Top Songs of 1975


Rank All Time Rank Artist Song Genres
1
13
Bruce Springsteen Born to Run Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
2
41
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Art Rock, Rock Opera
3
103
Bruce Springsteen Thunder Road Heartland Rock, Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
4
123
Bob Marley and The Wailers No Woman No Cry Reggae
5
139
Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
6
147
Led Zeppelin Kashmir Hard Rock, Symphonic Rock
7
223
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Roadrunner Garage Rock, Proto-Punk
8
265
Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here Art Rock
9
321
Patti Smith Gloria Garage Rock, Proto-Punk
10
485
David Bowie Young Americans Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock, Pop Soul
11
538
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cortez the Killer Art Rock, Singer/Songwriter
12
554
10cc I'm Not in Love Ambient Pop, Art Pop
13
578
Aerosmith Walk This Way Hard Rock
14
618
Roxy Music Love Is the Drug Art Rock, Funk Rock, Glam Rock
15
643
Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond Art Rock, Progressive Rock
16
658
Donna Summer Love to Love You Baby Disco, Smooth Soul
17
712
Bob Dylan Hurricane Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
18
879
David Bowie Fame Funk, Funk Rock
19
898
Bruce Springsteen Jungleland Heartland Rock, Piano Rock
20
993
Kiss Rock and Roll All Nite Glam Rock, Hard Rock
21
1200
Parliament Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk) P-Funk
22
1250
Aerosmith Sweet Emotion Hard Rock
23
1252
David Bowie Golden Years Art Rock, Funk Rock
24
1341
Fleetwood Mac Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) Pop Rock
25
1414
Bob Dylan Simple Twist of Fate Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
26
1457
ABBA S.O.S. Europop
27
1469
Burning Spear Marcus Garvey Roots Reggae
28
1501
Earth, Wind & Fire Shining Star Funk, Soul
29
1546
Bob Dylan Shelter from the Storm Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
30
1552
KC and The Sunshine Band That's the Way (I Like It) Disco, Funk
31
1575
Willie Nelson Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain Outlaw Country
32
1577
Fleetwood Mac Landslide Folk Pop
33
1578
Patti Smith Land: Horses/Land of a Thousand Dances/La Mer (de) Beat Poetry, Proto-Punk, Singer/Songwriter
34
1589
War Low Rider Latin Funk
35
1663
Kraftwerk Radioaktivität / Radioactivity Synthpop
36
1707
Eagles One of These Nights Pop Rock
37
1739
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) Glam Rock, Pop Rock
38
1766
Bruce Springsteen Backstreets Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter
39
1788
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Wake Up Everybody Philly Soul
40
1875
Gavin Bryars Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet Minimalism
41
1918
Peter Tosh Legalize It Roots Reggae
42
1976
Bob Dylan Idiot Wind Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
43
2070
Bee Gees Jive Talkin' Disco, Pop
44
2138
Neil Young Tonight's the Night Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
45
2197
AC/DC It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll) Hard Rock
46
2299
Elton John Philadelphia Freedom Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock
47
2399
Paul Simon 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
48
2442
Loretta Lynn The Pill Honky Tonk
49
2486
John Cale (I Keep a) Close Watch Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Soft Rock
50
2536
Peter Frampton Show Me the Way Pop Rock
51
2621
The O'Jays I Love Music Disco, Philly Soul
52
2766
Gérard Manset Il voyage en solitaire Chanson
53
3117
Lou Reed Coney Island Baby Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
54
3138
Ted Nugent Stranglehold Hard Rock
55
3145
Van McCoy The Hustle Disco
56
3259
Electric Light Orchestra Evil Woman Pop Rock
57
3421
Patti Smith Free Money Proto-Punk, Singer/Songwriter
58
3461
Heart Crazy On You Hard Rock, Pop Rock
59
3492
Daryl Hall & John Oates Sara Smile Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock
60
3511
Janis Ian At Seventeen Bossa Nova, Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
61
3586
Eagles Lyin' Eyes Country Rock, Soft Rock
62
3668
ZZ Top Tush Blues Rock, Hard Rock
63
3738
Emmylou Harris Boulder to Birmingham Country
