Billboard Hot 100 — August 16, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 16, 1975. "Jive Talkin'" by Bee Gees held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'm Sorry" by John Denver at #64, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Solitaire" by Carpenters, up 25 places from #65 to #40.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Jive Talkin'" by Bee Gees — 2 weeks at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting May 31, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "Fallin' In Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (up from #15 to #5).
- Biggest fall: "I'm On Fire" by Dwight Twilley Band, down 37 places from #16 to #53.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali"" by Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band, 21 weeks and counting (peak #33).
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 | 12 | Jive Talkin' Bee Gees |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | One Of These Nights Eagles |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Please Mr. Please Olivia Newton-John |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Someone Saved My Life Tonight Elton John |
| 5 | 15 | 5 | 9 | Fallin' In Love Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | Why Can't We Be Friends? War |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) James Taylor |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 15 | Midnight Blue Melissa Manchester |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | The Rockford Files Mike Post |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 14 | I'm Not In Love 10cc |
| 12 | 22 | 12 | 6 | Get Down Tonight KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 13 | 17 | 1 | 18 | Love Will Keep Us Together The Captain & Tennille |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Mornin' Beautiful Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 9 | Fight The Power Part 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 10 | At Seventeen Janis Ian |
| 17 | 12 | 1 | 12 | Listen To What The Man Said Wings |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 10 | Holdin' On To Yesterday Ambrosia |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 8 | Could It Be Magic Barry Manilow |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 9 | Wasted Days And Wasted Nights Freddy Fender |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 7 | Feel Like Makin' Love Bad Company |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 7 | That's The Way Of The World Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | Just A Little Bit Of You Michael Jackson |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 10 | Ballroom Blitz Sweet |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 9 | Third Rate Romance Amazing Rhythm Aces |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 6 | Help Me Rhonda Johnny Rivers |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 8 | That's When The Music Takes Me Neil Sedaka |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 9 | Rendezvous The Hudson Brothers |
| 29 | 13 | 10 | 19 | Dynomite-Part I Tony Camillo's Bazuka |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 8 | Fame David Bowie |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 5 | Tush ZZ Top |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 7 | Til The World Ends Three Dog Night |
| 33 | 43 | 33 | 21 | Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali" Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band |
| 34 | 11 | 1 | 18 | The Hustle Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony |
| 35 | 44 | 35 | 4 | (I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love Paul Anka/Odia Coates |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 5 | Daisy Jane America |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 5 | Two Fine People Cat Stevens |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 9 | (Shu-Doo-Pa-Poo-Poop) Love Being Your Fool Travis Wammack |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Look At Me (I'm In Love) Moments |
| 40 | 65 | 40 | 3 | Solitaire Carpenters |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 6 | Glasshouse The Temptations |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 4 | The Proud One The Osmonds |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 5 | How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side) The Pointer Sisters |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 7 | Dream Merchant New Birth |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 9 | Feelings Morris Albert |
| 46 | 42 | 42 | 7 | Hope That We Can Be Together Soon Sharon Paige and Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 4 | It Doesn't Matter Anymore/When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 5 | Dance With Me Orleans |
| 49 | 36 | 36 | 9 | Send In The Clowns Judy Collins |
| 50 | 62 | 50 | 4 | It Only Takes A Minute Tavares |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 5 | Can't Give You Anything (but My Love) The Stylistics |
| 52 | 66 | 52 | 3 | Sweet Maxine The Doobie Brothers |
| 53 | 16 | 16 | 17 | I'm On Fire Dwight Twilley Band |
| 54 | 68 | 54 | 3 | Run Joey Run David Geddes |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 6 | Get The Cream Off The Top Eddie Kendricks |
| 56 | 19 | 19 | 15 | Slippery When Wet Commodores |
| 57 | 28 | 11 | 17 | The Way We Were/try To Remember Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 5 | Rocky Austin Roberts |
| 59 | 32 | 9 | 14 | Rockin' Chair Gwen McCrae |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 3 | I Believe I'm Gonna Love You Frank Sinatra |
| 61 | 37 | 6 | 14 | Swearin' To God Frankie Valli |
| 62 | 86 | 62 | 2 | Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady Helen Reddy |
| 63 | 47 | 19 | 12 | Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High) Charlie Rich |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | I'm Sorry John Denver |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 3 | Brazil The Ritchie Family |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 4 | Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow Merry Clayton |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Gone At Last Paul Simon/Phoebe Snow |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 7 | Sooner Or Later The Impressions |
| 69 | 73 | 69 | 9 | 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle) Gary Toms Empire |
| 70 | 82 | 70 | 2 | They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play) The Spinners |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 4 | Rock & Roll Runaway Ace |
| 72 | 84 | 72 | 2 | Give It What You Got/Peace Pipe B.T. Express |
| 73 | 80 | 73 | 3 | I Love Makin' Love To You Evie Sands |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 3 | Flyin' High The Blackbyrds |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | Lady Blue Leon Russell |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 3 | Like They Say In L.A. East L.A. Car Pool |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Your Love Graham Central Station |
| 78 | 60 | 60 | 7 | Forever Came Today Jackson 5 |
| 79 | 64 | 5 | 20 | Magic Pilot |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Carolina In The Pines Michael Murphey |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Alvin Stone (The Birth & Death Of A Gangster) Fantastic Four |
| 82 | 88 | 82 | 2 | Inside My Love Minnie Riperton |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Esther Phillips |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | S.O.S. ABBA |
| 85 | 95 | 85 | 2 | Main Title (Theme From "Jaws") John Williams/"Jaws" Soundtrack |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Por Amor Viviremos Captain & Tennille |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Dreaming A Dream Crown Heights Affair |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Turn Back The Pages Stephen Stills |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I Got Stoned And I Missed It Jim Stafford |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Department Of Youth Alice Cooper |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 3 | Mamacita The Grass Roots |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 2 | You Are A Song Batdorf & Rodney |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 3 | For Your Love Christopher Paul And Shawn |
| 94 | 100 | 94 | 2 | Katmandu Bob Seger |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | To Each His Own Faith, Hope And Charity |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | We Been Singin' Songs Baron Stewart |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | House Of Strangers Jim Gilstrap |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 6 | Honey Trippin' The Mystic Moods |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | (Call Me Your) Anything Man Bobby Moore |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | What You Got Duke & The Drivers |
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