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