64
3865
Led Zeppelin In My Time of Dying Blues Rock, Hard Rock
65
3878
Television Little Johnny Jewel Art Rock, Proto-Punk
66
3904
AC/DC T.N.T. Hard Rock
67
3955
Alice Cooper Only Women Bleed Glam Rock
68
4031
War Why Can't We Be Friends? Pop Reggae, Soul
69
4038
Aerosmith Toys in the Attic Hard Rock
70
4061
Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy Nashville Sound, Urban Cowboy
71
4070
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Bad Luck Disco, Philly Soul
72
4088
The Isley Brothers Fight the Power (Part I) Funk, Soul
73
4091
Earth, Wind & Fire That's the Way of the World Smooth Soul
74
4129
ABBA Mamma Mia Europop
75
4164
Foghat Slow Ride Blues Rock, Hard Rock
76
4218
Nino Ferrer Le Sud Psychedelic Pop
77
4290
Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 Water No Get Enemy Afrobeat
78
4350
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Don't Leave Me This Way Disco, Philly Soul
79
4376
Eagles Take It to the Limit Country Rock, Soft Rock
80
4525
KC and The Sunshine Band Get Down Tonight Disco, Funk
81
4526
Captain and Tennille Love Will Keep Us Together Adult Contemporary, Yacht Rock
82
4539
Hot Chocolate You Sexy Thing Disco, Funk, Pop Soul
83
4558
John Fogerty Rockin' All Over the World Heartland Rock, Roots Rock
84
4603
Bob Dylan If You See Her, Say Hello Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
85
4660
Ian Hunter Once Bitten, Twice Shy Glam Rock
86
4673
Queen You're My Best Friend Pop Rock
87
4716
Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years Pop, Singer/Songwriter
88
4752
Pere Ubu 30 Seconds over Tokyo Art Rock, Post-Punk
89
4757
Pete Wingfield Eighteen with a Bullet Blue Eyed Soul
90
4807
Led Zeppelin Trampled Under Foot Funk Rock, Hard Rock
91
4892
Burning Spear Slavery Days Roots Reggae
92
5021
Ohio Players Love Rollercoaster Funk
93
5027
Judy Collins Send in the Clowns Adult Contemporary
94
5034
Eric Carmen All by Myself Pop Rock
95
5048
Francesco De Gregori Rimmel Canzone d'autore
96
5068
Bee Gees Nights on Broadway Blue Eyed Soul, Disco
97
5080
Bruce Springsteen Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Heartland Rock
98
5149
Lynyrd Skynyrd Saturday Night Special Hard Rock, Southern Rock
99
5155
Simon and Garfunkel My Little Town Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
100
5183
Bad Company Feel Like Makin' Love Hard Rock
101
5211
Eno Another Green World Ambient
102
5226
Dion Born to Be with You Baroque Pop, Pop Rock
103
5228
Al Green L-O-V-E (Love) Southern Soul
104
5271
Waylon Jennings Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way Outlaw Country
105
5290
Dr. Feelgood She Does It Right British Blues, Pub Rock
106
5409
Eno St. Elmo's Fire Art Pop, Art Rock, Experimental Rock
107
5435
America Sister Golden Hair Folk Pop, Soft Rock
108
5619
Keith Jarrett The Köln Concert Part I ECM Style Jazz
109
5685
Joan Baez Diamonds and Rust Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
110
5690
Tavares It Only Takes a Minute Disco, Pop Soul
111
5785
Bob Dylan & The Band This Wheel's on Fire Folk Rock, Roots Rock
112
5801
Elvin Bishop Fooled Around and Fell in Love Blue Eyed Soul, Southern Rock
113
5915
Rufus feat. Chaka Khan Sweet Thing Pop Soul
114
5989
Natalie Cole This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) Chicago Soul, Pop Soul
115
6027
John Lennon Stand by Me Pop Rock
116
6057
Elton John Someone Saved My Life Tonight Piano Rock
117
6085
Bob Dylan You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
118
6125
Neu! Isi Krautrock
119
6142
Bob Dylan Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
120
6266
Outlaws Green Grass and High Tides Country Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock
121
6273
Peter Frampton Baby I Love Your Way Pop Rock
122
6337
Silver Convention Fly, Robin, Fly Euro-Disco
123
6568
Loudon Wainwright III Rufus Is a Tit Man Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
124
6659
Rod Stewart Sailing Soft Rock, Yacht Rock
125
6741
Queen Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…) Glam Rock, Hard Rock
126
6762
Rino Gaetano Ma il cielo è sempre più blu Pop, Singer/Songwriter
127
6785
Joni Mitchell The Hissing of Summer Lawns Jazz Pop, Progressive Pop, Singer/Songwriter
128
6834
Led Zeppelin Ten Years Gone Hard Rock
129
6863
Renaud Hexagone Chanson, Folk Rock
