Number Ones |
| Week Ending | ACT + Links | TITLE | Weeks | TALLY | COMMENT |
| 18 Jan 1975 | Status Quo | Down Down | 1 | Only No 1 | This famous band of head bangers had 22 Top 10s out of 52 hits between 1968 and 1996, but only this No 1. |
| 25 Jan 1975 | Tymes | Ms Grace | 1 | Only No 1 | US group that first charted in 1963. They had only two other hits before this No 1. |
| 1 Feb 1975 | Pilot | January | 3 | Only No 1 | British group whose two follow-ups failed even make the Top 30. |
| 22 Feb 1975 | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) | 2 | Only No 1 | They had two Top 10s before this. Harley went solo in 1976 but never made the big time. |
| 8 Mar 1975 | Telly Savalas | If | 2 | Only No 1 | Actor who starred in the tv cop show "Kojak". He spoke his way through this song by David Gates from Bread. |
| 22 Mar 1975 | Bay City Rollers | Bye Bye Baby | 6 | 1st No 1 | Scottish band that dressed in tartan and built up a fanatical teen following. Best-selling single of 1975. |
| 3 May 1975 | Mud | Oh Boy | 2 | 3rd & last No 1 | Buddy Holly hit from 1958. They had a further 4 Top 10 hits by the end of 1976. |
| 17 May 1975 | Tammy Wynette | Stand By Your Man | 3 | Only No 1 | Legendary US country music singer for whom this song became a trade mark. |
| 7 Jun 1975 | Windsor Davies & Don Estelle | Whispering Grass | 3 | Only No 1 | Spin-off from the BBC sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum". This pair were the stars. |
| 28 Jun 1975 | 10 CC | I'm Not In Love | 2 | 2nd No 1 | Classic love song and radio play list favourite. They were major stars of the 1970s. |
| 12 Jul 1975 | Johnny Nash | Tears On My Pillow | 1 | Only No 1 | Texan who specialised in soft reggae arrangements, and had much success in the UK. |
| 19 Jul 1975 | Bay City Rollers | Give A Little Love | 3 | 2nd & last No 1 | "Rollermania" had been coined by this time, but by mid-77, it was all over. |
| 9 Aug 1975 | Typically Tropical | Barbados | 1 | Only No 1 | Two recording engineers created this reggae dance hit, but became One-hit Wonders. The song, with new words and title made No 1 again in 1999. |
| 16 Aug 1975 | Stylistics | Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) | 3 | Only No 1 | Philadelphian satin soul group who charmed the UK with a succession of smooth ballads. |
| 6 Sep 1975 | Rod Stewart | Sailing | 4 | 3rd No 1 | One of his classic anthems, which returned to No 3 the following year, after use in a tv documentary series. |
| 4 Oct 1975 | David Essex | Hold Me Close | 3 | 2nd & last No 1 | He was at the height of his popularity at this time. In the 1980s he concentrated on stage musicals. |
| 25 Oct 1975 | Art Garfunkel | I Only Have Eyes For You | 2 | 1st No 1 | Having separated from Paul Simon, he recorded mostly MOR standards. |
| 8 Nov 1975 | David Bowie | Space Oddity | 2 | 1st No 1 | He made No 5 with this in 1969. Rick Wakeman provides synthesiser backing. |
| 22 Nov 1975 | Billy Connolly | D.I.V.O.R.C.E. | 1 | Only No 1 | Scottish comedian who made this parody of a Tammy Wynette hit. |
| 29 Nov 1975 Xmas No 1 |
Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody | 9 | 1st No 1 | All-time classic which was accompanied by a video, and was the first No 1 to benefit from tv exposure. In 1991, the record was back at No 1. |
| 31 Jan 1976 | Abba | Mamma Mia | 2 | 2nd No 1 | Two years after their first No 1 they were back, and their careers took off. |
| 14 Feb 1976 | Slik | Forever And Ever | 1 | Only No 1 | Scots band led by Midge Ure. He went on to groups Visage and Ultravox, but his next No 1 was solo in 1985. |
| 21 Feb 1976 | Four Seasons | December '63 | 2 | Only No 1 | Major 60s act, with falsetto vocalist, Frankie Valli, who made a strong return in the 70s with the band and solo. |
