List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1975

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These are the Billboard magazine 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.

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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

Captain & Tennille scored a No. 1 hit single with "Love Will Keep Us Together" for four weeks, becoming the No. 1 single at the end of 1975. Captain and tennille 1976.jpg
Captain & Tennille scored a No. 1 hit single with "Love Will Keep Us Together" for four weeks, becoming the No. 1 single at the end of 1975.
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The yellow background indicates the No. 1 song on Billboard's 1975 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
349January 4"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" Elton John [1]
January 11 [2]
350January 18"Mandy" Barry Manilow [3]
351January 25"Please Mr. Postman" The Carpenters [4]
352February 1"Laughter in the Rain" Neil Sedaka [5]
353February 8"Fire" Ohio Players [6]
354February 15"You're No Good" Linda Ronstadt [7]
355February 22"Pick Up the Pieces" Average White Band [8]
356March 1"Best of My Love" Eagles [9]
357March 8"Have You Never Been Mellow" Olivia Newton-John [10]
358March 15"Black Water" The Doobie Brothers [11]
359March 22"My Eyes Adored You" Frankie Valli [12]
360March 29"Lady Marmalade" Labelle [13]
361April 5"Lovin' You" Minnie Riperton [14]
362April 12"Philadelphia Freedom" Elton John Band [15]
April 19 [16]
363April 26"(Hey Won't You Play)
Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
"
B. J. Thomas [17]
364May 3"He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" Tony Orlando and Dawn [18]
May 10 [19]
May 17 [20]
365May 24"Shining Star" Earth, Wind & Fire [21]
366May 31"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" Freddy Fender [22]
367June 7"Thank God I'm a Country Boy" John Denver [23]
368June 14"Sister Golden Hair" America [24]
369June 21"Love Will Keep Us Together" Captain & Tennille [25]
June 28 [26]
July 5 [27]
July 12 [28]
370July 19"Listen to What the Man Said" Wings [29]
371July 26"The Hustle" Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony [30]
372August 2"One of These Nights"Eagles [31]
373August 9"Jive Talkin'" Bee Gees [32]
August 16 [33]
374August 23"Fallin' in Love" Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds [34]
375August 30"Get Down Tonight" KC and the Sunshine Band [35]
376September 6"Rhinestone Cowboy" Glen Campbell [36]
September 13 [37]
377September 20"Fame" David Bowie [38]
378September 27"I'm Sorry"John Denver [39]
reOctober 4"Fame"David Bowie [40]
379October 11"Bad Blood"Neil Sedaka [41]
October 18 [42]
October 25 [43]
380November 1"Island Girl"Elton John [44]
November 8 [45]
November 15 [46]
381November 22"That's the Way (I Like It)"KC and the Sunshine Band [47]
382November 29"Fly, Robin, Fly" Silver Convention [48]
December 6 [49]
December 13 [50]
reDecember 20"That's the Way (I Like It)"KC and the Sunshine Band [51]
383December 27"Let's Do It Again" The Staple Singers [52]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Elton John7
2Captain & Tennille4
Neil Sedaka
4Tony Orlando and Dawn3
Silver Convention
KC and the Sunshine Band
7Eagles2
Bee Gees
Glen Campbell
John Denver
David Bowie
12Barry Manilow1
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

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  4. "January 25, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
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  12. "March 22, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  13. "March 29, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  14. "April 5, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  15. "April 12, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  16. "April 19, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  17. "April 26, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  18. "May 3, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  19. "May 10, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  20. "May 17, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  21. "May 24, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  22. "May 31, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  23. "June 7, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  24. "June 14, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  25. "June 21, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  26. "June 28, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  27. "July 5, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  28. "July 12, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  29. "July 19, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  30. "July 26, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  31. "August 2, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  32. "August 9, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  33. "August 16, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  34. "August 23, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  35. "August 30, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
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  37. "September 13, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  38. "September 20, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
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  46. "November 15, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  47. "November 22, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  48. "November 29, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  49. "December 6, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  50. "December 13, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  51. "December 20, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .
  52. "December 27, 1975". Billboard Hot 100 .

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