Billboard Hot 100 — October 18, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 18, 1975. "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "My Little Town" by Simon & Garfunkel at #81, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention, up 39 places from #87 to #48.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka — 2 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting September 13, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "Feelings" by Morris Albert (up from #11 to #7); "They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play)" by The Spinners (up from #13 to #9); "Who Loves You" by The 4 Seasons (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Gone At Last" by Paul Simon/Phoebe Snow, down 37 places from #23 to #60.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell, 21 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Fallin' In Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Bad Company after 15 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 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Bad Blood Neil Sedaka |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | I'm Sorry John Denver |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Miracles Jefferson Starship |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | Lyin' Eyes Eagles |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | Ballroom Blitz Sweet |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | Dance With Me Orleans |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 18 | Feelings Morris Albert |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady Helen Reddy |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play) The Spinners |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Who Loves You The 4 Seasons |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | It Only Takes A Minute Tavares |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 17 | Fame David Bowie |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | Brazil The Ritchie Family |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | Heat Wave/love Is A Rose Linda Ronstadt |
| 15 | 9 | 9 | 14 | Rocky Austin Roberts |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Mr. Jaws Dickie Goodman |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 5 | Something Better To Do Olivia Newton-John |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 9 | Do It Any Way You Wanna People's Choice |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 12 | Lady Blue Leon Russell |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 8 | This Will Be Natalie Cole |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 4 | The Way I Want To Touch You Captain & Tennille |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 10 | Carolina In The Pines Michael Murphey |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | Low Rider War |
| 24 | 40 | 24 | 9 | S.O.S. ABBA |
| 25 | 33 | 25 | 5 | You George Harrison |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 10 | What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Esther Phillips |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | 21 | Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 5 | Born To Run Bruce Springsteen |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 9 | I Only Have Eyes For You Art Garfunkel |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 7 | Rockin' All Over The World John Fogerty |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 8 | Sky High Jigsaw |
| 32 | 17 | 4 | 12 | Run Joey Run David Geddes |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 8 | Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Willie Nelson |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 5 | Sweet Sticky Thing Ohio Players |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | There Goes Another Love Song The Outlaws |
| 36 | 49 | 36 | 2 | Island Girl Elton John |
| 37 | 20 | 8 | 18 | Wasted Days And Wasted Nights Freddy Fender |
| 38 | 62 | 38 | 3 | Nights On Broadway Bee Gees |
| 39 | 48 | 39 | 5 | Just Too Many People Melissa Manchester |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 7 | The Agony And The Ecstasy Smokey Robinson |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 9 | Eighteen With A Bullet Pete Wingfield |
| 42 | 54 | 42 | 3 | Letting Go Wings |
| 43 | 28 | 3 | 19 | At Seventeen Janis Ian |
| 44 | 52 | 40 | 11 | Give It What You Got/Peace Pipe B.T. Express |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 10 | Dreaming A Dream Crown Heights Affair |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 5 | Operator The Manhattan Transfer |
| 47 | 31 | 6 | 17 | Could It Be Magic Barry Manilow |
| 48 | 87 | 48 | 2 | Fly, Robin, Fly Silver Convention |
| 49 | 35 | 20 | 14 | How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side) The Pointer Sisters |
| 50 | 45 | 12 | 16 | That's The Way Of The World Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 5 | Diamonds And Rust Joan Baez |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 6 | Every Day I Have To Cry Some Arthur Alexander |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 5 | Mr. D.J. (5 For The D.J.) Aretha Franklin |
| 54 | 41 | 15 | 13 | (I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love Paul Anka/Odia Coates |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 7 | I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You Leon Haywood |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 7 | I Get High On You Sly Stone |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 2 | What's Happened To Blue Eyes/You Ain't Never Been Loved (Like I'm Gonna Lov Jessi Colter |
| 58 | 42 | 4 | 18 | Fight The Power Part 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 59 | 43 | 43 | 11 | Katmandu Bob Seger |
| 60 | 23 | 23 | 10 | Gone At Last Paul Simon/Phoebe Snow |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 8 | Hollywood Hot The Eleventh Hour |
| 62 | 64 | 50 | 10 | To Each His Own Faith, Hope And Charity |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 5 | Keep On Tryin' Poco |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 4 | Manhattan Spiritual Mike Post |
| 65 | 65 | 1 | 15 | Get Down Tonight KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 5 | Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way Waylon Jennings |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Summer Of '42 Biddu Orchestra |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 4 | I Go To Pieces Cotton, Lloyd & Christian |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 5 | Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair) B.J. Thomas |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Mexico James Taylor |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 3 | Fancy Lady Billy Preston |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 4 | Dear Prudence Katfish |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 2 | Change With The Times Van Mccoy |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 4 | Easy Evil Travis Wammack |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Saturday Night Bay City Rollers |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 6 | Salsoul Hustle The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 4 | So In Love Curtis Mayfield |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Is It Love That We're Missin' Quincy Jones (feat. The Brothers Johnson) |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 5 | Nothin' Heavy David Bellamy |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Minstrel In The Gallery Jethro Tull |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | My Little Town Simon & Garfunkel |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Secret Love Freddy Fender |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Sailing Rod Stewart |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | The Other Woman Vicki Lawrence |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Our Day Will Come Frankie Valli |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | I'm On Fire 5000 Volts |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Since I Met You Baby Freddy Fender |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 3 | Come And Get Your Love Roger Daltrey |
| 89 | 95 | 89 | 2 | Indian Love Call Ray Stevens |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | (How I Spent My Summer Vacation) Or A Day At The Beach With Pedro & Man - P Cheech & Chong |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | A Lover's Question Loggins & Messina |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 2 | Just A Smile Pilot |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | Happy Eddie Kendricks |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | King Kong - Pt. I The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Fire On The Mountain The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Never Been Any Reason Head East |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | More And More Carly Simon |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Hey There Little Firefly Part I Firefly |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 3 | I Don't Want To Be A Lone Ranger Johnny Guitar Watson |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Machines John Livigni |
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