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To start off a fresh, new week here at Bionic Disco we’re taking a look at the top five songs in the US (Billboard Hot 100) for the week of April 5, 1975. 46-years-ago, Minnie Riperton and her incredible five-octive, high-flying voice occupied the number one slot. Let’s investigate and enjoy the tunes.

CHART TOPPERS – APRIL 5, 1975

#1) MINNIE RIPERTON, “LOVIN’ YOU”

Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin’ You” appeared on the Perfect Angel LP of 1974. The song was written by Riperton and her husband, Richard Rudolph, and produced by Rudolph and Stevie Wonder.

#2) ELTON JOHN BAND, “PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM“

Elton John’s “Philadelphia Freedom” was recorded in the summer of 1974 and released as a non-LP single. This tribute song to tennis great Billie Jean King was written by Elton and Bernie Taupin and produced by Gus Dudgeon. It later appeared on Elton’s Greatest Hits Volume II in 1977.

#3) RINGO STARR, “NO NO SONG”

Ringo Starr’s “No No Song” appeared on the artist’s Goodnight Vienna album in 1974. This humorous ode to giving up the hard stuff was written by Hoyt Axton and David Jackson and produced by Richard Perry.

#4) B.T. EXPRESS, “EXPRESS”

B.T. Express’s near-instrumental track, “Express,” appeared on the group’s 1974 LP Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied). This train-themed dance song was written by the band and produced by Jeff Lane.

#5) JOE COCKER, “YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL”

Joe Cocker’s version of “You Are So Beautiful” appeared on the I Can Stand a Little Rain album in the summer of 1974. The song was written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher and produced by Jim Price.