Billboard Hot 100 — November 15, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 15, 1975. "Island Girl" by Elton John held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Last Game Of The Season (A Blind Man In The Bleachers)" by David Geddes at #44, which would go on to peak at #18. The biggest climber was "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" by Diana Ross, up 26 places from #79 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Island Girl" by Elton John — 3 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting October 11, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "That's The Way (I Like It)" by KC And The Sunshine Band (up from #19 to #6); "Low Rider" by War (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Rockin' All Over The World" by John Fogerty, down 60 places from #34 to #94.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet, 23 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "Mr. Jaws" by Dickie Goodman after 10 weeks (peak #4); "Rocky" by Austin Roberts after 17 weeks (peak #9).
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 | Island Girl Elton John |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Lyin' Eyes Eagles |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | Who Loves You The 4 Seasons |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Miracles Jefferson Starship |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Heat Wave/love Is A Rose Linda Ronstadt |
| 6 | 19 | 6 | 4 | That's The Way (I Like It) KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | This Will Be Natalie Cole |
| 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | Feelings Morris Albert |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | The Way I Want To Touch You Captain & Tennille |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | Low Rider War |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | 15 | They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play) The Spinners |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 14 | I'm Sorry John Denver |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | Sky High Jigsaw |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 7 | Nights On Broadway Bee Gees |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | S.O.S. ABBA |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 6 | Fly, Robin, Fly Silver Convention |
| 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | Something Better To Do Olivia Newton-John |
| 18 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Do It Any Way You Wanna People's Choice |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 5 | My Little Town Simon & Garfunkel |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 14 | What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Esther Phillips |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 4 | Let's Do It Again The Staple Singers |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 13 | I Only Have Eyes For You Art Garfunkel |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 13 | Eighteen With A Bullet Pete Wingfield |
| 24 | 16 | 1 | 10 | Bad Blood Neil Sedaka |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 12 | Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Willie Nelson |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 9 | Operator The Manhattan Transfer |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 6 | Saturday Night Bay City Rollers |
| 28 | 33 | 28 | 11 | I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You Leon Haywood |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 5 | Our Day Will Come Frankie Valli |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 9 | Just Too Many People Melissa Manchester |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 15 | Give It What You Got/Peace Pipe B.T. Express |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 5 | Secret Love Freddy Fender |
| 33 | 30 | 11 | 16 | Brazil The Ritchie Family |
| 34 | 14 | 14 | 16 | Lady Blue Leon Russell |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 9 | Diamonds And Rust Joan Baez |
| 36 | 60 | 36 | 3 | Venus And Mars Rock Show Wings |
| 37 | 59 | 37 | 3 | I Love Music (Part 1) The O'Jays |
| 38 | 38 | 10 | 17 | It Only Takes A Minute Tavares |
| 39 | 20 | 20 | 9 | You George Harrison |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 5 | I'm On Fire 5000 Volts |
| 41 | 42 | 36 | 11 | The Agony And The Ecstasy Smokey Robinson |
| 42 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Born To Run Bruce Springsteen |
| 43 | 43 | 5 | 23 | Ballroom Blitz Sweet |
| 44 | NEW | 44 | 1 | The Last Game Of The Season (A Blind Man In The Bleachers) David Geddes |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 5 | Since I Met You Baby Freddy Fender |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 6 | Change With The Times Van Mccoy |
| 47 | NEW | 47 | 1 | Fox On The Run Sweet |
| 48 | NEW | 48 | 1 | I Write The Songs Barry Manilow |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 7 | Mexico James Taylor |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 9 | Keep On Tryin' Poco |
| 51 | NEW | 51 | 1 | Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players |
| 52 | 74 | 52 | 2 | Part Time Love Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 53 | 79 | 53 | 3 | Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Diana Ross |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | (How I Spent My Summer Vacation) Or A Day At The Beach With Pedro & Man - P Cheech & Chong |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 4 | Welcome To My Nightmare Alice Cooper |
| 56 | NEW | 56 | 1 | Rock And Roll All Nite (live) KISS |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | Times Of Your Life Paul Anka |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | For The Love Of You (Part 1&2) The Isley Brothers |
| 59 | 81 | 59 | 3 | Skybird Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 9 | Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way Waylon Jennings |
| 61 | 61 | 50 | 14 | To Each His Own Faith, Hope And Charity |
| 62 | 82 | 62 | 3 | Love Power Willie Hutch |
| 63 | 86 | 63 | 2 | Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) Glen Campbell |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 9 | Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair) B.J. Thomas |
| 65 | 70 | 65 | 4 | Bringing It Back Elvis Presley |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate |
| 67 | 58 | 58 | 5 | Sailing Rod Stewart |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 5 | Fire On The Mountain The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 5 | King Kong - Pt. I The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 70 | 73 | 70 | 7 | Come And Get Your Love Roger Daltrey |
| 71 | 89 | 71 | 2 | Full Of Fire Al Green |
| 72 | 90 | 72 | 2 | Walk Away From Love David Ruffin |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 3 | Volare Al Martino |
| 74 | 87 | 74 | 2 | Winners And Losers Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 6 | Is It Love That We're Missin' Quincy Jones (feat. The Brothers Johnson) |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 4 | Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles |
| 77 | 44 | 8 | 15 | Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady Helen Reddy |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Nevertheless/Louisiana Lou And Three Card Monty John The Allman Brothers Band |
| 79 | 91 | 79 | 2 | Over My Head Fleetwood Mac |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 3 | Same Thing It Took The Impressions |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 4 | The Music Never Stopped The Grateful Dead |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 6 | Happy Eddie Kendricks |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 4 | Let's Live Together The Road Apples |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 5 | Machines John Livigni |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Carry Me David Crosby/Graham Nash |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Baby Face The Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps. |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra |
| 88 | 98 | 88 | 2 | Nice, Nice, Very Nice Ambrosia |
| 89 | 96 | 89 | 4 | I'm On Fire Jim Gilstrap |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Theme From S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 2 | Caribbean Festival Kool & The Gang |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 3 | Everything's The Same (Ain't Nothing Changed) Billy Swan |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 4 | Never Been Any Reason Head East |
| 94 | 34 | 27 | 11 | Rockin' All Over The World John Fogerty |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 3 | I'll Go To My Grave Loving You The Statler Brothers |
| 96 | 39 | 6 | 18 | Dance With Me Orleans |
| 97 | 41 | 1 | 21 | Fame David Bowie |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | It's Time For Love The Chi-lites |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 3 | Better By The Pound Funkadelic |
| 100 | NEW | 96 | 4 | Hey There Little Firefly Part I Firefly |
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