This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1975.
Fiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. [1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Centennial | James Michener |
| January 12 | ||
| January 19 | ||
| January 26 | ||
| February 2 | ||
| February 9 | Something Happened | Joseph Heller |
| February 16 | Centennial | James Michener |
| February 23 | ||
| March 2 | ||
| March 9 | ||
| March 16 | ||
| March 23 | ||
| March 30 | ||
| April 6 | ||
| April 13 | ||
| April 20 | ||
| April 27 | ||
| May 4 | The Moneychangers | Arthur Hailey |
| May 11 | ||
| May 18 | ||
| May 25 | ||
| June 1 | ||
| June 8 | ||
| June 15 | ||
| June 22 | ||
| June 29 | ||
| July 6 | ||
| July 13 | ||
| July 20 | ||
| July 27 | ||
| August 3 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Judith Rossner |
| August 10 | The Moneychangers | Arthur Hailey |
| August 17 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Judith Rossner |
| August 24 | Ragtime | E. L. Doctorow |
| August 31 | ||
| September 7 | ||
| September 14 | ||
| September 21 | ||
| September 28 | ||
| October 5 | ||
| October 12 | ||
| October 19 | ||
| October 26 | ||
| November 2 | ||
| November 9 | ||
| November 16 | ||
| November 23 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Judith Rossner |
| November 30 | Curtain | Agatha Christie |
| December 7 | ||
| December 14 | ||
| December 21 | ||
| December 28 |
Nonfiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books. [2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | All Things Bright and Beautiful | James Herriot |
| January 12 | ||
| January 19 | ||
| January 26 | ||
| February 2 | The Bermuda Triangle | Charles Berlitz |
| February 9 | ||
| February 16 | The Palace Guard | Dan Rather and Gary Paul Gates |
| February 23 | The Bermuda Triangle | Charles Berlitz |
| March 2 | ||
| March 9 | ||
| March 16 | ||
| March 23 | ||
| March 30 | ||
| April 6 | ||
| April 13 | ||
| April 20 | ||
| April 27 | ||
| May 4 | ||
| May 11 | ||
| May 18 | ||
| May 25 | ||
| June 1 | ||
| June 8 | ||
| June 15 | Breach of Faith | Theodore H. White |
| June 22 | ||
| June 29 | ||
| July 6 | ||
| July 13 | ||
| July 20 | ||
| July 27 | ||
| August 3 | ||
| August 10 | ||
| August 17 | ||
| August 24 | ||
| August 31 | ||
| September 7 | Sylvia Porter's Money Book | Sylvia Porter |
| September 14 | ||
| September 21 | ||
| September 28 | ||
| October 5 | ||
| October 12 | ||
| October 19 | ||
| October 26 | ||
| November 2 | ||
| November 9 | ||
| November 16 | ||
| November 23 | Power! | Michael Korda |
| November 30 | Bring on the Empty Horses | David Niven |
| December 7 | ||
| December 14 | Sylvia Porter's Money Book | Sylvia Porter |
| December 21 | The Relaxation Response | Herbert Benson, M.D. |
| December 28 | Bring on the Empty Horses | David Niven |