September 7, 1974

----- DROPOUTS -----
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John ----- 2 (2) / 9
Sure As I'm Sittin' Here - Three Dog Night ----- 16 (2) / 8
Call On Me - Chicago ----- 6 (2) / 8
Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive ----- 12 (2) / 10
Time For Livin' - Sly & The Family Stone ----- 32 / 3


 40 --- Stop And Smell The Roses - Mac Davis (71)
 39 --- Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight) - Tony Orlando & Dawn (70)
20 38 --- Shinin' On - Grand Funk
37 37 --- Sugar Baby Love - The Rubettes
RE 36 --- One Hell Of A Woman - Mac Davis (41)
 35 --- You Little Trustmaker - The Tymes (53)
24 34 --- Waterloo - ABBA
 33 --- Never My Love - Blue Swede (50)
40 32 --- Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
22 31 --- Keep On Smilin' - Wet Willie

39 30 --- Earache My Eye - Cheech & Chong feat. Alice Bowie
36 29 --- I Love My Friend - Charlie Rich
13 28 --- Sideshow - Blue Magic
27 27 --- Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens
31 26 --- Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) - Tower Of Power
18 25 --- Please Come To Boston - Dave Loggins
30 24 --- Free Man In Paris - Joni Mitchell
29 23 --- Who Do You Think You Are - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
28 22 --- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
23 21 --- Let's Put It All Together - The Stylistics

25 20 --- Beach Baby - First Class
26 19 --- I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
07 18 --- Wildwood Weed - Jim Stafford
21 17 --- It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It) - The Rolling Stones
16 16 --- Rub It In - Billy "Crash" Craddock
19 15 --- You Haven't Done Nothin - Stevie Wonder
15 14 --- Wild Thing - Fancy
17 13 --- Clap For The Wolfman - The Guess Who
14 12 --- Hang On In There Baby - Johnny Bristol
05 11 --- Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack    

11 10 --- Then Came You - Dionne Warwicke & Spinners
10 09 --- You And Me Against The World - Helen Reddy
04 08 --- The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace    
12 07 --- Nothing From Nothing - Billy Preston
09 06 --- Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
06 05 --- I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You - Donny & Marie Osmond
08 04 --- Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
03 03 --- Tell Me Something Good - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
02 02 --- I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton
01 01 --- (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka w/ Odia Coates         

R1 SINGLES CHART - 7-13 September 1974

01 01 LOVE ME FOR A REASON The Osmonds **
02 04 I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU Donny & Marie Osmond
03 02 WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN? The Three Degrees **
04 09 KUNG FU FIGHTING Carl Douglas
05 07 Y VIVA ESPANA Sylvia
06 03 YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW The Stylistics
07 18 ANNIE'S SONG John Denver
08 06 WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN-HEARTED? Jimmy Ruffin
09 08 MR SOFT Cockney Rebel
10 10 HONEY, HONEY Sweet Dreams

11 22 HANG ON IN THERE, BABY Johnny Bristol
12 05 SUMMERLOVE SENSATION Bay City Rollers
13 12 NA NA NA Cozy Powell
14 14 HELLO, SUMMERTIME Bobby Goldsboro
15 19 ROCK N ROLL LADY Showaddywaddy
16 25 QUEEN OF CLUBS KC and the Sunshine Band
17 28 RAINBOW Peters & Lee
18 17 JUST FOR YOU The Glitter Band
19 26 YOU, YOU, YOU Alvin Stardust
20 29 CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE Barry White

21 11 ROCK THE BOAT Hues Corporation
22 24 THE BLACK EYED BOYS Paper Lace
23 16 ROCK YOUR BABY George McCrae ***
24 32 BABY LOVE Diana Ross and The Supremes
25 13 I SHOT THE SHERIFF Eric Clapton
26 15 ROCKET Mud
27 -- SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES Bryan Ferry
28 34 ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT Cat Stevens
29 35 ROCK ME, GENTLY Andy Kim
30 21 BORN WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE Stephanie de Sykes and Rain

31 20 IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL The Rolling Stones
32 -- MACHINE GUN The Commodores
33 31 MISS, HIT AND RUN Barry Blue
34 -- FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE Roberta Flack
35 30 AMATEUR HOUR Sparks
36 33 BAND ON THE RUN Paul McCartney and Wings
37 -- WINDOW SHOPPING R Dean Taylor
38 23 YOUR BABY AIN'T YOUR BABY ANYMORE Paul da Vinci
39 39 SHE Charles Aznavour ****
40 -- PINBALL Brian Protheroe

-- 27 TONIGHT The Rubettes
-- 36 IT'S ALL UP TO YOU Jim Capaldi
-- 37 KISSIN' IN THE BACK ROW The Drifters
-- 38 YOUNG GIRL Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
-- 40 SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot


Big debut for The Commodores, plus a one-hit wonder from Brian Protheroe