Billboard Hot 100 — March 1, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 1, 1975. "Best Of My Love" by Eagles climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Pick Up The Pieces" by AWB. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "L-O-V-E (Love)" by Al Green at #69, which would go on to peak at #13. The biggest climber was "The Bertha Butt Boogie-Part 1" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch, up 27 places from #92 to #65.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Best Of My Love" by Eagles — 1 week at the top so far, 14 weeks on the chart since debuting November 30, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle (up from #17 to #8); "Lady" by Styx (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell, down 31 places from #41 to #72.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Laughter In The Rain" by Neil Sedaka, 20 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "One Man Woman/One Woman Man" by Paul Anka with Odia Coates after 16 weeks (peak #7); "Never Can Say Goodbye" by Gloria Gaynor after 17 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 14 | Best Of My Love Eagles |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Have You Never Been Mellow Olivia Newton-John |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Black Water The Doobie Brothers |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Lonely People America |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Pick Up The Pieces AWB |
| 8 | 17 | 8 | 9 | Lady Marmalade Labelle |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Nightingale Carole King |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 12 | Lady Styx |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | Can't Get It Out Of My Head Electric Light Orchestra |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | I'm A Woman Maria Muldaur |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | #9 Dream John Lennon |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 7 | Roll On Down The Highway Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 13 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 6 | Express B.T. Express |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 9 | Poetry Man Phoebe Snow |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | 13 | You're No Good Linda Ronstadt |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 7 | Movin' On Bad Company |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 9 | Up In A Puff Of Smoke Polly Brown |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 11 | To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole) Al Martino |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 7 | Lovin' You Minnie Riperton |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 6 | My Boy Elvis Presley |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 8 | You Are So Beautiful/It's A Sin When You Love Somebody Joe Cocker |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 8 | Sad Sweet Dreamer Sweet Sensation |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 7 | I Am Love (Parts I & II) Jackson 5 |
| 27 | 35 | 27 | 8 | Shame, Shame, Shame Shirley And Company |
| 28 | 12 | 1 | 12 | Fire Ohio Players |
| 29 | 13 | 13 | 10 | Sweet Surrender John Denver |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 7 | Never Let Her Go David Gates |
| 31 | 40 | 31 | 4 | No No Song/snookeroo Ringo Starr |
| 32 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 33 | 21 | 11 | 14 | Doctor's Orders Carol Douglas |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 5 | I've Been This Way Before Neil Diamond |
| 35 | 22 | 3 | 16 | Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 5 | (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song B.J. Thomas |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 6 | I Get Lifted George McCrae |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 5 | Chevy Van Sammy Johns |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 4 | Emotion Helen Reddy |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 5 | Part Of The Plan Dan Fogelberg |
| 41 | 55 | 41 | 2 | Harry Truman Chicago |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 6 | If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right Millie Jackson |
| 43 | 37 | 37 | 9 | Don't Take Your Love The Manhattans |
| 44 | 38 | 1 | 15 | Please Mr. Postman Carpenters |
| 45 | 68 | 45 | 3 | Once You Get Started Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 46 | 57 | 46 | 4 | Supernatural Thing - Part I Ben E. King |
| 47 | 64 | 47 | 4 | Emma Hot Chocolate |
| 48 | 61 | 48 | 5 | Before The Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender |
| 49 | 58 | 49 | 5 | Wolf Creek Pass C.W. McCall |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 5 | Good Times, Rock & Roll Flash Cadillac And The Continental Kids |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 5 | My Elusive Dreams Charlie Rich |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 5 | Butter Boy Fanny |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 4 | The South's Gonna Do It The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | I Fought The Law Sam Neely |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 7 | It's All Right Jim Capaldi |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | Walking In Rhythm The Blackbyrds |
| 57 | 29 | 10 | 15 | Get Dancin' Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 4 | Satin Soul Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 6 | Devil In The Bottle T.G. Sheppard |
| 60 | 53 | 27 | 14 | I Belong To You Love Unlimited |
| 61 | 33 | 1 | 20 | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka |
| 62 | 74 | 62 | 3 | Dance The Kung Fu Carl Douglas |
| 63 | 75 | 63 | 3 | Shining Star Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 64 | 39 | 3 | 17 | Junior's Farm/Sally G Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 65 | 92 | 65 | 2 | The Bertha Butt Boogie-Part 1 The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 66 | 36 | 1 | 16 | Mandy Barry Manilow |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 4 | Jackie Blue Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 68 | 47 | 47 | 7 | Star On A TV Show The Stylistics |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | L-O-V-E (Love) Al Green |
| 70 | 82 | 70 | 2 | Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) Leo Sayer |
| 71 | 52 | 1 | 14 | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Elton John |
| 72 | 41 | 24 | 16 | Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Hush/I'm Alive Blue Swede |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Love Corporation The Hues Corporation |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 3 | I Have A Dream Donny Osmond |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 3 | Shoeshine Boy Eddie Kendricks |
| 77 | 80 | 77 | 3 | I Wanna Learn A Love Song Harry Chapin |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Love Finds It's Own Way Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 4 | Killer Queen Queen |
| 80 | 78 | 71 | 7 | Future Shock Hello People |
| 81 | 67 | 8 | 16 | Morning Side Of The Mountain Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | It's A Miracle Barry Manilow |
| 83 | 96 | 83 | 2 | Linda On My Mind Conway Twitty |
| 84 | 95 | 84 | 2 | Like A Sunday Morning Lana Cantrell |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Reality James Brown |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Leona Wet Willie |
| 87 | 97 | 87 | 2 | I'll Be Holding On Al Downing |
| 88 | 98 | 88 | 3 | Bump Me Baby Part 1 Dooley Silverspoon |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | We're Almost There Michael Jackson |
| 90 | 100 | 90 | 2 | Don't Let Go Commander Cody |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 3 | Smokin' Room Carl Carlton |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 2 | Angel (What In The World's Come Over Us) Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 4 | Hijack Herbie Mann |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Showdown Odia Coates |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | The Pill Loretta Lynn |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Amie Pure Prairie League |
| 97 | 85 | 85 | 6 | Isn't It Lonely Together Stark & McBrien |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Toby/that's How Long The Chi-lites |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Turn To Stone Joe Walsh |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Only One Woman Nigel Olsson |
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