March 19, 1977

----- DROPOUTS -----
Car Wash - Rose Royce ----- 1 (1) / 14    
I Wish - Stevie Wonder ----- 1 (1) / 15    
Bite Your Lip (Get up and dance!) - Elton John ----- 28 (2) / 3
Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie ----- 25 (3) / 8


 40 --- I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce (50)
 39 --- Spring Rain - Silvetti (41)
 38 --- All Strung Out On You - John Travolta (42)
 37 --- Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs (72)
23 36 --- Enjoy Yourself - The Jacksons
39 35 --- At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
37 34 --- Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme) - Wilton Place Street Band
40 33 --- Tryin' To Love Two - William Bell
36 32 --- Gloria - Enchantment
18 31 --- Weekend In New England - Barry Manilow

34 30 --- Free - Deniece Williams
31 29 --- The First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart
33 28 --- Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra
14 27 --- New Kid In Town - Eagles    
08 26 --- Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart
29 25 --- Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer Warnes
26 24 --- Sam - Olivia Newton-John
27 23 --- Here Come Those Tears Again - Jackson Browne
22 22 --- Long Time - Boston
30 21 --- Southern Nights - Glen Campbell

24 20 --- Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison
35 19 --- Hotel California - Eagles
05 18 --- Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band    
19 17 --- Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow - Tom Jones
21 16 --- So In To You - Atlanta Rhythm Section
16 15 --- Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
20 14 --- I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole
15 13 --- Maybe I'm Amazed - Wings
12 12 --- Boogie Child - Bee Gees
13 11 --- The Things We Do For Love - 10cc

10 10 --- Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
11 09 --- Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
17 08 --- Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
07 07 --- Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor      
03 06 --- I Like Dreamin' - Kenny Nolan
06 05 --- Dancing Queen - ABBA
04 04 --- Night Moves - Bob Seger
09 03 --- Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates
02 02 --- Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller
01 01 --- Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") - Barbra Streisand        


New this week, Silvetti.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 19-25 March 1977

01 01 CHANSON D'AMOUR Manhattan Transfer **
02 07 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ABBA
03 03 BOOGIE NIGHTS Heatwave
04 05 ROMEO Mr Big
05 06 SOUND AND VISION David Bowie
06 19 WHEN Showaddywaddy
07 02 WHEN I NEED YOU Leo Sayer ***
08 04 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS Mary MacGregor
09 15 ROCKARIA Electric Light Orchestra
10 11 BABY, I KNOW The Rubettes

11 12 WHAT CAN I SAY? Boz Scaggs
12 08 DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA Julie Covington *
13 09 THIS IS TOMORROW Bryan Ferry
14 22 MOODY BLUE Elvis Presley
15 17 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY Thelma Houston
16 13 SING ME The Brothers
17 21 SATURDAY NITE Earth, Wind & Fire
18 18 THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? The Racing Cars
19 10 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
20 38 MY KINDA LIFE Cliff Richard

21 14 DON'T GIVE UP ON US David Soul ****
22 -- SUNNY Boney M
23 20 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING The Real Thing
24 -- LOVE HIT ME Maxine Nightingale
25 16 JACK IN THE BOX The Moments
26 30 OH, BOY Brotherhood of Man
27 29 CRAZY WATER Elton John
28 23 ANOTHER SUITCASE IN ANOTHER HALL Barbara Dickson
29 -- I DON'T WANT TO PUT A HOLD ON YOU Berni Flint
30 -- TEAR ME APART Suzi Quatro

31 39 LOVE IN C MINOR Cerrone
32 37 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE Les Gray
33 31 IN THE MOOD Ray Stevens
34 26 DARLIN, DARLIN', BABY The O'Jays
35 -- HOLD BACK THE NIGHT / SWEET ON YOU Graham Parker and Rumour
36 28 MAYBE I'M AMAZED Wings
37 -- I'M QUALIFIED TO SATISFY Barry White
38 -- DOUBLE DUTCH The Fatback Band
39 32 FIRST THING IN THE MORNING Kiki Dee
40 24 SIDESHOW Barry Biggs

-- 25 MORE THAN A FEELING Boston
-- 27 DADDY COOL Boney M
-- 33 SUSPICION Elvis Presley
-- 34 ISN'T SHE LOVELY? David Parton
-- 35 CAR WASH Rose Royce
-- 36 SOUL CHA CHA Van McCoy
-- 40 MIGHTY POWER OF LOVE The Tavares


Making their debut here are Graham Parker and the Rumour, along with a one-hit wonder from Berni Flint