List of number one hits in the UK charts (1975)

This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts in 1975. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 50 and Official Albums Chart Top 50 , as determined by the Chart Information Network . There were 21 number one singles and 15 number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1974 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1976 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 15, 1974 - January 11, 1975 4 weeks 4th Mud Lonely This Christmas Michael Donald Chapman , Nicky Chinn - January 12, 1975 - January 18, 1975 1 week 1 Status quo Down Down Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi , Robert Keith Young - January 19, 1975 - January 25, 1975 1 week 1 The Tymes Ms. Grace Johanna D. Hall, John J. Hall - January 26, 1975 - February 15, 1975 3 weeks 3 pilot January David T. Paton - February 16, 1975 - March 1, 1975 2 weeks 2 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) Steve Harley - March 2, 1975 - March 15, 1975 2 weeks 2 Telly Savalas If Wayland D. Holyfield - March 16, 1975 - April 26, 1975 6 weeks 6th Bay City Rollers Bye bye baby Bob Crewe , Bob Gaudio - April 27, 1975 - May 10, 1975 2 weeks 2 Mud Oh boy Sonny West , Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty - May 11, 1975 - June 7, 1975 4 weeks 4th Tammy Wynette Stand by Your Man Tammy Wynette, Billy N. Sherrill - June 8, 1975 - June 21, 1975 2 weeks 2 Windsor Davies & Don Estelle Whispering Grass Doris Fisher, Fred Fisher - June 22, 1975 - July 5, 1975 2 weeks 2 10cc I'm Not in Love Eric Michael Stewart , Graham Keith Gouldman - July 6, 1975 - July 12, 1975 1 week 1 Johnny Nash Tears on My Pillow Ernie Smith - July 13, 1975 - August 2, 1975 3 weeks 3 Bay City Rollers Give a Little Love Eric Faulkner, Stuart John Wood - August 3, 1975 - August 9, 1975 1 week 1 Typically tropical Barbados Jeffrey Calvert, Max West - August 10, 1975 - August 30, 1975 3 weeks 3 The stylistics I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) George David Weiss , Hugo E. Peretti, Luigi Creatore - August 31, 1975 - September 27, 1975 4 weeks 4th Rod Stewart Sailing Gavin Maurice Sutherland - September 28, 1975 - October 18, 1975 3 weeks 3 David Essex Hold Me Close David Essex - October 19, 1975 - November 1, 1975 2 weeks 2 Kind of sparkle I Only Have Eyes for You Music: Harry Warren ; Text: Al Dubin - November 2, 1975 - November 15, 1975 2 weeks 2 David Bowie Space Oddity David Bowie - November 16, 1975 - November 22, 1975 1 week 1 Billy Connolly DIVORCE Robert Valentine Braddock, Claude Putman Jr. , Sheb Wooley - November 23, 1975 - January 24, 1976 9 weeks 9 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Frederick Mercury -
← 1974				→ 1976 →

Albums

← 1974 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1976 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) November 17, 1974 - February 1, 1975 11 weeks 11 Elton John Greatest hits - February 2, 1975 - February 22, 1975 3 weeks 3 Engelbert His greatest hits - February 23, 1975 - March 8, 1975 2 weeks 2 Status quo On the level - March 9, 1975 - March 15, 1975 1 week 1 Led Zeppelin Physical graffiti - March 16, 1975 - April 12, 1975 4 weeks 4th Tom Jones 20 greatest hits - April 13, 1975 - April 26, 1975 2 weeks (9 in total) 9 The stylistics The best of the stylistics - April 27, 1975 - May 17, 1975 3 weeks 3 Bay City Rollers Once Upon a Star - May 18, 1975 - June 21, 1975 5 weeks (9 in total) 9 The stylistics The best of the stylistics - June 22, 1975 - June 28, 1975 1 week (total 2) 2 Wings Venus and Mars - June 29, 1975 - July 12, 1975 2 weeks (total 5) 5 Carpenters Horizon - July 13, 1975 - July 19, 1975 1 week (total 2) 2 Wings Venus and Mars - July 20, 1975 - August 9, 1975 3 weeks (total 5) 5 Carpenters Horizon - August 10, 1975 - August 23, 1975 2 weeks (9 in total) 9 The stylistics The best of the stylistics - August 24, 1975 - September 27, 1975 5 weeks (total 7) 7th Rod Stewart Atlantic Crossing - September 28, 1975 - October 4, 1975 1 week 1 Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here - October 5, 1975 - October 18, 1975 2 weeks (total 7) 7th Rod Stewart Atlantic Crossing - October 19, 1975 - November 8, 1975 3 weeks 3 Jim Reeves 40 golden greats - November 9, 1975 - November 15, 1975 1 week 1 Max Boyce We All Had Doctors' Papers - November 16, 1975 - December 20, 1975 5 weeks (6 in total) 6th Perry Como Greatest hits - December 21, 1975 - January 3, 1976 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Queen A Night at the Opera -
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The figures are based on the official UK Charts Company sales hit parades for the United Kingdom. The dates refer to the validity date of the charts, i.e. the week following the sales week.

Annual hit parades

← 1974 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1976 →
Singles position# Albums Bye Bye Baby Bay City Rollers Bob Crewe , Bob Gaudio 1 The Best of the Stylistics The Stylistics Sailing Rod Stewart Gavin Maurice Sutherland 2 Once Upon a Star Bay City Rollers I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) The Stylistics George David Weiss , Hugo E. Peretti, Luigi Creatore 3 Atlantic Crossing Rod Stewart Whispering Grass Windsor Davies & Don Estelle Doris Fisher, Fred Fisher 4th Horizon Carpenters Stand by Your Man Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette, Billy N. Sherrill 5 Elvis' 40 Greatest Hits Elvis Presley Give a Little Love Bay City Rollers Eric Faulkner, Stuart John Wood 6th 40 Golden Greats Jim Reeves Hold Me Close David Essex David Essex 7th Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield I Only Have Eyes for You Art Garfunkel Music: Harry Warren ; Text: Al Dubin 8th Greatest Hits Elton John The Last Farewell Roger Whittaker Music: Roger Whittaker; Text: Ronald Arthur Webster 9 Venus and Mars Wings I'm Not in Love 10cc Eric Michael Stewart , Graham Keith Gouldman 10 The Singles 1969–1973 The Carpenters
← 1974				→ 1976 →

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• British Hit Singles & Albums. 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-904994-00-8 .
• GEMA repertoire search

Web links

• Official Charts: All The Number 1 Singles
• Chart Surfer: Number 1 - Hits UK 1975
• Hits of the year: Top Hits of 1975 / Top Albums of 1975

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