Top 10 Songs of the Day (August 23rd 1975)

 

The Top 10 songs of the day August 23rd 1975 according to Billboard

Here from Billboard dated for the week ending August 23rd 1975 is the top 20 songs on The Hot 100:

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Billboard Hot 100

Top 20

March 29th 1975

The 1st and only week at #1 for LaBelle and "Lady Marmalade"

Original vs Elvis Remake

"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" 

Willie Nelson
Album : "Red Headed Stranger"

1975

While not a Willie original, it did launch his career into high gear as this reached #1 on the Billboard Country Songs chart in October 1975 for 2 consecutive weeks.

"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"

Elvis Presley

Album : "From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee"

1976
Elvis Presley finally recorded "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" (having sung it privately with friends and family for years while accompanying himself on piano) in the Jungle Room at Graceland on February 7th 1976. This was the last known song that Elvis Presley sang (at the piano in the rest area of his Racquetball Court located to the rear of Graceland) before his death on August 16th 1977

Original vs. Elvis Remake

There are a lot, I mean a lot of songs that were big hits or small hits that Elvis would remake as part of his concert set or put on his albums because he enjoyed singing them.  Most famously was "Hound Dog"  written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1952 and sung by Big Mama Thornton,  but until Elvis made it his own and turned it into a monster hit, no one really knew about the original.  

I will be giving you 2 songs, the original version/artist along with Elvis' version that may or may not have been a top 40 hit for him.  

This first song is one of my favorites that isn't a well known Elvis remake but the original by Roger Whitaker became a Top 20 hit in the US and UK 4 years after its original release.   

Elvis's version  appeared on his "From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee" album in 1976 but did not make the top 40, stalling at #48. 

The Last Farewell 

(Roger Whitaker)

1975

#19 Billboard Hot 100

#1 Billboard AC Chart

#2 UK Official Chart

The Last Farewell

(Elvis Presley)

1976

#48 Billboard Hot 100

WE LOVE THE 70s!

Glen Campbell

 ( The Tonight Show 1975 ) 

"Rhinestone Cowboy"

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Rolling Stone Magazine

John Denver

May 8th 1975

Rolling Stone Magazine Cover of the Week

Freddie Prinze

January 30th 1975

Rolling Stone Magazine Cover of the Week

April 10th 1975

Roger Daltrey

Today in Music History (Feb 1st)

courtesy Behind The Grooves

On this day in music history: February 1, 1975 - “Laughter In The Rain” by Neil Sedaka hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 1 week, also topping the Adult Contemporary chart for 2 weeks on November 23, 1974. Written by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody, it is the second chart topping single for the veteran singer, songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, NY. Establishing himself as a solid hitmaker in 1959 with “Oh! Carol” written for his then girlfriend, fellow songwriter and musician Carole King, Neil Sedaka scores several major hits including “Calendar Girl” (#4 Pop), “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” (#6 Pop), “Next Door To An Angel” (#5 Pop),  and “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” (#1 Pop) through 1963. Then with the coming of the British Invasion being led by The Beatles, Sedaka experiences a dramatic reversal of fortune with his own run of hits suddenly drying up. Going for several years without a hit, he even considers leaving the music business altogether when fate intervenes. Neil meets pop superstar Elton John and his manager at a party in London in 1973. A big fan of Sedaka, Elton offers to sign him to his newly established label Rocket Records. Neil agrees to the deal, and returns to Los Angeles to work his first album for Rocket. Collaborating with lyricist Phil Cody, the pair write “Laughter In The Rain” quickly. The track is recorded at Clover Studios in L.A. with a number of top musicians including David Foster (piano), Lee Sklar (bass), Danny Kortchmar (guitar), and Russ Kunkel (drums). “Laughter In The Rain” is rush released as a single in the Fall of 1974 when Sedaka discovers that a cover version by singer Lea Roberts is being released. Entering the Hot 100 at #95 on October 19, 1974, it will climb to the top of the chart fifteen weeks later. The success of “Rain” kicks off a major comeback for Neil Sedaka which sees him score more hits on his own including another chart topper, backing Elton John on “Bad Blood”. The Captain & Tennille cover his song “Love Will Keep Us Together” (also from “Sedaka’s Back”) in 1975, earning Sedaka and his longtime songwriting partner Howard Greenfield a Grammy nomination for Song Of The Year in 1976.

