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1975

in Music

Albums

13

Artists

14

Milestones

16

Notable Releases

SINGLE1975

Bohemian Rhapsody

Freddie Mercury

Groundbreaking single which has been voted as the greatest song of all time in major polls.

SINGLE1975

Sailing

Rod Stewart

Cover of Sutherland Brothers song that became Stewart's biggest-selling UK single, number one in Netherlands, and later theme for BBC documentary series

ALBUM1975

Atlantic Crossing

Rod Stewart

Album featuring 'Sailing' that marked return to UK and Australian number-one status

ALBUM1975

Blood on the Tracks

Bob Dylan

Critically acclaimed album considered a return to form

ALBUM1975

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

Double album considered one of their finest works

SINGLE1975

Kashmir

Led Zeppelin

Epic song blending rock with Eastern influences

ALBUM1975

Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen

Breakthrough album featuring Thunder Road and Born to Run

SINGLE1975

Thunder Road

Bruce Springsteen

Epic opening track from Born to Run

SINGLE1975

Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen

Signature song and anthem

Significant Milestones

Early Recordings with New York Restoration Choir

Achievement
Donnie McClurkin

By his teenage years, McClurkin had formed the New York Restoration Choir and began recording, launching his early music career.

Lauryn Hill Born

Birth
Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill was born

Onset of Eating Disorder

Tour
Karen Carpenter

Began exhibiting symptoms of anorexia nervosa after seeing a concert photograph, initiating a severe weight-loss regimen that would dominate the remainder of her life.

Signed to Columbia Records

Achievement
Bill Withers

After Sussex Records folded due to payment disputes, Withers signed with Columbia Records and began new chapter in his career.

Musicians from 1975