American Top 40 Vault 1975 Part 1

Whatever you were doing in 1975 and whoever you were doing it with (or to), these are the songs you were doing it to, presented by the host who played the hits from coast to coast , Casey Kasem!

What I’VE been doing lately is working on other AT40 shows (actually, I'm trying not to turn my new gal into a computer widow), so these shows are from the Vault, meaning I haven’t had time to listen to all of them. This is what they look like before I “Rocketize” them, and I’m quite sure I will get back to them just because that’s what I do.

Music News from 1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Movie ProjectorThis marked the debut of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, a movie that would become a cult favorite for album rock fans for years to come.

The Midas Touch: Pop/Rock star Elton John tore up the Top 40 charts with three number one hits and a fourth on which he sang backup. He scored top hits with the Beatles' Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, and his own songs Philadelphia Freedom and Island Girl. To top it off, he backed up fellow pop star Neil Sedaka on his chart topper Bad Blood. Although he never had a year like the Beatles in 1964 or the Supremes in the mid to late 60's, Elton John was said to have the "Midas Touch" in 1975, because every song he touch seemed to turn into a gold record.

Fans Remain Fickle: Although the number of songs at number one (35) for the year would fall one shy of the record set the previous year, music fans still gave many different songs turns at the top of the charts. With this, another record was set in '75, this time for the most consecutive weeks with songs at number one for only one week. From Barry Manilow's Mandy in January to the late Minnie Riperton's Lovin' You in April, 12 songs in 12 weeks appeared at number one on the Hot 100. The artist who preceded the streak also ended it with a pair of songs that spent 2 weeks at number one. Who was that? Who else? Elton John.

All of the songs that hit the weekly Top 40 pop charts in 1975, according to Billboard Magazine.

[ ]--Original Date of Entry Into Top 40
( )--Peak Position on Chart

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds--Elton John [see 1974] (#1)
You're The First, The Last, My Everything--Barry White [see 1974] (#2)
Kung Fu Fighting--Carl Douglas [see 1974] (#1)
Junior's Farm--Paul McCartney & Wings [see 1974] (#3)
Laughter In The Rain--Neil Sedaka [see 1974] (#1)
Angie Baby--Helen Reddy [see 1974] (#1)
Only You--Ringo Starr [see 1974] (#6)
Boogie On Reggae Woman--Stevie Wonder [see 1974] (#3)
Please Mr. Postman--Carpenters [see 1974] (#1)
Mandy--Barry Manilow [see 1974] (#1)
Cat's In the Cradle--Harry Chapin [see 1974] (#1)
Must Of Got Lost--J. Geils Band [see 1974] (#12)
One Man Woman/One Woman Man--Paul Anka with Odia Coates [see 1974] (#7)
Bungle In The Jungle--Jethro Tull [see 1974] (#12)
Morning Side Of The Mountain--Donny & Marie Osmond [see 1974] (#8)
Dark Horse--George Harrison [see 1974] (#15)
When Will I See You Again--Three Degrees [see 1974] (#2)
Never Can Say Goodbye--Gloria Gaynor [see 1974] (#9)
Sha-La-La (Makes Me Happy)--Al Green [see 1974] (#7)
Fire--Ohio Players [see 1974] (#1)
