Billboard Hot 100 — April 5, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 5, 1975. "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Bad Time" by Grand Funk at #69, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Only Yesterday" by Carpenters, up 27 places from #74 to #47.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton — 1 week at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting January 18, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" by B.J. Thomas (up from #11 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole)" by Al Martino, down 28 places from #37 to #65.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "My Eyes Adored You" by Frankie Valli, 20 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Pick Up The Pieces" by AWB after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Lonely People" by America after 14 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 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Lovin' You Minnie Riperton |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Philadelphia Freedom The Elton John Band |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | No No Song/snookeroo Ringo Starr |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Express B.T. Express |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | You Are So Beautiful/It's A Sin When You Love Somebody Joe Cocker |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | Poetry Man Phoebe Snow |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Lady Marmalade Labelle |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song B.J. Thomas |
| 9 | 10 | 1 | 11 | Have You Never Been Mellow Olivia Newton-John |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | 20 | My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | Once You Get Started Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | Chevy Van Sammy Johns |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 7 | Harry Truman Chicago |
| 14 | 27 | 14 | 5 | What Am I Gonna Do With You Barry White |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 9 | Emma Hot Chocolate |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 9 | Supernatural Thing - Part I Ben E. King |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 10 | Before The Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 9 | Walking In Rhythm The Blackbyrds |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 6 | L-O-V-E (Love) Al Green |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 8 | Shining Star Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 21 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 9 | Satin Soul Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 7 | Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) Leo Sayer |
| 24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Shame, Shame, Shame Shirley And Company |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 7 | The Bertha Butt Boogie-Part 1 The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 9 | Jackie Blue Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 4 | He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 6 | It's A Miracle Barry Manilow |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 10 | Butter Boy Fanny |
| 30 | 14 | 14 | 13 | Sad Sweet Dreamer Sweet Sensation |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 5 | Tangled Up In Blue Bob Dylan |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 9 | Killer Queen Queen |
| 33 | 15 | 15 | 12 | I Am Love (Parts I & II) Jackson 5 |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 8 | Shoeshine Boy Eddie Kendricks |
| 35 | 48 | 35 | 5 | How Long Ace |
| 36 | 52 | 36 | 4 | Stand By Me John Lennon |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 5 | Living A Little, Laughing A Little The Spinners |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 4 | I Don't Like To Sleep Alone Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 39 | 60 | 39 | 3 | Thank God I'm A Country Boy John Denver |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 5 | Who's Sorry Now Marie Osmond |
| 41 | 18 | 1 | 16 | Black Water The Doobie Brothers |
| 42 | 23 | 6 | 17 | Lady Styx |
| 43 | 29 | 29 | 9 | The South's Gonna Do It The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 6 | Amie Pure Prairie League |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 5 | Shaving Cream Benny Bell |
| 46 | 64 | 46 | 4 | Autobahn Kraftwerk |
| 47 | 74 | 47 | 2 | Only Yesterday Carpenters |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 7 | Love Finds It's Own Way Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 49 | 41 | 40 | 10 | Wolf Creek Pass C.W. McCall |
| 50 | 35 | 22 | 9 | Emotion Helen Reddy |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 4 | Young Americans David Bowie |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 4 | Beer Barrel Polka/Dick And Jane Bobby Vinton |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 4 | I'm Her Fool Billy Swan |
| 54 | 58 | 54 | 6 | We're Almost There Michael Jackson |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 4 | Sneaky Snake Tom T. Hall |
| 56 | 44 | 44 | 8 | I Wanna Learn A Love Song Harry Chapin |
| 57 | 36 | 9 | 16 | Can't Get It Out Of My Head Electric Light Orchestra |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 3 | Shakey Ground The Temptations |
| 59 | 38 | 1 | 19 | Best Of My Love Eagles |
| 60 | 57 | 20 | 11 | My Boy Elvis Presley |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 7 | Linda On My Mind Conway Twitty |
| 62 | 81 | 62 | 2 | Love Won't Let Me Wait Major Harris |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 4 | Runaway Charlie Kulis |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 3 | Reach Out, I'll Be There Gloria Gaynor |
| 65 | 37 | 17 | 16 | To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole) Al Martino |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | Sun Goddess Ramsey Lewis And Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 67 | 79 | 67 | 5 | Swing Your Daddy Jim Gilstrap |
| 68 | 59 | 1 | 17 | Fire Ohio Players |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Bad Time Grand Funk |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | My Little Lady Bloodstone |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Sister Golden Hair America |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 2 | The Immigrant Neil Sedaka |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot |
| 74 | 70 | 70 | 6 | The Pill Loretta Lynn |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 2 | Don't Tell Me Goodnight Lobo |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 6 | Hijack Herbie Mann |
| 77 | 85 | 77 | 4 | Cry To Me Loleatta Holloway |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 3 | Bad Luck (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | You Brought The Woman Out Of Me Evie Sands |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | (if You Add) All The Love In The World Mac Davis |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | I'll Play For You Seals & Crofts |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 6 | Toby/that's How Long The Chi-lites |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Only Women Alice Cooper |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Magic Pilot |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | One Beautiful Day Ecstasy, Passion & Pain |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Growin' Loggins & Messina |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Touch Me Baby (reaching Out For Your Love) Tamiko Jones |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I'm Not Lisa Jessi Colter |
| 89 | 95 | 89 | 5 | Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali" Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band |
| 90 | 100 | 90 | 2 | Pinball Brian Protheroe |
| 91 | 97 | 89 | 5 | Live Your Life Before You Die The Pointer Sisters |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Spirit Of The Boogie/Summer Madness Kool & The Gang |
| 93 | 71 | 71 | 6 | Showdown Odia Coates |
| 94 | 99 | 94 | 2 | Wildfire Michael Murphey |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor) Joe Simon |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Where Is The Love Betty Wright |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | The Last Farewell Roger Whittaker |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | My First Day Without Her Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Hang On Sloopy Rick Derringer |
| 100 | 93 | 90 | 5 | You're A Part Of Me Susan Jacks |
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