List of Canadian number-one albums of 1975

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This article lists the Canadian number-one albums of 1975. [1] The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.

The top position (December 28, 1974, Vol. 22, No. 19) preceding January 11, 1975 (Vol. 24, No. 15) was Jim Croce's Photographs & Memories . [2] Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy entered the chart at #1. [3] Elton John held the top position in the albums and singles charts simultaneously on January 11 – February 1. [4]

(Entries with dates marked thus* are not presently on record at Library and Archives Canada and were inferred from the following week's listing. The issue that should have been published on October 11 is dated October 13. There were no publications from November 8 through December 6. The November 1 chart, Vol. 24, No. 9, is followed by December 13's chart, Vol. 24, No. 10-11-12. No "last week" positions were specified on this issue's chart, indicating that the charting process was restarted.)

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Issue DateAlbumArtist
January 4(no publication)
January 11 Elton John's Greatest Hits Elton John
January 18Elton John's Greatest HitsElton John
January 25Elton John's Greatest HitsElton John
February 1Elton John's Greatest HitsElton John
February 8*Elton John's Greatest HitsElton John
February 15Elton John's Greatest HitsElton John
February 22Elton John's Greatest HitsElton John
March 1Elton John's Greatest HitsElton John
March 8Elton John's Greatest HitsElton John
March 15Elton John's Greatest HitsElton John
March 22Elton John's Greatest HitsElton John
March 29 Blood on the Tracks Bob Dylan
April 4Blood on the TracksBob Dylan
April 12 Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin
April 19Physical GraffitiLed Zeppelin
April 26Physical GraffitiLed Zeppelin
May 3Physical GraffitiLed Zeppelin
May 10Physical GraffitiLed Zeppelin
May 17 An Evening with John Denver John Denver
May 24An Evening with John DenverJohn Denver
May 31 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Elton John
June 7Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
June 14Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
June 21Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
June 28Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
July 5Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
July 12Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
July 19Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
July 26 Venus and Mars Wings
August 2Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
August 9Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
August 16Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
August 23Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
August 30Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
September 6Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John
September 13Venus and MarsWings
September 20 Fandango! ZZ Top
September 27Fandango!ZZ Top
October 4 Four Wheel Drive Bachman-Turner Overdrive Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
October 13 Greatest Hits Cat Stevens
October 18Four Wheel DriveBachman-Turner Overdrive
October 25 Windsong John Denver
November 1(no publication)
November 8(no publication)
November 15(no publication)
November 22(no publication)
November 29(no publication)
December 6(no publication)
December 13WindsongJohn Denver
December 20WindsongJohn Denver
December 25 Rock of the Westies Elton John

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References

  1. ↑ "RPM Charts Archive (1975)".
  2. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3915a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=bpaoqg9jkfeab1nb4cd60qugq0
  3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-111.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=uedodpq8fqer780h1nm9nodr37&brws=2&q1=1975&q2=01&q3=01&interval=20
  4. ↑ List of RPM number-one singles of 1975

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