1975 in British music

none 1975 1975 British music This is a summary of 1975 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. Events 13 February – The film Slade in Flame, starring the members of Slade, premieres at the Metropole Theatre in London. 2 March – Los Angeles Police make a routine traffic stop that turns out to be Paul McCartney and his wife Linda. Linda is arrested for having 170 to 225 grams (six to eight ounces) of marijuana in her pocketbook. 22 March – The Shadows represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden. They come second. 26 March – The film version of the Who's Tommy premieres in London. 7 April – Ritchie Blackmore plays his final show with Deep Purple in Paris before quitting to form his own group, Rainbow. 24 April – Pete Ham, founder of the group Badfinger, is found hanged in his garage at home in Woking, Surrey.Badfinger's Ham dies Melody Maker 5 3 May 1975 His death is ruled a suicide. 1 May – The Rolling Stones announce their forthcoming North American tour by performing "Brown Sugar" from a flatbed truck on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The occasion was guitarist Ronnie Wood's debut with the band. 4 August – Robert Plant and his wife Maureen are seriously injured in a car accident while vacationing on the Greek island of Rhodes. The immediate future of Led Zeppelin is cast into doubt, as Plant will not recover for quite some time. 23 August – Peter Gabriel leaves progressive rock group Genesis. 3 October – The Who release their seventh studio album The Who By Numbers. 7 October – John Lennon finally wins his battle to stay in the United States after the New York Court of Appeals overturns Lennon's 1972 deportation order. 9 October – John Lennon and Yoko Ono become parents of Sean Ono Lennon at 2:00 AM. The birth heralds the beginning of John's temporary retirement from the music business as he vows to devote himself to family for the next five years. 31 October – Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" is released. It goes to number one for nine weeks, and as of 2015 is the biggest-selling non-charity single in UK history. 6 November – The Sex Pistols play their first concert at St. Martin's School of Art in London. 18 December – The official break-up of the Faces is announced at a London press conference. Rod Stewart continues his solo career while Ronnie Wood joins the Rolling Stones. 25 December – Iron Maiden is formed in Leyton, east London, by bassist Steve Harris. Number-one records Singles Chart date(week ending)SongArtist(s)11 January"Lonely This Christmas"Mud18 January"Down Down"Status Quo25 January"Ms Grace"The Tymes1 February"January"Pilot8 February15 February22 February"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel1 March8 March"If"Telly Savalas15 March22 March"Bye Bye Baby"Bay City Rollers29 March6 April13 April20 April27 April3 May"Oh Boy!"Mud10 May17 May"Stand by Your Man"Tammy Wynette24 May31 May7 June"Whispering Grass"Windsor Davies and Don Estelle14 June21 June28 June"I'm Not in Love"10cc5 July12 July"Tears on My Pillow"Johnny Nash19 July"Give a Little Love"Bay City Rollers26 July2 August9 August"Barbados"Typically Tropical16 August"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)"The Stylistics23 August30 August6 September"Sailing"Rod Stewart13 September20 September27 September4 October"Hold Me Close"David Essex11 October18 October25 October"I Only Have Eyes for You"Art Garfunkel1 November8 November"Space Oddity"David Bowie15 November22 November"D.I.V.O.R.C.E."Billy Connolly29 November"Bohemian Rhapsody"Queen6 December13 December20 December27 December3 January Albums DateOfficial Charts Company - Number One albums(Link redirected to OCC website)SingleArtistWeeks11 JanuaryGreatest HitsElton John418 January25 January1 February8 FebruaryHis Greatest HitsEngelbert Humperdinck315 February22 February1 MarchOn the LevelStatus