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The 70s

Week Ending October 25th 1975

40 - Rocky - Austin Roberts
39 - Letting Go - Wings
38 - The Agony and The Ecstasy - Smokey Robinson
37 - Just Too Many People - Melissa Manchester
36 - Eighteen With a Bullet - Pete Wingfield
35 - Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman
34 - There Goes Another Love Song - Outlaws
33 - Sweet Sticky Thing - Ohio Players
32 - Fly Robin Fly - Silver Convention
31 - Blue Eyes Cryin' In the Rain - Willie Nelson
30 - Nights On Broadway - The Bee Gees
29 - Fame - David Bowie
28 - Rockin' All Over the World - John Fogerty
27 - I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel
26 - Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
25 - Sky High - Jigsaw
24 - What a Difference A Day Makes - Esther Phillips
23 - You - George Harrison
22 - Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady - Helen Reddy
21 - California In The Pines - Michael Murphy
20 - S.O.S. - Abba
19 - Low Rider - War
18 - The Way I Want To Touch You - The Captain and Tennille
17 - Lady Blue - Leon Russell
16 - This Will Be - Natalie Cole
15 - Something Better To Do - Olivia Newton-John
14 - Do It Anyway You Wanna - People's Choice
13 - Dance With Me - Orleans
12 - Love Is A Rose - Linda Ronstadt
11 - Brazil - Ritchie Family
10 - It Only Takes a Minute - Tavares
9  -  Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
8  -  Island Girl - Elton John
7  -  Who Loves You - Four Seasons
6  -  Feelings - Morris Albert
5  -  They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play) - The Spinners
4  -  Lyin' Eyes - Eagles
3  -  Miracles - Jefferson Starship
2  -  Calypso - John Denver
1  -  Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
(3rd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)

Rolling Stone Magazine Cover of the Week

March 13th 1975

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Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending August 23rd 1975

40 - It Only Takes a Minute - Tavares
39 - Glasshouse - The Temptations
38 - Dream Merchant - New Birth
37 - Run Joey Run - David Geddes
36 - How Long - Pointer Sisters
35 - Feelings - Morris Albert
34 - The Proud One - Osmonds
33 - Two Fine People - Cat Stevens
32 - 'Til The World Ends - Three Dog Night
31 - Daisy Jane - America
30 - Solitaire - Carpenters
29 - I Believe There's Something Stronger Than Our Love - Paul Anka and Odia Coates
28 - Black Superman - Johnny Wakelin and Band
27 - That's When the Music Takes Me - Neil Sedaka
26 - Rendezvous - Hudson Brothers
25 - Tush - ZZ Top
24 - Fame - David Bowie
23 - Theme from "The Rockford Files" - Mike Post
22 - Help Me Rhonda - Johnny Rivers
21 - Third Rate Romance - Amazing Rhythm Aces
20 - Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
19 - That's The Way of the World - Earth, Wind and Fire
18 - Holdin' On To Yesterday - Ambrosia
17 - Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company
16 - Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
15 - Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
14 - I'm Not In Love - 10cc
13 - Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain and Tennille
12 - Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester
11 - Fight the Power - Isley Brothers
10 - Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
9  -  At Seventeen - Janis Ian
8  - Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
7  -  How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
6  -  Why Can't We Be Friends - War
5  -  Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
4  -  Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
3  -  Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
2  -  One of These Nights - The Eagles
1  -  Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
(1 week at #1)

#1 Albums - 1976

Elton John

Greatest Hits

10 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Album chart

(November 1974-February 1975)

11 consecutive weeks at #1 on the UK Official Album chart

Billboard's #1 album of 1975 

Elton John's best selling album to date.  

His first album to receive the Diamond certification with over 16 million copies sold worldwide.