| 6 Mar 1976 | Tina Charles | I Love To Love | 3 | Only No 1 | She once recorded budget cover versions and was in band 5000 Volts. Solo, she had two other Top 10 hits. |
| 27 Mar 1976 | Brotherhood Of Man | Save Your Kisses For Me | 6 | 1st No 1 | UK Eurovision winner, which shot them to stardom for a couple of years. Best-selling single of 1976. |
| 8 May 1976 | Abba | Fernando | 4 | 3rd No 1 | The momentum was now picking up - Abbamania began. |
| 5 Jun 1976 | J J Barrie | No Charge | 1 | Only No 1 | Slushy, sentimentality from the Canadian. Female vocals are by Vicky Brown, late wife of 60s' rocker Joe Brown. |
| 12 Jun 1976 | Wurzels | Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) | 2 | Only No 1 | Cider-drinking folkies from the West Country with a reworking of Melanie's hit. |
| 26 Jun 1976 | Real Thing | You To Me Are Everything | 3 | Only No 1 | TV talent show winners from Liverpool who enjoyed hits for the rest of the decade. |
| 17 Jul 1976 | Demis Roussos | The Roussos Phenomenon EP (main track: Forever And Ever) | 1 | Only No 1 | Overweight Greek star, prone to wearing kaftans. Most of his success came from live performances. |
| 24 Jul 1976 | Elton John & Kiki Dee | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | 6 | 1st No 1 for Elton, Only No 1 for Kiki | The British legend had scored five No 1s in the US before this one. His next UK No 1 was 14 years away. |
| 4 Sep 1976 | Abba | Dancing Queen | 6 | 4th No 1 | This classic dance track was their only US No 1. Still heard on radio in to the 2000s. |
| 11 Oct 1976 | Pussycat | Mississippi | 4 | Only No 1 | First Dutch act to make the UK top spot. Success was short lived. |
| 13 Nov 1976 | Chicago | If You Leave Me Now | 3 | Only No 1 | They started as rockers in late 60s, but settled into AOR and became the darlings of American FM radio. |
| 4 Dec 1976 | Showaddywaddy | Under The Moon Of Love | 3 | Only No 1 | Rock 'n' roll revival group from Leicester who had nine Top 10 hits with remakes. |
| 25 Dec 1976 Xmas No 1 |
Johnny Mathis | When A Child Is Born | 3 | Only No 1 | American MOR star who first charted in 1958, and was 41 by the time he got to No 1 with this Christmas classic. |
| 15 Jan 1977 | David Soul | Don't Give Up On Us | 4 | 1st No 1 | One half of top tv cop show "Starsky & Hutch" (he was blonde Hutch) who was a singer before he became an actor. Written by Tony Macaulay. Top seller of 1977. |
| 12 Feb 1977 400th No 1 |
Julie Covington | Don't Cry For Me Argentina | 1 | Only No 1 | From the Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical "Evita". Julie was in tv series "Rock Follies", but did not take a role in the "Evita" stage production. |
| 19 Feb 1977 | Leo Sayer | When I Need You | 3 | Only No 1 | Discovered and managed by Adam Faith, Leo had 10 Top 10 hits over nearly 10 years. Written by Albert Hammond & Carole Bayer Sager. |
| 12 Mar 1977 | Manhattan Transfer | Chanson D'Amour | 3 | Only No 1 | MOR mixed harmony group who worked in New York gay bars, singing 40s and 50s swing classics. |
| 2 Apr 1977 | Abba | Knowing You Knowing Me | 5 | 5th No 1 | Their previous release had stalled at No 3, but they returned for another run of chart toppers. |
| 7 May 1977 | Deniece Williams | Free | 2 | Only No 1 | She was in in Stevie Wonder's backing group in the early 70s, and gained a few solo hits until 1984. |
| 21 May 1977 | Rod Stewart | I Don't Want To Talk About It / First Cut Is The Deepest | 4 | 4th No 1 | He was now enjoying super star status with world-wide popularity. |
| 18 Jun 1977 | Kenny Rogers | Lucille | 1 | 1st No 1 | Country music singer with US hits in the late 60s. This hit gave him stardom in the UK. |
