1975 in music

1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles
4 Other significant singles
5 Published popular music
6 Classical music
7 Opera
8 Musical theatre
9 Musical films
10 Births
11 Deaths
12 Awards

Events

January 2 – New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case.
January 5 – The Wiz, a new version of the classic The Wizard of Oz story, opens at Broadway's Majestic Theater in New York City
January 6 – Approximately 1000 Led Zeppelin fans cause an estimated $30,000 in damage to the lobby of the Boston Garden. The fans had been waiting for tickets to go on sale for Led Zeppelin's February 4 concert. The fans reportedly broke chairs and doors and caused other damage to the building. Boston Mayor Kevin White cancels the upcoming show
January 8 – Three Led Zeppelin concerts at Madison Square Garden sell out in a record four hours.
January 12 – "The Warner Brothers Music Show" begins a nine city, 18 show tour of Europe. The tour included Warner Brothers acts Little Feat, Tower of Power, the Doobie Brothers, Bonaroo, Montrose & Graham and Central Station
February 15 – Soul Train makes it national television debut after 5 years as a local show in Chicago, Illinois. The shows first performance is by Gino Vannelli
February 21 – John Lennon releases his "Rock & Roll" LP, featuring John singing his favorite early rock songs from the 50's. To promote the album he conducts a telephone interview with 20 rock radio stations simultaneously.
March 2 – Los Angeles Police make a routine traffic stop that turns out to be Paul McCartney and his wife Linda. Linda McCartney is arrested for having six to eight ounces of marijuana in her pocketbook.
March 26 – The film version of The Who's Tommy premiers in London
April 3 – Steve Miller is arrested and charged with setting fire to the clothes and personal effects of a friend, Benita DiOrio, and resisting arrest. DiOrio drops the charges the following day.
April 18 – Alice Cooper's first television special, Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record Album airs
April 23 – Badfinger's Peter Ham hangs himself in his London garage
April 28 – Tom Snyder interviews John Lennon on the Tomorrow Show.
May 10 – Stevie Wonder performs before 125,000 people at the Washington Monument as part of Human Kindness Day festivities.
August 9 – Renato Carosone's comeback concert after 15-year retirement
Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour
Firefall forms
The Ramones sign to Sire Records
The Sex Pistols form
Pere Ubu forms in August
.38 Special forms
Motörhead forms
Ocean disbands
John Rutter becomes Director of Music at Clare College, Cambridge.

Albums released

ABBA – ABBA
Straight Shooter – Bad Company
Tryin' to Get the Feeling – Barry Manilow
Main Course – The Bee Gees
Sabotage – Black Sabbath
Blood on the Tracks – Bob Dylan
The Basement Tapes – Bob Dylan & The Band
Young Americans – David Bowie
Another Green World – Brian Eno
Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain & Tennille
Horizon – Carpenters
I'm Still In Love With You – Roy Orbison
IX – Chicago
VIII – Chicago
Welcome to My Nightmare – Alice Cooper
J'Attendrai – Dalida
Hair of the Dog – Nazareth
An Evening with John Denver – John Denver
Windsong – John Denver
One of These Nights – The Eagles
Gratitude – Earth, Wind & Fire
That's the Way of the World – Earth, Wind & Fire
Face the Music – Electric Light Orchestra
Feel Like Makin' Love – Roberta Flack
Experience Gloria Gaynor – Gloria Gaynor (debut)
Never Can Say Goodbye – Gloria Gaynor
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Hall & Oates (debut)
Elite Hotel – Emmylou Harris
Between the Lines – Janis Ian
Red Octopus – Jefferson Starship
Minstrel in the Gallery – Jethro Tull
Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy – Elton John
Rock of the Westies – Elton John
All the Girls in the World Beware – Grand Funk Railroad
Journey – Journey
U.S.A. – King Crimson
Dressed To Kill and Alive! – Kiss
Autobahn – Kraftwerk
Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin
Live! – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Venus and Mars – Paul McCartney & Wings
Fire on the Bayou – The Meters
Ted Nugent- Ted Nugent
Live – Old & in the Way
Have You Never Been Mellow – Olivia Newton-John
Chocolate City – Parliament
Mothership Connection – Parliament
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon
A Night at the Opera – Queen
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow – Rainbow
Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady – Helen Reddy
Quiet Storm – Smokey Robinson
Heart Like a Wheel – Linda Ronstadt
Siren – Roxy Music
Caress of Steel – Rush
Fly by Night – Rush
Horses- Patti Smith
Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
Katy Lied – Steely Dan
Atlantic Crossing – Rod Stewart
Love To Love You Baby – Donna Summer
Bolan's Zip Gun – T. Rex
Force It – UFO
Why Can't We Be Friends? – War
The Who By Numbers – The Who
Venus & Mars – Wings
Dream Weaver – Gary Wright
Tonight's the Night – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Fandango – ZZ Top

Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles

US Number One Singles and Artist
(Weeks at Number One)

UK Number One Singles and Artist
(Weeks at Number One)

"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" – Elton John (2)

