| 1970s in music in the UK |
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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.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | 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) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1972 | ||||||
| 22 July 1972 | 59 | Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits ‡ | Simon & Garfunkel | 2 | 29 July 1972 | 3 |
| Albums in 1973 | ||||||
| 31 March 1973 | 43 | The Dark Side of the Moon ‡ | Pink Floyd | 2 | 31 March 1973 | 1 |
| 7 July 1973 | 44 | And I Love You So ‡ | Perry Como | 1 | 26 January 1974 | 1 |
| 1 September 1973 | 74 | Tubular Bells ‡ | Mike Oldfield | 1 | 5 October 1974 | 1 |
| 22 December 1973 | 49 | Band on the Run ‡ | Paul McCartney & Wings | 1 | 27 July 1974 | 7 |
| Albums in 1974 | ||||||
| 2 February 1974 | 64 | The Singles: 1969–1973 ‡ | The Carpenters | 1 | 2 February 1974 | 17 |
| 5 October 1974 | 4 | Mud Rock | Mud | 8 | 18 January 1975 | 1 |
| 12 October 1974 | 29 | Rollin' ‡ | Bay City Rollers | 1 | 12 October 1974 | 4 |
| 9 November 1974 | 15 | David Essex ‡ | David Essex | 2 | 14 December 1974 | 4 |
| 16 | Can't Get Enough ‡ | Barry White | 4 | 23 November 1974 | 3 | |
| 23 November 1974 | 22 | Elton John's Greatest Hits ‡ | Elton John | 1 | 23 November 1974 | 11 |
| 12 | Sheer Heart Attack ‡ | Queen | 2 | 30 November 1974 | 1 | |
| 21 December 1974 | 4 | Relayer ‡ | Yes | 4 | 21 December 1974 | 2 |
| Albums in 1975 | ||||||
| 4 January 1975 | 13 | His Greatest Hits | Engelbert Humperdinck | 1 | 8 February 1975 | 3 |
| 25 January 1975 | 1 | Cop Yer Whack for This | Billy Connolly | 10 | 25 January 1975 | 1 |
| 8 February 1975 | 7 | Crime of the Century | Supertramp | 4 | 15 March 1975 | 1 |
| 15 February 1975 | 4 | Blood on the Tracks | Bob Dylan | 4 | 1 March 1975 | 1 |
| 1 March 1975 | 5 | On the Level | Status Quo | 1 | 1 March 1975 | 2 |
| 15 March 1975 | 6 | Physical Graffiti | Led Zeppelin | 1 | 15 March 1975 | 1 |
| 2 | Rock 'n' Roll | John Lennon | 6 | 15 March 1975 | 1 | |
| 2 | AWB | Average White Band | 6 | 29 March 1975 | 1 | |
| 22 March 1975 | 12 | 20 Greatest Hits: The Tenth Anniversary Album of Tom Jones | Tom Jones | 1 | 22 March 1975 | 4 |
| 9 | The Shirley Bassey Singles Album | Shirley Bassey | 2 | 29 March 1975 | 2 | |
| 3 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | 4 | 22 March 1975 | 2 | |
| 19 | The Original Soundtrack | 10cc | 3 | 17 May 1975 | 1 | |
| 5 April 1975 | 3 | Young Americans | David Bowie | 2 | 12 April 1975 | 1 |
| 7 | Blue Jays | Justin Hayward and John Lodge | 4 | 5 April 1975 | 1 | |
| 12 April 1975 | 32 | The Best of the Stylistics | The Stylistics | 1 | 19 April 1975 | 9 |
| 6 | Sraight Shooter | Bad Company | 3 | 3 May 1975 | 1 | |
| 19 April 1975 | 5 | The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | Rick Wakeman | 2 | 19 April 1975 | 1 |
| 3 May 1975 | 23 | Once Upon a Star | Bay City Rollers | 1 | 3 May 1975 | 3 |
| 1 | Rubycon | Tangerine Dream | 10 | 3 May 1975 | 1 | |
| 17 May 1975 | 1 | Tomorrow Belongs to Me | The Sensational Alex Harvey Band | 9 | 17 May 1975 | 1 |
| 24 May 1975 | 6 | Take Good Care of Yourself | The Three Degrees | 6 | 7 June 1975 | 1 |
| 31 May 1975 | 5 | The Very Best of Tammy Wynette | Tammy Wynette | 4 | 14 June 1975 | 1 |
