It’s exactly 45 years before Sadie is born in our journey through time, let’s hear her introduce us to the sounds of August, 1975…
The Chart
It’s a week at the top for “One Of These Nights” by the Eagles, two for the Bee Gees with “Jive Talkin’” then “Fallin’ In Love” by Hamilton , Joe Frank & Reynolds and “Get Down Tonight” by K.C & The Sunshine Band both get a week at number one.
- “At Seventeen” – Janis Ian
- [new] “Ballroom Blitz” – Sweet
- [new] “Black Superman” – Johnny Wakelin
- [new] “Calypso / I’m Sorry” – John Denver
- [new] “Could This Be Magic” – Barry Manilow
- [new] “Daisy Jane” – America
- [new] “Dance With Me” – Orleans
- “Dynomite” – Tony Camillo’s Bazuka
- “Everytime You Touch Me” – Charlie Rich
- “Fallin’ In Love” – “Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds”
- [new] “Fame” – David Bowie
- [new] “Feel Like Makin’ Love” – Bad Company
- [new] “Feelings” – Morris Albert
- “Fight The Power” – Isley Brothers
- [new] “Get Down Tonight” – K.C & The Sunshine Band
- [new] “Help Me Rhonda” – Johnny Rivers
- [new] “Holdin’ On To Yesterday” – Ambrosia
- “How Sweet It Is” – James Taylor
- [new] “I Believe There’s Nothing Stronger Than Our Love” – Paul Anka & Odia Coates
- “I’m Not In Love” – 10Cc
- “I’m On Fire” – Dwight Twilley Band
- “Jive Talkin’” – Bee Gees
- “Just A Little Bit Of You” – Michael Jackson
- [new] “Listen To What The Man Said” – Wings
- “Love Will Keep Us Together” – Captain & Tennille
- “Midnight Blue” – Melissa Manchester
- “Mornin’ Beautiful” – Tony Orlando & Dawn
- “One Of These Nights” – Eagles
- “Please Mr. Please” – Olivia Newton-John
- [new] “Rendezvous” – Hudson Brothers
- “Rhinestone Cowboy” – Glen Campbell
- “Rockford Files” – Mike Post
- “Rockin’ Chair” – Gwen Mccrae
- [new] “Run Joey Run” – David Geddes
- “Saturday Night Special” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- “Slippery When Wet” – Commodores
- [new] “Solitaire” – Carpenters
- “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” – Elton John
- “Swearin’ To God” – Frankie Valli
- [new] “That’s The Way Of The World” – Earth Wind & Fire
- [new] “That’s When The Music Takes Me” – Neil Sedaka
- “The Hustle” – Van Mccoy
- [new] “The Proud One” – Osmonds
- “The Way We Were” – Gladys Knight & The Pips
- [new] “Third Rate Romance” – Amazing Rhythm Aces
- [new] “Tush” – Zz Top
- [new] “Wasted Days And Wasted Nights” – Freddy Fender
- “Why Can’t We Be Friends” – War
[new] = New to the chart this week.
You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.
The Times
Track-and-field history was shattered on August 12, 1975, when kiwi runner John Walker broke one of athletics’ most legendary barriers at a track meet in Gothenburg, Sweden. Becoming the first human being in history to run a mile in under 3 minutes and 50 seconds, Walker crossed the finish line at 3:49.4, trimming nearly a full second off the previous world record. His lightning performance ignited global sports headlines, cementing the sub-3:50 mile as the ultimate benchmark of human speed and endurance and paving the way for his iconic 1500m Gold Medal victory at the Montreal Olympic Games the following summer. (see a film here.)
On August 10, 1975, American political culture received a jolt of unprecedented candor when First Lady Betty Ford appeared for an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes. Speaking with journalist Morley Safer, Ford broke traditional First Lady protocol by discussing taboo topics with startling honesty—openly supporting abortion rights, discussing premarital sex, predicting her children’s generation would experiment with marijuana, and candidly reflecting on her own mental health. The broadcast sent shockwaves through the political establishment, sparking intense national debate, drawing tens of thousands of letters, and ultimately transforming her into an unconventional cultural icon whose authenticity resonated across generations.
On August 20, 1975, NASA fired the opening shot in the golden age of planetary exploration by launching the Viking 1 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Bound for Mars, the robotic orbiter and lander mission aimed to capture the first high-resolution color photographs of the Red Planet’s surface and analyze Martian soil for potential signs of microbial life. Transmitting unprecedented, close-up images of Martian deserts and canyons back to Earth the following year, the Viking program captured the public imagination, fueling a massive 1970s revival in space-age fascination, alien pop culture, and speculative science fiction.
The Take
Some classic music / live videos for some of the new songs this month…
“Get Down Tonight” by K.C & The Sunshine Band here.
“Could It Be Magic” by Barry Manilow below…
And the fabulous “Fame” by David Bowie…
Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.