1975 Top Ten Music Charts

1975’s Biggest Artists and Songs

Marvin Hamlisch (1974 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1975)
Stevie Wonder (Grammy for Album of the Year)
I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John (Grammy for Record of the Year)
New Artists in the Pop Charts Included:
Sister Sledge, Marshall Tucker Band, Orleans, Grover Washington Jr, Pure Prairie League, Willie Nelson, Mike Post, Natalie Cole, Gloria Gaynor, Minnie Riperton, Supertramp and KC and the Sunshine Band.

1975’s Retro Top 10 Hits

1. Theme From Jaws – John Williams
2. You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
3. Love Will Keep Us Together – The Captain and Tennille
4. Wildfire – Michael Murphy
5. No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley and the Wailers
6. Dance With Me – Orleans
7. Mexico – James Taylor
8. No No Song – Ringo Starr
9. Chevy Van – Sammy Johns
10. Autobahn – Kraftwerk

1975’s ‘One Hit Wonders’

1. How Long – Ace
2. Feelings – Morris Alpert
3. Shannon – Henry Gross
4. I’m Not Lisa – Jesse Colter
5. Love Won’t Let Me Wait – Major Harris
6. Magic – Pilot
7. Rockin’ Chair – Gwen McCrae
8. Sky High – Jigsaw
9. Hello People – Future Shock
10. Shaving Cream – Benny Bell (originally released in 1946)

1975’s Disco Top 10 Hit List

1. Get Down Tonight – KC and the Sunshine Band
2. Jive Talkin’ – Bee Gees
3. The Hustle – Van McCoy
4. Dance With Me – Betty Wright
5. Nights On Broadway – Bee Gees
6. Salsoul Hustle – Salsoul Orchestra
7. It Only Takes A Minute – Tavares
8. Walking In Rhythm – The Blackbyrds
9. Get Dancin – Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
10. Doctor’s Orders – Carol Douglas

More 1975’s Disco Songs

Brazil – The Ritchie Family
1975’s R&B/Soul Top 10 Hit List
1. Fight The Power – The Isley Brothers
2. Shame, Shame, Shame – Shirley and Company
3. For The Love Of You (Part 1 & 2) – Isley Brothers
4. Fly Robin Fly – Silver Convention
5. Fire – Ohio Players
6. Get Down, Get Down – Joe Simon
7. Summer Madness – Kool and the Gang
8. Sadie – Spinners
9. Bad Luck – Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
10. Cry, Cry, Cry – Shirley And Company

More 1975’s Soul/R&B Top 10 Hit List

Love Won’t Let Me Wait – Major Harris
Sun Goddess – Earth, Wind & Fire featuring Ramsey Lewis
1975’s Pop Dance Top 10 Hit List
1. Lady Marmalade – LaBelle
2. Shining Star – Earth Wind and Fire
3. Low Rider – War
4. Some Kind of Wonderful – Grand Funk
5. Fly Robin Fly – Silver Convention
6. Pick Up The Pieces – AWB (Average White Band
7. This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
8. Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) – Leo Sayer
9. Who Loves You – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
10. Thank God I’m a Country Boy – John Denver

1975’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. One of These Nights – The Eagles
2. Fame – David Bowie
3. Lady – Styx
4. Mamacita – Grass Roots
5. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
6. Ballroom Blitz – Sweet
7. Lyin’ Eyes – The Eagles
8. Changes – David Bowie
9. Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John
10. Killer Queen – Queen

1975’s Southern Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Freebird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. Feel Like Makin’ Love – Bad Company
3. Saturday Night Special – Lynrd Skynrd
4. Tush – ZZ Top
5. Katmandu – Bob Seger
6. Fire On The Mountain – Marshall Tucker Band
7. Amie – Pure Prarie League
8. Good Lovin’ Gone Bad – Bad Company
9. There Goes Another Love Song – The Outlaws
10. Wasted Days and Wasted Nights – Freddy Fender

More 1975’s Southern Rock Top 10 Hit List

The South’s Gonna Do It Again – Charlie Daniels Band
Rockin’ All Over The World – John Fogerty

1975’s FM Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds – Elton John
2. Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
3. Young Americans – David Bowie
4. Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith
5. Black Friday – Steely Dan
6. Jungleland – Bruce Springsteen
7. Bloody Well Right – Supertramp
8. Bungle In The Jungle – Jethro Tull
9. Roll On Down The Highway – Bachman Turner Overdrive
10. Welcome To My Nightmare – Alice Cooper

PCM’s 1975 Top 10 Hit List

1. Get Down Tonight – KC & The Sunshine Band
2. Thank God I’m A Country Boy – John Denver
3. That’s the Way (I Like It) – K.C. and the Sunshine Band
4. Jaws Theme – John Williams
5. Lady Marmalade – Patti LaBelle
6. Jive Talkin’ – Bee Gees
7. You’re The First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White
8. Shining Star – Earth Wind And Fire
9. Some Kind of Wonderful – Grand Funk
10. Cut The Cake – Average White Band (AWB)