List of RPM number-one country singles of 1975

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These are the Canadian number-one country songs of 1975, per the RPM Country Tracks chart.

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Issue dateTitleArtist
January 11 We're Over Johnny Rodriguez
January 18 What a Man My Man Is Lynn Anderson
January 25 The Door George Jones
February 1Big Red Jimmy Jerry Warren
February 8 Kentucky Gambler Merle Haggard
February 15 (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time Ronnie Milsap
February 22 Then Who Am I Charley Pride
March 1 Devil in the Bottle T. G. Sheppard
March 15 It's Time to Pay the Fiddler Cal Smith
March 22 Linda on My Mind Conway Twitty
March 29 Before the Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender
April 5 Everybody's Going to the Country Hank Smith
April 12 Have You Never Been Mellow Olivia Newton-John
April 19 The Pill Loretta Lynn
April 26
May 3 I've Never Been This Far Before Carroll Baker
May 10 Still Thinkin' 'bout You Billy "Crash" Craddock
May 17 Roll On Big Mama Joe Stampley
May 24 Thank God I'm a Country Boy John Denver
May 31
June 7 Window Up Above Mickey Gilley
June 14 I'm Not Lisa Jessi Colter
June 21 I Ain't All Bad Charley Pride
June 28 You're My Best Friend Don Williams
July 5 Lizzie and the Rainman Tanya Tucker
July 12 Reconsider Me Narvel Felts
July 19 When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt
July 26Yellow House of Love Patti MacDonnell
August 2 The Hungry Fire of Love Carroll Baker
August 9 Down by the Henry Moore Murray McLauchlan
August 16 Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High) Charlie Rich
August 23 The Seeker Dolly Parton
August 30 Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell
September 6 Please Mr. Please Olivia Newton-John
September 13 The First Time Freddie Hart
September 20 I'll Go to My Grave Loving You The Statler Brothers
September 27 If I Could Only Win Your Love Emmylou Harris
October 4 Say Forever You'll Be Mine Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner
October 11
October 18
October 25 Third Rate Romance Amazing Rhythm Aces
December 20 Secret Love Freddy Fender
December 27

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