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