Quo28 March15 MarchPhysical GraffitiLed Zeppelin122 March20 Greatest HitsTom Jones429 March5 April12 April19 AprilThe Best of the StylisticsThe Stylistics226 April3 MayOnce Upon a StarBay City Rollers310 May17 May24 MayThe Best of the StylisticsThe Stylistics531 May7 June14 June21 June28 JuneVenus and MarsWings15 JulyHorizonThe Carpenters212 July19 JulyVenus and MarsWings126 JulyHorizonThe Carpenters32 August9 August16 AugustThe Best of the StylisticsThe Stylistics223 August30 AugustAtlantic CrossingRod Stewart56 September13 September20 September27 September4 OctoberWish You Were HerePink Floyd111 OctoberAtlantic CrossingRod Stewart218 October25 October40 Golden GreatsJim Reeves31 November8 November15 NovemberWe All Had Doctors' PapersMax Boyce122 November40 Greatest HitsPerry Como529 November6 December13 December20 December27 DecemberA Night at the OperaQueen23 January Year-end charts Best-selling singles Sales between 30 December 1974 and 5 December 1975.Top 50 Singles 1975 Music Week 25 27 December 1975 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1975/Music-Week-1975-12-27.pdf World Radio History1975: The Year's Top Selling Records – Singles Record Mirror & Disc 13 10 January 1976 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/70s/76/Record-Mirror-1976-01-10.pdf World Radio History No. Number Title Artist Peakposition 1 "Bye Bye Baby" Bay City Rollers 1 2 "Sailing" Rod Stewart 1 3 "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" The Stylistics 1 4 "Whispering Grass" Windsor Davies and Don Estelle 1 5 "Stand by Your Man" Tammy Wynette 1 6 "Give a Little Love" Bay City Rollers 1 7 "Hold Me Close" David Essex 1 8 "The Last Farewell" Roger Whittaker 2 9 "I Only Have Eyes for You" Art Garfunkel 1 10 "Tears on My Pillow" Johnny Nash 1 11 "I'm Not in Love" 10cc 1 12 "Barbados" Typically Tropical 1 13 "If" Telly Savalas 1 14 "There Goes My First Love" The Drifters 3 15 "Three Steps to Heaven" Showaddywaddy 2 16 "The Hustle" Van McCoy 3 17 "Space Oddity" David Bowie 1 18 "January" Pilot 1 19 "Funky Moped"/"The Magic Roundabout" Jasper Carrott 5 20 "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel 1 21 "Oh Boy" Mud 1 22 "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen 1 23 "Misty" Ray Stevens 2 24 "Lovin' You" Minnie Ripperton 2 25 "The Way We Were"–"Try to Remember" Gladys Knight & the Pips 4 26 "Sugar Candy Kisses" Mac and Katie Kissoon 3 27 "There's a Whole Lot of Loving" Guys & Dolls 2 28 "Please Mr. Postman" The Carpenters 2 29 "Sing Baby Sing" The Stylistics 3 30 "Love Is the Drug" Roxy Music 2 31 "Rhinestone Cowboy" Glen Campbell 4 32 "Moonlighting" Leo Sayer 2 33 "D.I.V.O.R.C.E." Billy Connolly 1 34 "Hurt So Good" Susan Cadogan 4 35 "Only You Can" Fox 3 36 "Honey" Bobby Goldsboro 2 37 "Fox on the Run" Sweet 2 38 "Blanket on the Ground" Billie Jo Spears 6 39 "It's Been So Long" George McCrae 4 40 "Scotch on the Rocks" Band of the Black Watch 8 41 "You Sexy Thing" Hot Chocolate 2 42 "Feelings" Morris Albert 4 43 "The Secrets That You Keep" Mud 3 44 "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" Smokie 3 45 "The Bump" Kenny 3 46 "I'm on Fire" 5000 Volts 4 47 "Love Me Love My Dog" Peter Shelley 3 48 "SOS" ABBA 6 49 "That's the Way (I Like It)" KC & the Sunshine Band 4 50 "Disco Stomp" Hamilton Bohannon 6 Best-selling albums The list of the top fifty best-selling albums of 1975 was published in Music Week in the issue dated 27 December 1975 and in Record Mirror & Disc magazine in the issue dated 10 January 1976, and reproduced in the first edition of the BPI Year Book in 1976. However, in 2007 the Official Charts Company published album chart histories for each year from 1956 to 1977, researched by historian Sharon Mawer, and included an updated list of the top ten best-selling albums for each year based on the new research. The updated top ten for 1975 is shown below.Sharon Mawer Album Chart