May 13, 1978

----- DROPOUTS -----
(Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb ----- 1 (2) / 22      
More Than A Woman - Tavares ----- 32 / 4
Goodbye Girl - David Gates ----- 15 (2) / 12


 40 --- Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty (53)
 39 --- Heartless - Heart (43)
37 38 --- Let's All Chant - The Michael Zager Band
 37 --- Because The Night - Patti Smith Group (41)
40 36 --- Dance With Me - Peter Brown w/ Betty Wright
39 35 --- Every Kinda People - Robert Palmer
34 34 --- Ego - Elton John
38 33 --- Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
36 32 --- Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf
33 31 --- Do You Believe In Magic - Shaun Cassidy

27 30 --- Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
28 29 --- Our Love - Natalie Cole
26 28 --- Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees           
18 27 --- Flash Light - Parliament
31 26 --- You Belong To Me - Carly Simon
17 25 --- Sweet Talkin' Woman - Electric Light Orchestra
30 24 --- Take A Chance On Me - ABBA
11 23 --- Jack And Jill - Raydio
25 22 --- It's A Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
24 21 --- Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon

23 20 --- Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - Billy Joel
20 19 --- Two Doors Down - Dolly Parton
21 18 --- Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet
22 17 --- Baby Hold On - Eddie Money
19 16 --- On Broadway - George Benson
08 15 --- Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
16 14 --- This Time I'm In It For Love - Player
15 13 --- Disco Inferno - The Trammps
13 12 --- Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
14 11 --- Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb

12 10 --- Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section
09 09 --- Dust In The Wind - Kansas
10 08 --- Count On Me - Jefferson Starship
03 07 --- Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow
07 06 --- You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
01 05 --- Night Fever - Bee Gees                   
06 04 --- Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis / Deniece Williams
05 03 --- With A Little Luck - Wings
04 02 --- The Closer I Get To You - Roberta Flack w/ Donny Hathaway
02 01 --- If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman    


New this week are The Patti Smith Group and Scottish songwriter Gerry Rafferty.

R1 SINGLES CHART – 13-19 May 1978

01 02 RIVERS OF BABYLON / BROWN GIRL IN THE RING Boney M *
02 01 NIGHT FEVER The Bee Gees **
03 04 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE Johnny Mathis + Deniece Williams
04 06 AUTOMATIC LOVER Dee D Jackson
05 05 NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY Andrew Gold
06 03 MATCHSTALK MEN & MATCHSTALK CATS & DOGS Brian & Michael ***
07 23 BECAUSE THE NIGHT Patti Smith Group
08 10 LET'S ALL CHANT Michael Zager Band
09 14 EVERYBODY DANCE Chic
10 30 THE BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY The Darts

11 08 IF YOU CAN'T GIVE ME LOVE Suzi Quatro
12 15 SHE'S SO MODERN The Boomtown Rats
13 16 JACK & JILL Raydio
14 13 BAD OLD DAYS Co-Co
15 07 I WONDER WHY Showaddywaddy
16 12 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Sheila & B Devotion
17 22 DO IT, DO IT AGAIN Rafaella Carra
18 11 FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME Genesis
19 35 (I'M ALWAYS TOUCHED BY YOUR) PRESENCE, DEAR Blondie
20 20 MORE LIKE THE MOVIES Dr Hook

21 -- IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Yvonne Elliman
22 09 WITH A LITTLE LUCK Wings
23 24 LOVE IS IN THE AIR John Paul Young
24 19 TAKE ME, I'M YOURS Squeeze
25 21 IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO Richard Myhill
26 26 THE DAY THE WORLD TURNED DAY-GLO X-Ray Spex
27 -- A BA NI BI Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta
28 38 MORE THAN A WOMAN The Tavares
29 27 NICE 'N' SLEAZY The Stranglers
30 17 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty

31 25 'THE HONG KONG BEAT' Richard Denton & Martin Cook
32 28 COME TO ME Ruby Winters
33 -- HI-TENSION Hi-Tension
34 29 BACK IN LOVE AGAIN Donna Summer
35 37 WHAT A WASTE Ian Dury
36 -- UP AGAINST THE WALL Tom Robinson Band
37 31 IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE DANCIN' Rose Royce
38 -- WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM Child
39 40 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME Foreigner
40 18 SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Dan Hill

-- 32 HEY, LORD, DON'T ASK ME QUESTIONS Graham Parker
-- 33 WALK IN LOVE Manhattan Transfer
-- 34 DENIS Blondie
-- 36 BOOGIE SHOES KC and the Sunshine Band
-- 39 (I DON'T WANT TO GO TO) CHELSEA Elvis Costello and the Attractions


Newcomers here are Child, Hi-Tension, and a one-hit wonder from Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta (Israeli winners of the EuroVision Song Contest in this year)