October 1, 1977

----- DROPOUTS -----
Star Wars (Main Title) - John Williams ----- 10 / 7
How Much Love - Leo Sayer ----- 17 (2) / 10


 40 --- Dusic - Brick (44)
25 39 --- Smoke From A Distant Fire - The Sanford/Townsend Band
20 38 --- (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher - Rita Coolidge
40 37 --- I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You - Alan Parsons
39 36 --- She Did It - Eric Carmen
37 35 --- Help Is On Its Way - Little River Band
38 34 --- Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
35 33 --- Another Star - Stevie Wonder
34 32 --- I Believe You - Dorothy Moore
31 31 --- Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent

32 30 --- Just Remember I Love You - Firefall
33 29 --- Surfin' USA - Leif Garrett
29 28 --- Daytime Friends - Kenny Rogers
11 27 --- Handy Man - James Taylor
 26 --- It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me - Barry White (41)
27 25 --- The Greatest Love Of All - George Benson
26 24 --- Heaven On The 7th Floor - Paul Nicholas
24 23 --- Jungle Love - The Steve Miller Band
23 22 --- Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Peter Frampton
28 21 --- The King Is Gone - Ronnie McDowell

22 20 --- It Was Almost Like A Song - Ronnie Milsap
02 19 --- Float On - The Floaters
18 18 --- Way Down - Elvis Presley
17 17 --- Don't Worry Baby - B.J. Thomas
19 16 --- Brick House - Commodores
21 15 --- You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
16 14 --- I Feel Love - Donna Summer
14 13 --- Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin') - Johnny Rivers
13 12 --- On And On - Stephen Bishop
15 11 --- Boogie Nights - Heatwave

06 10 --- I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb           
10 09 --- Cold As Ice - Foreigner
09 08 --- That's Rock 'N' Roll - Shaun Cassidy
07 07 --- Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra
12 06 --- Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
05 05 --- Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson
01 04 --- Best Of My Love - The Emotions             
03 03 --- Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac
04 02 --- Keep It Comin' Love - KC & The Sunshine Band
08 01 --- Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band - Meco    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 1-7 October 1977

01 01 WAY DOWN Elvis Presley *****
02 03 SILVER LADY David Soul
03 02 MAGIC FLY Space
04 04 OXYGENE IV Jean-Michel Jarre
05 05 DOWN DEEP INSIDE Donna Summer
06 06 TELEPHONE MAN Meri Wilson
07 08 BEST OF MY LOVE The Emotions
08 14 BLACK IS BLACK La Belle Epoque
09 16 FROM NEW YORK TO L.A. Patsy Gallant
10 21 THE SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN Elkie Brooks

11 26 I REMEMBER ELVIS PRESLEY Danny Mirror
12 07 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon
13 23 I THINK I'M GONNA FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU The Dooleys
14 11 LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE The Boomtown Rats
15 09 DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO The Rods
16 13 WONDEROUS STORIES Yes
17 20 I CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND Yvonne Elliman
18 22 BLACK BETTY Ram Jam
19 12 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY Candi Staton
20 -- NO MORE HEROES The Stranglers

21 32 I REMEMBER YESTERDAY Donna Summer
22 17 DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy
23 18 GARY GILMORE'S EYES The Adverts
24 -- YES, SIR, I CAN BOOGIE Baccara
25 27 THUNDER IN MY HEART Leo Sayer
26 24 DREAMER The Jacksons
27 35 COOL OUT TONIGHT David Essex
28 28 WAITING IN VAIN Bob Marley and the Wailers
29 31 TULANE Steve Gibbons Band
30 40 FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Giorgio

31 10 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Deniece Williams
32 29 ANOTHER STAR Stevie Wonder
33 25 SPANISH STROLL Mink DeVille
34 -- THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL George Benson
35 -- DO YOUR DANCE Rose Royce
36 15 FLOAT ON The Floaters *
37 -- HOT TRACKS (E.P.) Nazareth
38 36 YOUR GENERATION Generation X
39 30 GIMME DAT BANANA Black Gorilla
40 39 DAYTIME FRIENDS Kenny Rogers

-- 19 ANGELO Brotherhood Of Man *
-- 33 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Showaddywaddy
-- 34 SHE'S A WIND-UP Dr Feelgood
-- 37 LET'S CLEAN UP THE GHETTO Philadelphia International All-Stars
-- 38 THE CRUNCH The RAH Band



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