| Week Ending | ACT + Links | TITLE | Weeks | TALLY | COMMENT |
| 18 Jan 1975 | Status Quo | Down Down | 1 | Only No 1 | This famous band of head bangers had 22 Top 10s out of 52 hits between 1968 and 1996, but only this No 1. |
| 25 Jan 1975 | Tymes | Ms Grace | 1 | Only No 1 | US group that first charted in 1963. They had only two other hits before this No 1. |
| 1 Feb 1975 | Pilot | January | 3 | Only No 1 | British group whose two follow-ups failed even make the Top 30. |
| 22 Feb 1975 | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) | 2 | Only No 1 | They had two Top 10s before this. Harley went solo in 1976 but never made the big time. |
| 8 Mar 1975 | Telly Savalas | If | 2 | Only No 1 | Actor who starred in the tv cop show "Kojak". He spoke his way through this song by David Gates from Bread. |
| 22 Mar 1975 | Bay City Rollers | Bye Bye Baby | 6 | 1st No 1 | Scottish band that dressed in tartan and built up a fanatical teen following. Best-selling single of 1975. |
| 3 May 1975 | Mud | Oh Boy | 2 | 3rd & last No 1 | Buddy Holly hit from 1958. They had a further 4 Top 10 hits by the end of 1976. |
| 17 May 1975 | Tammy Wynette | Stand By Your Man | 3 | Only No 1 | Legendary US country music singer for whom this song became a trade mark. |
| 7 Jun 1975 | Windsor Davies & Don Estelle | Whispering Grass | 3 | Only No 1 | Spin-off from the BBC sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum". This pair were the stars. |
| 28 Jun 1975 | 10 CC | I'm Not In Love | 2 | 2nd No 1 | Classic love song and radio play list favourite. They were major stars of the 1970s. |
| 12 Jul 1975 | Johnny Nash | Tears On My Pillow | 1 | Only No 1 | Texan who specialised in soft reggae arrangements, and had much success in the UK. |
| 19 Jul 1975 | Bay City Rollers | Give A Little Love | 3 | 2nd & last No 1 | "Rollermania" had been coined by this time, but by mid-77, it was all over. |
| 9 Aug 1975 | Typically Tropical | Barbados | 1 | Only No 1 | Two recording engineers created this reggae dance hit, but became One-hit Wonders. The song, with new words and title made No 1 again in 1999. |
| 16 Aug 1975 | Stylistics | Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) | 3 | Only No 1 | Philadelphian satin soul group who charmed the UK with a succession of smooth ballads. |
| 6 Sep 1975 | Rod Stewart | Sailing | 4 | 3rd No 1 | One of his classic anthems, which returned to No 3 the following year, after use in a tv documentary series. |
| 4 Oct 1975 | David Essex | Hold Me Close | 3 | 2nd & last No 1 | He was at the height of his popularity at this time. In the 1980s he concentrated on stage musicals. |
| 25 Oct 1975 | Art Garfunkel | I Only Have Eyes For You | 2 | 1st No 1 | Having separated from Paul Simon, he recorded mostly MOR standards. |
| 8 Nov 1975 | David Bowie | Space Oddity | 2 | 1st No 1 | He made No 5 with this in 1969. Rick Wakeman provides synthesiser backing. |
| 22 Nov 1975 | Billy Connolly | D.I.V.O.R.C.E. | 1 | Only No 1 | Scottish comedian who made this parody of a Tammy Wynette hit. |
| 29 Nov 1975 Xmas No 1 |
Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody | 9 | 1st No 1 | All-time classic which was accompanied by a video, and was the first No 1 to benefit from tv exposure. In 1991, the record was back at No 1. |
Greatest Hits Of 1975: Not That Long Ago, Was it?
by Englishman 16 Replies latest jw friends
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Englishman
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willyloman
A bit provincial, E. Most of us Yanks don't recognize half your songs. Here, for the rest of us, is the REAL top 10 list from 1975 in America -- which is the actual home of pop music.
1 Love Will Keep Us Together The Captain and Tennille 2 Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell 3 Philadelphia Freedom Elton John 4 Before The Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender 5 My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli 6 Shining Star Earth, Wind and Fire 7 Fame David Bowie 8 Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka 9 One Of These Nights Eagles 10 Thank God I'm A Country Boy John Denver -
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undercover
A bit provincial, E. Most of us Yanks don't recognize half your songs. Here, for the rest of us, is the REAL top 10 list from 1975 in America -- which is the actual home of pop music.
LOL...you have the gall to say that and then actually list the top ten which consists of :
The Captain and Tennille
Glen Campbell
Freddy Fender
Franki Valli
Neil Sedaka
John DenverOn second thought it's a wonder the world didn't come to an end in 1975 if that's what we had to listen to.
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AK - Jeff
On second thought it's a wonder the world didn't come to an end in 1975 if that's what we had to listen to.
Be careful there undercover - I liked most of those songs.
Course - I was a square dub in round hole..
Plus, I think you dangled a participle - sorry!
On second thought it's a wonder the world didn't come to an end in 1975 if that's what we had to listen to.
Jeff
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kaykay_mp
What? Telly Savalas sang stuff? I'm not surprised it spent two weeks at No. 1, though. I imagine it probably sucked.
If you spend most of your career acting, then all of a sudden get the singing bug, chances are you'd suck, too. Just ask Kate Winslet.
laters
kaykay_mp
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Preston
Holy Crap! ...Captain and Tennille? 1975 certainly was a date of disappointment for the world of DUB-dom and....the rest of us.
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Big Tex
Hey what is 1975 without Van McCoy?
Do the Hustle!
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xjw_b12
Ah yes who can forget that great great teenny bopper bubble gum band the Bay City Rollers
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undercover
Plus, I think you dangled a participle - sorry!
I'm such a rebel...danlging participles don't scare me none. I'll do it whenever I want to.