List of number-one singles of 1975 (Canada)

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American pop duo Captain & Tennille reached number one in the Canadian charts with "Love Will Keep Us Together", which became the number-one year-end single for 1975 Captain and tennille 1976.jpg
American pop duo Captain & Tennille reached number one in the Canadian charts with "Love Will Keep Us Together", which became the number-one year-end single for 1975

RPM was a Canadian music magazine that published the bestselling singles chart in Canada from 1964 to 2000. In 1975, thirty-two singles reached number one in Canada. The first number one single was "Kung Fu Fighting" by the Jamaican singer Carl Douglas which reached number one in December 1974, and the last was "That's the Way (I Like It)" by the American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band. Ten acts had their first number-one on the chart, such as Barry Manilow, Carol Douglas, Labelle, Captain & Tennille, Michael Murphey, Pilot, Van McCoy, 10cc, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, and Johnny Wakelin. Two Canadian acts, Paul Anka and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, had at least one number-one song each in the chart that year.

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The best-performing single of the year was "Love Will Keep Us Together", originally written and performed by Neil Sedaka and recorded by the American pop duo Captain & Tennille; it spent 18 weeks in the chart, including a week at number one. Elton John had the most weeks at number one in 1975, totalling six weeks with a 4-week number-one run with a cover version of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and two weeks with "Philadelphia Freedom". KC and the Sunshine Band had a total of four weeks at number one with "Get Down Tonight" (one week) and "That's the Way (I Like It)" (3 weeks). Barry Manilow, Olivia Newton-John and John Denver spent a total of three weeks each at number one, and several other acts spent a total of two weeks at number one, such the Eagles, Paul Anka, Ringo Starr, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Van McCoy and 10cc.

Chart history

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The yellow background indicates the #1 song on RPM's year-end top 200 singles chart of 1975. [1]
American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band (pictured in 2017) totalled four weeks at number one with "Get Down Tonight" (1 week) and "That's the Way (I Like It)" (3 weeks). KC and the Sunshine Band at Loessfest 2017.jpg
American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band (pictured in 2017) totalled four weeks at number one with "Get Down Tonight" (1 week) and "That's the Way (I Like It)" (3 weeks).
Barry Manilow totalled three weeks at number one with "Mandy" and "It's a Miracle". Barry Manilow 1979.jpg
Barry Manilow totalled three weeks at number one with "Mandy" and "It's a Miracle".
English progressive pop band 10cc topped the chart for two weeks with "I'm Not in Love". 10CC - TopPop 1974 2.png
English progressive pop band 10cc topped the chart for two weeks with "I'm Not in Love".
Bachman-Turner Overdrive spent two weeks at number one with "Hey You" to become the second Canadian act to reach number one in 1975. Bachman-Turner Overdrive.png
Bachman–Turner Overdrive spent two weeks at number one with "Hey You" to become the second Canadian act to reach number one in 1975.
Chart history
Issue dateTitleArtist(s)Ref.
January 4 [A] "Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas
January 11"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" Elton John [2]
January 18 [3]
January 25 [4]
February 1 [5]
February 8"Please Mr. Postman" The Carpenters [6]
February 15"Doctor's Orders" Carol Douglas [7]
February 22"Mandy" Barry Manilow [8]
March 1"Best of My Love" Eagles [9]
March 8 [B]
March 15"Have You Never Been Mellow" Olivia Newton-John [10]
March 22 [11]
March 29"Lady Marmalade" Labelle [12]
April 5"No No Song" Ringo Starr [13]
April 12 [14]
April 19"Philadelphia Freedom"Elton John [15]
April 26 [16]
May 3"I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" Paul Anka [17]
May 10"It's a Miracle"Barry Manilow [18]
May 17 [19]
May 24"Thank God I'm a Country Boy" John Denver [20]
May 31 [21]
June 7"Hey You" Bachman–Turner Overdrive [22]
June 14 [23]
June 21"Love Will Keep Us Together" Captain & Tennille [24]
June 28"Wildfire" Michael Murphey [25]
July 5"Only Women Bleed" Alice Cooper [26]
July 12"Listen to What the Man Said" Wings [27]
July 19"Magic" Pilot [28]
July 26"The Hustle" Van McCoy [29]
August 2 [30]
August 9"Please Mr. Please"Olivia Newton-John [31]
August 16"Jive Talkin'" Bee Gees [32]
August 23"I'm Not in Love" 10cc [33]
August 30 [34]
September 6"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You" James Taylor [35]
September 13"I Believe (There Is Nothing Stronger Than Our Love)"Paul Anka [36]
September 20"Rhinestone Cowboy" Glen Campbell [37]
September 27"Get Down Tonight" KC and the Sunshine Band [38]
October 4"The Ballroom Blitz" Sweet [39]
October 13 [C] "Third Rate Romance" The Amazing Rhythm Aces [40]
October 18"I'm Sorry"John Denver [41]
October 25"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" Johnny Wakelin [42]
December 13 [D] "That's the Way (I Like It)"KC and the Sunshine Band [43]
December 20 [44]
December 27 [45]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to a two-week break in publication for the 1974/1975 Christmas and New Year period, the week of January 4 is inferred.
  2. ↑ No issue was published for March 8, so this week is inferred.
  3. ↑ The issue containing this chart was intended for publication in October 11, but was delayed to October 13, so the date.
  4. ↑ RPM's publication schedule indicates a hiatus throughout November 1975 up to December 6, when a combined issue (volumes 24, issues 10, 11 and 12) was published for the week of December 13. Since no "last week" positions are provided in the chart for that issue, the charting process was restarted.

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References

  1. ↑ "'75 Wrap-Up". RPM. Vol. 24, no. 14. December 27, 1975.
  2. ↑ "RPM Top Singles: January 11, 1975". RPM. Vol. 22, no. 20.
  3. ↑ "RPM Top Singles: January 18, 1975". RPM. Vol. 22, no. 21.
  4. ↑ "RPM Top Singles: January 25, 1975". RPM. Vol. 22, no. 22.
  5. ↑ "RPM Top Singles: February 1, 1975". RPM. Vol. 22, no. 23.
  6. ↑ "RPM Top Singles: February 8, 1975". RPM. Vol. 22, no. 24.
  7. ↑ "RPM Top Singles: February 15, 1975". RPM. Vol. 22, no. 25.
  8. ↑ "RPM Top Singles: February 22, 1975". RPM. Vol. 22, no. 26.
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  20. ↑ "RPM Top Singles: May 24, 1975". RPM. Vol. 23, no. 13.
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