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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1975.
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(as certified by Billboard)
Date | Single Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | CAN peak | Spec. Note |
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January 4 | The Door | George Jones | 1 | ||
January 11 | Ruby Baby | Billy "Crash" Craddock | 1 | 2 | |
January 18 | Kentucky Gambler | Merle Haggard | 1 | ||
January 25 | (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time | Ronnie Milsap | 1 | ||
February 1 | City Lights | Mickey Gilley | 1 | 2 |
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February 8 | Then Who Am I | Charley Pride | 1 | ||
February 15 | Devil in the Bottle | T. G. Sheppard | 1 | [A] | |
February 22 | I Care | Tom T. Hall | 1 | 6 | |
March 1 | It's Time to Pay the Fiddler | Cal Smith | 1 | [B] | |
March 8 | Linda on My Mind | Conway Twitty | 1 | ||
March 15 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender | 2 | [A] | |
March 29 | The Bargain Store | Dolly Parton | 1 | 3 | |
April 5 | I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind | Johnny Rodriguez | 1 | 3 | |
April 12 | Always Wanting You | Merle Haggard | 2 | 3 | |
April 26 | Blanket on the Ground | Billie Jo Spears | 1 | 2 | [C] |
May 3 | Roll On Big Mama | Joe Stampley | 1 | ||
May 10 | She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) | Gary Stewart | 1 | 4 | [C] |
May 17 | (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song |
B. J. Thomas | 1 | 2 | [A] |
May 24 | I'm Not Lisa | Jessi Colter | 1 | [C] | |
May 31 | Thank God I'm a Country Boy | John Denver | 1 | ||
June 7 | Window Up Above | Mickey Gilley | 1 | ||
June 14 | When Will I Be Loved | Linda Ronstadt | 1 | [A] | |
June 21 | You're My Best Friend | Don Williams | 1 | ||
June 28 | Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home | T. G. Sheppard | 1 | 2 | |
July 5 | Lizzie and the Rainman | Tanya Tucker | 1 | ||
July 12 | Movin' On | Merle Haggard | 1 | 15 | |
July 19 | Touch the Hand | Conway Twitty | 2 | 8 | |
August 2 | Just Get Up and Close the Door | Johnny Rodriguez | 1 | 2 | |
August 9 | Wasted Days and Wasted Nights | Freddy Fender | 2 | 2 | |
August 23 | Rhinestone Cowboy | Glen Campbell | 3 | [1], [2]
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September 6 | Feelins' | Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn |
1 | 2 | |
September 20 | Daydreams About Night Things | Ronnie Milsap | 2 | 2 | |
October 4 | Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain | Willie Nelson | 2 | 2 | [A] |
October 18 | Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You) | Charley Pride | 1 | 2 | |
October 25 | San Antonio Stroll | Tanya Tucker | 1 | 2 | |
November 1 | (Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight | Don Williams | 1 | 5 | |
November 8 | I'm Sorry | John Denver | 1 | 4 | [B] |
November 15 | Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way | Waylon Jennings | 1 | 21 | |
November 22 | Rocky | Dickey Lee | 1 | 9 | [C] |
November 29 | It's All in the Movies | Merle Haggard | 1 | 11 | |
December 6 | Secret Love | Freddy Fender | 1 | ||
December 13 | Love Put a Song in My Heart | Johnny Rodriguez | 1 | 3 | [B] |
December 20 | Convoy | C. W. McCall | 6 | 4 | [C]
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(as certified by RPM)
Date | Single Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | U.S. peak | Spec. Note |
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January 11 | We're Over | Johnny Rodriguez | 1 | 3 | [B] |
January 18 | What a Man My Man Is | Lynn Anderson | 1 | [B] | |
January 25 | The Door | George Jones | 1 | ||
February 1 | Big Red Jimmy | Jerry Warren | 1 | — | [C] |
February 8 | Kentucky Gambler | Merle Haggard | 1 | ||
February 15 | (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time | Ronnie Milsap | 1 | ||
February 22 | Then Who Am I | Charley Pride | 1 | ||
March 1 | Devil in the Bottle | T. G. Sheppard | 1 | [A]
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March 15 | It's Time to Pay the Fiddler | Cal Smith | 1 | [C] | |
March 22 | Linda on My Mind | Conway Twitty | 1 | ||
March 29 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender | 1 | [A] | |
April 5 | Everybody's Going to the Country | Hank Smith | 1 | — | [B] |
April 12 | Have You Never Been Mellow | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | 3 | |
April 19 | The Pill | Loretta Lynn | 2 | 5 | |
May 3 | I've Never Been This Far Before | Carroll Baker | 1 | — | [A] |
May 10 | Still Thinkin' 'bout You | Billy "Crash" Craddock | 1 | 4 | |
May 17 | Roll On Big Mama | Joe Stampley | 1 | [C] | |
May 24 | Thank God I'm a Country Boy | John Denver | 2 | [1] | |
June 7 | Window Up Above | Mickey Gilley | 1 | [A] | |
June 14 | I'm Not Lisa | Jessi Colter | 1 | [C] | |
June 21 | I Ain't All Bad | Charley Pride | 1 | 6 | |
June 28 | You're My Best Friend | Don Williams | 1 | [A] | |
July 5 | Lizzie and the Rainman | Tanya Tucker | 1 | ||
July 12 | Reconsider Me | Narvel Felts | 1 | 2 | [C] |
July 19 | When Will I Be Loved | Linda Ronstadt | 1 | [A] | |
July 26 | Yellow House of Love | Patti MacDonnell | 1 | — | [C] |
August 2 | The Hungry Fire of Love | Carroll Baker | 1 | — | |
August 9 | Down by the Henry Moore | Murray McLauchlan | 1 | — | [C] |
August 16 | Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High) | Charlie Rich | 1 | 3 | |
August 23 | The Seeker | Dolly Parton | 1 | 2 | |
August 30 | Rhinestone Cowboy | Glen Campbell | 1 | ||
September 6 | Please Mr. Please | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | 5 | |
September 13 | The First Time | Freddie Hart | 1 | 2 | |
September 20 | I'll Go to My Grave Loving You | The Statler Brothers | 1 | 3 | [A] |
September 27 | If I Could Only Win Your Love | Emmylou Harris | 1 | 4 | [A] |
October 4 | Say Forever You'll Be Mine | Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner |
3 | 5 | [B] – Porter Wagoner |
October 25 | Third Rate Romance | Amazing Rhythm Aces | 1 | 11 | [C]
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December 20 | Secret Love | Freddy Fender | 2 |
US | CAN | Single | Artist |
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19 | 30 | 41st Street Lonely Hearts Club | Buck Owens |
18 | 38 | Alimony | Bobby Bare |
4 | 33 | All Over Me | Charlie Rich |
14 | 17 | Another Woman | T. G. Sheppard |
23 | 14 | Back in Huntsville Again | Bobby Bare |
— | 12 | Back to Down East Country | George Hamilton IV |
— | 10 | Bad News | George Hamilton IV |
7 | 4 | Bandy the Rodeo Clown | Moe Bandy |
7 | 13 | The Best Way I Know How | Mel Tillis |
51 | 20 | The Biggest Parakeets in Town | Jud Strunk |
12 | 30 | Billy, Get Me a Woman | Joe Stampley |
11 | 16 | Bouquet of Roses | Mickey Gilley |
5 | 6 | Brass Buckles | Barbi Benton |
22 | 15 | The Busiest Memory in Town | Dickey Lee |
19 | — | Carolina Moonshiner | Porter Wagoner |
13 | 45 | Classified | C. W. McCall |
29 | 20 | Cowboys and Daddys | Bobby Bare |
8 | 8 | Deal | Tom T. Hall |
11 | 9 | Dear Woman | Joe Stampley |
13 | 24 | Don't Anyone Make Love at Home Anymore | Moe Bandy |
4 | 2 | Don't Cry Joni | Conway Twitty and Joni Lee |
15 | 14 | Don't Let the Good Times Fool You | Melba Montgomery |
10 | 4 | Dreaming My Dreams with You | Waylon Jennings |
17 | 17 | Even If I Have to Steal | Mel Street |
17 | 29 | Everything's the Same (Ain't Nothing Changed) | Billy Swan |
17 | 46 | The Farthest Thing from My Mind | Ray Price |
20 | 17 | Flat Natural Born Good-Timin' Man | Gary Stewart |
12 | 2 | For a Minute There | Johnny Paycheck |
16 | 47 | Forbidden Angel | Mel Street |
12 | 21 | Forgive and Forget | Eddie Rabbitt |
10 | 17 | Freda Comes, Freda Goes | Bobby G. Rice |
10 | 7 | From Barroom to Bedrooms | David Wills |
16 | 8 | From Woman to Woman | Tommy Overstreet |
12 | 45 | Funny How Time Slips Away | Narvel Felts |
8 | 41 | Great Expectations | Buck Owens |
10 | 21 | He Took Me for a Ride | LaCosta |
13 | 28 | He Turns It into Love Again | Lynn Anderson |
8 | 10 | He's My Rock | Brenda Lee |
16 | 8 | Heart to Heart | Roy Clark |
13 | 29 | Hello I Love You | Johnny Russell |
14 | 8 | Hello Little Bluebird | Donna Fargo |
16 | 49 | Here I Am in Dallas | Faron Young |
10 | 5 | Home | Loretta Lynn |
15 | 12 | Hoppy, Gene and Me | Roy Rogers |
14 | 19 | Hurt | Connie Cato |
18 | 10 | I Believe the South Is Gonna Rise Again | Tanya Tucker |
13 | 20 | I Can Still Hear the Music in the Restroom | Jerry Lee Lewis |
2 | 6 | I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) | Linda Ronstadt |
4 | 12 | I Like Beer | Tom T. Hall |
10 | 6 | I Love the Blues and the Boogie Woogie | Billy "Crash" Craddock |
11 | 42 | I Should Have Married You | Eddie Rabbitt |
13 | — | I Still Believe in Fairy Tales | Tammy Wynette |
14 | 16 | I Still Feel the Same About You | Bill Anderson |
9 | — | I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight | Stella Parton |
20 | 47 | I Wonder Whose Baby (You Are Now) | Jerry Wallace |
5 | 20 | I'd Like to Sleep Til I Get Over You | Freddie Hart |
9 | 23 | I'll Still Love You | Jim Weatherly |
9 | 9 | I'm a Believer | Tommy Overstreet |
13 | 31 | I've Got My Baby on My Mind | Connie Smith |
14 | 4 | I've Never Loved Anyone More | Lynn Anderson |
7 | 12 | It Do Feel Good | Donna Fargo |
7 | 7 | It Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman) | Moe Bandy |
16 | — | It's a Sin When You Love Somebody | Glen Campbell |
23 | 13 | It's All Over Now | Charlie Rich |
9 | 6 | It’s Midnight | Elvis Presley |
12 | 7 | Jason's Farm | Cal Smith |
14 | 11 | Lady Came from Baltimore | Johnny Cash |
18 | 21 | Let's Sing Our Song | Jerry Reed |
10 | 32 | The Letter That Johnny Walker Read | Asleep at the Wheel |
4 | 5 | Like Old Times Again | Ray Price |
5 | 4 | Little Band of Gold | Sonny James |