Doctor's Orders--Carol Douglas [see 1974] (#11)
Pick Up The Pieces--Average White Band [see 1974] (#1)
Some Kind Of Wonderful--Grand Funk [see 1974] (#3)
You Got The Love--Rufus featuring Chaka Khan [see 1974] (#11)
Rock 'N Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)--Mac Davis [see 1974] (#15)
Ride 'Em Cowboy--Paul Davis [see 1974] (#23)
Get Dancin'--Disco Tex & The Sex·O·Letters [see 1974] (#10)
Dancin' Fool--Guess Who [see 1974] (#28)
I Feel A Song (In My Heart)--Gladys Knight & The Pips [see 1974] (#21)
From His Woman To You--Barbara Mason [see 1974] (#28)
I Can Help--Billy Swan [see 1974] (#1)
Best Of My Love--The Eagles [see 1974] (#1)
Ruby Baby--Billy "Crash" Craddock [see 1974] (#33)
I Belong To You--Love Unlimited [1/4] (#27)
Free Bird--Lynard Skynard [1/4] (#19)
Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)--B.T. Express [see 1974] (#2)
You're No Good--Linda Ronstadt [1/4] (#1)
Promised Land--Elvis Presley [see 1974] (#14)
The Entertainer--Billy Joel [see 1974] (#34)
Struttin'--Billy Preston [1/4] (#22)
I Belong To You--Love Unlimited [1/4] (#27)
Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman--Dawn [1/11] (#11)
Sweet Surrender--John Denver [1/11] (#13)
Black Water--Doobie Brothers [1/11] (#1)
#9 Dream--John Lennon [1/11] (#9)
Ready--Cat Stevens [1/11] (#26)
Lonely People--America [1/18] (#5)
Nighingale--Carole King [1/18] (#9)
Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne--Jim Stafford [1/18] (#24)
Lady--Styx [1/18] (#6)
My Eyes Adored You--Frankie Valli [1/18] (#1)
Can't Get It Out Of My Head--Electric Light Orchestra [1/25] (#9)
Big Yellow Taxi--Joni Mitchell [1/25] (#24)
I'm A Woman--Maria Muldaur [1/25] (#12)
Roll On Down the Highway--Bachman-Turner Overdrive [2/1] (#14)
Ding Dong; Ding Dong--George Harrison [2/1] (#36)
Lady Marmalade--Labelle [2/1] (#1)
Don't Call Us, We'll Call You--Sugarloaf [2/1] (#9)
Happy People--Temptations [2/1] (#40)
Express--B.T. Express [2/8] (#4)
Movin' On--Bad Company [2/8] (#19)
To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole)--Al Martino [2/8] (#17)
Have You Never Been Mellow--Olivia Newton·John [2/8] (#1)
Poetry Man--Phoebe Snow [2/8] (#5)
You Are So Beautiful--Joe Cocker [2/15] (#5)
Never Let Her Go--David Gates [2/15] (#29)
I Don't Take Your Love--Manhattans [2/15] (#37)
My Boy--Elvis Presley [2/15] (#20)
Lovin' You--Minnie Riperton [2/15] (#1)
Sad Sweet Dreamer--Sweet Sensation [2/15] (#14)
I Am Love (Parts I & II)--Jackson 5 [2/22] (#15)
Sally G--Paul McCartney & Wings [2/22] (#39)
Shame, Shame, Shame--Shirley and Company [2/22] (#12)
No No Song--Ringo Starr [2/22] (#3)
I've Been This Way Before--Neil Diamond [3/1] (#34)
Part Of The Plan--Dan Fogelberg [3/1] (#31)
Chevy Van--Sammy Johns [3/1] (#5)
I Get Lifted--George McCrae [3/1] (#37)
Emotion--Helen Reddy [3/1] (#22)
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song--B.J. Thomas [3/1] (#1)
Harry Truman--Chicago [3/8] (#13)
Before The Next Teardrop Falls--Freddie Fender [3/8] (#1)
Emma--Hot Chocolate [3/8] (#8)
Supernatural Thing - Part 1--Ben E. King [3/8] (#5)
Once You Get Started--Rufus featuring Chaka Khan [3/8] (#10)
Walking In Rhythm--Blackbyrds [3/15] (#6)
The South's Gonna Do It--Charlie Daniels Band [3/15] (#29)
Butter Boy--Fanny [3/15] (#29)
