Number-one dance hits of 1975 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play
number one hits of 1975.
Note: Billboard magazine's dance/disco chart, which began in 1974 and ranked the popularity of tracks in New York City
discothèques, expanded to feature multiple charts each week which highlighted playlists in various cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles
, Miami, Chicago
, Boston
, Phoenix
, Detroit and Houston. During this time, Billboard rival publication Record World
was the first to compile a dance chart which incorporated club play on a national level. Noted Billboard statistician Joel Whitburn
has since "adopted" Record Worlds chart data from the weeks between March 29, 1975 and August 21, 1976 into Billboards club play history. For the sake of continuity, Record Worlds national chart is incorporated into the 1975 and 1976 lists.
With the issue dated August 28, 1976, Billboard premiered its own national chart ("National Disco Action Top 30") and their data is used from this date forward.
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
number one hits of 1975.
Note: Billboard magazine's dance/disco chart, which began in 1974 and ranked the popularity of tracks in New York City
New York City
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discothèques, expanded to feature multiple charts each week which highlighted playlists in various cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, Miami, Chicago
Chicago
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, Boston
Boston
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, Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
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, Detroit and Houston. During this time, Billboard rival publication Record World
Record World
Record World magazine was one of the three main music industry trade publications in the United States, along with Billboard and Cash Box magazines. It was founded in 1946 under the name Music Vendor, but since 1964 changed it to Record World, under the ownership of Sid Parnes and Bob Austin, both...
was the first to compile a dance chart which incorporated club play on a national level. Noted Billboard statistician Joel Whitburn
Joel Whitburn
Joel Carver Whitburn is an American author and music historian.Whitburn founded Record Research Inc. in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, in 1970, and put together a team of researchers to examine in detail all of Billboards music and video charts...
has since "adopted" Record Worlds chart data from the weeks between March 29, 1975 and August 21, 1976 into Billboards club play history. For the sake of continuity, Record Worlds national chart is incorporated into the 1975 and 1976 lists.
With the issue dated August 28, 1976, Billboard premiered its own national chart ("National Disco Action Top 30") and their data is used from this date forward.
| Issue date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Billboard Disco Action data | ||
| January 4 | "I'll Be Holding On" | Al Downing Al Downing (musician) Al Downing , later known as Big Al Downing, was an entertainer, singer, songwriter, and pianist. He received the Billboard's New Artist of the Year and the Single of the Year Award in 1979. He was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and was a frequent performer at the Grand Ole Opry... |
| January 11 | ||
| January 18 | "Shame, Shame, Shame Shame, Shame, Shame (Shirley & Company song) "Shame, Shame, Shame" is a 1974 hit song written by Sylvia Robinson and performed by American disco band Shirley & Company. The single hit number one on the soul singles chart for one week, and number one on the disco/dance charts for four weeks.The track was one of the first international disco... " |
Shirley & Company Shirley & Company Shirley & Company was an American disco group, consisting of Shirley Goodman , Jesus Alvarez, Walter Morris, Bernadette Randle, Seldon Powell, Jonathan Williams and Clarence Oliver.... |
| January 25 | ||
| February 1 | ||
| February 8 | ||
| February 15 | "Hijack Hijack (song) "Hijack" is a 1975 single by jazz flautist, Herbie Mann. The song was written by Spanish musician Fernando Arbex and was originally recorded by the group Barrabás for their 1974 album ¡Soltad a Barrabás!.... " |
Herbie Mann Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon , better known as Herbie Mann, was a Jewish American jazz flutist and important early practitioner of world music... |
| February 22 | ||
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | "Bad Luck Bad Luck (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes song) "Bad Luck" is a 1975 disco/R&B/pop single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. The single was a number one Disco/Dance hit for eleven weeks, a feat that would be matched eight years later when all cuts of Michael Jackson's album Thriller would hit the top spot on the dance chart for the same number... " |
