Billboard Hot 100 — October 11, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 11, 1975. "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka climbed from #6 to take over the #1 spot from "Fame" by David Bowie, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Island Girl" by Elton John at #49, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Something Better To Do" by Olivia Newton-John, up 33 places from #52 to #19.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka — 1 week at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting September 13, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "Miracles" by Jefferson Starship (up from #22 to #5); "Lyin' Eyes" by Eagles (up from #18 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" by AWB, down 60 places from #39 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell, 20 weeks and counting (peak #1).
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 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Bad Blood Neil Sedaka |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | I'm Sorry John Denver |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Fame David Bowie |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Mr. Jaws Dickie Goodman |
| 5 | 22 | 5 | 8 | Miracles Jefferson Starship |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | Ballroom Blitz Sweet |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | Dance With Me Orleans |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady Helen Reddy |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | Rocky Austin Roberts |
| 10 | 18 | 10 | 5 | Lyin' Eyes Eagles |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | Feelings Morris Albert |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | It Only Takes A Minute Tavares |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play) The Spinners |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 8 | Who Loves You The 4 Seasons |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | 20 | Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 11 | Brazil The Ritchie Family |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Run Joey Run David Geddes |
| 18 | 31 | 18 | 4 | Heat Wave/love Is A Rose Linda Ronstadt |
| 19 | 52 | 19 | 4 | Something Better To Do Olivia Newton-John |
| 20 | 11 | 8 | 17 | Wasted Days And Wasted Nights Freddy Fender |
| 21 | 29 | 21 | 8 | Do It Any Way You Wanna People's Choice |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 11 | Lady Blue Leon Russell |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Gone At Last Paul Simon/Phoebe Snow |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 9 | Carolina In The Pines Michael Murphey |
| 25 | 33 | 25 | 3 | The Way I Want To Touch You Captain & Tennille |
| 26 | 40 | 26 | 7 | This Will Be Natalie Cole |
| 27 | 48 | 27 | 4 | Low Rider War |
| 28 | 21 | 3 | 18 | At Seventeen Janis Ian |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 9 | What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Esther Phillips |
| 30 | 51 | 30 | 4 | Born To Run Bruce Springsteen |
| 31 | 16 | 6 | 16 | Could It Be Magic Barry Manilow |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 8 | I Only Have Eyes For You Art Garfunkel |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 4 | You George Harrison |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 6 | Rockin' All Over The World John Fogerty |
| 35 | 20 | 20 | 13 | How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side) The Pointer Sisters |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 7 | Sky High Jigsaw |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 7 | Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Willie Nelson |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 4 | Sweet Sticky Thing Ohio Players |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | There Goes Another Love Song The Outlaws |
| 40 | 53 | 40 | 8 | S.O.S. ABBA |
| 41 | 15 | 15 | 12 | (I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love Paul Anka/Odia Coates |
| 42 | 24 | 4 | 17 | Fight The Power Part 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 10 | Katmandu Bob Seger |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 6 | The Agony And The Ecstasy Smokey Robinson |
| 45 | 27 | 12 | 15 | That's The Way Of The World Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 46 | 30 | 1 | 17 | Fallin' In Love Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 47 | 25 | 10 | 15 | Feel Like Makin' Love Bad Company |
| 48 | 59 | 48 | 4 | Just Too Many People Melissa Manchester |
| 49 | NEW | 49 | 1 | Island Girl Elton John |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 7 | Money Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 8 | Eighteen With A Bullet Pete Wingfield |
| 52 | 62 | 40 | 10 | Give It What You Got/Peace Pipe B.T. Express |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 4 | Mr. D.J. (5 For The D.J.) Aretha Franklin |
| 54 | 74 | 54 | 2 | Letting Go Wings |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 9 | Dreaming A Dream Crown Heights Affair |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 4 | Operator The Manhattan Transfer |
| 57 | 32 | 32 | 10 | Main Title (Theme From "Jaws") John Williams/"Jaws" Soundtrack |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 6 | I Get High On You Sly Stone |
| 59 | 47 | 20 | 13 | Daisy Jane America |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | What's Happened To Blue Eyes/You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Lov Jessi Colter |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 4 | Diamonds And Rust Joan Baez |
| 62 | 82 | 62 | 2 | Nights On Broadway Bee Gees |
| 63 | 68 | 63 | 5 | Every Day I Have To Cry Some Arthur Alexander |
| 64 | 65 | 50 | 9 | To Each His Own Faith, Hope And Charity |
| 65 | 49 | 1 | 14 | Get Down Tonight KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 66 | 69 | 66 | 6 | I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You Leon Haywood |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 7 | Hollywood Hot The Eleventh Hour |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 3 | Manhattan Spiritual Mike Post |
| 69 | 56 | 46 | 17 | 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle) Gary Toms Empire |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 4 | Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way Waylon Jennings |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 4 | Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair) B.J. Thomas |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 4 | A Friend Of Mine Is Going Blind John Dawson Read |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 3 | I Go To Pieces Cotton, Lloyd & Christian |
| 74 | 86 | 74 | 4 | Keep On Tryin' Poco |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Fancy Lady Billy Preston |
| 76 | 37 | 37 | 9 | I Got Stoned And I Missed It Jim Stafford |
| 77 | 89 | 77 | 2 | Summer Of '42 Biddu Orchestra |
| 78 | 81 | 71 | 11 | Mamacita The Grass Roots |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 5 | Salsoul Hustle The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Mexico James Taylor |
| 81 | 34 | 34 | 7 | You're All I Need To Get By Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 82 | 93 | 82 | 3 | Dear Prudence Katfish |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 4 | Nothin' Heavy David Bellamy |
| 84 | 94 | 84 | 3 | Easy Evil Travis Wammack |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Saturday Night Bay City Rollers |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Change With The Times Van Mccoy |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Fly, Robin, Fly Silver Convention |
| 88 | 99 | 88 | 3 | So In Love Curtis Mayfield |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Is It Love That We're Missin' Quincy Jones (feat. The Brothers Johnson) |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Minstrel In The Gallery Jethro Tull |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 6 | We Been Singin' Songs Baron Stewart |
| 92 | 95 | 53 | 8 | Only You Can Fox |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | Come And Get Your Love Roger Daltrey |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 3 | Let's Live Together The Road Apples |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Indian Love Call Ray Stevens |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Just A Smile Pilot |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Happy Eddie Kendricks |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Chinese Kung Fu Banzaii |
| 99 | 39 | 39 | 8 | If I Ever Lose This Heaven AWB |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | I Don't Want To Be A Lone Ranger Johnny Guitar Watson |
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