Other #1 songs on August 5, 1975
Across genres and charts

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights by Freddy Fender

#1 country song

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights

Freddy Fender

Brazil by The Ritchie Family

#1 dance track

Brazil

The Ritchie Family

Hope That We Can Be Together Soon by Sharon Paige & Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

#1 R&B song

Hope That We Can Be Together Soon

Sharon Paige & Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

Barbados by Typically Tropical

#1 song in the UK

Barbados

Typically Tropical

Notable August 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Jeff Friesen

Ice Hockey Player

Born August 5, 1976

Eric Hinske

Baseball Player

Born August 5, 1977

Mark Mulder

Baseball Player

Born August 5, 1977