Billboard Hot 100 — January 18, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 18, 1975. "Mandy" by Barry Manilow climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by Elton John, which had held it for 2 weeks. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Roll On Down The Highway" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive at #67, which would go on to peak at #14. The biggest climber was "Ding Dong; Ding Dong" by George Harrison, up 22 places from #81 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Mandy" by Barry Manilow — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting November 16, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "Morning Side Of The Mountain" by Donny & Marie Osmond (up from #11 to #9); "Never Can Say Goodbye" by Gloria Gaynor (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "When Will I See You Again" by The Three Degrees, down 26 places from #28 to #54.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I've Got The Music In Me" by The Kiki Dee Band, 19 weeks and counting (peak #12).
- Gone from the chart: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin'" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive after 17 weeks (peak #1); "My Melody Of Love" by Bobby Vinton after 17 weeks (peak #3); "Longfellow Serenade" by Neil Diamond after 15 weeks (peak #5).
- Stories that mention this week: One Week on Top: The Hot 100's Shortest Reigns, 1958–1990.
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 | 5 | 1 | 10 | Mandy Barry Manilow |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | Please Mr. Postman Carpenters |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | You're The First, The Last, My Everything Barry White |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Elton John |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Junior's Farm/Sally G Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | One Man Woman/One Woman Man Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Morning Side Of The Mountain Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 12 | Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | Fire Ohio Players |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Only You Ringo Starr |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 8 | Doctor's Orders Carol Douglas |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 7 | Pick Up The Pieces AWB |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 6 | Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 7 | Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) Mac Davis |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 9 | Get Dancin' Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 8 | Best Of My Love Eagles |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | 15 | Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas |
| 21 | 29 | 21 | 7 | You're No Good Linda Ronstadt |
| 22 | 13 | 1 | 14 | Angie Baby Helen Reddy |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 15 | Ride 'em Cowboy Paul Davis |
| 24 | 38 | 24 | 5 | Black Water The Doobie Brothers |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 9 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 6 | Struttin' Billy Preston |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 5 | Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 8 | From His Woman To You Barbara Mason |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 5 | #9 Dream John Lennon |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 4 | Sweet Surrender John Denver |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 | I Belong To You Love Unlimited |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 7 | Ready Cat Stevens |
| 33 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Dark Horse George Harrison |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | The Entertainer Billy Joel |
| 35 | 22 | 1 | 16 | Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin |
| 36 | 55 | 36 | 3 | Nightingale Carole King |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 4 | Lonely People America |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 5 | Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne Jim Stafford |
| 39 | 51 | 39 | 6 | Lady Styx |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 9 | My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 5 | Can't Get It Out Of My Head Electric Light Orchestra |
| 42 | 25 | 11 | 15 | You Got The Love Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 5 | Happy People The Temptations |
| 44 | 41 | 33 | 9 | Ruby, Baby Billy "Crash" Craddock |
| 45 | 42 | 42 | 14 | Changes David Bowie |
| 46 | 23 | 7 | 17 | Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) Al Green |
| 47 | 39 | 21 | 15 | I Feel A Song (In My Heart)/Don't Burn Down The Bridge Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 6 | Sunshine Part II The O'Jays |
| 49 | 47 | 47 | 16 | Sugar Pie Guy Pt. 1 The Joneses |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 7 | Baby, Hang Up The Phone Carl Graves |
| 51 | 63 | 51 | 10 | Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 4 | As Long As He Takes Care Of Home Candi Staton |
| 53 | 44 | 12 | 11 | Must Of Got Lost The J. Geils Band |
| 54 | 28 | 2 | 17 | When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 4 | I'm A Woman Maria Muldaur |
| 56 | 43 | 28 | 9 | Dancin' Fool The Guess Who |
| 57 | 45 | 2 | 17 | Do It ('til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express |
| 58 | 70 | 58 | 7 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta |
| 59 | 81 | 59 | 2 | Ding Dong; Ding Dong George Harrison |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 6 | When A Child Is Born Michael Holm |
| 61 | 40 | 1 | 17 | I Can Help Billy Swan |
| 62 | 58 | 22 | 12 | Woman To Woman Shirley Brown |
| 63 | 69 | 63 | 5 | Day Tripper Anne Murray |
| 64 | 49 | 14 | 13 | Promised Land Elvis Presley |
| 65 | 74 | 65 | 6 | I Am I Am Smokey Robinson |
| 66 | 61 | 12 | 19 | I've Got The Music In Me The Kiki Dee Band |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Roll On Down The Highway Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 5 | Hoppy, Gene And Me Roy Rogers |
| 69 | 75 | 69 | 5 | To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole) Al Martino |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Movin' On Bad Company |
| 71 | 59 | 11 | 14 | Wishing You Were Here Chicago |
| 72 | 87 | 72 | 3 | Poetry Man Phoebe Snow |
| 73 | 71 | 13 | 16 | Fairytale The Pointer Sisters |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | You Are So Beautiful/It's A Sin When You Love Somebody Joe Cocker |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 2 | Ain't That Peculiar Diamond Reo |
| 76 | 88 | 76 | 3 | Don't Take Your Love The Manhattans |
| 77 | 80 | 77 | 3 | Midnight Sky (Part 1) The Isley Brothers |
| 78 | 90 | 78 | 2 | Sad Sweet Dreamer Sweet Sensation |
| 79 | 84 | 79 | 3 | Rhyme Tyme People Kool & The Gang |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Lovin' You Minnie Riperton |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 5 | Gee Baby Peter Shelley |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 6 | Costafine Town Splinter |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Future Shock Hello People |
| 84 | 96 | 84 | 3 | Lady Marmalade Labelle |
| 85 | 77 | 71 | 7 | One Tear Eddie Kendricks |
| 86 | 97 | 86 | 3 | Up In A Puff Of Smoke Polly Brown |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | I Am Love (Parts I & II) Jackson 5 |
| 88 | 98 | 88 | 2 | Shame, Shame, Shame Shirley And Company |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Star On A TV Show The Stylistics |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Hot Dawgit Ramsey Lewis And Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 3 | Let Me Start Tonite Lamont Dozier |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 3 | Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me Sister Sledge |
| 93 | 89 | 89 | 4 | Heartbreak Road Bill Withers |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Never Let Her Go David Gates |
| 95 | 93 | 93 | 3 | What A Man, My Man Is Lynn Anderson |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | I Won't Last A Day Without You/Let Me Be The One Al Wilson |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Thanks For The Smiles Charlie Ross |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 4 | Crazy Talk Chilliwack |
| 99 | 73 | 50 | 16 | She's Gone Tavares |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | It's All Right Jim Capaldi |
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