130
6936
Joe Dassin L'été Indien Chanson, French Pop
131
6953
Patti Smith Break It Up Art Rock, Proto-Punk, Singer/Songwriter
132
6976
Minnie Riperton Inside My Love Smooth Soul
133
6986
Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares Kalimankou denkou Bulgarian Folk Music, Polyphonic Chant
134
7015
Jefferson Starship Miracles Soft Rock
135
7023
Gary Wright Dream Weaver Progressive Pop, Soft Rock
136
7041
Paul McCartney and Wings Listen to What the Man Said Pop Rock
137
7096
Amazing Rhythm Aces Third Rate Romance Country Rock
138
7135
Steely Dan Doctor Wu Soft Rock, Yacht Rock
139
7137
The Four Seasons December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) Disco, Pop Soul
140
7171
The Walker Brothers No Regrets Baroque Pop, Soft Rock
141
7249
Dorothy Moore Misty Blue Deep Soul
142
7521
Crosby & Nash To the Last Whale / Wind on the Water Folk Rock
143
7545
The Tubes White Punks on Dope Glam Rock, Proto-Punk
144
7700
Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy Hard Rock
145
7773
People's Choice Do It Any Way You Wanna Disco, Funk, Philly Soul
146
7795
Parliament P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) P-Funk
147
7947
Brass Construction Movin' Disco, Funk
148
7973
Bruce Springsteen Meeting Across the River Heartland Rock, Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
149
8038
Dwight Twilley Band I'm On Fire Power Pop
150
8046
Maxine Nightingale Right Back Where We Started From Disco, Pop Soul
151
8129
Barry Manilow I Write the Songs Adult Contemporary
152
8399
Triana En el lago Andalusian Rock
153
8504
Paul McCartney and Wings Venus and Mars / Rock Show Pop Rock
154
8507
The Band Acadian Driftwood Roots Rock
155
8655
Nazareth Hair of the Dog Hard Rock
156
8704
Starbuck Moonlight Feels Right Soft Rock
157
8748
C.W. McCall Convoy Novelty, Truck Driving Country
158
8769
The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again Chicago Soul, Pop Soul
159
8813
Heart Magic Man Pop Rock
160
8841
Bob Dylan You're a Big Girl Now Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
161
8859
Fleetwood Mac Say You Love Me Country Pop, Country Rock, Piano Rock
162
8866
Il était une fois J'ai encore rêvé d'elle Chanson
163
8871
Rod Stewart I Don't Want to Talk About It Pop Rock
164
8902
The Trammps Hold Back the Night Philly Soul, Pop Soul
165
9054
Dick Annegarn Coutances Chanson
166
9067
AC/DC The Jack Blues Rock, Hard Rock
167
9172
The Bellamy Brothers Let Your Love Flow Country Pop
168
9181
Michel Delpech Quand j'étais chanteur Chanson
169
9188
Olivia Newton-John Have You Never Been Mellow Adult Contemporary
170
9194
Diana Ross Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Adult Contemporary, Film Soundtrack, Pop Soul
171
9291
Queen Love of My Life Art Pop, Piano Rock
172
9334
Michel Jonasz Les vacances au bord de la mer Chanson
173
9381
William Sheller Rock' N' Dollars French Pop
174
9384
James Taylor Mexico  Singer/Songwriter
175
9386
Bob Dylan & The Band Million Dollar Bash Folk Rock, Roots Rock
176
9488
Guy Clark L.A. Freeway Outlaw Country, Singer/Songwriter
177
9528
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Winter in America Jazz-Funk, Soul, Soul Jazz
178
9575
Guy Clark Desperados Waiting for a Train Outlaw Country, Singer/Songwriter
179
9676
Smokey Robinson Baby That's Backatcha Smooth Soul
180
9768
Black Sabbath Symptom of the Universe Heavy Metal
181
9774
The Trammps That's Where the Happy People Go Disco, Philly Soul

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Roy Harper When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
David Ruffin Walk Away From Love Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
Leon Haywood I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You Funk, Soul
Graham Central Station The Jam Funk
Junior Byles Fade Away Roots Reggae
Sisa Qualsevol nit pot sortir el sol Psychedelic Folk
Led Zeppelin The Rover Hard Rock
Chris Spedding Motor Bikin' Pub Rock, Rock & Roll
Gary Stewart She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound
Labi Siffre I Got the... Soul
Barry White Let the Music Play Disco, Smooth Soul
Bob Dylan & The Band Tears of Rage Folk Rock, Roots Rock
Francesco De Gregori Buonanotte fiorellini Canzone d'autore
Neil Young Tired Eyes Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Eno I'll Come Running Art Pop, Art Rock
