Top 100 songs for August 16, 1975
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1975 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Jive Talkin'” by Bee Gees. Meanwhile, “Solitaire” by Carpenters rises from No. 65 to No. 40. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Solitaire — Carpentersup 25 places, No. 65 → No. 40
- Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady — Helen Reddyup 24 places, No. 86 → No. 62
- Sweet Maxine — The Doobie Brothersup 14 places, No. 66 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Tush — ZZ TopNo. 31
- Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali" — Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa BandNo. 33
- (I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love — Paul Anka/Odia CoatesNo. 35
- Daisy Jane — AmericaNo. 36
- Two Fine People — Cat StevensNo. 37
- Solitaire — CarpentersNo. 40
First-week entries
- I'm Sorry — John DenverNo. 64
- Gone At Last — Paul Simon/Phoebe SnowNo. 67
- Carolina In The Pines — Michael MurpheyNo. 80
- What A Diff'rence A Day Makes — Esther PhillipsNo. 83
- Por Amor Viviremos — Captain & TennilleNo. 86
- Dreaming A Dream — Crown Heights AffairNo. 87
- I Got Stoned And I Missed It — Jim StaffordNo. 89
- Department Of Youth — Alice CooperNo. 90
- To Each His Own — Faith, Hope And CharityNo. 95
- We Been Singin' Songs — Baron StewartNo. 96
- House Of Strangers — Jim GilstrapNo. 97
- What You Got — Duke & The DriversNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.