December 7, 1974

----- DROPOUTS -----
Three Ring Circus - Blue Magic ----- 36 (2) / 2
Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion ----- 8 / 10
Jazzman - Carole King ----- 2 / 12
The Need To Be - