American Top 40- The 1970’s- Week of November 15, 1975. 1975 wasn’t a very good year.
1 1 ISLAND GIRL –•– Elton John (MCA)-6 (3 weeks at #1) (1) C
2 2 LYIN’ EYES –•– Eagles (Asylum)-10 (2) C
3 4 WHO LOVES YOU –•– The Four Seasons (Warner Brothers / Curb)-13 (3) C
4 5 MIRACLES –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-13 (3) C
5 6 HEAT WAVE / LOVE IS A ROSE –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-11 (5) A
6 19 THAT’S THE WAY (I Like It) –•– K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-4 (6) F
7 8 THIS WILL BE –•– Natalie Cole (Capitol)-12 (7) B
8 9 FEELINGS –•– Morris Albert (RCA)-22 (6)F
9 10 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-8 (9)F
10 12 LOW RIDER –•– War (United Artists)-9 (10)A
11 7 THEY JUST CAN’T STOP IT THE (Games People Play) –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-15 (5) A
12 3 CALYPSO / I’M SORRY –•– John Denver (RCA)-14 (1) B
13 17 SKY HIGH –•– Jigsaw (Chelsea)-12 (13) A
14 18 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY –•– Bee Gees (RSO)-7 (14) A
15 15 SOS –•– Abba (Atlantic)-13 (15) A
16 22 FLY, ROBIN, FLY –•– Silver Convention (Midland International)-6 (16) B
17 13 SOMETHING BETTER TO DO –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-9 (13) B
18 11 DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA –•– The People’s Choice (TSOP)-13 (11)C
19 24 MY LITTLE TOWN –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-5 (19)A
20 21 WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES –•– Esther Phillips (Kudu)-14 (20) B
21 28 LET’S DO IT AGAIN –•– The Staple Singers (Curtom)-4 (21) A+
22 25 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU –•– Art Garfunkel (Columbia)-13 (22) B
23 26 EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET –•– Pete Wingfield (Island)-13 (23) C
24 16 BAD BLOOD –•– Neil Sedaka (Rocket)-10 (1) B
25 27 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN –•– Willie Nelson (Columbia)-12 (25) A
26 29 OPERATOR –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-9 (26) C
27 36 SATURDAY NIGHT –•– The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-6 (27) B
28 33 I WANT’A DO SOMETHING FREAKY TO YOU –•– Leon Haywood (20th Century)-11 (28)B
29 37 OUR DAY WILL COME –•– Frankie Valli (Private Stock)-5 (29) C
30 32 JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-9 (30) C
31 31 PEACE PIPE / GIVE IT WHAT YOU GOT –•– B.T. Express (Roadshow)-15 (31)C
32 35 SECRET LOVE –•– Freddy Fender (ABC / Dot)-5 (32)B
33 30 BRAZIL –•– The Ritchie Family (20th Century)-16 (11) D
34 14 LADY BLUE –•– Leon Russell (Shelter)-16 (14) A
35 40 DIAMONDS AND RUST –•– Joan Baez (A&M)-9 (35) B
36 60 VENUS AND MARS ROCK SHOW –•– Wings (Capitol)-3 (36) A
37 59 I LOVE MUSIC (Part 1) –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-3 (37)A+
38 38 IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE –•– Tavares (Capitol)-17 (10)B
39 20 YOU –•– George Harrison (Apple)-9 (20) B
40 50 I’M ON FIRE –•– 5000 Volts (Philips)-5 (40) B-
slicethelife 
Feelings and later on You Light Up My Life…rock bottom of the 70s to me. Weak top ten but with a few good ones sprinkled through.
Agree Max. ‘My Little Town-” stellar, ‘Bad Blood,’ then it’s a quick slide down to – meh. ‘Sky High?’ So low.
I love the seventies as you know but yea …. There were low moments.
74 and 75 I thought were kind of weak years- other than that…
Looks like this was not one of your favorite weeks Hans! I agree there are lots of turkeys on this list, just in time for Thanksgiving lol. Though I was a huge Elton John fan, I never cared for ‘Island Girl’ and never liked ‘Bad Blood’ either, which he sings back-up on. I liked ‘Lyin Eyes’ for about a week, but then it was so played to death I now cannot stand to hear it. I’m happy to see you gave ‘I Love Music’ an A+, as it’s my favorite song on this list, and for all of 1975. And I’m kinda surprised to see you give the Bay City Rollers song a B.
I like most of Elton’s from the 70s- but I agree with you a thumbs down on Island Girl…. the Bay City Rollers song- was catchy- and I guess I like it better -when compared to some of the other songs on here….. I also agree the best song on the list is I Love Music.