Philadelphia Freedom--Elton John [3/15] (#1)
Satin Soul--Love Unlimited Orchestra [3/15] (#22)
Bertha Butt Boogie (Part 1)--Jimmy Castor Bunch [3/22] (#16)
Shining Star--Earth, Wind, & Fire [3/22] (#1)Austin Powers in 'Goldmember'
L-O-V-E (Love)--Al Green [3/22] (#13)
Wolf Creek Pass--C.W. McCall [3/22] (#40)
Jackie Blue--Ozark Mountain Daredevils [3/22] (#3)
Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)--Leo Sayer [3/22] (#9)
What Am I Gonna Do With You--Barry White [3/22] (#8)
He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)--Dawn [3/29] (#1)
Tangled Up In Blue--Bob Dylan [3/29] (#31)
It's A Miracle--Barry Manilow [3/29] (#12)
Killer Queen--Queen [3/29] (#12)
How Long--Ace [4/5] (#3)
I Don't Like to Sleep Alone--Paul Anka [4/5] (#8)
Thank God I'm A Country Boy--John Denver [4/5] (#1)
Shoeshine Boy--Eddie Kendricks [4/5] (#18)
Stand By Me--John Lennon [4/5] (#20)
Who's Sorry Now--Marie Osmond [4/5] (#40)
Living A Little, Laughing A Little--Spinners [4/5] (#37)
Only Yesterday--Carpenters [4/12] (#4)
Autobahn--Kraftwerk [4/12] (#25)
Amie--Pure Prairie League [4/12] (#27)
Shaving Cream--Benny Bell [4/19] (#30)
Young Americans--David Bowie [4/19] (#28)
Bad Time--Grand Funk [4/19] (#4)
Love Won't Let Me Wait--Major Harris [4/19] (#5)
Shakey Ground--Temptations [4/19] (#26)
Beer Barrel Polka--Bobby Vinton [4/19] (#33)
Sister Golden Hair--America [4/26] (#1)
Cut the Cake--Average White Band [4/26] (#10)
I'm Not Lisa--Jessi Colter [4/26] (#4)
Hijack--Herbie Mann [4/26] (#14)
When Will I Be Loved--Linda Ronstadt [4/26] (#2)
The Immigrant--Neil Sedaka [4/26] (#22)
Only Women--Alice Cooper [5/3] (#12)
Rainy Day People--Gordon Lightfoot [5/3] (#26)
Bad Luck (Part 1)--Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes [5/3] (#15)
Wildfire--Michael Murphey [5/3] (#3)
Old Days--Chicago [5/10] (#5)
Magic--Pilot [5/10] (#5)
Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor)--Joe Simon [5/10] (#8)
The Last Farewell--Roger Whittaker [5/10] (#19)
I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance)--Disco Tex & The Sex·O·Letters [5/17] (#23)
Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)--Doobie Brothers [5/17] (#11)
Trampled Under Foot--Led Zeppelin [5/17] (#38)
I'll Play For You--Seals & Crofts [5/17] (#18)
Bloody Well Right--Supertramp [5/17] (#35)
Remember What I Told You To Forget--Tavares [5/17] (#25)
Love Will Keep Us Together--Captain & Tennille [5/24] (#1)
The Way We Were/Try To Remember--Gladys Knight & The Pips [5/24] (#11)
Attitude Dancing--Carly Simon [5/24] (#21)
Misty--Ray Stevens [5/24] (#14)
Good Lovin' Gone Bad--Bad Company [5/31] (#36)
Judy Mae--Boomer Castleman [5/31] (#33)
The Hustle--Van McCoy [5/31] (#1)
Baby That's Backatcha--Smokey Robinson [5/31] (#26)
Hey You--Bachman-Turner Overdrive [6/7] (#21)
Dynomite - Part I--Bazuka [6/7] (#10)
Listen To What The Man Said--Paul McCartney & Wings [6/7] (#1)
T·R·O·U·B·L·E--Elvis Presley [6/7] (#35)
Lizzie And The Rainman--Tanya Tucker [6/7] (#37)
I'm Not In Love--10cc [6/14] (#2)
One of These Nights--The Eagles [6/14] (#1)
Midnight Blue--Melissa Manchester [6/14] (#6)
Swearin' To God--Frankie Valli [6/14] (#6)
Why Can't We Be Friends--War [6/14] (#6)
Rhinestone Cowboy--Glen Campbell [6/21] (#1)
Rockin' Chair--Gwen McCrae [6/21] (#9)
Please Mr. Please--Olivia Newton·John [6/21] (#3)
The Rockford Files--Mike Post [6/21] (#10)
Black Friday--Steely Dan [6/21] (#37)
I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To--Barry White [6/21] (#40)
Jive Talkin'--Bee Gees [6/28] (#1)
Slippery When Wet--Commodores [6/28] (#19)
Spirit Of The Boogie--Kool & The Gang [6/28] (#35)
Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)--Charlie Rich [6/28] (#19)
Disco Queen--Hot Chocolate [7/5] (#28)
It's All Down To Goodnight Vienna--Ringo Starr [7/5] (#31)
Sweet Emotion--Aerosmith [7/12] (#36)
Mornin' Beautiful--Dawn [7/12] (#14)
At Seventeen--Janis Ian [7/12] (#3)
Fight The Power - Part 1--Isley Brothers [7/12] (#4)
Just A Little Bit Of You--Michael Jackson [7/12] (#23)
Someone Saved My Life Tonight--Elton John [7/12] (#4)
Holdin' On To Yesterday--Ambrosia [7/19] (#17)
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights--Freddie Fender [7/19] (#8)
Fallin' In Love--Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds [7/19] (#1)
Saturday Night Special--Lynard Skynard [7/19] (#27)
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)--James Taylor [7/19] (#5)
Third Rate Romance--Amazing Rhythm Aces [7/26] (#14)
Feel Like Makin' Love--Bad Company [7/26] (#10)
Send In The Clowns--Judy Collins [7/26] (#36)
That's The Way Of The World--Earth, Wind, & Fire [7/26] (#12)
Could It Be Magic--Barry Manilow [7/26] (#6)
Bluebird--Helen Reddy [7/26] (#35)
Fame--David Bowie [8/2] (#1)
Rendezvous--Hudson Brothers [8/2] (#26)
Get Down Tonight--K.C. & The Sunshine Band [8/2] (#1)
Look At Me (I'm In Love)--Moments [8/2] (#39)
That's When The Music Takes Me--Neil Sedaka [8/2] (#27)
Ballroom Blitz--Sweet [8/2] (#5)
Help Me Rhonda--Johnny Rivers [8/9] (#22)
Til The World Ends--Three Dog Night [8/9] (#32)
Daisy Jane--America [8/16] (#20)
(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love--Paul Anka with Odia Coates [8/16] (#15)
Solitare--Carpenters [8/16] (#17)
Two Fine People--Cat Stevens [8/16] (#33)
Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali"--Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band [8/16] (#21)
Tush--ZZ Top [8/16] (#20)
Feelings--Morris Albert [8/23] (#6)
Run Joey Run--David Geddes [8/23] (#4)
Dream Merchant--New Birth [8/23] (#36)
The Proud One--The Osmonds [8/23] (#22)
How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side)--Pointer Sisters [8/23] (#20)
It Only Takes A Minute--Tavares [8/23] (#10)
Glasshouse--Temptations [8/23] (#37)
I'm Sorry / Calypso--John Denver [8/30] (#1)
Sweet Maxine--Doobie Brothers [8/30] (#20)
Dance With Me--Orleans [8/30] (#6)
Ain't No Way To Treat a Lady--Helen Reddy [8/30] (#8)
Rocky--Austin Roberts [8/30] (#9)
They Just Can't Stop It The (Games People Play)--Spinners [8/30] (#5)
Give It What You Got--B.T. Express [9/6] (#40)
Brazil--Ritchie Family [9/6] (#11)
Gone At Last--Paul Simon & Phoebe Snow [9/6] (#23)
Mr. Jaws--Dickie Goodman [9/13] (#4)
Your Love--Graham Central Station [9/13] (#38)
Miracles--Jefferson Starship [9/13] (#3)
Carolina In The Pines--Michael Murphey [9/13] (#21)
Do It Any Way You Wanna--People's Choice [9/13] (#11)
Lady Blue--Leon Russell [9/13] (#14)
Theme From "Jaws"--John Williams [9/13] (#32)
You're All I Need To Get By--Dawn [9/20] (#34)
Who Loves You--Four Seasons [9/20] (#3)
What A Diff'rence A Day Makes--Little Ester Phillips [9/20] (#20)
Bad Blood--Neil Sedaka [9/20] (#1)
If I Ever Lose This Heaven--Average White Band [9/27] (#39)
Lyin' Eyes--The Eagles [9/27] (#2)
I Only Have Eyes For You--Art Garfunkel [9/27] (#18)
I Got Stoned And I Missed It--Jim Stafford [9/27] (#37)
The Way That I Want To Touch You--Captain & Tennille [10/4] (#4)
This Will Be--Natalie Cole [10/4] (#6)
Rockin' All Over The World--John Fogerty [10/4] (#27)
Heat Wave/Love Is A Rose--Linda Ronstadt [10/4] (#5)
SOS--ABBA [10/11] (#15)
You--George Harrison [10/11] (#20)
Sky High--Jigsaw [10/11] (#3)
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain--Willie Nelson [10/11] (#21)
Something Better To Do--Olivia Newton·John [10/11] (#13)
Sweet Sticky Thing--Ohio Players [10/11] (#33)
There Goes Another Love Song--Outlaws [10/11] (#34)
Born To Run--Bruce Springsteen [10/11] (#23)
Low Rider--War [10/11] (#7)
Nights On Broadway--Bee Gees [10/18] (#7)
Island Girl--Elton John [10/18] (#1)
Just Too Many People--Melissa Manchester [10/18] (#30)
The Agony and the Ecstasy--Smokey Robinson [10/18] (#36)
Letting Go--Paul McCartney & Wings [10/25] (#39)
Fly, Robin, Fly--Silver Convention [10/25] (#1)
Eighteen With A Bullet--Pete Wingfield [10/25] (#15)
Peace Pipe--B.T. Express [11/1] (#31)
I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You--Leon Haywood [11/1] (#15)
That's The Way (I Like It)--K.C. & The Sunshine Band [11/1] (#1)
Operator--Manhattan Transfer [11/1] (#22)
My Little Town--Simon & Garfunkel [11/1] (#9)
Let's Do It Again--Staple Singers [11/1] (#1)
Diamonds and Rust--Joan Baez [11/8] (#35)
Saturday Night--Bay City Rollers [11/8] (#1)
Secret Love--Freddie Fender [11/8] (#20)
Our Day Will Come--Frankie Valli [11/8] (#11)
I'm On Fire--5000 Volts [11/15] (#26)
Venus And Mars Rock Show--Paul McCartney & Wings [11/15] (#12)
I Love Music--O' Jays [11/15] (#5)
Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)--Glen Campbell [11/22] (#11)
Last Game Of The Season (A Blind Man In The Bleachers)--David Geddes [11/22] (#18)
For The Love Of You (Part 1 & 2)--Isley Brothers [11/22] (#22)
I Write The Songs--Barry Manilow [11/22] (#1)
Love Rollercoaster--Ohio Players [11/22] (#1)
Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)--Diana Ross [11/22] (#1)
Fox On The Run--Sweet [11/22] (#5)
Times Of Your Life--Paul Anka [11/29] (#7)
Full Of Fire--Al Green [11/29] (#28)
Rock An Roll All Nite--Kiss [11/29] (#12)
Part Time Love--Gladys Knight & The Pips [11/29] (#22)
Walk Away From Love--David Ruffin [11/29] (#9)
You Sexy Thing--Hot Chocolate [12/6] (#3)
Volare--Al Martino [12/6] (#33)
Fly Away--John Denver [12/13] (#13)
Sing A Song--Earth, Wind, & Fire [12/13] (#5)
Evil Woman--Electric Light Orchestra [12/13] (#10)
Over My Head--Fleetwood Mac [12/13] (#20)
Winners And Losers--Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds [12/13] (#21)
Convoy--C.W. McCall [12/13] (#1)
Love Machine (Part 1)--Miracles [12/13] (#1)
School Boy Crush--Average White Band [12/20] (#33)
Fire On The Mountain--Marshall Tucker Band [12/20] (#38)
Wake Up Everybody (Part 1)--Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes [12/20] (#12)
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