6 | 9 | A Little Bit South of Saskatoon | Sonny James |
17 | 17 | Look at Them Beans | Johnny Cash |
3 | 3 | Love in the Hot Afternoon | Gene Watson |
5 | 46 | Love Is a Rose | Linda Ronstadt |
20 | 47 | Love Is Strange | Buck Owens and Susan Raye |
6 | 10 | Loving You Will Never Grow Old | Lois Johnson |
8 | 20 | Lyin' Eyes | Eagles |
20 | 32 | Mathilda | Donny King |
21 | 20 | Memories of Us | George Jones |
20 | 17 | Mississippi You're on My Mind | Stoney Edwards |
3 | 2 | Misty | Ray Stevens |
19 | 7 | The Most Wanted Woman in Town | Roy Head |
14 | 27 | My Boy | Elvis Presley |
3 | 5 | My Elusive Dreams | Charlie Rich |
3 | 2 | My Woman's Man | Freddie Hart |
21 | 14 | Oh Boy | Diana Trask |
11 | 48 | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show | Little David Wilkins |
4 | 10 | Out of Hand | Gary Stewart |
8 | 7 | Penny | Joe Stampley |
17 | 18 | Pictures on Paper | Jeris Ross |
14 | 17 | Poor Sweet Baby | Jean Shepard |
2 | 18 | Rainy Day Woman | Waylon Jennings |
6 | 17 | Rock on Baby | Brenda Lee |
32 | 19 | Roll You Like a Wheel | Mickey Gilley and Barbi Benton |
3 | 2 | Roses and Other Love Songs | Ray Price |
15 | — | She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye | Ronnie Milsap |
13 | 5 | She Talked a Lot About Texas | Cal Smith |
10 | — | Since I Met You Baby | Freddy Fender |
13 | 43 | Smokey Mountain Memories | Mel Street |
17 | 17 | Someone Cares for You | Red Steagall |
19 | — | Something Better to Do | Olivia Newton-John |
18 | 36 | Soulful Woman | Kenny O'Dell |
18 | 11 | Spring | Tanya Tucker |
20 | 17 | Stay Away from the Apple Tree | Billie Jo Spears |
19 | 17 | Stoned at the Jukebox | Hank Williams, Jr. |
17 | 5 | Storms Never Last | Dottsy |
15 | 18 | Susan When She Tried | The Statler Brothers |
7 | 16 | Sweet Surrender | John Denver |
24 | 19 | Thanks | Bill Anderson |
6 | 4 | That's When My Woman Begins | Tommy Overstreet |
8 | 14 | There I Said It | Margo Smith |
10 | 5 | There's a Song on the Jukebox | David Wills |
10 | 9 | These Days (I Barely Get By) | George Jones |
19 | 15 | This House Runs on Sunshine | LaCosta |
4 | 2 | The Ties That Bind | Don Williams |
16 | 25 | The Tip of My Fingers | Jean Shepard |
9 | — | Today I Started Loving You Again | Sammi Smith |
6 | 3 | Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry | Ronnie Milsap |
11 | 26 | T-R-O-U-B-L-E | Elvis Presley |
9 | — | U.S. of A. | Donna Fargo |
6 | 3 | Warm Side of You | Freddie Hart |
9 | 4 | We Used To | Dolly Parton |
11 | 10 | Western Man | LaCosta |
10 | 3 | What in the World's Come Over You | Sonny James |
5 | 11 | What's Happened to Blue Eyes | Jessi Colter |
9 | 8 | Whatcha Gonna Do with a Dog Like That | Susan Raye |
5 | 4 | Where Love Begins | Gene Watson |
14 | 8 | Whoever Turned You On, Forgot to Turn You Off | Little David Wilkins |
15 | 20 | Why Don't You Love Me | Connie Smith |
12 | 46 | Wolf Creek Pass | C. W. McCall |
4 | 5 | Woman in the Back of My Mind | Mel Tillis |
10 | 13 | Word Games | Billy Walker |
9 | 13 | Write Me a Letter | Bobby G. Rice |
6 | 17 | Wrong Road Again | Crystal Gayle |
14 | 46 | You Are the One | Mel Tillis and Sherry Bryce |
4 | 9 | (You Make Me Want to Be a) Mother | Tammy Wynette |
8 | 4 | You Never Even Called Me by My Name | David Allan Coe |
15 | 22 | You're Not the Woman You Used to Be | Gary Stewart |
