1975
The year in music, movies, TV, fads & memories
In 1975, “Love Will Keep Us Together” by Captain & Tennille topped the Billboard year-end Hot 100 and A Night at the Opera by Queen and Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen were on every turntable. Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Monty Python and the Holy Grail were in theaters, and Saturday Night Live premieres, Wheel of Fortune and Barney Miller were on TV.
The headlines: Saigon falls; Vietnam War ends. New that year: Altair 8800 personal computer. Fads of the year: Pet rock craze and Mood rings. Gas was 57¢ a gallon, a stamp was 13¢ and a movie ticket ran $2.03. On the shelf: a packet of Fun Dip, a can of Shasta and a set of Weebles, with The Flintstones on Saturday morning.
🎂 What music raised you?
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🔙 Backtrack — 1975
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
A Saturday morning, 1975: Scooby-Doo on the TV, a Big Wheel out on the floor, and a bag of Bugles within reach.
🎬 At the movies
📼 Saturday cartoons
- Scooby-Doo👕 tee →
- Super Friends👕 tee →
- Schoolhouse Rock!
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- The Pink Panther Show
- Hong Kong Phooey
- The Jetsons
- The Flintstones
📰 Headlines
- Saigon falls; Vietnam War ends
- Two Ford assassination attempts
- Jimmy Hoffa disappears
- Microsoft founded
- NYC fiscal crisis
💡 Tech & Firsts
- Altair 8800 personal computer
- Betamax VCR (Sony)
- First digital camera prototype
- Sony home video debut
- Microsoft is founded
🏆 Sports
- Reds win the World Series
- Steelers win Super Bowl IX
- Warriors win the NBA title
- Thrilla in Manila
- Pittsburgh's first Super Bowl
🤪 Crazes & fads
- Pet rock craze
- Mood rings
- CB radio mania
- Disco rising
- Wacky Packages
👖 Clothes
- Leisure suits
- Platform shoes
- Halter tops
- Wrap dresses (DVF)
- Tube tops
💵 What it cost
- Gas: 57¢/gal
- Stamp: 13¢
- Movie ticket: $2.03
- New car avg: ~$4,900
- Median home: ~$39,300
🧸 Toy chest
🍬 On the shelf
Billboard Year-End Hot 100
📊 Full chart →- 1
Love Will Keep Us TogetherCaptain & Tennille - 2
Rhinestone CowboyGlen Campbell - 3
Philadelphia FreedomElton John - 4
Before the Next Teardrop FallsFreddy Fender - 5
My Eyes Adored YouFrankie Valli - 6
Some Kind of WonderfulGrand Funk Railroad - 7
Shining StarEarth, Wind & Fire - 8
FameDavid Bowie - 9
Laughter In the RainNeil Sedaka - 10
One of These NightsEagles - 11
Thank God I'm a Country BoyJohn Denver - 12
Jive Talkin'Bee Gees - 13
The Best of My LoveEagles - 14
Lovin' YouMinnie Riperton - 15
Kung Fu FightingCarl Douglas - 16
Black WaterThe Doobie Brothers - 17
The Ballroom BlitzSweet - 18
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong SongB.J. Thomas - 19
He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)Tony Orlando & Dawn - 20
At SeventeenJanis Ian - 21
Pick Up the PiecesAverage White Band - 22
The Hustle - Original MixVan McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - 23
Lady MarmaladeLaBelle - 24
Why Can't We Be Friends?War - 25
Love Won't Let Me WaitMajor Harris
More from 1975
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🎚️ 1975 genres
🎛️ Behind the boards & the pen — 1975
The hands behind 1975 — the producers and songwriters who actually shaped that year's records. Gus Dudgeon was on 4 of them.
🎚️ Related vibes
All themes →Themed rooms that lean on the sound of 1975.
🌀 Things 1975 remembers wrong
All Glitch Files →Mandela-effect cases that were on the shelf, the screen or the radio in 1975. Which do you remember?
What does 1975 remind you of?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of 1975.
Community Memories
How well do you remember 1975?
7 quick questions — the songs, the artists, the year. No cheating. 😏
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🎵 1975 albums on vinyl
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