Billboard Hot 100 — February 1, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 1, 1975. "Laughter In The Rain" by Neil Sedaka climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Please Mr. Postman" by Carpenters. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I've Been This Way Before" by Neil Diamond at #73, which would go on to peak at #34. The biggest climber was "Express" by B.T. Express, up 43 places from #85 to #42.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Laughter In The Rain" by Neil Sedaka — 1 week at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting October 19, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "Best Of My Love" by Eagles (up from #15 to #9); "Some Kind Of Wonderful" by Grand Funk (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Junior's Farm/Sally G" by Paul McCartney And Wings, down 49 places from #17 to #66.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)" by Al Green, 19 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "I Can Help" by Billy Swan after 18 weeks (peak #1); "Do It ('til You're Satisfied)" by B.T. Express after 18 weeks (peak #2); "When Will I See You Again" by The Three Degrees after 18 weeks (peak #2).
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 | 16 | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Fire Ohio Players |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | You're No Good Linda Ronstadt |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | Pick Up The Pieces AWB |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Please Mr. Postman Carpenters |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Mandy Barry Manilow |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | Morning Side Of The Mountain Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | Best Of My Love Eagles |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | Get Dancin' Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Doctor's Orders Carol Douglas |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | One Man Woman/One Woman Man Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) Mac Davis |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 7 | Black Water The Doobie Brothers |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 7 | #9 Dream John Lennon |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 7 | Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | 10 | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Elton John |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 6 | Sweet Surrender John Denver |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | Struttin' Billy Preston |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 5 | Nightingale Carole King |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 6 | Lonely People America |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 7 | Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne Jim Stafford |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | Ready Cat Stevens |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 8 | Lady Styx |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 11 | My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 7 | Can't Get It Out Of My Head Electric Light Orchestra |
| 30 | 39 | 30 | 6 | I'm A Woman Maria Muldaur |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 10 | I Belong To You Love Unlimited |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 12 | Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell |
| 33 | 18 | 2 | 14 | You're The First, The Last, My Everything Barry White |
| 34 | 24 | 12 | 14 | Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull |
| 35 | 27 | 6 | 12 | Only You Ringo Starr |
| 36 | 61 | 36 | 5 | Lady Marmalade Labelle |
| 37 | 55 | 37 | 3 | Roll On Down The Highway Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 4 | Ding Dong; Ding Dong George Harrison |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 9 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta |
| 40 | 41 | 40 | 7 | Happy People The Temptations |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 16 | Changes David Bowie |
| 42 | 85 | 42 | 2 | Express B.T. Express |
| 43 | 38 | 1 | 17 | Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas |
| 44 | 36 | 1 | 16 | Angie Baby Helen Reddy |
| 45 | 35 | 34 | 10 | The Entertainer Billy Joel |
| 46 | 58 | 46 | 3 | Movin' On Bad Company |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 7 | To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole) Al Martino |
| 48 | 37 | 23 | 17 | Ride 'em Cowboy Paul Davis |
| 49 | 63 | 49 | 2 | Have You Never Been Mellow Olivia Newton-John |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 5 | Poetry Man Phoebe Snow |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 5 | Up In A Puff Of Smoke Polly Brown |
| 52 | 42 | 28 | 10 | From His Woman To You Barbara Mason |
| 53 | 64 | 53 | 4 | You Are So Beautiful/It's A Sin When You Love Somebody Joe Cocker |
| 54 | 51 | 51 | 6 | As Long As He Takes Care Of Home Candi Staton |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 4 | Ain't That Peculiar Diamond Reo |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 5 | Don't Take Your Love The Manhattans |
| 57 | 44 | 1 | 18 | Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 4 | Sad Sweet Dreamer Sweet Sensation |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 3 | Lovin' You Minnie Riperton |
| 60 | 81 | 60 | 3 | Never Let Her Go David Gates |
| 61 | 45 | 21 | 17 | I Feel A Song (In My Heart)/Don't Burn Down The Bridge Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 62 | 54 | 22 | 14 | Woman To Woman Shirley Brown |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 3 | I Am Love (Parts I & II) Jackson 5 |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 4 | Shame, Shame, Shame Shirley And Company |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 7 | Hoppy, Gene And Me Roy Rogers |
| 66 | 17 | 3 | 13 | Junior's Farm/Sally G Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | Star On A TV Show The Stylistics |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 3 | Hot Dawgit Ramsey Lewis And Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 69 | 82 | 69 | 2 | My Boy Elvis Presley |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 5 | Rhyme Tyme People Kool & The Gang |
| 71 | 56 | 56 | 8 | I Am I Am Smokey Robinson |
| 72 | 50 | 50 | 9 | Baby, Hang Up The Phone Carl Graves |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | I've Been This Way Before Neil Diamond |
| 74 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Midnight Sky (Part 1) The Isley Brothers |
| 75 | 89 | 75 | 2 | If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right Millie Jackson |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 3 | Thanks For The Smiles Charlie Ross |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 3 | It's All Right Jim Capaldi |
| 78 | 52 | 28 | 11 | Dancin' Fool The Guess Who |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 3 | Future Shock Hello People |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | I Get Lifted George McCrae |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Chevy Van Sammy Johns |
| 82 | 71 | 7 | 19 | Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) Al Green |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Wolf Creek Pass C.W. McCall |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | My Elusive Dreams Charlie Rich |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I Fought The Law Sam Neely |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Please, Mr. President Paula Webb |
| 87 | 93 | 87 | 4 | I Won't Last A Day Without You/Let Me Be The One Al Wilson |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Part Of The Plan Dan Fogelberg |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Butter Boy Fanny |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Good Times, Rock & Roll Flash Cadillac And The Continental Kids |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 2 | Devil In The Bottle T.G. Sheppard |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 2 | We May Never Love Like This Again Maureen McGovern |
| 93 | 100 | 93 | 2 | I'll Still Love You Jim Weatherly |
| 94 | 87 | 87 | 5 | Let Me Start Tonite Lamont Dozier |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 2 | Isn't It Lonely Together Stark & McBrien |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 2 | Chico And The Man Jose Feliciano |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Before The Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 6 | Crazy Talk Chilliwack |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song B.J. Thomas |
| 100 | 77 | 77 | 8 | Costafine Town Splinter |
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