US | CAN | Single | Artist |
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— | 13 | Anna Marie | Susan Jacks |
— | 14 | Any Dream Will Do | Carlton Showband |
— | 6 | Born to Be a Gypsy | Tommy Hunter |
— | 17 | The Bricklin | Charles Russell |
— | 15 | Bright Side of Tomorrow | Black Creek |
— | 20 | City of Tears | Marg Osburne |
— | 9 | Country Pride | Rick Newfield |
— | 9 | Did You Hear My Song | Mercey Brothers |
— | 19 | Easy Listenin' | Tim Daniels |
— | 3 | Fly Raven Fly | Bruce Miller |
— | 10 | Follow Your Heart | Jim and Don Haggart |
— | 4 | Give My Love to Lady Canada | Bobby G. Griffith |
— | 7 | God's People Are One | Dianne Leigh |
— | 9 | Goodbye Old Man | Christenson Brothers |
— | 18 | I Am the Words | Family Brown |
— | 14 | I Knew Her Then | Ray Francis |
— | 20 | Knock on My Door | Darlene Madill |
— | 12 | Life and Love and You | R. Harlan Smith |
— | 19 | Lonely Willow | Lee Roy |
— | 10 | Maybe Tonight | Murray McLauchlan |
— | 5 | Mother, Love and Country | Dick Damron |
— | 13 | One More for the Road | Country Edition |
— | 4 | Ooo Mama | Jerry Palmer |
— | 12 | Pasadena's on My Mind | Lynn Jones |
— | 16 | Roll It on Homeward | Linda Brown |
26 | 20 | Sanctuary | Ronnie Prophet |
— | 15 | She's My Greatest Blessing | Ian Tyson |
— | 9 | Someone Special | Canadian Zephyr |
— | 15 | Summer of Our Love | Bruce Miller |
— | 20 | Sunshine Lady | Bob Ruzicka |
— | 4 | Sure Feels Good | Tim Daniels |
— | 16 | That's Why I'm in Love with Life | Roy Payne |
— | 16 | A Touch of God | Family Brown |
16 | — | What Time of Day | Billy Thunderkloud & the Chieftones |
— | 13 | What'll I Do | Gary Buck |
Single | Artist | Record Label |
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The Bargain Store | Dolly Parton | RCA |
Blanket on the Ground | Billie Jo Spears | United Artists |
Charley | Charley Pride | RCA |
Dreaming My Dreams | Waylon Jennings | RCA |
The Happiness of Having You | Charley Pride | RCA |
Have You Never Been Mellow | Olivia Newton-John | MCA |
I'm Jessi Colter | Jessi Colter | Capitol |
Pieces of the Sky | Emmylou Harris | Reprise |
Prisoner in Disguise | Linda Ronstadt | Asylum |
Red Headed Stranger | Willie Nelson | Columbia |
Rhinestone Cowboy | Glen Campbell | Capitol |
Dolly: The Seeker/We Used To | Dolly Parton | RCA |
Somebody Loves You | Crystal Gayle | United Artists |
Tanya Tucker | Tanya Tucker | MCA |
Single | Artist | Record Label |
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Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender | ABC/Dot |
Carolina Cousins | Dottie West | RCA |
Country Girl | Jody Miller | Epic |
Don't Let the Good Times Fool You | Melba Montgomery | Elektra |
Dreaming My Dreams | Waylon Jennings | RCA |
Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio | Bill Anderson | MCA |
Hank Williams Jr. and Friends | Hank Williams Jr. | MGM |
High Priest of Country Music | Conway Twitty | MCA |
Honey on His Hands | Jeanne Pruett | MCA |
Legend in My Time | Ronnie Milsap | RCA |
Margo Smith | Margo Smith | 20th Century Fox |
Night Things | Ronnie Milsap | RCA |
Old No. 1 | Guy Clark | RCA |
Pieces of the Sky | Emmylou Harris | Reprise |
Vocal Group of the Decade | Tompall Glaser and the Glaser Brothers | MGM |
Out of Hand | Gary Stewart | RCA |