Neil Sedaka : Bad Blood
1975 was the year of the Sedaka. The chubby 35 year old had written three #1 songs that year: "Laughter in the Rain", Captain and Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together", and "Bad Blood", his duet with Rocket label owner Elton John which sold 1.4 million copies and was number one for three weeks beginning October 11th. Aside from Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz" nothing in the Top 20 actually rawks.
2 CALYPSO / I’M SORRY –•– John Denver (RCA)-9
3 FAME –•– David Bowie (RCA)-16
4 MR. JAWS –•– Dickie Goodman (Cash)-6
5 MIRACLES –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-8
6 BALLROOM BLITZ –•– Sweet (Capitol)-18
7 DANCE WITH ME –•– Orleans (Asylum)-13
8 AIN’T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-10
9 ROCKY –•– Austin Roberts (Private Shock)-13
10 LYIN’ EYES –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-5
11 FEELINGS –•– Morris Albert (RCA)-17
12 IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE –•– Tavares (Capitol)-12
13 THEY JUST CAN’T STOP IT THE (Games People Play) –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-10
14 WHO LOVES YOU –•– The Four Seasons (Warner Brothers)-8
15 RHINESTONE COWBOY –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-20
16 BRAZIL –•– The Ritchie Family (20th Century)-11
17 RUN JOEY RUN –•– David Geddes (Big Tree)-11
18 HEAT WAVE / LOVE IS A ROSE –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-6
19 SOMETHING BETTER TO DO –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-4
20 WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS –•– Freddy Fender (ABC / Dot)-17
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