What record album became the first ever to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at #1?

In 1975, Elton John’s Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy entered the Billboard Hot 100 Chart at #1 (something no album had ever done in the history of the chart). It stayed for six weeks. Then, it returned to the top position for an additional week in late August and remained on the chart for the rest of the year, spending 17 weeks in the Top 10 and a total of 24 weeks in the Top 40.

Elton John also had similar success with single records. He had at least one song on the Billboard Hot 100 for every week of the year of 1975, but one. He charted a song in the Top 10 for 25 weeks, and he had a song in the Top 40 for all but eight weeks. In the United Kingdom, he had a song on the singles charts for 25 weeks, all but two of them were in the Top 40.

Additionally, while Elton was having phenomenal success with his album and single records, other aspects of his year 1975 included multiple iconic concerts, film and television appearances, extensive newspaper and magazine coverage, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Now, it is said by people in the music business that it was very hard for many music experts and others to capture the overwhelming effect Elton had on pop culture during the 12 months of 1975.