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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1975:
See also: 1975 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date |
Song |
Artist |
| January 4 |
"Boogie On Reggae Woman" |
Stevie Wonder |
| January 11 |
"Kung Fu Fighting" |
Carl Douglas |
| January 18 |
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" |
Barry White |
| January 25 |
"Fire" |
The Ohio Players |
| February 1 |
"Fire" |
The Ohio Players |
| February 8 |
"Happy People" |
The Temptations |
| February 15 |
"I Belong to You" |
Love Unlimited |
| February 22 |
"Lady Marmalade" |
LaBelle |
| March 1 |
"Shame, Shame, Shame" |
Shirley & Company |
| March 8 |
"Express" |
B.T. Express |
| March 15 |
"Supernatural Thing (Part I)" |
Ben E. King |
| March 22 |
"Shining Star" |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
| March 29 |
"Shining Star" |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
| April 5 |
"Shoeshine Boy" |
Eddie Kendricks |
| April 12 |
"L-O-V-E (Love)" |
Al Green |
| April 19 |
"L-O-V-E (Love)" |
Al Green |
| April 26 |
"Shakey Ground" |
The Temptations |
| May 3 |
"What Am I Gonna Do Without You" |
Barry White |
| May 10 |
"Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" |
Joe Simon |
| May 17 |
"Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" |
Joe Simon |
| May 24 |
"Baby That's Backatcha" |
Smokey Robinson |
| May 31 |
"Spirit of the Boogie" |
Kool & the Gang |
| June 7 |
"Love Won't Let Me Wait" |
Major Harris |
| June 14 |
"Rockin' Chair" |
Gwen McCrae |
| June 21 |
"Give the People What They Want" |
The O'Jays |
| June 28 |
"Look at Me (I'm in Love)" |
The Moments |
| July 5 |
"Slippery When Wet" |
The Commodores |
| July 12 |
"The Hustle" |
Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony |
| July 19 |
"Fight the Power (Part 1)" |
The Isley Brothers |
| July 26 |
"Fight the Power (Part 1)" |
The Isley Brothers |
| August 2 |
"Fight the Power (Part 1)" |
The Isley Brothers |
| August 9 |
"Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" |
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and Sharon Paige |
| August 16 |
"Dream Merchant" |
The New Birth |
| August 23 |
"Get Down Tonight" |
KC & the Sunshine Band |
| August 30 |
"Your Love" |
Graham Central Station |
| September 6 |
"How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)" |
The Pointer Sisters |
| September 13 |
"How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)" |
The Pointer Sisters |
| September 20 |
"It Only Takes a Minute" |
Tavares |
| September 27 |
"Do It Any Way You Wanna" |
People's Choice |
| October 4 |
"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" |
Natalie Cole |
| October 11 |
"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love" |
Natalie Cole |
| October 18 |
"They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play)" |
The Spinners |
| October 25 |
"To Each His Own" |
Faith, Hope & Charity |
| November 1 |
"Sweet Sticky Thing" |
The Ohio Players |
| November 8 |
"Low Rider" |
War |
| November 15 |
"Fly, Robin, Fly" |
Silver Convention |
| November 22 |
"Let's Do It Again" |
The Staple Singers |
| November 29 |
"That's the Way (I Like It)" |
KC & the Sunshine Band |
| December 6 |
"I Love Music (Pt. 1)" |
The O'Jays |
| December 13 |
"Let's Do It Again" |
The Staple Singers |
| December 20 |
"Full of Fire" |
Al Green |
| December 27 |
"Love Rollercoaster" |
The Ohio Players |
