October 26, 1974

----- DROPOUTS -----
Higher Plane - Kool & The Gang ----- 37 (2) / 2
Clap For The Wolfman - The Guess Who ----- 6 / 11
Devotion - Earth, Wind & Fire ----- 33 / 2
Kings Of The Party - Brownsville Station ----- 31 (2) / 3
Straight Shootin' Woman - Steppenwolf ----- 29 (2) / 3
Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens ----- 6 / 9
Earache My Eye - Cheech & Chong feat. Alice Bowie ----- 9 / 8


 40 --- People Gotta Move - Gino Vannelli (44)
 39 --- Wishing You Were Here - Chicago (56)
 38 --- Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye (49)
 37 --- Rockin' Soul - The Hues Corporation (50)
 36 --- I Can Help - Billy Swan (52)
 35 --- So You Are A Star - The Hudson Brothers (45)
38 34 --- Second Avenue - Garfunkel
07 33 --- Never My Love - Blue Swede
40 32 --- When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
 31 --- Love Don't Love Nobody - Pt. I - The Spinners (42)

36 30 --- I've Got The Music In Me - The Kiki Dee Band
39 29 --- Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
26 28 --- Beach Baby - First Class
34 27 --- Honey, Honey - ABBA
32 26 --- Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
12 25 --- You Little Trustmaker - The Tymes
30 24 --- Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) - Raspberries
13 23 --- Skin Tight - Ohio Players
28 22 --- The Need To Be - Jim Weatherly
27 21 --- My Melody Of Love - Bobby Vinton

20 20 --- Give It To The People - The Righteous Brothers
04 19 --- I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John      
24 18 --- Do It ('til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express
22 17 --- Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot
21 16 --- Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion
01 15 --- Nothing From Nothing - Billy Preston    
19 14 --- Back Home Again - John Denver
14 13 --- Do It Baby - The Miracles
18 12 --- Whatever Gets You Thru The Night - John Lennon w/ The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band
16 11 --- Tin Man - America

10 10 --- Love Me For A Reason - The Osmonds
11 09 --- Stop And Smell The Roses - Mac Davis
15 08 --- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
09 07 --- Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight) - Tony Orlando & Dawn
08 06 --- Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
06 05 --- The Bitch Is Back - Elton John
05 04 --- Jazzman - Carole King
17 03 --- You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet / Free Wheelin' - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
03 02 --- You Haven't Done Nothin - Stevie Wonder
02 01 --- Then Came You - Dionne Warwicke & Spinners    


Newcomers this week are Gino Vannelli, Billy Swan and The Hudson Brothers.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 26 October-1 November 1974

01 02 EVERYTHING I OWN Ken Boothe *
02 03 FAR, FAR AWAY Slade
03 01 SAD, SWEET DREAMER Sweet Sensation *
04 11 ALL OF ME LOVES ALL OF YOU Bay City Rollers
05 04 GEE, BABY Peter Shelley
06 12 (YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY Paul Anka
07 09 I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU Gary Shearston
08 08 ROCK ME, GENTLY Andy Kim
09 13 I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ALONE George McCrae
10 19 GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR David Essex

11 07 FAREWELL / BRING IT ON HOME TO ME Rod Stewart
12 05 ANNIE'S SONG John Denver *
13 10 REGGAE TUNE Andy Fairweather-Low
14 06 LONG, TALL GLASSES Leo Sayer
15 25 DOWN ON THE BEACH TONIGHT The Drifters
16 17 ALL I WANT IS YOU Roxy Music
17 28 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Slim Whitman
18 31 (HEY THERE) LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman
19 -- LET'S GET TOGETHER AGAIN The Glitter Band
20 18 YOU LITTLE TRUST MAKER The Tymes

21 33 NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON MOTHER EARTH Sparks
22 29 I HONESTLY LOVE YOU Olivia Newton-John
23 -- KILLER QUEEN Queen
24 23 MINUETTO ALLEGRETTO The Wombles
25 16 KNOCK ON WOOD David Bowie
26 22 Y VIVA ESPANA Sylvia
27 27 SAMBA PA TI Santana
28 34 LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER The Stylistics
29 20 MACHINE GUN The Commodores
30 38 DA DOO RON RON The Crystals

31 15 HANG ON IN THERE, BABY Johnny Bristol
32 14 KUNG FU FIGHTING Carl Douglas ***
33 -- ROCK N SOUL The Hues Corporation
34 24 YOU, YOU, YOU Alvin Stardust
35 30 CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE Barry White
36 39 YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN' Stevie Wonder
37 26 QUEEN OF CLUBS KC and the Sunshine Band
38 -- THEN CAME YOU Dionne Warwick + The Detroit Spinners
39 -- HOT SHOT Barry Blue
40 37 I'M A BELIEVER Robert Wyatt

-- 21 THE BITCH IS BACK Elton John
-- 32 I GOT THE MUSIC IN ME Kiki Dee Band
-- 35 THE BLACK EYED BOYS Paper Lace
-- 36 SILLY LOVE 10cc
-- 40 LEAVE IT Mike McGear