Billboard Hot 100 — May 24, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 24, 1975. "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" by Tony Orlando & Dawn, which had held it for 3 weeks. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Black Friday" by Steely Dan at #76, which would go on to peak at #37. The biggest climber was "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" by Elvis Presley, up 23 places from #71 to #48.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire — 1 week at the top so far, 15 weeks on the chart since debuting February 15, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "Bad Time" by Grand Funk (up from #15 to #9); "Old Days" by Chicago (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Don't Tell Me Goodnight" by Lobo, down 36 places from #27 to #63.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" by Freddy Fender, 17 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton after 18 weeks (peak #1); "What Am I Gonna Do With You" by Barry White after 11 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 4 | 1 | 15 | Shining Star Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | Before The Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | Jackie Blue Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Only Yesterday Carpenters |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Thank God I'm A Country Boy John Denver |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | How Long Ace |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | I Don't Like To Sleep Alone Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 8 | Bad Time Grand Funk |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 5 | Old Days Chicago |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | Sister Golden Hair America |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | Killer Queen Queen |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | Love Won't Let Me Wait Major Harris |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt |
| 15 | 11 | 1 | 12 | Philadelphia Freedom The Elton John Band |
| 16 | 6 | 6 | 16 | Walking In Rhythm The Blackbyrds |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | Hijack Herbie Mann |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 7 | Cut The Cake AWB |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | Shoeshine Boy Eddie Kendricks |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | 17 | (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song B.J. Thomas |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 8 | I'm Not Lisa Jessi Colter |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | The Immigrant Neil Sedaka |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 8 | Only Women Alice Cooper |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 9 | Wildfire Michael Murphey |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 10 | Bad Luck (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 9 | Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 8 | Magic Pilot |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 8 | Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor) Joe Simon |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 8 | The Last Farewell Roger Whittaker |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 4 | Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me) The Doobie Brothers |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 10 | Shakey Ground The Temptations |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 8 | I'll Play For You Seals & Crofts |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 6 | Love Will Keep Us Together The Captain & Tennille |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 6 | I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance), Part I Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 7 | Bloody Well Right Supertramp |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 7 | Remember What I Told You To Forget/My Ship Tavares |
| 37 | 55 | 37 | 3 | Attitude Dancing Carly Simon |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 | Trampled Under Foot Led Zeppelin |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 5 | The Way We Were/try To Remember Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 5 | Misty Ray Stevens |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 6 | Good Lovin' Gone Bad Bad Company |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Ease On Down The Road Consumer Rapport |
| 43 | 54 | 43 | 6 | The Hustle Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony |
| 44 | 24 | 12 | 13 | It's A Miracle Barry Manilow |
| 45 | 20 | 9 | 14 | Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) Leo Sayer |
| 46 | 58 | 46 | 4 | Judy Mae Boomer Castleman |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 7 | Dynomite-Part I Tony Camillo's Bazuka |
| 48 | 71 | 48 | 3 | T-R-O-U-B-L-E Elvis Presley |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 5 | Baby That's Backatcha Smokey Robinson |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 4 | Why Can't We Be Friends? War |
| 51 | 63 | 51 | 3 | What Can I Do For You? Labelle |
| 52 | 56 | 52 | 14 | Sail On Sailor The Beach Boys |
| 53 | 67 | 53 | 4 | Lizzie And The Rainman Tanya Tucker |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 4 | Sadie The Spinners |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 5 | Let There Be Music Orleans |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | Give The People What They Want The O'Jays |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 4 | Me And Mrs. Jones Ron Banks And The Dramatics |
| 58 | 25 | 5 | 17 | Chevy Van Sammy Johns |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 5 | I'm On Fire Dwight Twilley Band |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 8 | Touch Me Baby (reaching Out For Your Love) Tamiko Jones |
| 61 | 82 | 61 | 2 | Swearin' To God Frankie Valli |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 6 | (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet Sha Na Na |
| 63 | 27 | 27 | 9 | Don't Tell Me Goodnight Lobo |
| 64 | 85 | 64 | 2 | Hey You Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 65 | 44 | 44 | 7 | I Want To Be Free Ohio Players |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | Long Haired Country Boy The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 67 | 46 | 28 | 11 | Young Americans David Bowie |
| 68 | 51 | 27 | 13 | Amie Pure Prairie League |
| 69 | 61 | 61 | 8 | Spirit Of The Boogie/Summer Madness Kool & The Gang |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Midnight Blue Melissa Manchester |
| 71 | 53 | 53 | 12 | Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali" Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 2 | Rockin' Chair Gwen McCrae |
| 73 | 70 | 70 | 6 | Thank You Baby The Stylistics |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | I'm Not In Love 10cc |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 6 | Anytime (I'll Be There) Frank Sinatra |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Black Friday Steely Dan |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Sex Machine (Part I) James Brown |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | I Dreamed Last Night Justin Hayward & John Lodge |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 4 | The Funky Gibbon The Goodies |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 4 | Mister Magic Grover Washington, Jr. |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To Barry White |
| 82 | 93 | 82 | 2 | The Rockford Files Mike Post |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Damn It All Gene Cotton |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | How Glad I Am Kiki Dee |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 3 | Slippery When Wet Commodores |
| 86 | 96 | 86 | 2 | Rock And Roll All Nite KISS |
| 87 | 97 | 87 | 2 | Blanket On The Ground Billie Jo Spears |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 2 | You Need Love Styx |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Seven Lonely Nights Four Tops |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | El Bimbo Bimbo Jet |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 5 | 99 Miles From L.a. Albert Hammond |
| 92 | 90 | 90 | 4 | Minnesota Northern Light |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Funny How Love Can Be First Class |
| 94 | 99 | 94 | 3 | Astral Man Nektar |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 3 | Tryin' To Beat The Morning Home T.G. Sheppard |
| 96 | 100 | 96 | 2 | No Charge Shirley Caesar |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Rolling Down A Mountainside The Main Ingredient |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Granddaddy (Part 1) New Birth |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Reconsider Me Narvel Felts |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Run Tell The People Daniel Boone |
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