Billboard Hot 100 — September 20, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 20, 1975. "Fame" by David Bowie climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell, which had held it for 2 weeks (it would total 2 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Heat Wave/love Is A Rose" by Linda Ronstadt at #53, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka, up 34 places from #66 to #32.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Fame" by David Bowie — 1 week at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting June 28, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Bad Company (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Give It What You Got/Peace Pipe" by B.T. Express, down 45 places from #40 to #85.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali"" by Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band, 26 weeks and counting (peak #21).
- Gone from the chart: "Please Mr. Please" by Olivia Newton-John after 15 weeks (peak #3); "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War after 20 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 13 | Fame David Bowie |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | At Seventeen Janis Ian |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | I'm Sorry John Denver |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | Fight The Power Part 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | Could It Be Magic Barry Manilow |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Run Joey Run David Geddes |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Fallin' In Love Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | Wasted Days And Wasted Nights Freddy Fender |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Feel Like Makin' Love Bad Company |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | Ballroom Blitz Sweet |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | That's The Way Of The World Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 7 | Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady Helen Reddy |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Third Rate Romance Amazing Rhythm Aces |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 11 | Get Down Tonight KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 10 | Dance With Me Orleans |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 8 | Solitaire Carpenters |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 9 | (I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love Paul Anka/Odia Coates |
| 19 | 31 | 19 | 3 | Mr. Jaws Dickie Goodman |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 14 | Feelings Morris Albert |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 10 | Daisy Jane America |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 9 | The Proud One The Osmonds |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 7 | They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play) The Spinners |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 10 | How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side) The Pointer Sisters |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 9 | It Only Takes A Minute Tavares |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 10 | Rocky Austin Roberts |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 8 | Brazil The Ritchie Family |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 6 | Gone At Last Paul Simon/Phoebe Snow |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 14 | How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) James Taylor |
| 30 | 21 | 21 | 26 | Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali" Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 5 | Miracles Jefferson Starship |
| 32 | 66 | 32 | 2 | Bad Blood Neil Sedaka |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 8 | Lady Blue Leon Russell |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 6 | Carolina In The Pines Michael Murphey |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 7 | Main Title (Theme From "Jaws") John Williams/"Jaws" Soundtrack |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 5 | Do It Any Way You Wanna People's Choice |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 4 | You're All I Need To Get By Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 7 | Your Love Graham Central Station |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Esther Phillips |
| 40 | 54 | 40 | 5 | Who Loves You The 4 Seasons |
| 41 | 48 | 41 | 6 | I Got Stoned And I Missed It Jim Stafford |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 5 | I Only Have Eyes For You Art Garfunkel |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 5 | If I Ever Lose This Heaven AWB |
| 44 | 15 | 1 | 17 | Jive Talkin' Bee Gees |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 9 | Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow Merry Clayton |
| 46 | 47 | 46 | 14 | 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle) Gary Toms Empire |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 7 | Katmandu Bob Seger |
| 48 | 29 | 1 | 17 | One Of These Nights Eagles |
| 49 | 61 | 49 | 3 | Rockin' All Over The World John Fogerty |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 6 | To Each His Own Faith, Hope And Charity |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 4 | This Will Be Natalie Cole |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 8 | I Love Makin' Love To You Evie Sands |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | Heat Wave/love Is A Rose Linda Ronstadt |
| 54 | 79 | 54 | 2 | Lyin' Eyes Eagles |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 4 | Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Willie Nelson |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 4 | Sky High Jigsaw |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 5 | Only You Can Fox |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 4 | If I Could Only Win Your Love Emmylou Harris |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 4 | Money Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 3 | There Goes Another Love Song The Outlaws |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 3 | Brand New Love Affair (Part I & II) Chicago |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | I Get High On You Sly Stone |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 6 | Dreaming A Dream Crown Heights Affair |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | Sweet Sticky Thing Ohio Players |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 3 | You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Love You) Jessi Colter |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | The Agony And The Ecstasy Smokey Robinson |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 4 | (All I Have To Do Is) Dream The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Born To Run Bruce Springsteen |
| 69 | 33 | 4 | 12 | Someone Saved My Life Tonight Elton John |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 5 | Eighteen With A Bullet Pete Wingfield |
| 71 | 78 | 71 | 8 | Mamacita The Grass Roots |
| 72 | 49 | 49 | 6 | Por Amor Viviremos Captain & Tennille |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 2 | Every Day I Have To Cry Some Arthur Alexander |
| 74 | 55 | 1 | 23 | Love Will Keep Us Together The Captain & Tennille |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | You George Harrison |
| 76 | 83 | 76 | 3 | I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You Leon Haywood |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Something Better To Do Olivia Newton-John |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Low Rider War |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Just Too Many People Melissa Manchester |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 4 | Hollywood Hot The Eleventh Hour |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair) B.J. Thomas |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way Waylon Jennings |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Mr. D.J. (5 For The D.J.) Aretha Franklin |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 3 | Don't It Make You Wanna Dance? Rusty Wier |
| 85 | 40 | 40 | 7 | Give It What You Got/Peace Pipe B.T. Express |
| 86 | 89 | 84 | 5 | S.O.S. ABBA |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Operator The Manhattan Transfer |
| 88 | 98 | 88 | 3 | Party Music Pat Lundi |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Diamonds And Rust Joan Baez |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | Salsoul Hustle The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 4 | When You're Young And In Love The Choice Four |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 2 | Living For The City Ray Charles |
| 93 | 93 | 87 | 7 | You Are A Song Batdorf & Rodney |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Rockin' And Rollin' On The Streets Of Hollywood Buddy Miles |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 3 | When You're Young And In Love Ralph Carter |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Nothin' Heavy David Bellamy |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 3 | What You Got Duke & The Drivers |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Foot Stompin Music Hamilton Bohannon |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Keep On Tryin' Poco |
| 100 | 95 | 95 | 5 | The Millionaire Dr. Hook |
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