May 11, 1974

----- DROPOUTS -----
Touch A Hand, Make A Friend - The Staple Singers ----- 23 (2) / 7
Thanks For Saving My Life - Billy Paul ----- 37 / 3
I'm A Train - Albert Hammond ----- 31 / 4
Tell Me A Lie - Sami Jo ----- 21 / 7
A Very Special Love Song - Charlie Rich ----- 11 / 9


 40 --- Standing At The End Of The Line - Lobo (48 )
 39 --- If You Love Me (let Me Know) - Olivia Newton-John (50)
 38 --- Billy, Don't Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (57)
33 37 --- Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
 36 --- Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot (46)
29 35 --- Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
 34 --- Let's Get Married - Al Green (41)
25 33 --- The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
28 32 --- Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks        
35 31 --- Mighty Mighty - Earth, Wind & Fire

36 30 --- I'm In Love - Aretha Franklin
39 29 --- My Girl Bill - Jim Stafford
26 28 --- Keep On Singing - Helen Reddy
20 27 --- Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver    
30 26 --- The Payback - Part I - James Brown
19 25 --- My Mistake (Was To Love You) - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
18 24 --- Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack
32 23 --- For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays
16 22 --- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce
27 21 --- Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Stevie Wonder

24 20 --- Oh Very Young - Cat Stevens
23 19 --- Help Me - Joni Mitchell
10 18 --- Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - The Main Ingredient
13 17 --- Oh My My - Ringo Starr
14 16 --- Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
21 15 --- I Won't Last A Day Without You - Carpenters
22 14 --- Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
17 13 --- You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
07 12 --- Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede    
04 11 --- Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips

15 10 --- Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
12 09 --- (i've Been) Searchin' So Long - Chicago
02 08 --- TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB feat. The Three Degrees      
08 07 --- Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
09 06 --- The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night
03 05 --- Bennie And The Jets - Elton John    
11 04 --- The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch / "The Sting"
05 03 --- Dancing Machine - Jackson 5
06 02 --- The Streak - Ray Stevens
01 01 --- The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk      


This week sees the first Top 40 hit from Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 11-17 May 1974

01 01 WATERLOO ABBA **
02 27 SUGAR BABY LOVE The Rubettes
03 04 REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE The Wombles
04 11 DON'T STAY AWAY TOO LONG Peters & Lee
05 12 SHANG-A-LANG Bay City Rollers
06 09 ROCK & ROLL WINTER Wizzard
07 05 HOMELY GIRL The Chi-Lites
08 06 A WALKIN' MIRACLE Limmie and the Family Cookin'
09 03 SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks ****
10 17 HE'S MISSTRA KNOW-IT-ALL Stevie Wonder

11 -- RED DRESS Alvin Stardust
12 02 THE CAT CREPT IN Mud
13 14 LONG-LEGGED WOMAN, DRESSED IN BLACK Mungo Jerry
14 39 THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED Paper Lace
15 08 YOU ARE EVERYTHING Diana Ross + Marvin Gaye
16 24 I CAN'T STOP The Osmonds
17 07 DOCTOR'S ORDERS Sunny
18 28 SPIDERS & SNAKES Jim Stafford
19 10 ANGEL FACE The Glitter Band
20 16 YEAR OF DECISION The Three Degrees

21 15 I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR Little Jimmy Osmond
22 23 ROCK & ROLL SUICIDE David Bowie
23 21 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich
24 13 EVERYDAY Slade
25 29 THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA M.F.S.B.
26 38 BREAK THE RULES Status Quo
27 -- THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US Sparks
28 25 THE ENTERTAINER Marvin Hamlisch
29 -- IF I DIDN'T CARE David Cassidy
30 30 THE WOMBLING SONG The Wombles

31 19 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley and his Comets
32 33 I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA The Intruders
33 26 I KNOW WHAT I LIKE (IN YOUR WARDROBE) Genesis
34 -- THERE'S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE R. Dean Taylor
35 -- LAST TIME I SAW HIM Diana Ross
36 32 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
37 -- GO Gigliola Cinquetti
38 22 THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK & ROLL Mott The Hoople
39 34 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich
40 31 BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO Paper Lace ***

-- 18 EMMA Hot Chocolate
-- 20 REMEMBER ME THIS WAY Gary Glitter
-- 35 JAMBALAYA The Carpenters
-- 36 SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE Queen
-- 37 THE STING The Ragtimers
-- 40 THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand


Making their debut are electropop brothers Sparks