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