Here’s 1975 #1 pop hits, part 1 because the full list is too damn long, on which the majority of the #1s reigning for a single week. And it’s not just true for the pop list, but soul, country, and adult contemporary. Some songs crossed over to different charts, and I’ve noted the ones that hit #1 elsewhere.
Love Will Keep Us Together – The Captain & Tennille (A&M), four weeks at #1, gold record. AC #1
Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Convention (Midland International), three weeks at #1, gold record. RB #1
Island Girl – Elton John (MCA), three weeks at #1, diamond record
He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You) – Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra), three weeks at #1, gold record. AC #1. A remake of He Will Break Your Heart (1960), the #1 RB, #7 pop song by Jerry Butler, written by Butler, Curtis Mayfield, and Calvin Carter.
Bad Blood – Neil Sedaka (Rocket), three weeks at #1, gold record. Rocket Records was a label founded by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, and others, but Elton was not yet on the label.
Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell (Capitol), two weeks at #1, gold record. AC #1
Philadelphia Freedom – the Elton John Band (MCA), two weeks of #1, diamond record. Meaning Behind The Song
That’s The Way (I Like It) – KC and the Sunshine Band (TK Records), two weeks at #1
Jive Talkin’ – Bee Gees (RSO), two weeks at #1 gold record. My favorite Bee Gees song.
Fame – David Bowie (RCA Victor), two weeks at #1, gold record. Written by Bowie, Carlos Alomar, and John Lennon. John plays and sings on the track.
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds – Elton John (MCA), two weeks at #1. Lennon plays and sings on this Beatles cover.
The rest of the songs were all number one for a single week
One Of These Nights – Eagles (Asylum)
Before The Next Teardrop Falls – Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot), gold record
My Eyes Adored You – Frankie Valli (Private Stock), gold record
Lovin’ You – Minnie Riperton (Epic), gold record
Laughter In The Rain – Neil Sedaka (Rocket)
(Hey, Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song Song – B.J. Thomas (ABC), gold record. AC #1