| 2 | Fox | Fox | 7 | 31 May 1975 | 1 | |
| 5 | Autobahn | Kraftwerk | 4 | 7 June 1975 | 1 | |
| 7 June 1975 | 13 | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy | Elton John | 2 | 7 June 1975 | 3 |
| 1 | Judith | Judy Collins | 7 | 7 June 1975 | 1 | |
| 21 June 1975 | 14 | Venus and Mars | Wings | 1 | 28 June 1975 | 2 |
| 28 June 1975 | 16 | Horizon | The Carpenters | 1 | 5 July 1975 | 5 |
| 3 | 100cc – Greatest Hits of 10cc | 10cc | 9 | 28 June 1975 | 2 | |
| 5 July 1975 | 1 | Return to Fantasy | Uriah Heep | 7 | 5 July 1975 | 1 |
| 12 July 1975 | 11 | One of These Nights | Eagles | 8 | 19 July 1975 | 6 |
| 19 July 1975 | 3 | Step Two | Showaddywaddy | 7 | 19 July 1975 | 2 |
| 26 July 1975 | 5 | Mud Rock Vol. 2 | Mud | 6 | 9 August 1975 | 1 |
| 2 August 1975 | 1 | The Basement Tapes | Bob Dylan and The Band | 8 | 2 August 1975 | 1 |
| 9 August 1975 | 3 | 10 Years Non Stop – Jubilee Album | James Last | 5 | 16 August 1975 | 1 |
| 23 August 1975 | 5 | Thank You Baby | The Stylistics | 5 | 23 August 1975 | 4 |
| 10 | Greatest Hits | Cat Stevens | 2 | 27 September 1975 | 1 | |
| 30 August 1975 | 24 | Atlantic Crossing | Rod Stewart | 1 | 30 August 1975 | 7 |
| 13 September 1975 | 10 | The Very Best of Roger Whittaker | Roger Whittaker | 5 | 20 September 1975 | 2 |
| 27 September 1975 | 7 | Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd | 1 | 4 October 1975 | 1 |
| 2 | Sabotage | Black Sabbath | 7 | 27 September 1975 | 1 | |
| 9 | All the Fun of the Fair | David Essex | 3 | 11 October 1975 | 3 | |
| 4 | Another Year | Leo Sayer | 8 | 11 October 1975 | 1 | |
| 4 October 1975 | 16 | Favourites | Peters and Lee | 2 | 1 November 1975 | 2 |
| 18 October 1975 | 14 | 40 Golden Greats | Jim Reeves | 1 | 25 October 1975 | 3 |
| 3 | The Who by Numbers | The Who | 7 | 1 November 1975 | 1 | |
| 25 October 1975 | 1 | Rabbitts On and On and On... | Jasper Carrott | 10 | 25 October 1975 | 1 |
| 1 November 1975 | 3 | Breakaway | Art Garfunkel | 7 | 8 November 1975 | 1 |
| 5 | We All Had Doctors' Papers | Max Boyce | 1 | 15 November 1975 | 1 | |
| 8 November 1975 | 4 | Siren | Roxy Music | 4 | 8 November 1975 | 1 |
| 4 | Rock of the Westies | Elton John | 5 | 8 November 1975 | 2 | |
| 15 | 40 Greatest Hits | Perry Como | 1 | 22 November 1975 | 6 | |
| 22 November 1975 | 9 | Ommadawn | Mike Oldfield | 4 | 22 November 1975 | 2 |
| 29 November 1975 | 2 | All Around My Hat | Steeleye Span | 7 | 29 November 1975 | 1 |
| 9 | Make the Party Last – 25 All Time Party Greats | James Last | 3 | 6 December 1975 | 3 | |
| 6 December 1975 | 2 | Disco Hits '75 | Various artists | 5 | 6 December 1975 | 1 |
| 2 | Get Right Intae Him | Billy Connolly | 6 | 6 December 1975 | 1 | |
| 1 | Rolled Gold | The Rolling Stones | 7 | 6 December 1975 | 1 | |
| 2 | Shaved Fish | John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band | 8 | 6 December 1975 | 1 | |
| 13 December 1975 | 12 | A Night at the Opera | Queen | 1 | 27 December 1975 | 4 |
| 7 | Wouldn't You Like It ♦ | Bay City Rollers | 3 | 17 January 1976 | 1 | |
| 5 | Songs of Joy | The Nigel Brooks Singers | 5 | 20 December 1975 | 1 | |
| 20 December 1975 | 11 | 24 Original Hits ♦ | The Drifters | 2 | 24 January 1976 | 1 |
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