| 25 Jun 1977 | Jacksons | Show You The Way To Go | 1 | Only No 1 | Four members of the Jackson Five, including Michael. They had several disco hits 77-81. |
| 2 Jul 1977 | Hot Chocolate | So You Win Again | 3 | Only No 1 | Led by Errol Brown, they had 30 hits from 1970 to 1984. Remixed hits charted into the 1990s. |
| 23 Jul 1977 | Donna Summer | I Feel Love | 4 | Only No 1 | US disco diva produced by Giorgio Moroder. She had scored 40 hits by 1999. |
| 20 Aug 1977 | Brotherhood Of Man | Angelo | 1 | 2nd No 1 | Two girls and two men who were tackling Abba head-on, but were destined to lose. |
| 27 Aug 1977 | Floaters | Float On | 1 | Only No 1 | Soul/funk act from Detroit, formed in 1964. Top US soul hit of 1977. One-hit Wonders. |
| 3 Sep 1977 | Elvis Presley | Way Down | 5 | 17th No 1 | Released just before the King died on 16/8/77, it shot to No 1 as a result. It put him equal with the Beatles, each amassing 17 No 1 hits. |
| 8 Oct 1977 | David Soul | Silver Lady | 3 | 2nd & last No 1 | He had 5 hits which all made the Top 12. After that his successes were back in acting. |
| 29 Oct 1977 | Baccara | Yes Sir I Can Boogie | 1 | Only No 1 | First Spanish act to reach the UK No 1, and first female duo to do so. One more hit and they were gone. |
| 5 Nov 1977 | Abba | The Name Of The Game | 4 | 6th No 1 | The Abba success wagon was at full speed now, with a film in the can and a world tour having taken place. |
| 3 Dec 1977 Xmas No 1 |
Wings | Mull Of Kintyre | 9 | Only No 1 (1st for Paul McCartney) | Paul's first No 1 since he was a Beatle in 1969. Before his next he had disbanded Wings. |
| 4 Feb 1978 | Althia & Donna | Up Town top Ranking | 1 | Only No 1 | Two Jamaican teenagers who put some Carribean slang to existing music. One-hit Wonders. |
| 11 Feb 1978 | Brotherhood Of Man | Figaro | 1 | 3rd & last No 1 | The formula worked again, but after this the hits faded away and they turned to the cabaret circuit. |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Abba | Take A Chance On Me | 3 | 7th No 1 | Still riding high, they completed a second hat trick of chart toppers. |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Kate Bush | Wuthering Heights | 4 | Only No 1 | Somewhat freaky, this talented singer/songwriter enjoyed 10 years of stardom, but only one No 1. |
| 8 Apr 1978 | Brian & Michael | Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs | 3 | Only No 1 | Celebrating the work of northern painter, L S Lowry, the backing vocals are by the St Winifred's School Choir, who had a No 1 in 1980. |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Bee Gees | Night Fever | 2 | 3rd No 1 | They wrote the soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever", and relaunched their careers as kings of disco. |
| 13 May 1978 | Boney M | Rivers Of Babylon | 5 | 1st No 1 | Carribean act, recorded in Germany, who were major stars in the late 70s. Best selling single of 1978. |
| 17 Jun 1978 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton John | You're The One That I Want | 9 | 1st No 1 | From the soundtrack of "Grease", the film and music from it dominated the second half of 1978. |
| 19 Aug 1978 | Commodores | Three Times A Lady | 5 | Only No 1 | Led by Lionel Richie who wrote the song, they had considerable success until Richie went solo in 1982. |
| 23 Sep 1978 | 10 CC | Dreadlock Holiday | 1 | 3rd & last No 1 | By this time Godley and Creme had left the group, and the hits quickly dried up. |
