January 25, 1975

----- DROPOUTS -----
Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin ----- 1 (1) / 12    
Dark Horse - George Harrison ----- 15 / 6
From His Woman To You - Barbara Mason ----- 28 / 4


 40 --- Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell (51)
 39 --- I'm A Woman - Maria Muldaur (55)
20 38 --- Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas      
23 37 --- Ride 'em Cowboy - Paul Davis
22 36 --- Angie Baby - Helen Reddy    
34 35 --- The Entertainer - Billy Joel
31 34 --- I Belong To You - Love Unlimited
 33 --- Can't Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (41)
40 32 --- My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
39 31 --- Lady - Styx

38 30 --- Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne - Jim Stafford
37 29 --- Lonely People - America
36 28 --- Nightingale - Carole King
12 27 --- Only You - Ringo Starr
32 26 --- Ready - Cat Stevens
30 25 --- Sweet Surrender - John Denver
18 24 --- Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull
27 23 --- Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman - Tony Orlando & Dawn
26 22 --- Struttin' - Billy Preston
29 21 --- #9 Dream - John Lennon

24 20 --- Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
25 19 --- Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
04 18 --- You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
07 17 --- Junior's Farm / Sally G - Paul McCartney & Wings
16 16 --- Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) - Mac Davis
19 15 --- Best Of My Love - Eagles
17 14 --- Get Dancin' - Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes feat. Sir Monti Rock III
13 13 --- Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
15 12 --- Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk
05 11 --- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John      

14 10 --- Pick Up The Pieces - AWB
10 09 --- Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
09 08 --- Morning Side Of The Mountain - Donny & Marie Osmond
08 07 --- One Man Woman / One Woman Man - Paul Anka w/ Odia Coates
21 06 --- You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
06 05 --- Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
11 04 --- Fire - Ohio Players
01 03 --- Mandy - Barry Manilow    
03 02 --- Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedaka
02 01 --- Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters    


Scoring their first Top 40 hit this week are Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

R1 SINGLES CHART - 25-31 January 1975

01 05 MS GRACE The Tymes *
02 04 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Gloria Gaynor
03 03 THE BUMP Kenny
04 02 STREETS OF LONDON Ralph McTell
05 01 DOWN, DOWN Status Quo *
06 12 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT John Holt
07 15 THE MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN Donny & Marie Osmond
08 10 ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? Wizzard
09 27 JANUARY Pilot
10 07 STARDUST David Essex

11 11 CRYING OVER YOU Ken Boothe
12 06 I CAN HELP Billy Swan
13 22 PROMISED LAND Elvis Presley
14 -- GOODBYE, MY LOVE The Glitter Band
15 09 GET DANCING Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
16 14 MY BOY Elvis Presley
17 08 LONELY, THIS CHRISTMAS Mud ****
18 -- SOMETHING FOR THE GIRL WITH EVERYTHING Sparks
19 13 THE INBETWEENIES / FATHER CHRISTMAS, DO NOT TOUCH ME The Goodies
20 -- PURELY BY COINCIDENCE Sweet Sensation

21 -- SUGAR CANDY KISSES Mac & Katie Kissoon
22 24 BOOGIE ON, REGGAE WOMAN Stevie Wonder
23 29 ROCK AND ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) Kevin Johnson
24 21 YOU CAN MAKE ME DANCE, SING OR ANYTHING The Faces and Rod Stewart
25 39 PLEASE, MR POSTMAN The Carpenters
26 -- FOOTSEE Wigan's Chosen Few
27 23 YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL George McCrae
28 17 UNDER MY THUMB Wayne Gibson
29 -- BLACK SUPERMAN (MUHAMMED ALI) Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band
30 -- ANGIE BABY Helen Reddy

31 28 ONLY YOU Ringo Starr
32 18 JUKE BOX JIVE The Rubettes
33 16 YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET Bachman-Turner Overdrive
34 -- STAR ON A TV SHOW The Stylistics
35 -- NOW, I'M HERE Queen
36 -- SHOORAH! SHOORAH! Betty Wright
37 35 Y VIVA ESPANA Sylvia
38 -- PLEASE TELL HIM THAT I SAID 'HELLO' Dana
39 19 LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS Elton John
40 34 JE T'AIME... MOI NON PLUS Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg

-- 20 WOMBLING MERRY CHRISTMAS The Wombles
-- 25 YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING Barry White **
-- 26 OH YES, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL Gary Glitter and The Glitter Band
-- 30 THE CHRISTMAS SONG Gilbert O'Sullivan
-- 31 GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR David Essex ****
-- 32 SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY) Al Green
-- 33 IRE FEELINGS (SKANGA) Rupie Edwards
-- 36 TELL HIM Hello
-- 37 SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN KC and the Sunshine Band
-- 38 DING-DONG George Harrison
-- 40 CHERI, BABE Hot Chocolate


A busy week brings newcomers like Johnny Wakelin, Betty Wright, an Australian one-hit wonder from Helen Reddy, and a Canadian one-hit wonder from Wigan's Chosen Few