Fleetwood Mac Over My Head Soft Rock
The Trammps Stop & Think Philly Soul
Anthony Braxton Comp. 23 B Avant-Garde Jazz
The Who Squeeze Box Pop Rock
Pink Floyd Have a Cigar Art Rock
Jeff Beck Freeway Jam Jazz-Rock
Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare Glam Rock, Hard Rock
Donald Byrd Think Twice Jazz-Funk
Foghat Fool For the City Hard Rock
Major Harris Love Won't Let Me Wait Smooth Soul
John Fogerty Almost Saturday Night Heartland Rock, Roots Rock
Gérard Lenorman La ballade des gens heureux Chanson
Joni Mitchell Don't Interrupt the Sorrow Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Pink Floyd Welcome to the Machine Art Rock, Electronic
Bob Seger Beautiful Loser Heartland Rock
Little Feat Long Distance Love Southern Rock
Maceo and The Macks Cross the Track (We Better Go Back) Funk
Jacob Miller Tenement Yard Roots Reggae
Emmylou Harris One of These Days Country
Wayne Shorter feat. Milton Nascimento Ponta de Areia Jazz Fusion, Samba-Jazz
Sweeney Todd Roxy Roller Glam Rock
Richard and Linda Thompson Dimming of the Day Folk Rock
Led Zeppelin The Wanton Song Hard Rock
Tony Bennett & Bill Evans Some Other Time Standards, Vocal Jazz
The Salsoul Orchestra You're Just the Right Size Disco
Kool & The Gang Spirit of the Boogie Funk
Lonnie Liston Smith Expansions Jazz-Funk
Queen '39 Psychedelic Folk
Cecil Taylor Abyss Free Jazz
Triana Abre la puerta Andalusian Rock
Bad Company Shooting Star Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Hello New York Groove Glam Rock
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Don't Cry No Tears Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Claudio Baglioni Sabato Pomeriggio Canción melódica, Italo Pop
Félix Leclerc Le tour de l'île Chanson à texte
The Brecker Brothers Some Skunk Funk Jazz Fusion
Bruce Springsteen She's the One Heartland Rock
Kate and Anna McGarrigle Complainte pour Ste. Catherine Folk Rock
Roky Erickson Starry Eyes Garage Rock, Proto-Punk, Psychedelic Rock
ZZ Top Heard It on the X Blues Rock, Southern Rock
AC/DC High Voltage Hard Rock
Roky Erickson & Bleibalien Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog) Garage Rock, Proto-Punk, Psychedelic Rock
Led Zeppelin In the Light Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Electric Light Orchestra Strange Magic Pop Rock, Symphonic Rock
Waylon Jennings Dreaming My Dreams with You Outlaw Country
Aerosmith No More No More Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Silvio Rodríguez Playa Girón Nueva trova
Don Cherry Brown Rice Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Joe Gibbs African Dub Dub
Steely Dan Any World (That I'm Welcome To) Yacht Rock
Allen Toussaint Southern Nights Psychedelic Soul, Southern Soul
Rainbow Man on the Silver Mountain Hard Rock
Supertramp Ain't Nobody But Me Progressive Pop, Soft Rock
Rush Fly by Night Hard Rock
Dick Annegarn Mireille Chanson
Dr. Feelgood Back in the Night Pub Rock
Dave Du coté de chez swann Chanson, French Pop
The Dictators (I Live For) Cars and Girls Hard Rock, Proto-Punk
Queen I'm in Love with My Car Hard Rock
Area Gioia e rivoluzione Avant-Prog
The Dictators Two Tub Man Hard Rock, Proto-Punk
Patti Smith Kimberly Art Rock, Proto-Punk, Singer/Songwriter
Jethro Tull Minstrel in the Gallery Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Led Zeppelin Custard Pie Hard Rock
Roxy Music Both Ends Burning Art Rock, Glam Rock
Funkadelic Let's Take It to the Stage Funk Rock, P-Funk
Ben E. King Supernatural Thing Funk, Soul
Procol Harum Pandora's Box Progressive Rock
The Band It Makes No Difference Folk Rock, Roots Rock
Stretch Why Did You Do It Funk
Steely Dan Black Friday Blues Rock, Pop Rock
Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 Expensive Shit Afrobeat
Gwen McCrae Rockin' Chair Funk, Southern Soul
Supertramp A Soapbox Opera Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop
David Bowie Can You Hear Me Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock
Smokey Robinson Quiet Storm Smooth Soul
Steely Dan Bad Sneakers Yacht Rock
Hamilton Bohannon Foot Stompin Music Disco, Funk
Eno Everything Merges with the Night Art Pop, Art Rock
Manfred Mann's Earth Band Spirits in the Night Progressive Rock
Rainbow Catch the Rainbow Psychedelic Rock
Mike Oldfield Ommadawn (Part One) Celtic New Age, Progressive Rock