September 25, 1971

----- DROPOUTS -----
If Not For You - Olivia Newton-John ----- 25 / 10
Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye ----- 4 (2) / 10
Riders On The Storm - The Doors ----- 14 / 9
Beginnings / Colour My World - Chicago ----- 7 (2) / 11


 40 --- Easy Loving - Freddie Hart (49)
 39 --- All Day Music - War (41)
38 38 --- Surrender - Diana Ross
 37 --- Stagger Lee - Tommy Roe (45)
37 36 --- I Ain't Got Time Anymore - The Glass Bottle
 35 --- Trapped By A Thing Called Love - Denise LaSalle (42)
36 34 --- The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) - The Dells
34 33 --- The Breakdown (Part I) - Rufus Thomas
33 32 --- Wedding Song (There Is Love) - Paul Stookey
23 31 --- Bangla-Desh / Deep Blue - George Harrison

39 30 --- I've Found Someone Of My Own - The Free Movement
19 29 --- Liar - Three Dog Night
30 28 --- Saturday Morning Confusion - Bobby Russell
35 27 --- Thin Line Between Love & Hate - The Persuaders
13 26 --- Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
29 25 --- Rain Dance - The Guess Who
24 24 --- The Story In Your Eyes - The Moody Blues
27 23 --- Make It Funky (Part 1) - James Brown
18 22 --- Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
22 21 --- Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Mac & Katie Kissoon

25 20 --- So Far Away / Smackwater Jack - Carole King
40 19 --- Yo-Yo - The Osmonds
21 18 --- Sweet City Woman - Stampeders
09 17 --- How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees          
19 16 --- Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green
15 15 --- Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
20 14 --- If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder
14 13 --- I Woke Up In Love This Morning - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy
16 12 --- Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels
11 11 --- Stick-Up - The Honey Cone

07 10 --- I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth
10 09 --- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics
12 08 --- Superstar / Bless The Beasts And Children - Carpenters
06 07 --- Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
05 06 --- Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney      
02 05 --- Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin
08 04 --- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez
03 03 --- Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
04 02 --- Maggie May / Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart
01 01 --- Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond        


New this week are Denise LaSalle and Freddie Hart.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 25 September-1 October 1971

01 01 HEY GIRL, DON'T BOTHER ME The Tams **
02 03 DID YOU EVER..? Nancy & Lee
03 11 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE Rod Stewart
04 16 TWEEDLE DEE, TWEEDLE DUM Middle of the Road
05 05 NATHAN JONES The Supremes
06 18 TAP TURNS ON THE WATER C.C.S.
07 17 COUSIN NORMAN Marmalade
08 08 I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) Hot Chocolate
09 12 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor
10 02 I'M STILL WAITING Diana Ross ****

11 04 BACK STREET LUV Curved Air
12 09 SOLDIER BLUE Buffy Sainte-Marie
13 15 FOR ALL WE KNOW Shirley Bassey
14 07 NEVER-ENDING SONG OF LOVE The New Seekers
15 06 IT'S TOO LATE Carole King
16 10 WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY? Dawn
17 21 DADDY, DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST Daniel Boone
18 13 LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH The Pioneers
19 25 LIFE IS A LONG SONG / UP THE POOL Jethro Tull
20 14 IN MY OWN TIME The Family

21 32 FREEDOM COME, FREEDOM GO The Fortunes
22 19 WHEN LOVE COMES ROUND AGAIN Ken Dodd
23 33 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE Engelbert Humperdinck
24 29 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Middle of the Road *****
25 -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN THE ARMY TO FIGHT IN THE WAR Mungo Jerry
26 27 TOM-TOM TURNAROUND New World
27 34 MOON SHADOW Cat Stevens
28 31 AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS The Formations
29 22 BANGLA DESH George Harrison
30 -- BUTTERFLY Danyel Gerard

31 30 MOVE ON UP Curtis Mayfield
32 35 (FOR GOD'S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE The Chi-Lites
33 23 DEVIL'S ANSWER Atomic Rooster
34 24 LEAP UP AND DOWN (WAVE YOUR KNICKERS IN THE AIR) St. Cecilia
35 20 WE WILL Gilbert O'Sullivan
36 26 HEARTBREAK HOTEL / HOUND DOG Elvis Presley
37 39 LITTLE DROPS OF SILVER Gerry Monroe
38 28 GET IT ON T-Rex ****
39 38 REMEMBER Rock Candy
40 37 KEEP ON DANCING Bay City Rollers

-- 36 WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN The Who
-- 40 KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn *****


Danyel Gerard is a Frenchman with a one-hit wonder