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Song of the Day #6,083: ‘Black Water’ – The Doobie Brothers

Throwing back to the week of March 1, 1975, we have a trio of great songs atop the Billboard Hot 100.

The first two have already appeared on the blog: ‘Best of My Love‘ by the Eagles at #1 and Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Have You Never Been Mellow‘ at #2.

At #3 that week was The Doobie Brothers’ ‘Black Water,’ the third single from their fourth album, What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. The song would reach #1 two weeks later, becoming the band’s first chart-topper, and one of only two in their career.

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Song of the Day #6,069: ‘Pick Up the Pieces’ – Average White Band

Throwing back to the week of February 15, 1975, we find Linda Ronstadt atop the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘You’re No Good.’ I featured the song, Ronstadt’s only #1 hit, a couple of years ago.

At #2 that week was ‘Pick Up the Pieces’ by the Average White Band, a Scottish funk outfit also known as AWB. The track is essentially an instrumental but for the background shouting of the title at various points. A week later the song reached #1, then dropped out of the top five.

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Song of the Day #6,055: ‘Laughter in the Rain’ – Neil Sedaka

Throwing back to the week of February 1, 1975, we find Neil Sedaka at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Laughter in the Rain.’ The song spent one week at #1 before dropping to #8 the following week, and then out of the top ten.

This was Sedaka’s second #1 hit, following the 1962 doo-wop hit ‘Breaking Up is Hard to Do.’ He would reach the top spot again later in 1975 with ‘Bad Blood‘ (which might just show up on a future Throwback Weekend).

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Song of the Day #6,041: ‘Mandy’ – Barry Manilow

Throwing back to the week of January 18, 1975, gives us the very first appearance of Barry Manilow on the blog. His ‘Mandy’ topped the Hot 100 that week, becoming the first #1 of his career.

Manilow would top the chart two more times over the ensuing two years, and he added another eight top 10 hits, the last one coming in 1980. He belonged to the 70s.

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Song of the Day #6,027: ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ – Elton John

Throwing back to the week of January 4, 1975, we find Elton John atop the Billboard Hot 100 with a cover of The Beatles’ ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.’

John held the top spot for two weeks with the psychedelic classic, which is two more than the original version spent at #1 — it was never released as a single.

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