The year was 1975:
The number one movie was The French Connection II, starring Gene Hackman:
The number one song was "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" by Freddy Fender:
I saw Freddy Fender sing this song (and others

) at Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green, KY. I might have been 10. He waved and winked at me. He probably doesn't remember me. He's quite dead you know.