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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1975:
See also: 1975 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
Issue Date |
Song |
Artist |
January 4 |
"Boogie On Reggae Woman" |
Stevie Wonder |
January 11 |
"Kung Fu Fighting" |
Carl Douglas |
January 18 |
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" |
Barry White |
January 25 |
"Fire" |
The Ohio Players |
February 1 |
"Fire" |
The Ohio Players |
February 8 |
"Happy People" |
The Temptations |
February 15 |
"I Belong to You" |
Love Unlimited |
February 22 |
"Lady Marmalade" |
LaBelle |
March 1 |
"Shame, Shame, Shame" |
Shirley & Company |
March 8 |
"Express" |
B.T. Express |
March 15 |
"Supernatural Thing (Part I)" |
Ben E. King |
March 22 |
"Shining Star" |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
March 29 |
"Shining Star" |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
April 5 |
"Shoeshine Boy" |
Eddie Kendricks |
April 12 |
"L-O-V-E (Love)" |
Al Green |
April 19 |
"L-O-V-E (Love)" |
Al Green |
April 26 |
"Shakey Ground" |
The Temptations |
May 3 |
"What Am I Gonna Do Without You" |
Barry White |
May 10 |
"Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" |
Joe Simon |
May 17 |
"Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" |
Joe Simon |
May 24 |
"Baby That's Backatcha" |
Smokey Robinson |
May 31 |
"Spirit of the Boogie" |
Kool & the Gang |
June 7 |
"Love Won't Let Me Wait" |
Major Harris |
June 14 |
"Rockin' Chair" |
Gwen McCrae |
June 21 |
"Give the People What They Want" |
The O'Jays |
June 28 |
"Look at Me (I'm in Love)" |
The Moments |
July 5 |
"Slippery When Wet" |
The Commodores |
July 12 |
"The Hustle" |
Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony |
July 19 |
"Fight the Power (Part 1)" |
The Isley Brothers |
July 26 |
"Fight the Power (Part 1)" |
The Isley Brothers |
August 2 |
"Fight the Power (Part 1)" |
The Isley Brothers |
August 9 |
"Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" |
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and Sharon Paige |
August 16 |
"Dream Merchant" |
The New Birth |
August 23 |
"Get Down Tonight" |
KC & the Sunshine Band |
August 30 |
"Your Love" |
Graham Central Station |
September 6 |
"How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)" |
The Pointer Sisters |
September 13 |
"How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)" |
The Pointer Sisters |
September 20 |
"It Only Takes a Minute" |
Tavares |
September 27 |
"Do It Any Way You Wanna" |
People's Choice |
October 4 |
"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" |
Natalie Cole |
October 11 |
"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love" |
Natalie Cole |
October 18 |
"They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play)" |
The Spinners |
October 25 |
"To Each His Own" |
Faith, Hope & Charity |
November 1 |
"Sweet Sticky Thing" |
The Ohio Players |
November 8 |
"Low Rider" |
War |
November 15 |
"Fly, Robin, Fly" |
Silver Convention |
November 22 |
"Let's Do It Again" |
The Staple Singers |
November 29 |
"That's the Way (I Like It)" |
KC & the Sunshine Band |
December 6 |
"I Love Music (Pt. 1)" |
The O'Jays |
December 13 |
"Let's Do It Again" |
The Staple Singers |
December 20 |
"Full of Fire" |
Al Green |
December 27 |
"Love Rollercoaster" |
The Ohio Players |