What was Linda Ronstadt's first #1 single?

Linda Ronstadt's first number-one single was "You're No Good." Her version, released in 1974 as the lead single from Heart Like a Wheel, reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated February 15, 1975.

The song was not originally written for Ronstadt. Clint Ballard Jr. wrote it, and Dee Dee Warwick recorded the first version in 1963. Betty Everett also had a hit with it that year, while the British band the Swinging Blue Jeans recorded another version in 1964. Ronstadt's dramatic country-rock interpretation became the most successful.

Capitol Records initially debated whether to release "You're No Good" or "When Will I Be Loved" as Heart Like a Wheel's lead single. The choice proved decisive: the song became Ronstadt's only U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit. Its success helped make the album a major breakthrough and earned it a place in the Grammy Hall of Fame.