| 30 Sep 1978 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton John | Summer Nights | 7 | 2nd No 1 for Olivia; 2nd & last No 1 for Travolta. | Another classic track from the film "Grease". The album was second best selling of 1978, beaten by "Saturday Night Fever". |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | 2 | 1st No 1 | Irish new wave outfit led by the now-legendary Sir Bob Geldorf. |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Rod Stewart | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy | 1 | 5th No 1 | He jumped on the disco bandwagon for this hit. It was remixed in 1997 by N-Trance, reaching No 7. |
| 9 Dec 1978 Xmas No 1 |
Boney M | Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord | 4 | 2nd & last No 1 | Remake of a 1957 No 1. They had two more Top 10s, but faded in the early 80s. |
| 6 Jan 1979 | Village People | Y.M.C.A. | 3 | Only No 1 | Classic disco hit from New Yorkers who started out in the Big Apple's gay bars. |
| 27 Jan 1979 | Ian Dury & The Blockheads | Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick | 1 | Only No 1 | They were a popular part of the new wave scene, but this is more of a novelty item. |
| 3 Feb 1979 | Blondie | Heart Of Glass | 4 | 1st No 1 | Led by the charismatic Debbie Harry, they found considerable success between 1978 and 1982. |
| 3 Mar 1979 | Bee Gees | Tragedy | 2 | 4th No 1 | By then a major disco act, this was from their No 1 album, "Spirits Having Flown". |
| 17 Mar 1979 | Gloria Gaynor | I Will Survive | 4 | Only No 1 | Established US disco diva who finally got to No 1 with a song that became the karaoki No 1 in the 1990s. |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Art Garfunkel | Bright Eyes | 6 | 2nd & last No 1 | From the cartoon film "Watership Down". Written by Wombles voice Mike Batt. |
| 26 May 1979 | Blondie | Sunday Girl | 3 | 2nd No 1 | Originally regarded as new wave, their material was now finding a broader audience. |
| 16 Jun 1979 | Anita Ward | Ring My Bell | 2 | Only No 1 | She was a gospel singer in Memphis, but ended up recording disco tracks. One-hit Wonder. |
| 30 Jun 1979 | Tubeway Army (Gary Numan) | Are 'Friends' Electric | 4 | 1st No 1 | Numan provided vocals, guitar and synthesiser for this locally recorded hit. |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | 4 | 2nd & last No 1 | Geldorf was later famous for his Live Aid fund raising event. He went into TV production in the 1990s. |
| 25 Aug 1979 | Cliff Richard | We Don't Talk Anymore | 4 | 10th No 1 | After a lean time through most of the 70s, this first No 1 for 11 years started run of Top 10 hits throughout the 80s. |
| 22 Sep 1979 | Gary Numan | Cars | 1 | 2nd & last No 1 | After a string of hits through the 80s, he turned to flying, and now concentrates on his active web site. |
| 29 Sep 1979 | Police | Message In A Bottle | 3 | 1st No 1 | Led by Sting, who wrote the songs, they were to become one of the major bands of the 1980s. |
| 20 Oct 1979 | Buggles | Video killed The Radio Star | 1 | Only No 1 | A studio band featuring producer Trevor Horn. Famously, it was the first ever item played on MTV. |
| 27 Oct 1979 | Lena Martell | One Day At A Time | 3 | Only No 1 | British MOR album artist who had this unexpected hit. One-hit Wonder. |
| 17 Nov 1979 | Dr Hook | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman | 3 | Only No 1 | US country-rock act formed in 1969. They found favour in the UK with a series of melodic love songs. |
| 8 Dec 1979 | Police | Walking On The moon | 1 | 2nd No 1 | Like their first No 1, this came from their album "Reggatta De Blanc". |
| 15 Dec 1979 Xmas No 1 |
Pink Floyd | Another Brick In The Wall | 5 | Only No 1 | They had charted in 1967, but in the 70s concentrated on albums, their most famous being "The Dark Side Of The Moon". They returned to live concerts in the 1990s. |