List of UK top-ten albums in 1975 explained

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.^{[1] [2] [3]} Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1975, as well as albums which peaked in 1974 and 1976 but were in the top 10 in 1975. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was by His Greatest Hits by Engelbert Humperdinck. Overall, fourteen different albums peaked at number one in 1975, with fourteen unique artists hit that position.

Top-ten albums

Key

Symbol	Meaning
bgcolor=lightblue	‡	Album peaked in 1972, 1973 or 1974 but still in chart in 1975.
♦	Album released in 1975 but peaked in 1976.
Entered	The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak	Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.

Entered (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks in top 10	Single	Artist	data-sort-type="number"	Peak	Peak reached (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks at peak
Albums in 1972
	59	Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits ‡	Simon & Garfunkel	2		3
Albums in 1973
	43	The Dark Side of the Moon ‡	Pink Floyd	2		1
	44	And I Love You So ‡	Perry Como	1		1
	74	Tubular Bells ‡	Mike Oldfield	1		1
	49	Band on the Run ‡	Paul McCartney & Wings	1		7
Albums in 1974
	64	‡	The Carpenters	1		17
	4	Mud Rock	Mud	8		1
	29	Rollin' ‡	Bay City Rollers	1		4
	15	David Essex ‡	David Essex	2		4
	16	Can't Get Enough ‡	Barry White	4		3
	22	Elton John's Greatest Hits ‡	Elton John	1		11
	12	Sheer Heart Attack ‡	Queen	2		1
	4	Relayer ‡	Yes	4		2
Albums in 1975
	13	His Greatest Hits	Engelbert Humperdinck	1		3
	1	Cop Yer Whack for This	Billy Connolly	10		1
	7	Crime of the Century	Supertramp	4		1
	4	Blood on the Tracks	Bob Dylan	4		1
	5	On the Level	Status Quo	1		2
	6	Physical Graffiti	Led Zeppelin	1		1
	2	Rock 'n' Roll	John Lennon	6		1
	2	AWB	Average White Band	6		1
	12	20 Greatest Hits: The Tenth Anniversary Album of Tom Jones	Tom Jones	1		4
	9	The Shirley Bassey Singles Album	Shirley Bassey	2		2
	3	The Best Years of Our Lives	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	4		2
	19	The Original Soundtrack	10cc	3		1
	3	Young Americans	David Bowie	2		1
	7	Blue Jays	Justin Hayward and John Lodge	4		1
	32	The Best of the Stylistics	The Stylistics	1		9
	6	Sraight Shooter	Bad Company	3		1
	5	The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table	Rick Wakeman	2		1
	23	Once Upon a Star	Bay City Rollers	1		3
	1	Rubycon	Tangerine Dream	10		1
	1	Tomorrow Belongs to Me	The Sensational Alex Harvey Band	9		1
	6	Take Good Care of Yourself	The Three Degrees	6		1
	5	The Very Best of Tammy Wynette	Tammy Wynette	4		1
	2	Fox	Fox	7		1
	5	Autobahn	Kraftwerk	4		1
	13	Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy	Elton John	2		3
	1	Judith	Judy Collins	7		1
	14	Venus and Mars	Wings	1		2
	16	Horizon	The Carpenters	1		5
	3	100cc – Greatest Hits of 10cc	10cc	9		2
	1	Return to Fantasy	Uriah Heep	7		1
	11	One of These Nights	Eagles	8		6
	3	Step Two	Showaddywaddy	7		2
	5	Mud Rock Vol. 2	Mud	6		1
	1	The Basement Tapes	Bob Dylan and The Band	8		1
	3	10 Years Non Stop – Jubilee Album	James Last	5		1
	5	Thank You Baby	The Stylistics	5		4
	10	Greatest Hits	Cat Stevens	2		1
	24	Atlantic Crossing	Rod Stewart	1		7
	10	The Very Best of Roger Whittaker	Roger Whittaker	5		2
	7	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd	1		1
	2	Sabotage	Black Sabbath	7		1
	9	All the Fun of the Fair	David Essex	3		3
	4	Another Year	Leo Sayer	8		1
	16	Favourites	Peters and Lee	2		2
	14	40 Golden Greats	Jim Reeves	1		3
	3	The Who by Numbers	The Who	7		1
	1	Rabbitts On and On and On...	Jasper Carrott	10		1
	3	Breakaway	Art Garfunkel	7		1
	5	We All Had Doctors' Papers	Max Boyce	1		1
	4	Siren	Roxy Music	4		1
	4	Rock of the Westies	Elton John	5		2
	15	40 Greatest Hits	Perry Como	1		6
	9	Ommadawn	Mike Oldfield	4		2
	2	All Around My Hat	Steeleye Span	7		1
	9	Make the Party Last – 25 All Time Party Greats	James Last	3		3
	2	Disco Hits '75	Various artists	5		1
	2	Get Right Intae Him	Billy Connolly	6		1
	1	Rolled Gold	The Rolling Stones	7		1
	2	Shaved Fish	John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band	8		1
	12	A Night at the Opera	Queen	1		4
	7	Wouldn't You Like It ♦	Bay City Rollers	3		1
	5	Songs of Joy	The Nigel Brooks Singers	5		1
	11	24 Original Hits ♦	The Drifters	2		1

See also

• 1975 in British music
• List of number-one albums from the 1970s (UK)

References

General

• Web site: Six decades of singles charts . The Official Charts Company . 23 April 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ . 3 March 2011 .

Specific

External links

• 1975 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 28 December 2014.
2. Book: Roberts, David. Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). 2005. 1-904994-00-8. 14. Guinness World Records Limited.
3. Web site: New singles formats to save the charts. BBC News. 16 October 2003 . 21 February 2010.