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Top Ten Songs in 1975
#10 Thank God I'm a Country Boy by John Denver
#9 One of These Nights by The Eagles
#8 Laughter in the Rain by Neil Sedaka
#7 Fame by David Bowie
#6 Shining Star by Earth, Wind and Fire
#5 My Eyes Adored You by Frankie Valli
#4 Before the Next Teardrop Falls by Freddy Fender
#3 Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John
#2 Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell
#1 Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille
In 1975, a stamp was 10 cents
Average Cost of new house $39,300.00
Average Income per year $14,100.00
Average Monthly Rent $200.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 44 cents
Average cost new car $4,250.00
Raquel Welch's Foster Grant Sun Glasses cost $5.00
Gerald Ford is president of the United States
Natalie Imbruglia, Drew Barrymore, David Beckham, Enrique Iglesias, Angelina Jolie, and Tiger Woods are born
Jaws and The Rocky Horror Picture Show are the top grossing films
Soul Train premieres on television in the United States
Cincinnati Reds win the World Series
Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl IX
Philadelphia Flyers win the Stanley Cup
Production begins on Star Wars
Saturday Night Live and Wheel of Fortune premiere
"The Way We Were" (performed by Barbara Streisand) wins the Grammy for best song
Evacuation of US civilians from Saigon as Communist forces complete takeover of South Vietnam
FBI agents capture Patty Hearst, who is indicted and convicted of bank robbery
Teamster Jimmy Hoffa disappears without a trace
Marines rescue the crew of the American ship the Mayaguez near Vietnam
First Lady Betty Ford says in an interview that she thinks her children have tried marijuana
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