List of number-one country albums of 1975 (U.S.)
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These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 1975
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
1975 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1975.-Events:*March 13 — The rocky marriage of George Jones and Tammy Wynette ends in divorce....
, per the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 4 | Back Home Again | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... |
| January 11 | The Silver Fox | Charlie Rich Charlie Rich Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver... |
| January 18 | I Can Help | Billy Swan Billy Swan Billy Lance Swan is an American songwriter and singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".-Life:Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar, and began writing songs... |
| January 25 | I Can Help | Billy Swan |
| February 1 | City Lights | Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as... |
| February 8 | Heart Like a Wheel Heart Like a Wheel Heart Like a Wheel is Linda Ronstadt's fifth solo album release and the last-ever of her studio projects for Capitol Records, released in late 1974. It is universally considered to be Ronstadt's all-time high watermark masterpiece recording and a pioneering blueprint of Country Rock... |
Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden... |
| February 15 | Heart Like a Wheel | Linda Ronstadt |
| February 22 | Heart Like a Wheel | Linda Ronstadt |
| March 1 | Heart Like a Wheel | Linda Ronstadt |
| March 8 | Promised Land Promised Land (Elvis Presley album) -Personnel:*David Briggs - piano, organ*James Burton - guitar*Johnny Christopher - guitar*Jeannie Green - backing vocals*Per Erik Hallin - piano, organ*Mary Holladay - backing vocals*Susan Pilkington - backing vocals*Elvis Presley - vocals, guitar... |
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
| March 15 | Linda on My Mind | Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006... |
| March 22 | Have You Never Been Mellow Have You Never Been Mellow Have You Never Been Mellow was an album by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1975.-Reception:Both the title single and the album rose to the top of their respective U.S. charts . The title song and its follow-up, "Please Mr... |
Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA... |
| March 29 | Have You Never Been Mellow | Olivia Newton-John |
| April 5 | Have You Never Been Mellow | Olivia Newton-John |
| April 12 | Have You Never Been Mellow | Olivia Newton-John |
| April 19 | Have You Never Been Mellow | Olivia Newton-John |
| April 26 | Have You Never Been Mellow | Olivia Newton-John |
| May 3 | An Evening with John Denver An Evening with John Denver An Evening With John Denver is a live album of music performed by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California in August and September 1974... |
John Denver |
| May 10 | An Evening with John Denver | John Denver |
| May 17 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls Before the Next Teardrop Falls Before The Next Teardrop Falls is an album by Freddy Fender. His first album, it was released in 1974. The album includes the Number One hits "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights."- Track listing :... |
Freddy Fender Freddy Fender Freddy Fender , born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San Benito, Texas, United States, was a Mexican-American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados... |
| May 24 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender |
| May 31 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender |
| June 7 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender |
| June 14 | Keep Movin' On Keep Movin' On Keep Movin' On is an album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1975. "Movin' On" was a full-length version of a song Haggard recorded as the theme song to the TV series "Movin' On"; "Kentucky Gambler" had been written by Dolly Parton... |
Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
| June 21 | Keep Movin' On | Merle Haggard |
| June 28 | Keep Movin' On | Merle Haggard |
| July 5 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender |
| July 12 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender |
| July 19 | Keep Movin' On | Merle Haggard |
| July 26 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender |
| August 2 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender |
| August 9 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender |
| August 16 | Feelins | Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he... |
| August 23 | Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High) | Charlie Rich |
| August 30 | Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High) | Charlie Rich |
| September 6 | Dreaming My Dreams | Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... |
| September 13 | Rhinestone Cowboy | Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show... |
| September 20 | Rhinestone Cowboy | Glen Campbell |
| September 27 | Rhinestone Cowboy | Glen Campbell |
| October 4 | Red Headed Stranger Red Headed Stranger Red Headed Stranger is a 1975 album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson. After the wide success of his recordings with Atlantic records, Nelson signed a contract with Columbia Records, a label that gave him total creative control over his works... |
Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... |
| October 11 | Red Headed Stranger | Willie Nelson |
| October 18 | Red Headed Stranger | Willie Nelson |
| October 25 | Windsong Windsong Windsong is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in September 1975. Denver's popularity was at its peak by this time.... |
John Denver |
| November 1 | Windsong | John Denver |
| November 8 | Windsong | John Denver |
| November 15 | Windsong | John Denver |
| November 22 | Windsong | John Denver |
| November 29 | Red Headed Stranger | Willie Nelson |
| December 6 | Red Headed Stranger | Willie Nelson |
| December 13 | Are You Ready for Freddy? Are You Ready for Freddy? Are You Ready For Freddy? is an album by Freddy Fender. It was released in 1975 on Dot Records and is a collaboration between the singer and producer Huey P. Meaux.-Overview:... |
Freddy Fender |
| December 20 | Are You Ready for Freddy? | Freddy Fender |
| December 27 | Black Bear Road Black Bear Road (album) Black Bear Road is an album by country musician C. W. McCall, released on MGM Records in 1975 . It is largely considered the album which gave him the most significant boost of his career, almost entirely due to the hit novelty song, "Convoy", that hit the number one spot on both Billboard's Country... |
C. W. McCall C. W. McCall C. W. McCall is the pseudonym of William Dale Fries, Jr. , an American singer, activist and politician known for his truck-themed outlaw country songs.-Biography:... |