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco... |
| March 15 | ||
| March 22 | ||
| Record World disco chart data | ||
| March 29 | "Bad Luck" | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes |
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | ||
| April 19 | ||
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | ||
| May 10 | ||
| May 17 | ||
| May 24 | "Ease on Down the Road Ease on Down the Road "Ease on Down the Road" is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, performed in the original production by Stephanie Mills and Hinton Battle... " |
Consumer Rapport Consumer Rapport Consumer Rapport was a disco studio group from New York City. Vocal duties were handled by Frank Floyd, who was a pit singer in the Broadway musical The Wiz. "Ease On Down the Road", from that musical, hit number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1975.-See also:*List of number-one... |
| May 31 | ||
| June 7 | ||
| June 14 | ||
| June 21 | "Free Man" | South Shore Commission South Shore Commission South Shore Commission was an R&B/funk band that briefly topped the Billboard magazine dance chart in 1975. The band formed out of The X-Citers Band in Washington D.C... |
| June 28 | "Ease on Down the Road" | Consumer Rapport |
| July 5 | "Forever Came Today Forever Came Today "Forever Came Today" is a 1967 song written and produced by the Motown collective of Holland–Dozier–Holland, and was first made into a hit as a single for Diana Ross & the Supremes in early 1968... " |
The Jackson 5 The Jackson 5 The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana... |
| July 12 | ||
| July 19 | ||
| July 26 | "Dreaming a Dream Dreaming a Dream Dreaming a Dream is a 1975 single by New York-based group, Crown Heights Affair. The single was a number-one disco/dance hit and made it to number five on the Billboard soul chart and number forty-three on the Hot 100.... " |
Crown Heights Affair Crown Heights Affair Crown Heights Affair was an American R&B / funk / disco group from New York, founded in the early 1970s.-Career:Originally known as Ben Iverson and the Nue Dey Express on Britne Records, founded by then bassist Donnie Linton, the group took their new name from a district of their native Brooklyn,... |
| August 2 | "Forever Came Today" | The Jackson 5 |
| August 9 | "Brazil Aquarela do Brasil "Aquarela do Brasil" , known in the English-speaking world simply as "Brazil", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs of all time, written by Ary Barroso in 1939.-Background and composition:... " |
The Ritchie Family The Ritchie Family The Ritchie Family was the name of an American vocal group, based in Philadelphia, who achieved several hits during the disco era.-Career:... |
| August 16 | ||
| August 23 | ||
| August 30 | ||
| September 6 | ||
| September 13 | ||
| September 20 | ||
| September 27 | "Fly, Robin, Fly Fly, Robin, Fly "Fly, Robin, Fly" is a 1975 record by the German group Silver Convention. The song was released as a single from their 1975 album Save Me. In the United States, it rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1975, staying there for three weeks. The single also was #1 on the soul singles chart... " |
Silver Convention Silver Convention Silver Convention was a German euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention, or Silver Bird.-Career:... |
| October 4 | ||
| October 11 | ||
| October 18 | "Casanova Brown"/ "(If You Want It) Do It Yourself"/ "How High the Moon How High the Moon "How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue Two for the Show, where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock.... " |
Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul... |
| October 25 | "Love to Love You Baby Love to Love You Baby (song) "Love to Love You Baby" is a song by American singer Donna Summer released in 1975 . It became one of the first ever disco hits to also be released in an extended form.-Song information and original release:... " |
Donna Summer Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach... |
| November 1 | ||
| November 8 | ||
| November 15 | ||
| November 22 | "I Love Music I Love Music (song) "I Love Music" is a disco song written by Gamble and Huff and recorded by The O'Jays. It appeared on the group's 1975 album Family Reunion. The single version went to number one on the soul singles chart and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100... " |
The O'Jays The O'Jays The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1963 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert , Walter Williams , William Powell , Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. The O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005... |
| November 29 | ||
| December 6 | ||
| December 13 | ||
| December 20 | ||
| December 27 | ||
See also
- 1975 in music1975 in music-January–April:*January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case....
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart