September 25, 1982

---DROPOUTS ---
Valley Girl - Frank Zappa --- 32 (2) / 3
Wasted On The Way - Crosby, Stills & Nash --- 9 (4) / 12
Even The Nights Are Better - Air Supply --- 5 (2) / 13


40 40 --- Let It Be Me - Willie Nelson
 39 --- Heart Attack - Olivia Newton-John (51)
38 38 --- Oh Julie - Barry Manilow
37 37 --- Holdin' On - Tane Cain
39 36 --- You Don't Want Me Anymore - Steel Breeze
 35 --- Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac (46)
 34 --- Don't Fight It - Kenny Loggins w/ Steve Perry (43)
35 33 --- The One You Love - Glenn Frey
07 32 --- Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
34 31 --- You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band

33 30 --- Make Believe - Toto
31 29 --- Voyeur - Kim Carnes
28 28 --- Never Been In Love - Randy Meisner
36 27 --- Break It To Me Gently - Juice Newton
30 26 --- Gloria - Laura Branigan
29 25 --- Jump To It - Aretha Franklin
27 24 --- Big Fun - Kool & The Gang
23 23 --- Hot In The City - Billy Idol
24 22 --- What's Forever For - Michael Murphey
26 21 --- I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock Of Seagulls

25 20 --- Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
22 19 --- Hold On - Santana
20 18 --- Let Me Tickle Your Fancy - Jermaine Jackson
17 17 --- Only Time Will Tell - Asia
16 16 --- Think I'm In Love - Eddie Money
21 15 --- I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) - Michael McDonald
15 14 --- Blue Eyes - Elton John
13 13 --- Love Will Turn You Around - Kenny Rogers
14 12 --- You Can Do Magic - America
10 11 --- Take It Away - Paul McCartney

11 10 --- Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) - Donna Summer
08 09 --- Hurts So Good - John Cougar
18 08 --- Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne
12 07 --- Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work
09 06 --- Eye In The Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
05 05 --- You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester
03 04 --- Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor  
01 03 --- Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago  
04 02 --- Jack & Diane - John Cougar
02 01 --- Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band  


Featured with Kenny Loggins this week is lead vocalist of Journey, Steve Perry.

I loved 'Abracadabra' then, as a child, and I still love it now. Didn't really follow more than the chorus as a child, I hasten to add, before any smart alec queries some of the lyrics

R1 SINGLES CHART - 25 September-1 October 1982

01 01 EYE OF THE TIGER Survivor ****
02 05 THE BITTEREST PILL (I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW) The Jam
03 02 PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS Dire Straits
04 04 WALKING ON SUNSHINE Rocker's Revenge ft Donnie Calvin
05 06 ALL OF MY HEART ABC
06 10 THERE IT IS Shalamar
07 03 SAVE A PRAYER Duran Duran
08 08 THE MESSAGE Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
09 12 SADDLE UP David Christie
10 22 FRIEND OR FOE Adam Ant

11 11 GIVE ME YOUR HEART TONIGHT Shakin' Stevens
12 17 WHY? Carly Simon
13 07 HI-FIDELITY Kids from 'Fame' ft Valerie Landsberg
14 09 COME ON EILEEN Dexy's Midnight Runners ****
15 18 LOVE COME DOWN Evelyn King
16 14 TODAY Talk Talk
17 40 ZOOM Fat Larry's Band
18 23 LEAVE IN SILENCE Depeche Mode
19 36 JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED Mari Wilson
20 19 CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU The Boystown Gang

21 13 I EAT CANNIBALS (PART 1) Toto Coelo
22 33 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY Chicago
23 15 WHAT Soft Cell
24 16 NOBODY'S FOOL Haircut 100
25 28 GLITTERING PRIZE Simple Minds
26 -- PASS THE DUTCHIE Musical Youth
27 25 UNDER THE BOARDWALK Tom Tom Club
28 20 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE Modern Romance ft John du Prez
29 21 SPREAD A LITTLE HAPPINESS Sting
30 24 INVITATIONS Shakatak

31 27 SO HERE I AM UB40
32 34 AND I'M TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING Jennifer Holliday
33 31 RUFF MIX The Wonder Dogs
34 -- TAKE A CHANCE WITH ME Roxy Music
35 -- DO YA WANNA FUNK? Sylvester w/Patrick Cowley
36 -- GIVE ME SOME KINDA MAGIC Dollar
37 29 FAME Irene Cara ***
38 -- DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME? Culture Club
39 32 WINDPOWER Thomas Dolby
40 RE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN The Animals

-- 26 JOHN WAYNE IS BIG LEGGY Haysi Fantayzee
-- 30 BIG FUN Kool and the Gang
-- 35 LOVE HANGOVER The Associates
-- 37 WHITE BOYS AND HEROES Gary Numan
-- 38 WHO PUT THE BOMP (IN THE BOMP-A-BOMP-A-BOMP)? Showaddywaddy
-- 39 HURRY HOME Wavelength


First showings for Musical Youth, and the slightly more durable Culture Club