RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1975
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID-SIR PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS-JULY 582 2 ISLAND GIRL-ELTON JOHN-November 574 3 THAT'S THE WAY (I Like It)-K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND-November 548 4 LOVIN' YOU-MINNIE RIPERTON-April 540 5 FAME-DAVID BOWIE-September 532 6 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER-CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-June 524 7 SHINING STAR-EARTH, WIND & FIRE-May 514 8 SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG-B.J. Thomas-May 492 9 LADY MARMALADE-LaBelle-March 482 10 MY EYES ADORED YOU-Frankie Valli-March 476 11 Rhinestone Cowboy-Glen Campbell-September 476 12 Get Down Tonight-K.C. & The Sunshine Band-September 474 13 I'm Not In Love-10cc-August 472 14 Feelings-Morris Albert-November 470 15 Laughter In The Rain-Neil Sedaka-February 460 16 Philadelphia Freedom-The Elton John Band-April 458 17 I'm Sorry-John Denver-October 456 18 You're The First,The Last,My Everything-Barry White-January 446 19 Boogie On Reggae Woman-Stevie Wonder-February 434 20 Jive Talkin'-Bee Gees-August 432 21 Saturday Night-Bay City Rollers-December 430 22 Best Of My Love-Eagles-March 426 23 Pick Up The Pieces-Average White Band-March 420 24 Sister Golden Hair-America-June 418 25 You're No Good-Linda Ronstadt-February 416 26 Please Mr. Postman-Carpenters-January 416 27 Mandy-Barry Manilow-January 414 28 Thank God I'm A Country Boy-John Denver-June 410 29 Wildfire-Michael Murphey-June 410 30 Fly, Robin, Fly-The Silver Convention-December 406 31 They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)-The Spinners-November 394 32 Let's Do It Again-The Staple Singers-December 388 33 Black Water-Doobie Brothers-March 386 34 Have You Never Been Mellow-Olivia Newton-John-March 380 35 Calypso-John Denver-October 370 36 Fire-The Ohio Players-February 366 37 One Of These Nights-Eagles-August 356 38 He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)-Tony Orlando & Dawn-May 356 39 Jackie Blue-The Ozark Mountain Daredevils-May 356 40 Someone Saved My Life Tonight-Elton John-August 350 41 Before The Next Teardrop Falls-Freddy Fender-May 346 42 The Hustle-Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony-July 344 43 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds-Elton John-January 340 44 Miracles-Jefferson Starship-November 338 45 Dance With Me-Orleans-October 336 46 No No Song-Ringo Starr-April 330 47 Run Joey Run-David Geddes-September 330 48 Poetry Man-Phoebe Snow-April 328 49 The Way I Want To Touch You-Captain & Tennille-November 322 50 Mr. Jaws-Dickie Goodman-October 318 51 Fallin' In Love-Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds-August 318 52 Sky High-Jigsaw-December 314 53 Why Can't We Be Friends?-War-August 314 54 Lyin' Eyes-Eagles-November 312 55 How Long-Ace-May 310 56 Supernatural Thing-Ben E. King-April 306 57 Love Won't Let Me Wait-Major Harris-June 302 58 Bad Time-Grand Funk-June 294 59 Nights On Broadway-Bee Gees-December 288 60 At Seventeen-Janis Ian-August 286 61 Only Yesterday-Carpenters-May 282 62 Please Mr. Please-Olivia Newton-John-August 280 63 Bad Blood-Neil Sedaka-October 278 64 Emma-Hot Chocolate-April 276 65 Magic-Pilot-July 274 66 Midnight Blue-Melissa Manchester-July 270 67 Some Kind Of Wonderful-Grand Funk-February 268 68 Swearin' To God-Frankie Valli-July 262 69 Heat Wave-Linda Ronstadt-November 260 70 Love Is A Rose-Linda Ronstadt-November 260 71 One Man Woman,One Woman Man-Paul Anka & Odia Coates-January 256 72 This Will Be-Natalie Cole-November 250 73 Low Rider-War-November 244 74 When Will I Be Loved-Linda Ronstadt-June 238 75 Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)-Doobie Brothers-June 236 76 Wasted Days And Wasted Nights-Freddy Fender-September 230 77 Lady-Styx-March 230 78 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)-James Taylor-August 230 79 Fight The Power-The Isley Brothers-September 228 80 Who Loves You-The Four Seasons-November 226 81 Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)-Leo Sayer-April 222 82 It Only Takes A Minute-Tavares-October 218 83 Chevy Van-Sammy Johns-April 216 84 How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side)-The Pointer Sisters-September 214 85 Express-B.T. Express-March 208 86 Only Women-Alice Cooper-June 206 87 Walking In Rhythm-Blackbyrds-May 200 88 Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor)-Joe Simon-June 200 89 Old Days-Chicago-June 198 90 Never Can Say Goodbye-Gloria Gaynor-February 196 91 Rocky-Austin Roberts-October 188 92 I'm Not Lisa-Jessi Colter-June 182 93 Doctor's Orders-Carol Douglas-February 178 94 Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady-Helen Reddy-October 178 95 That's The Way Of The World-Earth, Wind & Fire-September 176 96 Could It Be Magic-Barry Manilow-September 174 97 Only You-Ringo Starr-January 162 98 Lonely People-America-March 162 99 Sos-Abba-November 160 100 You Are So Beautiful-Joe Cocker-March 158 101 The Way We Were-Gladys Knight & The Pips-August 158 102 Try To Remember-Gladys Knight & The Pips-August 158 103 Bungle In The Jungle-Jethro Tull-January 156 104 Don't Call Us, We'll Call You-Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta-March 156 105 Once You Get Started-Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan-April 152 106 Ballroom Blitz-The Sweet-September 152 107 My Little Town-Simon & Garfunkel-December 148 108 I Don't Like To Sleep Alone-Paul Anka-May 122 109 Morning Side Of The Mountain-Donny & Marie Osmond-February 120 110 Rockin' Chair-Gwen McCrae-July 120 111 Lady Blue-Leon Russell-November 118 112 Dynomite-Bazuka-August 116 113 Killer Queen-Queen-May 114 114 Nothing Stronger Than Our Love-Paul Anka with Odia Coates-September 106 115 It's A Miracle-Barry Manilow-May 80 116 Brazil-The Ritchie Family-October 70 117 What Am I Gonna Do With You-Barry White-April 70 118 Bad Luck-Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes-May 68 119 The Rockford Files-Mike Post-August 68 120 Do It Any Way You Wanna-People's Choice-October 68 121 Feel Like Makin' Love-Bad Company-September 34