May 12, 1984

-----DROPOUTS-----
Adult Education - Daryl Hall & John Oates --- 8 / 11
Leave It - Yes --- 24 (2) / 7
Girls - Dwight Twilley --- 16 / 10
Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics --- 4 (2) / 14
Catch Me I'm Falling - Real Life --- 40 / 1



 40 --- Modern Day Delilah - Van Stephenson (44)
 39 --- Stay The Night - Chicago (49)
 38 --- Love Will Show Us How - Christine McVie (43)
24 37 --- Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
 36 --- My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council (41)
 35 --- Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters (50)
39 34 --- Run Runaway - Slade
37 33 --- You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) - Joe Jackson
34 32 --- It's My Life - Talk Talk
28 31 --- Show Me - Pretenders

19 30 --- Automatic - The Pointer Sisters
35 29 --- Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
33 28 --- Self Control - Laura Branigan
32 27 --- The Heart Of Rock & Roll - Huey Lewis & The News
27 26 --- White Horse - Laid Back
29 25 --- Borderline - Madonna
22 24 --- A Fine Fine Day -Tony Carey
25 23 --- No More Words - Berlin
23 22 --- I'll Wait - Van Halen
15 21 --- Don't Answer Me - The Alan Parsons Project

21 20 --- Dancing In The Sheets - Shalamar
26 19 --- The Reflex - Duran Duran
10 18 --- Miss Me Blind - Culture Club
20 17 --- Sister Christian - Night Ranger
16 16 --- The Authority Song - John Cougar Mellencamp
18 15 --- Breakdance - Irene Cara
17 14 --- The Longest Time - Billy Joel
13 13 --- Tonight - Kool & The Gang
12 12 --- Head Over Heels - Go-Go's
08 11 --- They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman

14 10 --- Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
11 09 --- Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
04 08 --- Footloose - Kenny Loggins  
07 07 --- You Might Think - The Cars
06 06 --- To All The Girls I've Loved Before - Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson
05 05 --- Love Somebody - Rick Springfield
09 04 --- Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams
03 03 --- Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
01 02 --- Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) - Phil Collins  
02 01 --- Hello - Lionel Richie  


New this week are Van Stephenson and English sensation The Style Council.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 12-18 May 1984

01 01 THE REFLEX Duran Duran **
02 02 AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) Phil Collins
03 03 I WANT TO BREAK FREE Queen
04 05 AUTOMATIC The Pointer Sisters
05 06 LOCOMOTION O.M.D.
06 09 ONE LOVE-PEOPLE GET READY Bob Marley and the Wailers
07 07 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE The Flying Pickets
08 08 DON'T TELL ME Blancmange
09 28 FOOTLOOSE Kenny Loggins
10 04 HELLO Lionel Richie ******

11 19 THE LEBANON Human League
12 21 LOVE GAMES Belle and the Devotions
13 14 DANCING GIRLS Nik Kershaw
14 11 I'M FALLING The Bluebells
15 12 WHEN YOU SAY YOU LOVE SOMEBODY (IN THE HEART) Kool and the Gang
16 25 SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY Jocelyn Brown
17 24 TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE Julio Iglesias + Willie Nelson
18 -- LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY Deniece Williams
19 13 AIN'T NOBODY Rufus & Chaka Khan
20 17 JUST BE GOOD TO ME The S.O.S. Band

21 10 YOU TAKE ME UP Thompson Twins
22 18 THIEVES LIKE US New Order
23 -- ASSASSING Marillion
24 38 STAY WITH ME TONIGHT Jeffrey Osborne
25 33 THE LONGEST TIME Billy Joel
26 31 RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
27 15 A LOVE WORTH WAITING FOR Shakin Stevens
28 -- I'LL BE AROUND Terri Wells
29 16 GLAD IT'S ALL OVER / DAMNED ON 45 Captain Sensible
30 29 PEARLY DEWDROP'S-DROPS The Cocteau Twins

31 27 HAND IN GLOVE Sandie Shaw
32 -- BREAKDANCE PARTY Break Machine
33 23 WOOD BEEZ (PRAY LIKE ARETHA FRANKLIN) Scritti Politti
34 22 NELSON MANDELA The Special A.K.A.
35 -- LOVE WARS Womack & Womack
36 20 PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE Depeche Mode
37 26 THE CATERPILLAR The Cure
38 -- LOVE ME TENDER Roland Rat Superstar
39 30 SILVER Echo and the Bunnymen
40 -- SEARCHIN' (I GOTTA FIND A MAN) Hazell Dean

-- 32 GIVE ME TONIGHT Shannon
-- 34 SOMEDAY The Gap Band
-- 35 THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) Dead Or Alive
-- 36 EAT IT Weird Al Yankovic
-- 37 LUCKY STAR Madonna
-- 39 ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING Bananarama
-- 40 P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING) Michael Jackson


Debuts here from Hazell Dean, and Womack & Womack