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