List of number one hits in New Zealand (1975)

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This is a list of the number one hits in New Zealand in 1975. It is based on the official Top 40 singles and albums , which are selected on behalf of the NZFPI , the New Zealand representative of the IFPI . On May 2nd, the official National Sales Charts (with details of the previous week's position) were published for the first time . Before that, there had been unofficial single charts, but it was the first nationwide album charts. The chart editions from December 19th to 25th were the last of the year. After that there was a break in which the chart weeks were not counted. The next chart lists did not appear until January 30, 1976.

Singles

New ZealandNew Zealand List of number one hits in New Zealand 1976
Period Where.
total
Interpreter Title
Author (s)
Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information)
April 25, 1975 - May 1, 1975
1 week (total 5)
5 Frankie Valli My Eyes Adored You
Bob Crewe , Kenny Nolan
-
May 2, 1975 - May 8, 1975
1 week
1 Helen Reddy Free and Easy
Véronique Marie Line Sanson
-
May 9, 1975 - June 5, 1975
4 weeks (total 5)
5 Frankie Valli My Eyes Adored You
Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan
-
June 6, 1975 - June 26, 1975
3 weeks (6 in total)
6th Bob Hudson The Newcastle Song
Bob Hudson
-
June 27, 1975 - July 3, 1975
1 week (total 3)
3 Mark Williams Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life
Harry Vanda , George Redburn Young
-
July 4, 1975 - July 10, 1975
1 week (6 in total)
6th Bob Hudson The Newcastle Song
Bob Hudson
-
July 11, 1975 - July 24, 1975
2 weeks (total 3)
3 Mark Williams Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life
Harry Vanda, George Redburn Young
-
July 25, 1975 - July 31, 1975
1 week (6 in total)
6th Bob Hudson The Newcastle Song
Bob Hudson
-
August 1, 1975 - August 7, 1975
1 week (total 5)
5 George Baker Selection Paloma Blanca
Johannes Bouwens
-
August 8, 1975 - August 14, 1975
1 week (6 in total)
6th Bob Hudson The Newcastle Song
Bob Hudson
-
August 15, 1975 - August 28, 1975
2 weeks (total 5)
5 George Baker Selection Paloma Blanca
Johannes Bouwens
-
August 29, 1975 - September 4, 1975
1 week
1 ABBA I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
Benny Goran Bror Andersson , Stig Erik Leopold Anderson , Björn K. Ulvaeus
-
September 5, 1975 - September 18, 1975
2 weeks (total 5)
5 George Baker Selection Paloma Blanca
Johannes Bouwens
-
September 19, 1975 - November 20, 1975
9 weeks (total of 12)
12 Freddy Fender Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
Wayne M. Duncan, Freddy Fender
-
November 21, 1975 - December 4, 1975
2 weeks
2 Johnny Nash Tears on My Pillow
Ernie Smith
-
December 5, 1975 - December 25, 1975
3 weeks (total of 12)
12 Freddy Fender Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
Wayne M. Duncan, Freddy Fender
-
 
1976

Albums

New ZealandNew Zealand List of number one hits in New Zealand 1976
Period Where.
total
Interpreter title Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information)
April 25, 1975 - May 1, 1975
1 week
1 Elton John Elton John's Greatest Hits -
May 2, 1975 - May 29, 1975
4 weeks
4th Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks -
May 30, 1975 - June 12, 1975
2 weeks (4 in total)
4th Rick Wakeman The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table -
June 13, 1975 - June 19, 1975
1 week (total 2)
2 John Denver An Evening with John Denver -
June 20, 1975 - June 26, 1975
1 week (4 in total)
4th Rick Wakeman The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table -
June 27, 1975 - July 3, 1975
1 week (total 2)
2 John Denver An Evening with John Denver -
July 4, 1975 - August 7, 1975
5 weeks
5 Elton John Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy -
August 8, 1975 - August 14, 1975
1 week
1 Wings Venus and Mars -
August 15, 1975 - October 9, 1975
8 weeks
8th Roger Whittaker The Very Best Of [MCPS] -
October 10, 1975 - October 30, 1975
3 weeks (6 in total)
6th Helen Reddy Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits -
October 31, 1975 - November 20, 1975
3 weeks
3 Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here -
November 21, 1975 - December 11, 1975
3 weeks (6 in total)
6th Helen Reddy Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits -
December 12, 1975 - December 25, 1975
2 weeks
2 Freddy Fender Before the Next Teardrop Falls -
 
1976

Annual hit parades

1974
United KingdomUnited Kingdom List of number one hits in New Zealand 1976
Singles position# Albums
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
Freddy Fender
Vivian Keith, Ben Peters
1 The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
Freddy Fender
Wayne M. Duncan, Freddy Fender
2 Atlantic Crossing
Rod Stewart
The Newcastle Song
Bob Hudson
Bob Hudson
3 Crime of the Century
Supertramp
Paloma Blanca
George Baker Selection
Johannes Bouwens
4th Hot August Night
Neil Diamond
My Eyes Adored You
Frankie Valli
Bob Crewe , Kenny Nolan
5 Greatest Hits (First Impressions)
Olivia Newton-John
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
ABBA
Benny Goran Bror Andersson , Stig Erik Leopold Anderson , Björn K. Ulvaeus
6th An Evening with John Denver
John Denver
The Last Farewell
Roger Whittaker
Music: Roger Whittaker; Text: Ronald Arthur Webster
7th Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life
Mark Williams
Harry Vanda , George Redburn Young
8th Elton John's Greatest Hits
Elton John
Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell
Larry White
9 History: America's Greatest Hits
America
Chevy Van
Sammy Johns
Sammy Johns
10 ABBA
ABBA

1974
 
1976

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  1. ^ The New Zealand Music Charts , Andrew Miller, Audio Culture, May 26, 2015

Web links

See also: Number one hits in 1975 in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain , the United States, and the United Kingdom .