"Walk This Way" – Aerosmith (1)
"Mandy" – Barry Manilow (1)
"Please Mr Postman" – Carpenters (1)
"Laughter In The Rain" – Neil Sedaka (1)
"Fire" – Ohio Players (1)
"You're No Good" – Linda Ronstadt (1)
"Pick Up The Pieces" – Average White Band (1)
"Best Of My Love" – The Eagles (1)
"Have You Never Been Mellow" – Olivia Newton-John (1)
"Black Water" – Doobie Brothers (1)
"My Eyes Adored You" – Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons (1)
"Lady Marmalade" – LaBelle (1)
"Lovin' You" – Minnie Riperton (1)
"Philadelphia Freedom" – Elton John (2)
"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song – B. J. Thomas (1)
"He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) – Tony Orlando & Dawn (3)
"Shining Star" – Earth, Wind & Fire (1)
"Before The Next Teardrop Falls" – Freddy Fender (1)
"Thank God I'm A Country Boy" – John Denver (1)
"Sister Golden Hair" – America (1)
"Love Will Keep Us Together" – The Captain & Tennille (4) best seller of the year
"Listen To What The Man Said" – Wings (1)
"The Hustle" – Van McCoy (1)
"One Of These Nights" – The Eagles (1)
"Jive Talkin' – Bee Gees (2)
"Fallin' In Love" – Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (1)
"Rhinestone Cowboy" – Glen Campbell (2)
"Fame" – David Bowie (2)
"I'm Sorry" – John Denver (1)
"Bad Blood" – Neil Sedaka (3)
"Island Girl" – Elton John (3)
"That's The Way (I Like It) – K.C. and the Sunshine Band (2)
"Fly, Robin, Fly" – Silver Convention (3)
"Let's Do It Again"- The Staple Singers (1)

"Lonely This Christmas" – Mud (2 weeks 1974 + 2 weeks 1975)

"Down Down" – Status Quo (1)
"Ms Grace" – Tymes (1)
"January" – Pilot (3)
"Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (2)
"If" – Telly Savalas (2)
"Bye Bye Baby" – Bay City Rollers (6)
"Oh Boy" – Mud (2)
"Stand By Your Man" – Tammy Wynette (3)
"Whispering Grass" – Windsor Davis & Don Estelle (3)
"I'm Not In Love" – 10cc (2)
"Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Take It)" – Johnny Nash (1)
"Give A Little Love" – Bay City Rollers (3)
"Barbados" – Typically Tropical (1)
"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" – Stylistics (3)
"Sailing" – Rod Stewart (4)
"Hold Me Close" – David Essex (3)
"I Only Have Eyes For You" – Art Garfunkel (2)
"Space Oddity" – David Bowie (2)
"D.I.V.O.R.C.E" – Billy Connolly (1)
"Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen (5 weeks 1975 + 4 weeks 1976) best seller of the year

Other significant singles

"At 17"-Janis Ian
"Bad Time" – Grand Funk Railroad
"Ballroom Blitz" – Sweet
"Born To Run" – Bruce Springsteen
"C'est mieux comme ça (Le Parrain 2)" – Dalida
"Calypso" – John Denver
"Cut The Cake" – Average White Band
"Et de l'amour... de l'amour" – Dalida & Richard Chanfray as "St-Germain"
"Feelings" – Morris Albert
"Free Bird" – Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Get Down Tonight" – K.C. and the Sunshine Band
"Hey You" – Bachman Turner Overdrive
"Horror Movie" – Skyhooks #1
"Holy Roller" – Nazareth
"How Sweet It Is" – James Taylor
"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" – ABBA
"The Late Show" – Jackson Browne
"Lyin' Eyes" – The Eagles
"Mamma Mia" – ABBA
"Mein Lieber Herr" – Dalida
"Ne lui dis pas" – Dalida
"The Newcastle Song" – Bob Hudson #1
"No No Song" – Ringo Starr
"Rock and Roll All Night" – Kiss
"Roll On Down The Highway" – Bachman Turner Overdrive
"Saturday Night Special" – Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Shame, Shame, Shame" – Shirley and Company
"SOS" – ABBA
"Summer Love" – Sherbet #1
"Sweet Emotion" – Aerosmith
"Trampled Underfoot" – Led Zeppelin
"When Will I Be Loved" – Linda Ronstadt
"Who Loves You" – The Four Seasons
"Why Can't We Be Friends" – War
"You Are So Beautiful" – Joe Cocker

Published popular music

"Anytime (I'll Be There)" w.m. Paul Anka
"Calypso" w.m. John Denver
"I'm Not In Love" w.m. Graham Keith Gouldman & Eric Michael Stewart
"I'm Sorry" w.m. John Denver
"Mamma Mia" w.m. Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Björn Ulvaeus
"Love Will Keep Us Together" w.m. Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
"Movin' On Up" w.m. Jeff Barry and Ja'Net DuBois, theme from the TV series The Jeffersons
"New York State Of Mind" w.m. Billy Joel
"One" w. Edward Kleban m. Marvin Hamlisch
"Rockin' All Over The World" w.m. John C. Fogerty
"Wasted Days Wasted Nights" w.m. Freddy Fender & Wayne Duncan
"The Way I Want To Touch You" w.m. Toni Tennille
"What I Did For Love" w. Edward Kleban m. Marvin Hamlisch
"You" w.m. Tom Snow

Classical music

Samuel Adler – Symphony No. 5, "We are the Echoes"
Claude Bolling and Jean Pierre Rampal – Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano
Mario Davidovsky – Scenes from Shir ha-Shirim for soprano, two tenors, bass soli and chamber ensemble
Theo Loevendie – Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra, "Incantations"
Witold Lutoslawski – Les Espaces du Sommeil