Billboard Hot 100 — May 17, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 17, 1975. "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" by Tony Orlando & Dawn held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Swearin' To God" by Frankie Valli at #82, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Judy Mae" by Boomer Castleman, up 24 places from #82 to #58.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" by Tony Orlando & Dawn — 3 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting March 15, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" by John Denver (up from #14 to #7); "How Long" by Ace (up from #11 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Shaving Cream" by Benny Bell, down 37 places from #38 to #75.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton, 18 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Have You Never Been Mellow" by Olivia Newton-John after 16 weeks (peak #1); "No No Song/snookeroo" by Ringo Starr after 14 weeks (peak #3); "Supernatural Thing - Part I" by Ben E. King after 14 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 1 | 1 | 10 | He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Before The Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | Jackie Blue Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | Shining Star Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Only Yesterday Carpenters |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | Walking In Rhythm The Blackbyrds |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 9 | Thank God I'm A Country Boy John Denver |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | How Long Ace |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | I Don't Like To Sleep Alone Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song B.J. Thomas |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 11 | Philadelphia Freedom The Elton John Band |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | Killer Queen Queen |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 7 | Sister Golden Hair America |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | Old Days Chicago |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 7 | Bad Time Grand Funk |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 8 | Love Won't Let Me Wait Major Harris |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 6 | When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 12 | Hijack Herbie Mann |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | Shoeshine Boy Eddie Kendricks |
| 20 | 9 | 9 | 13 | Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) Leo Sayer |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 6 | Cut The Cake AWB |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 8 | The Immigrant Neil Sedaka |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 7 | I'm Not Lisa Jessi Colter |
| 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | It's A Miracle Barry Manilow |
| 25 | 15 | 5 | 16 | Chevy Van Sammy Johns |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 7 | Only Women Alice Cooper |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 8 | Don't Tell Me Goodnight Lobo |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 8 | Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 8 | Wildfire Michael Murphey |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 9 | Bad Luck (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 7 | Magic Pilot |
| 32 | 39 | 32 | 7 | Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor) Joe Simon |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 7 | The Last Farewell Roger Whittaker |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 9 | Shakey Ground The Temptations |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 7 | I'll Play For You Seals & Crofts |
| 36 | 55 | 36 | 3 | Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me) The Doobie Brothers |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 6 | Bloody Well Right Supertramp |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 5 | Trampled Under Foot Led Zeppelin |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 5 | I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance), Part I Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 6 | Remember What I Told You To Forget/My Ship Tavares |
| 41 | 58 | 41 | 5 | Love Will Keep Us Together The Captain & Tennille |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 5 | Ease On Down The Road Consumer Rapport |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 4 | The Way We Were/try To Remember Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 6 | I Want To Be Free Ohio Players |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 5 | Good Lovin' Gone Bad Bad Company |
| 46 | 28 | 28 | 10 | Young Americans David Bowie |
| 47 | 29 | 25 | 10 | Autobahn Kraftwerk |
| 48 | 59 | 48 | 4 | Misty Ray Stevens |
| 49 | 22 | 13 | 12 | L-O-V-E (Love) Al Green |
| 50 | 35 | 1 | 18 | Lovin' You Minnie Riperton |
| 51 | 51 | 27 | 12 | Amie Pure Prairie League |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 7 | Growin' Loggins & Messina |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 11 | Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali" Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 5 | The Hustle Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony |
| 55 | 71 | 55 | 2 | Attitude Dancing Carly Simon |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 13 | Sail On Sailor The Beach Boys |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 6 | Dynomite-Part I Tony Camillo's Bazuka |
| 58 | 82 | 58 | 3 | Judy Mae Boomer Castleman |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 4 | Baby That's Backatcha Smokey Robinson |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 3 | Why Can't We Be Friends? War |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 7 | Spirit Of The Boogie/Summer Madness Kool & The Gang |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 7 | Touch Me Baby (reaching Out For Your Love) Tamiko Jones |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 2 | What Can I Do For You? Labelle |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Sadie The Spinners |
| 65 | 70 | 65 | 4 | Let There Be Music Orleans |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 3 | Give The People What They Want The O'Jays |
| 67 | 85 | 67 | 3 | Lizzie And The Rainman Tanya Tucker |
| 68 | 76 | 68 | 3 | Me And Mrs. Jones Ron Banks And The Dramatics |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 4 | I'm On Fire Dwight Twilley Band |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 5 | Thank You Baby The Stylistics |
| 71 | 87 | 71 | 2 | T-R-O-U-B-L-E Elvis Presley |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 5 | (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet Sha Na Na |
| 73 | 37 | 16 | 13 | The Bertha Butt Boogie-Part 1 The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 74 | 42 | 8 | 11 | What Am I Gonna Do With You Barry White |
| 75 | 38 | 30 | 11 | Shaving Cream Benny Bell |
| 76 | 80 | 76 | 5 | Anytime (I'll Be There) Frank Sinatra |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 2 | Long Haired Country Boy The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 4 | This Ol' Cowboy The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 3 | The Funky Gibbon The Goodies |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Midnight Blue Melissa Manchester |
| 81 | 63 | 50 | 8 | You Brought The Woman Out Of Me Evie Sands |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Swearin' To God Frankie Valli |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Rockin' Chair Gwen McCrae |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I'm Not In Love 10cc |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Hey You Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 86 | 92 | 86 | 3 | Mister Magic Grover Washington, Jr. |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Sex Machine (Part I) James Brown |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | You Need Love Styx |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I Dreamed Last Night Justin Hayward & John Lodge |
| 90 | 98 | 90 | 3 | Minnesota Northern Light |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 2 | Slippery When Wet Commodores |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 4 | 99 Miles From L.a. Albert Hammond |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | The Rockford Files Mike Post |
| 94 | 97 | 94 | 2 | It Ain't No Fun Shirley Brown |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Look At You George McCrae |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Rock And Roll All Nite KISS |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Blanket On The Ground Billie Jo Spears |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Tryin' To Beat The Morning Home T.G. Sheppard |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | Astral Man Nektar |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | No Charge Shirley Caesar |
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