THE MBG TOP FORTY
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NOVEMBER 3, 1974 THRU NOVEMBER 1, 1975
THE 6TH CHART YEAR
A Brief Explanation: I have chosen to incorporate what I call 'Chart Years' into The MBG Top 40. Each year, the new chart year will begin on Sunday of the first week of November and run through Saturday of the last week of October. All singles which made their debut within those dates will become eligible for the Top Hits for that chart year; 181 singles qualified during the 1975 chart year.
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 100. | My Melody Of Love - Bobby Vinton | #10 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 99. | Dark Horse - George Harrison | #10 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 98. | Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder | #10 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 97. | No No Song - Ringo Starr | #10 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 96. | Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney & Wings | #10 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 95. | Emotion - Helen Reddy | #10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 94. | Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins | #9 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 93. | Fairytale - Pointer Sisters | #9 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 92. | One Man Woman/One Woman Man - Paul Anka & Odia Coates |
#9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 91. | How Long (Betcha Got A Chic On The Side) - Pointer Sisters | #9 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 90. | That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind & Fire |
#8 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 89. | My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli | #8 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 88. | Chevy Van - Sammy John | #8 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 87. | Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band | #8 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 86. | Only You - Ringo Starr | #8 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 85. | Operator - Manhattan Transfer | #8 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 84. | The Immigrant - Neil Sedaka | #7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 83. | I Don't Like To Sleep Alone - Paul Anka | #7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 82. | Willie and the Hand Jive - Eric Clapton | #7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 81. | Sweet Surrender - John Denver | #7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 80. | The Way We Were/Try To Remember - Gladys Knight & The Pips |
#7 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 79. | I'm Sorry/Calypso - John Denver | #6 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 78. | Shinning Star - Earth, Wind & Fire | #6 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 77. | Third Rate Romance - Amazing Rhythm Aces | #6 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 76. | Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull | #6 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 75. | Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow | #6 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 74. | Black Water - Doobie Brothers | #6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 73. | Harry Truman - Chicago | #5 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 72. | I Can Help - Billy Swan | #5 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 71. | Walking In Rhythm - Blackbyrds | #5 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 70. | I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter | #5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 69. | Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John | #5 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 68. | Lady - Styx | #5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 67. | Just Too Many People - Melissa Manchester | #5 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 66. | Solitaire - Carpenters | #5 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 65. | You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White | #5 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 64. | Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company | #5 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 63. | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You - Sugarloaf | #5 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 62. | Listen To What The Man Said - Paul McCartney & Wings |
#4 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 61. | They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play) - Spinners |
#4 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 60. | Rainy Day People - Gordon Lightfoot | #4 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 59. | Some Kind Of Wonderful - Gand Funk | #4 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 58. | Bad Time - Grand Funk | #4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 57. | Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell | #4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 56. | Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor | #4 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 55. | Sister Golden Hair - America | #4 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 54. | The Hustle - Van McCoy | #3 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 53. | (Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas | #3 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 52. | Wildfire - Michael Murphy | #3 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 51. | Miracles - Jefferson Starship | #3 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 50. | Please Mister Please - Olivia Newton-John | #3 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 49. | Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils | #3 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 48. | Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas | #3 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 47. | At Seventeen - Janis Ian | #3 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 46. | Lonely People - America | #3 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 45. | Daisy Jane - America | #3 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 44. | Old Days - Chicago | #3 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 43. | Magic - Pilot | #3 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 42. | How Long - Ace | #3 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 41. | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John | #3 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 40. | Ride 'Em Cowboy - Paul Davis | #2 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 39. | Morning Beautiful - Tony Orlando & Dawn | #2 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 38. | Nights On Broadway - Bee Gees | #2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 37. | Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow | #2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 36. | Nightingale - Carole King | #2 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 35. | Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters | #2 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 34. | You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker | #2 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 33. | Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka | #2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 32. | Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedaka | #2 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 31. | When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt | #2 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 30. | Heatwave/Love Is A Rose - Linda Ronstadt | #2 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 29. | Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John | #2 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 28. | Island Girl - Elton John | #2 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 27. | Thank God I'm A Country Boy - John Denver | #2 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 26. | Something Better To Do - Olivia Newton-John | #1 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 25. | Who Loves You - Four Seasons | #1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 24. | Get Down Tonight - K.C. & The Sunshine Band | #1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 23. | Emma - Hot Chocolate | #1 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 22. | One Of These Nights - Eagles | #1 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 21. | Why Can't We Be Friends - War | #1 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 20. | Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
#1 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 19. | How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor |
#1 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 18. | Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester | #1 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 17. | You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt | #1 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 16. | Best Of My Love - Eagles | #1 | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| 15. | Lady Marmalade - Labelle | #1 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 14. | He Don't Love You - Tony Orlando & Dawn | #1 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 13. | Dance With Me - Orleans | #1 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 12. | Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees | #1 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 11. | Fame - David Bowie | #1 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 10. | I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel | #1 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 9. | The Way I Want To Touch You - Captain & Tennille |
#1 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 8. | Only Yesterday - Carpenters | #1 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 7. | That's The Way I Like It - K.C. & The Sunshine Band |
#1 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 6. | Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton | #1 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 5. | Lying Eyes - Eagles | #1 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4. | Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John |
#1 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 3. | I'm Not In Love - Ten CC | #1 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 2. | Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille |
#1 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 1. | Mandy - Barry Manilow | #1 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