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Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending August 16th 1975

40 - Solitaire - The Carpenters
39 - Look At Me - The Moments
38 - Love Being Your Fool - Travis Wammack
37 - Two Fine People - Cat Stevens
36 - Daisy Jane - America
35 - I Believe There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love - Paul Anka and Odia Coates
34 - The Hustle - Van McCoy
33 - Black Superman/Muhammad Ali - Johnny Wakelin and The Kinshasa  Band
32 - 'Til The World Ends - Three Dog Night
31 - Tush - ZZ Top
30 - Fame - David Bowie
29 - Dynomite - Tony Camillo's Bazuka
28 - Rendezvous - Hudson Brothers
27 - That's When The Music Takes Me - Neil Sedaka
26 - Help Me Rhonda - Johnny Rivers
25 - Third Rate Romance - Amazing Rhythm Aces
24 - Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
23 - Just A Little Bit Of You - Michael Jackson
22 - That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind and Fire
21 - Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company
20 - Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
19 - Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
18 - Holdin' Onto Yesterday - Ambrosia
17 - Listen To What the Man Said - Wings
16 - At Seventeen - Janis Ian
15 - Fight The Power - Isley Brothers
14 - Mornin' Beautiful - Tony Orlando and Dawn
13 - Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain and Tennille
12 - Get Down Tonight - KC and The Sunshine Band
11 - I'm Not In Love - 10cc
10 - Rockford Files - Mike Post
9  -  Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester
8  -  How Sweet It Is - Jame Taylor
7  -  Why Can't We Be Friends - War
6  -  Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
5  -  Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
4  -  Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
3  -  Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
2  -  One Of These Nights - Eagles
1  -  Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
(2nd of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)

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The 70s

The Top 100 Hits of 1975 (Part 2)

50 - Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
49 - You're the First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
48 - Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
47 - When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt
46 - Feelings - Albert Morris
45 - Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
44 - I Can Help - Billy Swan
43 - I'm Not In Love - 10cc
42 - Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
41 - I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter
40 - Wildfire - Michael Murphy
39 - Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
38 - Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
37 - Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
36 - Mandy - Barry Manilow
35 - Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
34 - Sister Golden Hair - America
33 - Please Mr. Postman - The Carpenters
32 - Magic - Pilot
31 - Fire - Ohio Players
30 - Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
29 - Fight the Power - Isley Brothers
27A - Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
27B - Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
26 - Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
25 - Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris
24 - Why Can't We Be Friends - War
23 - Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
22 - The Hustle - Van McCoy
21 - Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
20 - At Seventeen - Janis Ian
19 - He Don't Love You Like I Love You - Tony Orlando and Dawn
18 - Hey Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - BJ Thomas
17 - Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
16 - Black Water - Doobie Brothers
15 - Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
14 - Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
13 - Best of My Love - Eagles
12 - Jive Talkin' - The Bee Gees
11 - Thank God I'm A Country Boy - John Denver
10 - One of These Nights - Eagles
9  -  Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
8  -  Fame - David Bowie
7  -  Shining Star - Earth, Wind and Fire
6  -  Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk
5  -  My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
4  -  Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
3  -  Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
2  -  Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
1  -  Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain and Tennille

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Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending October 18th 1975

40 - The Agony and The Ecstasy - Smokey Robinson
39 - Just Too Many People - Melissa Manchester
38 - Nights on Broadway - Bee Gees
37 - Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
36 - Island Girl - Elton John
35 - There Goes Another Love Song - Outlaws
34 - Sweet Sticky Thing - Ohio Players
33 - Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain - Willie Nelson
32 - Run Joey Run - David Geddes
31 - Sky High - Jigsaw
30 - Rockin' All Over the World - John Fogerty
29 - I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel
28 - Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
27 - Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
26 - What a Difference a Day Makes - Esther Phillips
25 - You - George Harrison
24 - S.O.S. - ABBA
23 - Low Rider - War
22 - Carolina in the Pines - Michael Murphy
21 - The Way I Want to Touch You - The Captain and Tennille
20 - This Will Be - Natalie Cole
19 - Lady Blue - Leon Russell
18 - Do It Any Way You Wanna - People's Choice
17 - Something Better To Do - Olivia Newton-John
16 - Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman
15 - Rocky - Austin Roberts
14 - Heatwave - Linda Ronstadt
13 - Brazil - Ritchie Family
12 - Fame - David Bowie
11 - It Only Takes a Minute - Tavares
10 - Who Loves You - Four Seasons
9  -  They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play) - Spinners
8  -  Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady - Helen Reddy
7  -  Feelings - Albert Morris
6  -  Dance With Me - Orleans
5  -  Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
4  -  Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles
3  -  Miracles - Jefferson Starship
2  -  Calypso - John Denver
1  -  Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
(2nd of 3 consecutive weeks at #1)

