Billboard Hot 100 — December 27, 1975
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 27, 1975. "Let's Do It Again" by The Staple Singers climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "That's The Way (I Like It)" by KC And The Sunshine Band. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Let The Music Play" by Barry White at #70, which would go on to peak at #32. The biggest climber was "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Neil Sedaka, up 25 places from #59 to #34.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Let's Do It Again" by The Staple Singers — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting October 25, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "Convoy" by C.W. McCall (up from #14 to #7); "I Love Music (Part 1)" by The O'Jays (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Venus And Mars Rock Show" by Wings, down 61 places from #36 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Feelings" by Morris Albert, 28 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "This Will Be" by Natalie Cole after 17 weeks (peak #6).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Let's Do It Again The Staple Singers |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Saturday Night Bay City Rollers |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | That's The Way (I Like It) KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Diana Ross |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | I Write The Songs Barry Manilow |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | Convoy C.W. McCall |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Fox On The Run Sweet |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Fly, Robin, Fly Silver Convention |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | I Love Music (Part 1) The O'Jays |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Our Day Will Come Frankie Valli |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | 18 | Sky High Jigsaw |
| 13 | 10 | 7 | 13 | Nights On Broadway Bee Gees |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | Times Of Your Life Paul Anka |
| 15 | 27 | 15 | 4 | Love To Love You Baby Donna Summer |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 8 | Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) Glen Campbell |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 8 | Walk Away From Love David Ruffin |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | The Last Game Of The Season (A Blind Man In The Bleachers) David Geddes |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 6 | Sing A Song Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 9 | You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 7 | Rock And Roll All Nite (live) KISS |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 8 | Part Time Love Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 4 | Fly Away John Denver |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 7 | Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra |
| 25 | 22 | 22 | 7 | For The Love Of You (Part 1&2) The Isley Brothers |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 10 | Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 8 | Over My Head Fleetwood Mac |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 8 | Full Of Fire Al Green |
| 29 | 13 | 9 | 11 | My Little Town Simon & Garfunkel |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 8 | Winners And Losers Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 31 | 19 | 4 | 14 | The Way I Want To Touch You Captain & Tennille |
| 32 | 16 | 1 | 12 | Island Girl Elton John |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 5 | School Boy Crush AWB |
| 34 | 59 | 1 | 17 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 7 | Baby Face The Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps. |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 6 | Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 4 | Somewhere In The Night Helen Reddy |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 11 | Fire On The Mountain The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 39 | 33 | 33 | 9 | Volare Al Martino |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 10 | Let's Live Together The Road Apples |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 6 | Love Hurts Nazareth |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 5 | Hurricane (Part 1) Bob Dylan |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 4 | Let It Shine/He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother Olivia Newton-John |
| 44 | 15 | 15 | 17 | I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You Leon Haywood |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 5 | Squeeze Box The Who |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 5 | Woman Tonight America |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 5 | Paloma Blanca George Baker Selection |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 6 | This Old Man Purple Reign |
| 49 | 31 | 7 | 15 | Low Rider War |
| 50 | 74 | 50 | 2 | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon |
| 51 | 42 | 20 | 11 | Secret Love Freddy Fender |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 4 | Down To The Line Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 53 | 68 | 53 | 3 | Golden Years David Bowie |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 3 | Play On Love Jefferson Starship |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 4 | Free Ride Tavares |
| 56 | 52 | 6 | 28 | Feelings Morris Albert |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 3 | Slow Ride Foghat |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 4 | The Blind Man In The Bleachers Kenny Starr |
| 59 | 58 | 3 | 19 | Who Loves You The 4 Seasons |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 7 | Theme From S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 6 | Going Down Slowly The Pointer Sisters |
| 62 | 80 | 62 | 2 | Take It To The Limit Eagles |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Christmas For Cowboys John Denver |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 3 | Inseparable Natalie Cole |
| 65 | 85 | 65 | 2 | All By Myself Eric Carmen |
| 66 | 79 | 66 | 3 | Deep Purple Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | Easy As Pie Billy "Crash" Craddock |
| 68 | 66 | 66 | 12 | Happy Eddie Kendricks |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 3 | Somewhere In The Night Batdorf & Rodney |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Let The Music Play Barry White |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 2 | Tracks Of My Tears Linda Ronstadt |
| 72 | 60 | 21 | 18 | Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Willie Nelson |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) Bee Gees |
| 74 | 86 | 74 | 2 | The Homecoming Hagood Hardy |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 5 | How High The Moon Gloria Gaynor |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 4 | Soul Train "75" Soul Train Gang |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Love Or Leave The Spinners |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 3 | Almost Saturday Night John Fogerty |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 5 | For A Dancer Prelude |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 3 | Yesterday's Hero John Paul Young |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Break Away Art Garfunkel |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Sweet Love Commodores |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 5 | Art For Art's Sake 10cc |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 4 | I Want To Dance With You (Dance With Me) The Ritchie Family |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The 4 Seasons |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | I Cheat The Hangman The Doobie Brothers |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | The White Knight Cledus Maggard And The Citizen's Band |
| 88 | 100 | 88 | 2 | Don't Cry Joni Conway Twitty with Joni Lee |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Love Is The Drug Roxy Music |
| 90 | 92 | 55 | 14 | Hollywood Hot The Eleventh Hour |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 5 | The Zip MFSB |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 4 | Funky Weekend The Stylistics |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 4 | Every Beat Of My Heart Crown Heights Affair |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | Amazing Grace (used To Be Her Favorite Song) Amazing Rhythm Aces |
| 95 | 96 | 95 | 2 | Make Love To Your Mind Bill Withers |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 3 | Blue Guitar Justin Hayward & John Lodge |
| 97 | 36 | 12 | 9 | Venus And Mars Rock Show Wings |
| 98 | 41 | 15 | 19 | Eighteen With A Bullet Pete Wingfield |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | I Believe In Father Christmas Greg Lake |
| 100 | 93 | 93 | 5 | Breakfast For Two Country Joe McDonald |
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