August 28, 1976

----- DROPOUTS -----
You're My Best Friend - Queen ----- 16 (2) / 11


 40 --- Teddy Bear - Red Sovine (41)
36 39 --- Last Child - Aerosmith
23 38 --- Got To Get You Into My Life - The Beatles
37 37 --- Springtime Mama - Henry Gross
40 36 --- One Love In My Lifetime - Diana Ross
20 35 --- Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
34 34 --- Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
38 33 --- I Can't Hear You No More / Music Is My Life - Helen Reddy
18 32 --- I'm Easy - Keith Carradine
35 31 --- Street Singin' - Lady Flash

17 30 --- Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band      
32 29 --- Getaway - Earth, Wind & Fire
31 28 --- Shower The People - James Taylor
33 27 --- She's Gone - Daryl Hall John Oates
10 26 --- Turn The Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson
29 25 --- Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang) - Silver
28 24 --- If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
26 23 --- Who'd She Coo? - Ohio Players
27 22 --- Still The One - Orleans
24 21 --- A Little Bit More - Dr. Hook

30 20 --- Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
25 19 --- With Your Love - Jefferson Starship
07 18 --- Rock And Roll Music - The Beach Boys
19 17 --- Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (part 1) - Tavares
22 16 --- Lowdown - Boz Scaggs
15 15 --- Love Is Alive - Gary Wright
16 14 --- Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac
21 13 --- Summer - War
14 12 --- Baby, I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
08 11 --- Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans      

11 10 --- This Masquerade - George Benson
09 09 --- Get Closer - Seals & Crofts (feat. Carolyn Willis)
13 08 --- A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
12 07 --- Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
06 06 --- (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC & The Sunshine Band
05 05 --- I'd Really Love To See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
04 04 --- You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
03 03 --- Let 'em In - Wings
02 02 --- You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
01 01 --- Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee          


New this week is Red Sovine.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 28 August-3 September 1976

01 01 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John + Kiki Dee ******
02 05 LET 'EM IN Wings
03 02 A LITTLE BIT MORE Dr Hook
04 03 JEANS ON David Dundas
05 04 IN ZAIRE Johnny Wakelin
06 09 YOU SHOULD BE DANCING The Bee Gees
07 06 HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL The Tavares
08 08 DR KISS KISS 5,000 Volts
09 17 YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO The Chi-Lites
10 07 NOW IS THE TIME Jimmy James and the Vagabonds

11 18 YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Lou Rawls
12 19 16 BARS The Stylistics
13 11 WHAT I'VE GOT IN MIND Billie Jo Spears
14 14 EXTENDED PLAY Bryan Ferry
15 10 HERE COMES THE SUN Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
16 23 DANCING QUEEN ABBA
17 13 MYSTERY SONG Status Quo
18 22 THE KILLING OF GEORGIE Rod Stewart
19 12 MISTY BLUE Dorothy Moore
20 16 FOREVER AND EVER Demis Roussos *

21 -- (LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE) DOINA DE JALE Georghe Zamfir
22 25 NICE AND SLOW Jesse Green
23 29 BABY, WE BETTER TRY AND GET IT TOGETHER Barry White
24 36 HERE I GO AGAIN Twiggy
25 26 AFTERNOON DELIGHT Starland Vocal Band
26 -- I CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN YOU, BABE Cliff Richard
27 28 MORNING GLORY James & Bobby Purify
28 15 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD The Isley Brothers
29 21 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE The Manhattans
30 -- Y VIVA SUSPENDERS Judge Dread

31 20 LOVE ON DELIVERY Billy Ocean
32 -- DANCE, LITTLE LADY, DANCE Tina Charles
33 31 JAILBREAK Thin Lizzy
34 -- ARIA Acker Bilk
35 -- MAKE YOURS A HAPPY HOME Gladys Knight and the Pips
36 24 (SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY KC and the Sunshine Band
37 -- HEAVEN IS IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CADILLAC Hot Chocolate
38 38 NIGHT FEVER The Fatback Band
39 39 LOVING ON THE LOSING SIDE Tommy Hunt
40 33 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy

-- 27 YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton
-- 30 YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND Queen
-- 32 YOU ARE MY LOVE Liverpool Express
-- 34 IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE 100 Ton and a Feather
-- 35 IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Neil Diamond
-- 37 THE BOSTON TEA PARTY Sensational Alex Harvey Band
-- 40 I RECALL A GYPSY WOMAN Don Williams



Bringing a Romanian flavour to proceedings, even if only with a one-hit wonder, is Georghe Zamfir