
The American Top 40 replay this week is from the week of September 6, 1975.
1 3 RHINESTONE COWBOY –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-15 (1 week at #1) (1) A+
2 2 FALLIN’ IN LOVE –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Playboy)-12 (1)
3 1 GET DOWN TONIGHT –•– K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-9 (1) F
4 7 AT SEVENTEEN –•– Janis Ian (Columbia)-13 (4) C
5 5 HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-12 (5) B
6 6 JIVE TALKIN’ –•– Bee Gees (RSO)-15 (1) A-
7 11 FAME –•– David Bowie (RCA)-11 (7) A+
8 10 FIGHT THE POWER (Part 1) –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-12 (8) B
9 12 COULD IT BE MAGIC –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-11 (9) D
10 4 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS –•– Eagles (Asylum)-15 (1) C
11 13 WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS –•– Freddy Fender (ABC / Dot)-12 (11) B+
12 14 FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE –•– Bad Company (Swan Song)-10 (12) B
13 15 THAT’S THE WAY OF THE WORLD –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-10 (13) A
14 16 BALLROOM BLITZ –•– Sweet (Capitol)-13 (14) A-
15 20 I’M SORRY / CALYPSO –•– John Denver (RCA)-4 (15) B
16 18 THIRD RATE ROMANCE –•– The Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC)-12 (16) A-
17 17 HOLDIN’ ON TO YESTERDAY –•– Ambrosia (20th Century)-13 (17) B
18 8 SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT –•– Elton John (MCA)-10 (4) A
19 23 RUN JOEY RUN –•– David Geddes (Big Tree)-6 (19) D
20 21 TUSH –•– ZZ Top (London)-8 (20) A-
21 26 SOLITAIRE –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-6 (21) B
22 24 BLACK SUPERMAN / MUHAMMAD ALI –•– Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band (Pye)-24 (22) B
23 25 I BELIEVE THERE’S NOTHING STRONGER THAN OUR LOVE –•– Paul Anka with Odia Coates (United Artists)-7 (23) D
24 27 DAISY JANE –•– America (Warner Brothers)-8 (24) C
25 28 DANCE WITH ME –•– Orleans (Asylum)-8 (25) B
26 29 FEELINGS –•– Morris Albert (RCA)-12 (26) F
27 30 THE PROUD ONE –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-7 (27) F
28 34 AIN’T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-5 (28) C
29 32 HOW LONG (Betcha’ Got a Chick On the Side) –•– The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb)-8 (29) C
30 9 WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS? –•– War (United Artists)-19 (6) A
31 35 IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE –•– Tavares (Capitol)-7 (31) B-
32 19 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-21 (1) F
33 38 ROCKY –•– Austin Roberts (Private Stock)-8 (33) C
34 39 THEY JUST CAN’T STOP IT THE (Games People Play) –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-5 (34) A
35 42 GONE AT LAST –•– Paul Simon and Phoebe Snow (Columbia)-4 (35) A
36 22 HELP ME RHONDA –•– Johnny Rivers (Epic / Soul City)-9 (22) B-
37 31 PLEASE MR. PLEASE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-14 (3) B
38 45 BRAZIL –•– The Ritchie Family (20th Century)-6 (38) D
39 33 TWO FINE PEOPLE –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-8 (33) A-
40 50 GIVE IT WHAT YOU GOT / PEACE PIPE –•– B.T. Express (Roadshow)-5 (40) D
My eyes glazed over just reading the list never mind listening to the songs. I can’t remember what I was doing in September of ’75 and judging from this, it must be because I was bored.
I think Janis Ian’s “At Seventeen” deserves a far higher grade than a ‘C’
I sincerely love that Freddy Fender album. It was one of the first I ever owned. I won it at a radio station contest.
I will have to look it up and listen.
The list is very hard to read though because of no spaces.