Billboard Hot 100 — January 4, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 4, 1975. "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by Elton John climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Angie Baby" by Helen Reddy, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Nightingale" by Carole King at #67, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman" by Tony Orlando & Dawn, up 22 places from #63 to #41.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by Elton John — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting November 30, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "Please Mr. Postman" by Carpenters (up from #11 to #9); "Mandy" by Barry Manilow (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Fairytale" by The Pointer Sisters, down 20 places from #36 to #56.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I've Got The Music In Me" by The Kiki Dee Band, 17 weeks and counting (peak #12).
- Gone from the chart: "Everlasting Love" by Carl Carlton after 15 weeks (peak #6).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Elton John |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | You're The First, The Last, My Everything Barry White |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | Junior's Farm/Sally G Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Angie Baby Helen Reddy |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Only You Ringo Starr |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | Please Mr. Postman Carpenters |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | Mandy Barry Manilow |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 14 | Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | Must Of Got Lost The J. Geils Band |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | One Man Woman/One Woman Man Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 8 | Morning Side Of The Mountain Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 7 | Dark Horse George Harrison |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | 15 | When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor |
| 19 | 15 | 7 | 15 | Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) Al Green |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 4 | Fire Ohio Players |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 6 | Doctor's Orders Carol Douglas |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | Pick Up The Pieces AWB |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 4 | Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk |
| 24 | 17 | 11 | 13 | You Got The Love Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 5 | Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) Mac Davis |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 13 | Ride 'em Cowboy Paul Davis |
| 27 | 35 | 27 | 7 | Get Dancin' Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 7 | Dancin' Fool The Guess Who |
| 29 | 23 | 21 | 13 | I Feel A Song (In My Heart)/Don't Burn Down The Bridge Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 6 | From His Woman To You Barbara Mason |
| 31 | 21 | 1 | 15 | I Can Help Billy Swan |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 6 | Best Of My Love Eagles |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 7 | Ruby, Baby Billy "Crash" Craddock |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 6 | I Belong To You Love Unlimited |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 7 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 36 | 22 | 2 | 15 | Do It ('til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 5 | You're No Good Linda Ronstadt |
| 38 | 26 | 14 | 11 | Promised Land Elvis Presley |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 6 | The Entertainer Billy Joel |
| 40 | 57 | 40 | 4 | Struttin' Billy Preston |
| 41 | 63 | 41 | 3 | Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 42 | 31 | 17 | 9 | Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Rolling Stones |
| 43 | 33 | 22 | 10 | Woman To Woman Shirley Brown |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 5 | Ready Cat Stevens |
| 45 | 34 | 11 | 12 | Wishing You Were Here Chicago |
| 46 | 59 | 46 | 3 | Black Water The Doobie Brothers |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 3 | #9 Dream John Lennon |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 12 | Changes David Bowie |
| 49 | 44 | 44 | 9 | Funky President (People It's Bad)/Coldblooded James Brown |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 14 | Sugar Pie Guy Pt. 1 The Joneses |
| 51 | 42 | 1 | 16 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin' Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 7 | My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli |
| 53 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Without Love Aretha Franklin |
| 54 | 48 | 3 | 16 | My Melody Of Love Bobby Vinton |
| 55 | 53 | 12 | 17 | I've Got The Music In Me The Kiki Dee Band |
| 56 | 36 | 13 | 14 | Fairytale The Pointer Sisters |
| 57 | 66 | 57 | 4 | Sunshine Part II The O'Jays |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 3 | Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne Jim Stafford |
| 59 | 50 | 50 | 14 | She's Gone Tavares |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 5 | Baby, Hang Up The Phone Carl Graves |
| 61 | 49 | 5 | 14 | Longfellow Serenade Neil Diamond |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 4 | Lady Styx |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 3 | Happy People The Temptations |
| 64 | 78 | 64 | 2 | Sweet Surrender John Denver |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | Can't Get It Out Of My Head Electric Light Orchestra |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 2 | Lonely People America |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Nightingale Carole King |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 6 | Philadelphia B.B. King |
| 69 | 60 | 38 | 11 | Whatever You Got, I Want Jackson 5 |
| 70 | 79 | 31 | 11 | Let's Straighten It Out Latimore |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 5 | One Tear Eddie Kendricks |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 4 | I Am I Am Smokey Robinson |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 4 | When A Child Is Born Michael Holm |
| 74 | 84 | 67 | 8 | Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 2 | As Long As He Takes Care Of Home Candi Staton |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 3 | Hoppy, Gene And Me Roy Rogers |
| 77 | 80 | 77 | 3 | Day Tripper Anne Murray |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | I'm A Woman Maria Muldaur |
| 79 | 64 | 1 | 15 | Whatever Gets You Thru The Night John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 5 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta |
| 81 | 65 | 5 | 16 | Back Home Again John Denver |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 3 | Don't Cha Love It The Miracles |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Midnight Sky (Part 1) The Isley Brothers |
| 84 | 82 | 82 | 3 | To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole) Al Martino |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 4 | Costafine Town Splinter |
| 86 | 89 | 75 | 8 | I Feel Sanctified Commodores |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 3 | Gee Baby Peter Shelley |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Rhyme Tyme People Kool & The Gang |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 2 | Heartbreak Road Bill Withers |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Don't Take Your Love The Manhattans |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 3 | Words (are Impossible) Margie Joseph |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me Sister Sledge |
| 93 | 98 | 88 | 7 | I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) Bobby Bland |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | What A Man, My Man Is Lynn Anderson |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Poetry Man Phoebe Snow |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Let Me Start Tonite Lamont Dozier |
| 97 | 91 | 91 | 3 | Ms. Grace The Tymes |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Lady Marmalade Labelle |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Up In A Puff Of Smoke Polly Brown |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | Crazy Talk Chilliwack |
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