Billboard Hot 100 — May 3, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 3, 1975. "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" by Tony Orlando & Dawn climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" by B.J. Thomas, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)" by The Doobie Brothers at #77, which would go on to peak at #11. The biggest climber was "Old Days" by Chicago, up 25 places from #68 to #43.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" by Tony Orlando & Dawn — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting March 15, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "Jackie Blue" by Ozark Mountain Daredevils (up from #14 to #6); "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire (up from #11 to #7); "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)" by Leo Sayer (up from #12 to #9); "Only Yesterday" by Carpenters (up from #21 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Sun Goddess" by Ramsey Lewis And Earth, Wind & Fire, down 30 places from #44 to #74.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle, 18 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "My Eyes Adored You" by Frankie Valli after 23 weeks (peak #1); "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" by Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta after 21 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 | 3 | 1 | 8 | He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song B.J. Thomas |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | Before The Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Philadelphia Freedom The Elton John Band |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | Chevy Van Sammy Johns |
| 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | Jackie Blue Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 12 | Shining Star Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | Walking In Rhythm The Blackbyrds |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) Leo Sayer |
| 10 | 21 | 10 | 6 | Only Yesterday Carpenters |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 8 | I Don't Like To Sleep Alone Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 9 | How Long Ace |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 10 | It's A Miracle Barry Manilow |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | Killer Queen Queen |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 7 | Thank God I'm A Country Boy John Denver |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | The Bertha Butt Boogie-Part 1 The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Lovin' You Minnie Riperton |
| 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 | L-O-V-E (Love) Al Green |
| 19 | 8 | 8 | 13 | Emma Hot Chocolate |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | Stand By Me John Lennon |
| 21 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Supernatural Thing - Part I Ben E. King |
| 22 | 9 | 8 | 9 | What Am I Gonna Do With You Barry White |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 12 | Shoeshine Boy Eddie Kendricks |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 5 | Bad Time Grand Funk |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 8 | Autobahn Kraftwerk |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 10 | Hijack Herbie Mann |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 6 | Love Won't Let Me Wait Major Harris |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 5 | Sister Golden Hair America |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 8 | Young Americans David Bowie |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 9 | Shaving Cream Benny Bell |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 6 | The Immigrant Neil Sedaka |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 4 | Cut The Cake AWB |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 4 | When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 5 | I'm Not Lisa Jessi Colter |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 6 | Don't Tell Me Goodnight Lobo |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 5 | Only Women Alice Cooper |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 6 | Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 7 | Bad Luck (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 39 | 37 | 37 | 7 | Shakey Ground The Temptations |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 6 | Wildfire Michael Murphey |
| 41 | 23 | 1 | 18 | Lady Marmalade Labelle |
| 42 | 27 | 27 | 10 | Amie Pure Prairie League |
| 43 | 68 | 43 | 2 | Old Days Chicago |
| 44 | 57 | 44 | 5 | The Last Farewell Roger Whittaker |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 5 | I'll Play For You Seals & Crofts |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 5 | Magic Pilot |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 4 | I Want To Be Free Ohio Players |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 6 | One Beautiful Day Ecstasy, Passion & Pain |
| 49 | 66 | 49 | 5 | Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor) Joe Simon |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 6 | You Brought The Woman Out Of Me Evie Sands |
| 51 | 24 | 3 | 13 | No No Song/snookeroo Ringo Starr |
| 52 | 33 | 33 | 8 | Beer Barrel Polka/Dick And Jane Bobby Vinton |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 4 | Bloody Well Right Supertramp |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 3 | Trampled Under Foot Led Zeppelin |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 5 | Growin' Loggins & Messina |
| 56 | 45 | 10 | 12 | Once You Get Started Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 6 | My Little Lady Bloodstone |
| 58 | 76 | 58 | 3 | I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance), Part I Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 4 | Remember What I Told You To Forget/My Ship Tavares |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 9 | Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali" Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band |
| 61 | 55 | 55 | 9 | Swing Your Daddy Jim Gilstrap |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 5 | Spirit Of The Boogie/Summer Madness Kool & The Gang |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Ease On Down The Road Consumer Rapport |
| 64 | 80 | 64 | 2 | The Way We Were/try To Remember Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 6 | Pinball Brian Protheroe |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 5 | Touch Me Baby (reaching Out For Your Love) Tamiko Jones |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | Good Lovin' Gone Bad Bad Company |
| 68 | 56 | 1 | 15 | Have You Never Been Mellow Olivia Newton-John |
| 69 | 58 | 5 | 17 | You Are So Beautiful/It's A Sin When You Love Somebody Joe Cocker |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 2 | Misty Ray Stevens |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 11 | Sail On Sailor The Beach Boys |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 3 | Love Will Keep Us Together The Captain & Tennille |
| 73 | 48 | 4 | 15 | Express B.T. Express |
| 74 | 44 | 44 | 7 | Sun Goddess Ramsey Lewis And Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 75 | 46 | 46 | 8 | Runaway Charlie Kulis |
| 76 | 59 | 5 | 18 | Poetry Man Phoebe Snow |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me) The Doobie Brothers |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 4 | Dynomite-Part I Tony Camillo's Bazuka |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Baby That's Backatcha Smokey Robinson |
| 80 | 84 | 80 | 3 | The Hustle Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 2 | Let There Be Music Orleans |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Why Can't We Be Friends? War |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 3 | Anytime (I'll Be There) Frank Sinatra |
| 84 | 90 | 84 | 2 | Real Man Todd Rundgren |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Thank You Baby The Stylistics |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Me And Mrs. Jones Ron Banks And The Dramatics |
| 87 | 98 | 87 | 3 | (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet Sha Na Na |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Sadie The Spinners |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Give The People What They Want The O'Jays |
| 90 | 99 | 90 | 2 | I'm On Fire Dwight Twilley Band |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 3 | Don't Leave Me In The Morning Odia Coates |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 3 | Shackin' Up Barbara Mason |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Judy Mae Boomer Castleman |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | This Ol' Cowboy The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | One More Tomorrow Henry Gross |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Lizzie And The Rainman Tanya Tucker |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Mister Magic Grover Washington, Jr. |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | 99 Miles From L.a. Albert Hammond |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Funky Gibbon The Goodies |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Minnesota Northern Light |
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