November 18, 1978

----- DROPOUTS -----
Flying High - Commodores ----- 38 (2) / 2
Talking In Your Sleep - Crystal Gayle ----- 18 / 11
It's A Laugh - Daryl Hall & John Oates ----- 20 / 7
Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey ----- 1 (3) / 17      
Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young ----- 7 (2) / 15
Reminiscing - Little River Band ----- 3 (2) / 14
Who Are You - The Who ----- 14 (2) / 9


40 40 --- Like A Sunday In Salem (The Amos & Andy Song) - Gene Cotton
 39 --- On The Shelf - Donny & Marie (45)
 38 --- This Is Love - Paul Anka (41)
 37 --- Le Freak - Chic (54)
 36 --- I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan (43)
 35 --- Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees (HOT SHOT DEBUT)
 34 --- Part-Time Love - Elton John (63)
37 33 --- Hold The Line - Toto
34 32 --- Everybody Needs Love - Stephen Bishop
 31 --- Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt (59)

35 30 --- How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper
32 29 --- The Power Of Gold - Dan Fogelberg / Tim Weisberg
30 28 --- One Nation Under A Groove - Part I - Funkadelic
29 27 --- Change Of Heart - Eric Carmen
28 26 --- Don't Want To Live Without It - Pablo Cruise
09 25 --- Get Off - Foxy
26 24 --- Sweet Life - Paul Davis
25 23 --- Straight On - Heart
31 22 --- Y.M.C.A. - Village People
23 21 --- Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) - Styx

22 20 --- Dance (Disco Heat) - Sylvester
39 19 --- My Life - Billy Joel
08 18 --- Beast Of Burden - The Rolling Stones
19 17 --- Alive Again - Chicago
20 16 --- Strange Way - Firefall
17 15 --- Time Passages - Al Stewart
18 14 --- (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb
21 13 --- Sharing The Night Together - Dr. Hook
13 12 --- I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
12 11 --- Ready To Take A Chance Again - Barry Manilow

11 10 --- You Never Done It Like That - Captain & Tennille
07 09 --- Whenever I Call You "Friend" - Kenny Loggins
10 08 --- I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli
06 07 --- Kiss You All Over - Exile          
05 06 --- Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder    
16 05 --- You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra & Neil
02 04 --- You Needed Me - Anne Murray    
04 03 --- How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
03 02 --- Double Vision - Foreigner
01 01 --- MacArthur Park - Donna Summer      

R1 SINGLES CHART - 18-24 November 1978

01 02 RAT TRAP The Boomtown Rats *
02 04 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU Olivia Newton-John
03 01 SUMMER NIGHTS John Travolta + Olivia Newton-John *******
04 03 SANDY John Travolta
05 10 MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL The Cars
06 06 DARLIN' Frankie Miller
07 16 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES Showaddywaddy
08 17 INSTANT REPLAY Dan Hartman
09 05 MacARTHUR PARK Donna Summer
10 08 BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE The Jacksons

11 07 RASPUTIN Boney M
12 12 GIVIN' UP, GIVIN' IN The Three Degrees
13 13 BICYCLE RACE / FAT-BOTTOMED GIRLS Queen
14 -- DA YA THINK I'M SEXY? Rod Stewart
15 09 SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN Electric Light Orchestra
16 15 DIPPETY DAY Father Abraham and the Smurfs
17 11 PUBLIC IMAGE Public Image Ltd
18 27 HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE Blondie
19 18 HURRY UP, HARRY Sham 69
20 19 EVER FALLEN IN LOVE The Buzzcocks

21 20 DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT The Jam
22 28 I LOVE AMERICA Patrick Juvet
23 26 ALWAYS AND FOREVER / MIND-BLOWING DECISIONS Heatwave
24 24 PART-TIME LOVE Elton John
25 29 TOAST / HOLD ON Streetband
26 25 RESPECTABLE The Rolling Stones
27 14 LUCKY STARS Dean Friedman
28 -- DON'T LET IT FADE AWAY The Darts
29 33 RADIO RADIO Elvis Costello
30 34 GERM-FREE ADOLESCENCE X-Ray Spex

31 -- I LOST MY HEART TO A STARSHIP TROOPER Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip
32 23 BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Mick Jackson
33 -- DON'T CRY OUT LOUD Elkie Brooks
34 -- EAST RIVER The Brecker Brothers
35 -- LAY LOVE ON YOU Luisa Fernandez
36 -- GIVING IT BACK Phil Hurtt
37 RE PROMISES Eric Clapton
38 -- I LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE Alicia Bridges
39 -- SHOOTING STAR Dollar
40 -- LE FREAK Chic

-- 21 BRANDY The O'Jays
-- 22 MEXICAN GIRL Smokie
-- 30 I CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU Leo Sayer
-- 31 GREASE Frankie Valli
-- 32 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Crystal Gayle
-- 35 LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Rose Royce
-- 36 YOU MAKE ME FEEL Sylvester
-- 37 NOW THAT WE'VE FOUND LOVE Third World
-- 38 TEENAGE KICKS The Undertones
-- 39 WHAT A NIGHT City Boy
-- 40 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE Earth, Wind & Fire


Debuts for operatic singer Sarah Brightman, and pop duo Dollar