Western ManLaCosta
103What in the World's Come Over YouSonny James
511What's Happened to Blue EyesJessi Colter
98Whatcha Gonna Do with a Dog Like ThatSusan Raye
54Where Love BeginsGene Watson
148Whoever Turned You On, Forgot to Turn You OffLittle David Wilkins
1520Why Don't You Love MeConnie Smith
1246Wolf Creek PassC. W. McCall
45Woman in the Back of My MindMel Tillis
1013Word GamesBilly Walker
913Write Me a LetterBobby G. Rice
617Wrong Road AgainCrystal Gayle
1446You Are the OneMel Tillis and Sherry Bryce
49(You Make Me Want to Be a) MotherTammy Wynette
84You Never Even Called Me by My NameDavid Allan Coe
1522You're Not the Woman You Used to BeGary Stewart

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtist
13Anna MarieSusan Jacks
14Any Dream Will DoCarlton Showband
6Born to Be a GypsyTommy Hunter
17The BricklinCharles Russell
15Bright Side of TomorrowBlack Creek
20City of TearsMarg Osburne
9Country PrideRick Newfield
9Did You Hear My SongMercey Brothers
19Easy Listenin'Tim Daniels
3Fly Raven FlyBruce Miller
10Follow Your HeartJim and Don Haggart
4Give My Love to Lady CanadaBobby G. Griffith
7God's People Are OneDianne Leigh
9Goodbye Old ManChristenson Brothers
18I Am the WordsFamily Brown
14I Knew Her ThenRay Francis
20Knock on My DoorDarlene Madill
12Life and Love and YouR. Harlan Smith
19Lonely WillowLee Roy
10Maybe TonightMurray McLauchlan
5Mother, Love and CountryDick Damron
13One More for the RoadCountry Edition
4Ooo MamaJerry Palmer
12Pasadena's on My MindLynn Jones
16Roll It on HomewardLinda Brown
2620SanctuaryRonnie Prophet
15She's My Greatest BlessingIan Tyson
9Someone SpecialCanadian Zephyr
15Summer of Our LoveBruce Miller
20Sunshine LadyBob Ruzicka
4Sure Feels GoodTim Daniels
16That's Why I'm in Love with LifeRoy Payne
16A Touch of GodFamily Brown
16What Time of DayBilly Thunderkloud & the Chieftones
13What'll I DoGary Buck

Top new album releases

SingleArtistRecord Label
The Bargain StoreDolly PartonRCA
Blanket on the GroundBillie Jo SpearsUnited Artists
CharleyCharley PrideRCA
Dreaming My DreamsWaylon JenningsRCA
The Happiness of Having YouCharley PrideRCA
Have You Never Been MellowOlivia Newton-JohnMCA
I'm Jessi ColterJessi ColterCapitol
Pieces of the SkyEmmylou HarrisReprise
Prisoner in DisguiseLinda RonstadtAsylum
Red Headed StrangerWillie NelsonColumbia
Rhinestone CowboyGlen CampbellCapitol
Dolly PartonRCA
Somebody Loves YouCrystal GayleUnited Artists
Tanya TuckerTanya TuckerMCA

Other new album releases

SingleArtistRecord Label
Before the Next Teardrop FallsFreddy FenderABC/Dot
Carolina CousinsDottie WestRCA
Country GirlJody MillerEpic
Don't Let the Good Times Fool YouMelba MontgomeryElektra
Dreaming My DreamsWaylon JenningsRCA
Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me OhioBill AndersonMCA
Hank Williams Jr. and FriendsHank Williams Jr.MGM
High Priest of Country MusicConway TwittyMCA
Honey on His HandsJeanne PruettMCA
Legend in My TimeRonnie MilsapRCA
Margo SmithMargo Smith20th Century Fox
Night ThingsRonnie MilsapRCA
Old No. 1Guy ClarkRCA
Pieces of the SkyEmmylou HarrisReprise
Poor Sweet Baby...And Ten More Bill Anderson SongsJean ShepardUnited Artists
Vocal Group of the DecadeTompall Glaser and the Glaser BrothersMGM
Out of HandGary StewartRCA

Births

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

Academy of Country Music

Country Music Association

Further reading

Other links

External links

Notes and References

  1. Oermann, Robert K. "The Conway Twitty Collection," liner notes (booklet included with The Conway Twitty Collection 4-disc set). MCA Special Products, 1994).