April 30, 1977

----- DROPOUTS -----
I Like Dreamin' - Kenny Nolan ----- 3 / 20
N.Y., You Got Me Dancing - Andrea True Connection ----- 27 / 5
Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme) - Wilton Place Street Band ----- 24 (2) / 7
The First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart ----- 21 / 9


24 40 --- Maybe I'm Amazed - Wings
 39 --- My Sweet Lady - John Denver (45)
 38 --- Cinderella - Firefall (44)
39 37 --- Old Fashioned Boy (You're The One) - Stallion
 36 --- Dreams - Fleetwood Mac (56)
 35 --- Cherry Baby - Starz (41)
21 34 --- Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
35 33 --- Uptown Festival (Part 1) - Shalamar
37 32 --- Whodunit - Tavares
32 31 --- Sometimes - Facts Of Life

34 30 --- Heard It In A Love Song - The Marshall Tucker Band
36 29 --- Got To Give It Up (Pt. I) - Marvin Gaye
40 28 --- Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) - Joe Tex
18 27 --- Dancing Queen - ABBA    
31 26 --- Dancin' Man - Q
29 25 --- Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner
33 24 --- Hello Stranger - Yvonne Elliman
25 23 --- Angel In Your Arms - Hot
30 22 --- Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold
28 21 --- Lucille - Kenny Rogers

23 20 --- Calling Dr. Love - KISS
05 19 --- The Things We Do For Love - 10cc
12 18 --- Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates      
07 17 --- Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") - Barbra Streisand        
20 16 --- Your Love - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
17 15 --- I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band
16 14 --- Can't Stop Dancin' - Captain & Tennille
15 13 --- Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs
14 12 --- Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
13 11 --- I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce

11 10 --- Tryin' To Love Two - William Bell
19 09 --- Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
10 08 --- Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer Warnes
08 07 --- So In To You - Atlanta Rhythm Section
04 06 --- Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul    
06 05 --- I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole
09 04 --- When I Need You - Leo Sayer
01 03 --- Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston  
03 02 --- Hotel California - Eagles
02 01 --- Southern Nights - Glen Campbell    


This week heavy metal band Starz makes their first and only debut.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 30 April-6 May 1977

01 01 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ABBA *****
02 02 RED LIGHT SPELLS DANGER Billy Ocean
03 04 FREE Deniece Williams
04 09 SIR DUKE Stevie Wonder
05 03 I DON'T WANT TO PUT A HOLD ON YOU Berni Flint
06 07 HAVE I THE RIGHT? Dead End Kids
07 10 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis
08 05 GOING IN WITH MY EYES OPEN David Soul
09 16 PEARL'S A SINGER Elkie Brooks
10 08 SUNNY Boney M

11 12 OH, BOY Brotherhood of Man
12 15 WHODUNNIT? The Tavares
13 -- I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT / THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST Rod Stewart
14 26 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU Rose Royce
15 14 GIMME SOME Brendon
16 13 LAY BACK IN THE ARMS OF SOMEONE Smokie
17 23 SOLSBURY HILL Peter Gabriel
18 06 WHEN Showaddywaddy
19 20 LONELY BOY Andrew Gold
20 18 HOW MUCH LOVE? Leo Sayer

21 32 HOTEL CALIFORNIA The Eagles
22 24 THE SHUFFLE Van McCoy
23 19 ROCK BOTTOM Lynsey de Paul + Mike Moran
24 31 AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO MORE (WITH NO BIG FAT WOMAN) Joe Tex
25 27 A STAR IS BORN (EVERGREEN) Barbra Streisand
26 11 SOUND AND VISION David Bowie
27 34 SMOKE ON THE WATER Deep Purple
28 38 GOOD MORNING, JUDGE 10cc
29 29 ANOTHER FUNNY HONEYMOON David Dundas
30 RE MARQUEE MOON Television

31 -- WHERE IS THE LOVE? Delegation
32 30 7,000 DOLLARS AND YOU The Stylistics
33 25 TOGETHER O.C. Smith
34 21 MOODY BLUE Elvis Presley
35 28 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell
36 -- YOU'RE MY LIFE Barry Biggs
37 22 LOVE HIT ME Maxine Nightingale
38 -- MAH NA MAH NA Piero Umiliani
39 35 RIO Michael Nesmith
40 17 CHANSON D'AMOUR Manhattan Transfer ***

-- 33 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS Mary MacGregor
-- 36 MY KINDA LIFE Cliff Richard
-- 37 BOOGIE NIGHTS Heatwave
-- 39 5TH ANNIVERSARY (E.P.) Judge Dread
-- 40 SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW Tom Jones


A couple of one-hit wonders here, from Delegation, and Piero Umiliani