September 6, 1975

----- DROPOUTS -----
Sweet Maxine - The Doobie Brothers ----- 40 / 1
Glasshouse - The Temptations ----- 37 / 2
Dream Merchant - New Birth ----- 36 / 2


 40 --- Give It What You Got / Peace Pipe - B.T. Express (50)
33 39 --- Two Fine People - Cat Stevens
 38 --- Brazil - The Ritchie Family (45)
31 37 --- Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
22 36 --- Help Me Rhonda - Johnny Rivers
 35 --- Gone At Last - Paul Simon / Phoebe Snow (42)
39 34 --- They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play) - The Spinners
38 33 --- Rocky - Austin Roberts
19 32 --- Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain & Tennille           
35 31 --- It Only Takes A Minute - Tavares

09 30 --- Why Can't We Be Friends? - War
32 29 --- How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side) - The Pointer Sisters
34 28 --- Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady - Helen Reddy
30 27 --- The Proud One - The Osmonds
29 26 --- Feelings - Morris Albert
28 25 --- Dance With Me - Orleans
27 24 --- Daisy Jane - America
25 23 --- (I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love - Paul Anka / Odia Coates
24 22 --- Black Superman - "Muhammad Ali" - Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band
26 21 --- Solitaire - Carpenters

21 20 --- Tush - ZZ Top
23 19 --- Run Joey Run - David Geddes
08 18 --- Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
17 17 --- Holdin' On To Yesterday - Ambrosia
18 16 --- Third Rate Romance - Amazing Rhythm Aces
20 15 --- I'm Sorry - John Denver
16 14 --- Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
15 13 --- That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind & Fire
14 12 --- Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company
13 11 --- Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender

04 10 --- One Of These Nights - Eagles    
12 09 --- Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
10 08 --- Fight The Power Part 1 - The Isley Brothers
11 07 --- Fame - David Bowie
06 06 --- Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees      
05 05 --- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor
07 04 --- At Seventeen - Janis Ian
01 03 --- Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band    
02 02 --- Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds    
03 01 --- Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell    


New this week are The Ritchie Family.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 6-12 September 1975

01 02 SAILING Rod Stewart *
02 01 I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT MY LOVE) The Stylistics ***
03 03 THE LAST FAREWELL Roger Whittaker
04 05 THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) KC and the Sunshine Band
05 04 IT'S BEEN SO LONG George McCrae
06 09 SUMMERTIME CITY Mike Batt
07 06 BLANKET ON THE GROUND Billie Jo Spears
08 20 A CHILD'S PRAYER Hot Chocolate
09 07 THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Gladys Knight and the Pips
10 13 FUNKY MOPED / THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT Jasper Carrott

11 27 MOONLIGHTING Leo Sayer
12 19 JULIE-ANN Kenny
13 12 EL BIMBO Bimbo Jet
14 11 DOLLY, MY LOVE The Moments
15 14 SUMMER OF '42 The Biddu Orchestra
16 18 LOVE IN THE SUN The Glitter Band
17 21 FAME David Bowie
18 08 BARBADOS Typically Tropical *
19 10 IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME Smokie
20 26 SUPER WOMBLE The Wombles

21 35 PANDORA'S BOX Procol Harum
22 -- MOTOR BIKING Chris Spedding
23 29 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS The Eagles
24 39 SING A LITTLE SONG Desmond Dekker
25 23 DON'T THROW IT ALL AWAY Gary Benson
26 30 BRAZIL Crispy and Company
27 22 ROCHDALE COWBOY Mike Harding
28 34 FOOL Al Matthews
29 -- HEARTBEAT Showaddywaddy
30 -- I'M ON FIRE 5,000 Volts

31 16 SHERRY Adrian Baker
32 15 DELILAH Sensational Alex Harvey Band
33 24 GIVE A LITTLE LOVE Bay City Rollers ***
34 17 JIVE TALKIN' The Bee Gees
35 25 SEALED WITH A KISS Brian Hyland
36 -- FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE Bad Company
37 -- SOLITAIRE The Carpenters
38 -- SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS The Band of the Black Watch
39 -- DO IT AGAIN Steely Dan
40 -- LIKE A BUTTERFLY Mac & Katie Kissoon

-- 28 LOVE ME, BABY Susan Cadogan
-- 31 JE T'AIME Judge Dread
-- 32 HIGHWIRE Linda Carr and the Love Squad
-- 33 IT'S IN HIS KISS Linda Lewis
-- 36 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER Captain & Tennille
-- 37 LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT Major Harris
-- 38 KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Eric Clapton
-- 40 NEW YORK CITY T-Rex


Debuts here for Steely Dan, the Band of the Black Watch, and 5,000 Volts, and a one-hit wonder from Chris Spedding