History: 1975 http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1975.php Official UK Charts Company dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071217020432/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1975.php 17 December 2007 No. Number Title Artist Peakposition 1 The Best of the Stylistics The Stylistics 1 2 Once Upon a Star Bay City Rollers 1 3 Atlantic Crossing Rod Stewart 1 4 40 Golden Greats Jim Reeves 1 5 Venus and Mars Wings 1 6 40 Greatest Hits Elvis Presley 16Greatest Hits was not eligible for the album chart until July 1975, as television-advertised compilations were excluded from the chart until this date. Most of the album's sales were during late 1974 and early 1975, and by the time it was readmitted to the album chart its sales had tailed off. The album did not officially reach number one until September 1977, following Presley's death. 7 Greatest Hits Elton John 1 8 Horizon The Carpenters 1 9 Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield 2Reached number 1 in 1974 10 40 Greatest Hits Perry Como 1 Notes: Classical music: new works Benjamin Britten – Phaedra String Quartet No. 3 Film and incidental music Stanley Myers – Conduct Unbecoming, starring Michael York, Richard Attenborough and Trevor Howard Musical films The Who – Tommy Births 3 January – Rebecca Onslow, singer (Solid HarmoniE) 6 January – Gabriel Prokofiev, Russian-British composer 7 January – Neil Watts, singer (Code Red) 9 January – Glen Clarke, Irish singer (OTT) 13 January – Jason King, radio DJ 15 January – Edith Bowman, radio DJ 19 January – Kule T, singer (MN8) 24 January Isobel Cooper, soprano Paul Marazzi, singer (A1) 28 January – Lee Latchford-Evans, singer (Steps) 12 March – Kéllé Bryan, singer (Eternal) 17 March – Justin Hawkins, vocalist (The Darkness) 25 March – Melanie Blatt, singer (All Saints) 1 April – Suzy Klein, music writer and presenter 23 May – Darren Styles, record producer 29 May – Melanie Brown, singer (Spice Girls) 4 June – Russell Brand, radio DJ 18 June – Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter and producer 23 June – KT Tunstall, singer-songwriter and guitarist 9 July – Shona Fraser, British-born music journalist 18 July – M.I.A., rapper and producer 15 August – Phillip Rodell, singer (Code Red) 4 September – Mark Ronson, DJ and music producer 8 September – Richard Hughes, drummer (Keane) 23 September – Chris Hawkins, radio DJ 9 October – Sean Ono Lennon, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono 14 October – Shaznay Lewis, singer (All Saints) 25 October – Melissa Graham, singer (Solid HarmoniE) 5 November – Lisa Scott-Lee, singer (Steps) 14 November – Faye Tozer, singer (Steps) 25 November – Paul Mealor, composer 29 November – Alan Fitzsimons, Irish singer (OTT) 12 December – Michael Harwood, guitarist (Ultra) Deaths 8 February – Martyn Green, actor and singer, 75 13 February – Eric Thiman, composer, 74 13 March – Jeannie Robertson, folk singer, 66/67 27 March – Sir Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queen's Musick, 83 14 April – Michael Flanders, lyricist, actor, humorist and singer (Flanders and Swann), 53 (intracranial berry aneurysm) 15 April – John D. H. Greenwood, film composer, 75 21 April – Sir Jack Westrup, musicologist, writer, teacher and occasional conductor and composer, 70 24 April – Pete Ham, singer and songwriter (Badfinger), 27 (suicide) 26 April – Godfrey Winham, English-born US music theorist and composer of contemporary classical music, 40 2 August – Muir Mathieson, conductor and composer, 64 (oesophageal cancer)Hetherington, S. (2006) Muir Mathieson: A Life in Film Music, Scottish Cultural Press, 1-898218-11-0 13 November – Lambert Williamson, composer and conductor, 68 See also 1975 in British radio 1975 in British television 1975 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1975 References British Category:British music by year