January 24, 1976

----- DROPOUTS -----
Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention ----- 1 (3) / 13         
For The Love Of You (Part 1&2) - The Isley Brothers ----- 22 / 9
Hurricane (Part 1) - Bob Dylan ----- 33 (2) / 3
Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers ----- 1 (1) / 12    
Let's Live Together - The Road Apples ----- 35 (2) / 4


 40 --- Love Or Leave - The Spinners (46)
 39 --- The White Knight - Cledus Maggard & The Citizen's Band (45)
 38 --- Let The Music Play - Barry White (42)
 37 --- Tracks Of My Tears - Linda Ronstadt (43)
 36 --- Deep Purple - Donny & Marie Osmond (41)
24 35 --- That's The Way (I Like It) - KC & The Sunshine Band      
36 34 --- Slow Ride - Foghat
37 33 --- Golden Years - David Bowie
40 32 --- Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) - Bee Gees
38 31 --- All By Myself - Eric Carmen

30 30 --- Let It Shine / He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother - Olivia Newton-John
20 29 --- Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac
32 28 --- Take It To The Limit - Eagles
29 27 --- Paloma Blanca - George Baker Selection
28 26 --- Squeeze Box - The Who
17 25 --- Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers    
26 24 --- Somewhere In The Night - Helen Reddy
25 23 --- Baby Face - The Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps.
23 22 --- Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
22 21 --- Winners And Losers - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

27 20 --- Theme From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
21 19 --- Love Hurts - Nazareth
05 18 --- Fox On The Run - Sweet
19 17 --- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
18 16 --- Love Machine (Part 1) - The Miracles
16 15 --- Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra
15 14 --- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
14 13 --- Fly Away - John Denver
13 12 --- Rock And Roll All Nite (live) - KISS
11 11 --- Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) - Glen Campbell

12 10 --- Sing A Song - Earth, Wind & Fire
10 09 --- Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin
09 08 --- Times Of Your Life - Paul Anka
03 07 --- Convoy - C.W. McCall    
08 06 --- You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
06 05 --- I Love Music (Part 1) - The O'Jays
07 04 --- Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer
04 03 --- Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
01 02 --- I Write The Songs - Barry Manilow    
02 01 --- Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross    


New this week, Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 24-30 January 1976

01 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen *********
02 02 GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE Sailor
03 03 MAMMA MIA ABBA
04 04 IN DULCE JUBILO / ON HORSEBACK Mike Oldfield
05 16 LOVE MACHINE The Miracles
06 08 KING OF THE COPS Billy Howard
07 17 WE DO IT R & J Stone
08 07 WIDE-EYED AND LEGLESS Andy Fairweather-Low
09 15 LET THE MUSIC PLAY Barry White
10 25 MIDNIGHT RIDER Paul Davidson

11 05 ART FOR ART'S SAKE 10cc
12 39 FOREVER AND EVER Slik
13 09 ITCHYCOO PARK The Small Faces
14 27 EVIL WOMAN Electric Light Orchestra
15 19 CAN I TAKE YOU HOME, LITTLE GIRL? The Drifters
16 37 LOVE TO LOVE YOU, BABY Donna Summer
17 06 LET'S TWIST AGAIN / THE TWIST Chubby Checker
18 20 DO THE BUS STOP The Fatback Band
19 12 GOLDEN YEARS David Bowie
20 22 MILKY WAY Sheer Elegance

21 21 GET IT TOGETHER Crispy and Co
22 -- ANSWER ME Barbara Dickson
23 -- SUNSHINE DAY Osibisa
24 11 THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE Laurel & Hardy
25 28 BOTH ENDS BURNING Roxy Music
26 33 NO REGRETS The Walker Brothers
27 13 IF I COULD David Essex
28 38 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER Paul Simon
29 -- WALK AWAY FROM LOVE David Ruffin
30 -- BABY FACE Wing and a Prayer Fife & Drum Corps

31 10 HAPPY TO BE ON AN ISLAND IN THE SUN Demis Roussos
32 40 DEEP PURPLE Donny & Marie Osmond
33 RE THE OLD RUGGED CROSS Ethna Campbell
34 -- HOW HIGH, THE MOON Gloria Gaynor
35 -- DRIVE SAFELY, DARLIN' Tony Christie
36 24 YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate
37 26 FIRST IMPRESSIONS The Impressions
38 -- LOW RIDER War
39 -- LIES IN YOUR EYES The Sweet
40 35 TEARS ON THE TELEPHONE Claude Francois

-- 14 IT'S GONNA BE A COLD, COLD CHRISTMAS Dana
-- 18 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS Greg Lake
-- 23 CHRISTMAS IN DREADLAND / COME OUTSIDE Judge Dread
-- 29 SHOW ME YOU'RE A WOMAN Mud
-- 30 NA NA IS THE SADDEST WORD The Stylistics
-- 31 MONEY, HONEY Bay City Rollers
-- 32 RENTA SANTA Chris Hill
-- 34 (THINK OF ME) WHEREVER YOU ARE Ken Dodd
-- 36 MAKE A DAFT NOISE FOR CHRISTMAS The Goodies


A mix of debuts here, with War, Osibisa and Barbara Dickson, plus a couple of one-hit wonders from David Ruffin, and the Wing and a Prayer Fife & Drum Corps