List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1975 explained

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1975. Both 1974 and 1975 hold the Hot 100 record for the year with the most No. 1 hits with 35 songs reaching the No. 1 spot. Additionally, the period beginning January 11 and ending April 12 constitutes the longest run of a different No. 1 song every week (14 weeks) in Billboard history. Coincidentally, it both begins and ends with songs by Elton John. The longest running number one song of 1975 is "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille, which spent 4 weeks at the top spot.

That year, 18 acts earned their first number one song, such as Barry Manilow, Ohio Players, Linda Ronstadt, Average White Band, The Eagles, The Doobie Brothers, Labelle, Minnie Riperton, Earth, Wind & Fire, Freddy Fender, Captain & Tennille, Van McCoy, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, KC and the Sunshine Band, Glen Campbell, David Bowie, and Silver Convention. Frankie Valli, having already hit number one with The Four Seasons, also earns his first number one song as a solo act. Elton John, Neil Sedaka, The Eagles, John Denver, and KC and the Sunshine Band were the only acts to have more than one number one song, with Elton John having three, and the others with two.

Chart history

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The yellow background indicates the No. 1 song on Billboards 1975 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.

width=31		Issue date	Song	Artist(s)
349	January 4	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"	Elton John	^[1]
January 11	^[2]
350	January 18	"Mandy"	Barry Manilow	^[3]
351	January 25	"Please Mr. Postman"	The Carpenters	^[4]
352	February 1	"Laughter in the Rain"	Neil Sedaka	^[5]
353	February 8	"Fire"	Ohio Players	^[6]
354	February 15	"You're No Good"	Linda Ronstadt	^[7]
355	February 22	"Pick Up the Pieces"	Average White Band	^[8]
356	March 1	"Best of My Love"	Eagles	^[9]
357	March 8	"Have You Never Been Mellow"	Olivia Newton-John	^[10]
358	March 15	"Black Water"	The Doobie Brothers	^[11]
359	March 22	"My Eyes Adored You"	Frankie Valli	^[12]
360	March 29	"Lady Marmalade"	Labelle	^[13]
361	April 5	"Lovin' You"	Minnie Riperton	^[14]
362	April 12	"Philadelphia Freedom"	Elton John Band	^[15]
April 19	^[16]
363	April 26	"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"	B. J. Thomas	^[17]
364	May 3	"He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)"	Tony Orlando and Dawn	^[18]
May 10	^[19]
May 17	^[20]
365	May 24	"Shining Star"	Earth, Wind & Fire	^[21]
366	May 31	"Before the Next Teardrop Falls"	Freddy Fender	^[22]
367	June 7	"Thank God I'm a Country Boy"	John Denver	^[23]
368	June 14	"Sister Golden Hair"	America	^[24]
369	June 21	"Love Will Keep Us Together"	Captain & Tennille	^[25]
June 28	^[26]
July 5	^[27]
July 12	^[28]
370	July 19	"Listen to What the Man Said"	Wings	^[29]
371	July 26	"The Hustle"	Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony	^[30]
372	August 2	"One of These Nights"	Eagles	^[31]
373	August 9	"Jive Talkin'"	Bee Gees	^[32]
August 16	^[33]
374	August 23	"Fallin' in Love"	Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds	^[34]
375	August 30	"Get Down Tonight"	KC and the Sunshine Band	^[35]
376	September 6	"Rhinestone Cowboy"	Glen Campbell	^[36]
September 13	^[37]
377	September 20	"Fame"	David Bowie	^[38]
378	September 27	"I'm Sorry"	John Denver	^[39]
re	October 4	"Fame"	David Bowie	^[40]
379	October 11	"Bad Blood"	Neil Sedaka	^[41]
October 18	^[42]
October 25	^[43]
380	November 1	"Island Girl"	Elton John	^[44]
November 8	^[45]
November 15	^[46]
381	November 22	"That's the Way (I Like It)"	KC and the Sunshine Band	^[47]
382	November 29	"Fly, Robin, Fly"	Silver Convention	^[48]
December 6	^[49]
December 13	^[50]
re	December 20	"That's the Way (I Like It)"	KC and the Sunshine Band	^[51]
383	December 27	"Let's Do It Again"	The Staple Singers	^[52]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one! Position! Artist! Weeks at No. 1

1	Elton John	7
2	Captain & Tennille	4
	Neil Sedaka
4	Tony Orlando and Dawn	3
	Silver Convention
	KC and the Sunshine Band
7	Eagles	2
	Bee Gees
	Glen Campbell
	John Denver
	David Bowie
12	Barry Manilow	1
	The Carpenters
	Ohio Players
	Linda Ronstadt
	Average White Band
	Olivia Newton-John
	The Doobie Brothers
	Frankie Valli
	Labelle
	Minnie Ripperton
	Earth, Wind & Fire
	Freddy Fender
	America
	Wings
	Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
	Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
	The Staple Singers

See also

• 1975 in music
• List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1975
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1970s

Sources

• Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition
• Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies
• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboards online archive services and print editions of the magazine.

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 4, 1975. .
2. Web site: January 11, 1975. .
3. Web site: January 18, 1975. .
4. Web site: January 25, 1975. .
5. Web site: February 1, 1975. .
6. Web site: February 8, 1975. .
7. Web site: February 15, 1975. .
8. Web site: February 22, 1975. .
9. Web site: March 1, 1975. .
10. Web site: March 8, 1975. .
11. Web site: March 15, 1975. .
12. Web site: March 22, 1975. .
13. Web site: March 29, 1975. .
14. Web site: April 5, 1975. .
15. Web site: April 12, 1975. .
16. Web site: April 19, 1975. .
17. Web site: April 26, 1975. .
18. Web site: May 3, 1975. .
19. Web site: May 10, 1975. .
20. Web site: May 17, 1975. .
21. Web site: May 24, 1975. .
22. Web site: May 31, 1975. .
23. Web site: June 7, 1975. .
24. Web site: June 14, 1975. .
25. Web site: June 21, 1975. .
26. Web site: June 28, 1975. .
27. Web site: July 5, 1975. .
28. Web site: July 12, 1975. .
29. Web site: July 19, 1975. .
30. Web site: July 26, 1975. .
31. Web site: August 2, 1975. .
32. Web site: August 9, 1975. .
33. Web site: August 16, 1975. .
34. Web site: August 23, 1975. .
35. Web site: August 30, 1975. .
36. Web site: September 6, 1975. .
37. Web site: September 13, 1975. .
38. Web site: September 20, 1975. .
39. Web site: September 27, 1975. .
40. Web site: October 4, 1975. .
41. Web site: October 11, 1975. .
42. Web site: October 18, 1975. .
43. Web site: October 25, 1975. .
44. Web site: November 1, 1975. .
45. Web site: November 8, 1975. .
46. Web site: November 15, 1975. .
47. Web site: November 22, 1975. .
48. Web site: November 29, 1975. .
49. Web site: December 6, 1975. .
50. Web site: December 13, 1975. .
51. Web site: December 20, 1975. .
52. Web site: December 27, 1975. .