UK Singles Chart Number Ones 1975

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Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending July 12th 1975

40 - Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
39 - Just a Little Bit of You - Michael Jackson
38 - At Seventeen - Janis Ian
37 - Thank God, I'm A Country Boy - John Denver
36 - Fight The Power - Isley Brothers
35 - Spirit of the Boogie - Kool and the Gang
34 - Mornin' Beautiful - Tony Orlando and Dawn
33 - Take Me In Your Arms - Doobie Brothers
32 - Disco Queen - Hot Chocolate
31 - It's All Down To Goodnight Vienna - Ringo Starr
30 - Cut the Cake - Average White Band
29 - Sister Golden Hair - America
28 - Slippery When Wet - The Commodores
27 - Hey You - BTO
26 - Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High) - Charlie Rich
25 - Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
24 - Get Down, Get Down - Joe Simon
23 - Only Women - Alice Cooper
22 - Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
21 - Rockford  Files Theme - Mike Post
20 - Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
19 - I'm On Fire - Dwight Twilley Band
18 - I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter
17 - Why Can't We Be Friends - War
16 - Dynomite - Tony Camillo's Bazuka
15 - Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester
14 - Misty - Ray Stevens
13 - The Way We Were - Gladys Knight and The Pips
12 - Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris
11 - Rockin' Chair - Gwen McCrae
10 - I'm Not In Love - 10cc
9  -  When Will I Be Loved - Linda Rondstadt
8  -  Swearin' To God - Frankie Valli
7  -  One of These Nights - Eagles
6  -  Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
5  -  Magic - Pilot
4  -  Wildfire - Michael Murphy
3  -  Listen To What the Man Said - Paul McCartney and Wings
2  -  The Hustle - Van McCoy
1  -  Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain and Tennille
(4th of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)

#1 Album This week in 1975

Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt  Cowboy - Elton John
(6th of 7 non consecutive weeks at #1)

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

Side one[edit]

1. "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" – 5:46
2. "Tower of Babel" – 4:28
3. "Bitter Fingers" – 4:35
4. "Tell Me When the Whistle Blows" – 4:20
5. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" – 6:45

Side two[edit]

6. "(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket" – 4:01
7. "Better Off Dead" – 2:37
8. "Writing" – 3:40
9. "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" – 4:15
10. "Curtains" – 6:15

John Denver Wins Album of the Year - ACM Awards 1975

Flashback - The Billboard Hot 100 #1 Songs of 1975

Billboard Hot 100

#1 Songs of 1975

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John

Mandy - Barry Manilow

Please Mr. Postman - The Carpenters

Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka

Fire - Ohio Players

You're No Good - Linda Rondstadt

Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band

Best of My Love - Eagles

Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John

Black Water - The Doobie Brothers

My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli

Lady Marmalade - LaBelle

Lovin' You - Minnie Ripperton

Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John

Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - BJ Thomas

He Don't Love You, Like I Love You - Tony Orlando and Dawn

Shining Star - Earth, Wind and Fire

Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender

Thank God, I'm A Country Boy - Elton John

Sister Golden Hair - America

Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain and Tennille

Listen To What the Man Said - Wings

The Hustle - Van McCoy

One of These Nights - Eagles

Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees

Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds

Get Down Tonight - KC and The Sunshine Band

Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

Fame - David Bowie

I'm Sorry/Calypso - John Denver

Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka

Island Girl - Elton John

That's The Way I Like It - KC and The Sunshine Band

Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention

Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers