1975

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1975

Updated July 28, 2012

January 4, 1975
  • Carole King - "Nightingale"
  • The Isley Brothers - "Midnight Sky (Part 1)"
  • Kool & the Gang - "Rhyme Tyme People"
  • The Manhattans - "Don't Take Your Love From Me"
  • Sister Sledge - "Love Don't You Go Through No Changes on Me"
  • Lynn Anderson - "What a Man, My Man is"
  • Phoebe Snow - "Poetry Man"
  • Lamont Dozier - "Let Me Start Tonite"
  • LaBelle - "Lady Marmalade"
  • Polly Brown - "Up in a Puff of Smoke"
February 1, 1975
  • Paul McCartney & Wings - "Sally G"
  • Neil Diamond - "I've Been This Way Before"
  • Sammy Johns - "Chevy Van"
  • C.W. McCall - "Wolf Creek Pass"
  • Charlie Rich - "My Elusive Dreams"
  • Sam Neely - "I Fought the Law"
  • Paula Webb - "Please Mr. President"
  • Dan Fogelberg - "Part of the Plan"
  • Fanny - "Butter Boy"
  • Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids - "Good Times, Rock & Roll"
  • Freddy Fender - "Before the Next Teardrop Falls"
  • B.J. Thomas - "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
February 8, 1975
  • Helen Reddy - "Emotion"
  • Ringo Starr - "No No Song" b/w "Snookeroo"
  • Ben E. King - "Supernatural Thing (Part 1)"
  • The Charlie Daniels Band - "The South's Gonna Do it"
  • Loggins and Messina - "Changes"
  • The Blackbyrds - "Walking in Rhythm"
  • Hot Chocolate - "Emma"
  • The Love Ulimited Orchestra - "Satin Soul"
  • The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - "Jackie Blue"
  • Tim Moore - "Charmer"
  • The Philly Devotions - "I Just Can't Say Goodbye"
  • Queen - "Killer Queen"
  • Herbie Mann - "Hijack"
  • Leon Haywood - "Believe Half of What You See (And None of What You Hear)" 
March 22, 1975
  • The Temptations - "Shakey Ground"
  • John Denver - "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
  • Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire - "Sun Goddess"
  • Gloria Gaynor - "Reach Out, I'll Be There"
  • Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - "Bad Luck (Part 1)"
  • Donna Fargo - "It Do Feel Good"
  • Solomon Burke - "You and Your Baby Blues"
  • Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners - "Where Have They Gone"
 
March 29, 1975
  • Lobo - "Don't Tell Me Goodnight"
  • Herbie Mann - "Hijack"
  • Major Harris - "Love Won't Let Me Wait"
  • Bloodstone - "My Little Lady"
  • Ecstasy, Passion and Pain - "One Beautiful Day"
  • The Carpenters - "Only Yesterday"
  • Brian Protheroe - "Pinball"
  • Gordon Lightfoot - "Rainy Day People"
  • Neil Sedaka - "The Immigrant"
  • Michael Murphey - "Wildfire"
  • Evie Sands - "You Brought the Woman Out of Me"
June 7, 1975
  • Olivia Newton-John - "Please Mr. Please"
  • Donny & Marie Osmond - "Make the World Go Away"
  • Ben E. King - "Do It in the Name of Love"
  • Michael Jackson - "A Little Bit of You"
  • Ike & Tina Turner - "Baby-Get it On"
  • The Brecker Brothers - "Sneakin' Up Behind You"
  • Sugarloaf featuring Jerry Corbetta - "Stars in My Eyes" 
July 26, 1975
  • Paul Anka with Odia Coates - "(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love"
  • Linda Ronstadt - "It Doesn't Matter Anymore"
  • The Osmonds - "The Proud One"
  • Tavares - "It Only Takes a Minute"
  • Carly Simon - "Waterfall"
  • The O'Jays - "Let Me Make Love to You"
  • Ace - "Rock and Roll Runaway"
  • Reparata - "Shoes"
  • The Fantastic Four - Alvin Stone (The Birth and Death of a Gangster)"
  • Merry Clayton - "Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow"
  • Smokie - "If You Think You Know How to Love Me"
 
August 23, 1975
  • People's Choice - "Do it Any Way You Wanna"
  • The Average White Band - "If I Ever Lose This Heaven"
  • Jefferson Starship - "Miracles"
  • Art Garfunkel - "I Only Have Eyes For You"
  • The Four Seasons - "Who Loves You"
  • Fox - "Only You Can"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Out of Time"
  • Isaac Hayes - "Chocolate Chip"
  • Joe Simon - "Music in My Bones"
  • Pete Wingfield - "Eighteen With a Bullet"
  • Dr. Hook - "The Millionaire"
September 6, 1975
  • Chicago - "Brand New Love Affair (Part I & II)"
  • Rusty Wier - "Don't it Make You Wanna Dance"
  • Sly Stone - "I Get High on You"
  • Leon Haywood - "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You"
  • Linda Ronstadt - "Heat Wave"/"Love is a Rose"
  • Dickie Goodman - "Mr. Jaws"
  • Pat Lundi - "Party Music"
  • John Fogerty - "Rockin' All Over the World"
  • The Sunshine Band - "Shotgun Shuffle"
  • ABBA - "S.O.S."
  • Smokey Robinson - "The Agony & the Ecstasy"
  • The Outlaws - "There Goes Another Love Song"
  • Ralph Carter - "When You're Young and in Love"
  • Jessi Colter - "What's Happened to Blue Eyes"/"You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You)"
September 13, 1975
  • Neil Sedaka - "Bad Blood"
  • The Eagles - "Lyin' Eyes"
  • Arthur Alexander - "Everyday I Have to Cry"
  • The Salsoul Orchestra - "Salsoul Hustle"
  • Smokie - "If You Think You Know How to Love Me"
  • Ray Charles - "Living For the City"
  • Hamilton Bohannon - "Foot Stompin' Music"
September 20, 1975
  • The Ohio Players - "Sweet Sticky Thing"
  • Bruce Springsteen - "Born To Run"
  • George Harrison - "You"
  • Olivia Newton-John - "Something Better to Do"
  • War - "Low Rider"
  • Melissa Manchester - "Just Too Many People"
  • B.J. Thomas - "Help Me Make it (To My Rockin' Chair)"
  • Waylon Jennings - "Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way"
  • Aretha Franklin - "Mr. D.J. (5 For the D.J.)"
  • B.T. Express - "Peace Pipe" b/w "Give It What You Got"
  • The Manhattan Transfer - "Operator"
  • Joan Baez - "Diamonds and Rust"
  • Buddy Miles - "Rockin' and Rollin' on the Streets of Hollywood"
  • David Bellamy - "Nothin' Heavy"
  • Duke and the Drivers - "What You Got"
  • Poco - "Keep On Tryin'"
October 4, 1975
  • Paul McCartney & Wings - "Letting Go"
  • The Bee Gees - "Nights on Broadway"
  • Billy Preston - "Fancy Lady"
  • The Biddu Orchestra - "Summer of '42:
  • James Taylor - "Mexico"
  • Roger Daltrey - "Come and Get Your Love"
  • Johnny "Guitar" Watson - "I Don't Want to be a Lone Ranger"
November 15, 1975
  • Wing & a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps - "Baby Face"
  • David Crosby & Graham Nash - "Carry Me"
  • The Electric Light Orchestra - "Evil Woman"
  • The Isley Brothers - "For the Love of You (Part 1 & 2)"
  • Sweet - "Fox on the Run"
  • Firefly - "Hey There Little Firefly"
  • Barry Manilow - "I Write the Songs"
  • The Road Apples - "Let's Live Together"
  • The Allman Brothers Band - "Nevertheless"/"Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John"
  • The Ohio Player - "Love Rollercoaster"
  • Head East - "Never Been Any Reason"
  • Kiss - "Rock and Roll All Night"
  • David Geddes - "The Last Game of the Season (The Blind Man in the Bleachers)"
  • Rhythm Heritage - "Theme From S.W.A.T."
  • Paul Anka - "Times of Your Life"
December 6, 1975
  • Donna Summer - "Love to Love You Baby"
  • John Denver - "Fly Away"
  • Olivia Newton-John - "Let it Shine" b/w "He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother"
  • C.W. McCall - "Convoy"
  • Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "Down To the Line"
  • Helen Reddy - "Somewhere in the Night"
  • Kenny Starr - "The Blind Man in the Bleachers"
  • Tavares - "Free Ride"
  • The Soul Train Gang - "Soul Train 75"
  • The Ritchie Family - "I Want to Dance With You (Dance With Me)"
  • The Stylistics - "Funky Weekend"
  • The Four Tops - "We All Gotta Stick Together"
  • Crown Heights Affair - "Every Beat of My Heart" 
December 20, 1975
  • Paul Simon - "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
  • Eric Carmen - "All By Myself"
  • The Amazing Rhythm Aces - "Amazing Grace (Used to Be Her Favorite Song)"
  • Conway Twitty - "Don't Cry Joni"
  • Greg Lake - "I Believe in Father Christmas"
  • Bill Withers - "Make Love to Your Mind"
  • The Eagles  "Take it to the Limit"
  • Hagood Hardy - "The Homecoming"
  • Linda Ronstadt - "Tracks of My Tears"
December 27, 1975
  • Art Garfunkel - "Break Away"
  • The Four Seasons - "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
  • The Bee Gees - "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)"
  • The Doobie Brothers - "I Cheat the Hangman"
  • Barry White - "Let the Music Play"
  • Roxy Music - "Love is the Drug"
  • The Spinners - "Love or Leave"
  • The Commodores - "Sweet Love"
  • Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band - "The White Knight"