This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1975.
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.[1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Centennial | James Michener |
| January 12 | ||
| January 19 | ||
| January 26 | ||
| February 2 | ||
| February 9 | Something Happened | Joseph Heller |
| February 16 | Centennial | James Michener |
| February 23 | ||
| March 2 | ||
| March 9 | ||
| March 16 | ||
| March 23 | ||
| March 30 | ||
| April 6 | ||
| April 13 | ||
| April 20 | ||
| April 27 | ||
| May 4 | The Moneychangers | Arthur Hailey |
| May 11 | ||
| May 18 | ||
| May 25 | ||
| June 1 | ||
| June 8 | ||
| June 15 | ||
| June 22 | ||
| June 29 | ||
| July 6 | ||
| July 13 | ||
| July 20 | ||
| July 27 | ||
| August 3 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Judith Rossner |
| August 10 | The Moneychangers | Arthur Hailey |
| August 17 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Judith Rossner |
| August 24 | Ragtime | E. L. Doctorow |
| August 31 | ||
| September 7 | ||
| September 14 | ||
| September 21 | ||
| September 28 | ||
| October 5 | ||
| October 12 | ||
| October 19 | ||
| October 26 | ||
| November 2 | ||
| November 9 | ||
| November 16 | ||
| November 23 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Judith Rossner |
| November 30 | Curtain | Agatha Christie |
| December 7 | ||
| December 14 | ||
| December 21 | ||
| December 28 |
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.[2]
| Date | Book | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | All Things Bright and Beautiful | James Herriot | |
| January 12 | |||
| January 19 | |||
| January 26 | |||
| February 2 | The Bermuda Triangle | Charles Berlitz | |
| February 9 | |||
| February 16 | The Palace Guard | Dan Rather and Gary Paul Gates | |
| February 23 | The Bermuda Triangle | Charles Berlitz | |
| March 2 | |||
| March 9 | |||
| March 16 | |||
| March 23 | |||
| March 30 | |||
| April 6 | |||
| April 13 | |||
| April 20 | |||
| April 27 | |||
| May 4 | |||
| May 11 | |||
| May 18 | |||
| May 25 | |||
| June 1 | |||
| June 8 | |||
| June 15 | Breach of Faith | Theodore H. White | |
| June 22 | |||
| June 29 | |||
| July 6 | |||
| July 13 | |||
| July 20 | |||
| July 27 | |||
| August 3 | |||
| August 10 | |||
| August 17 | |||
| August 24 | |||
| August 31 | |||
| September 7 | Sylvia Porter's Money Book | Sylvia Porter | |
| September 14 | |||
| September 21 | |||
| September 28 | |||
| October 5 | |||
| October 12 | |||
| October 19 | |||
| October 26 | |||
| November 2 | |||
| November 9 | |||
| November 16 | |||
| November 23 | Power! | Michael Korda | |
| November 30 | Bring on the Empty Horses | David Niven | |
| December 7 | |||
| December 14 | Sylvia Porter's Money Book | Sylvia Porter | |
| December 21 | The Relaxation Response | Herbert Benson, M.D. | |
| December 28 | Bring on the Empty Horses | David Niven |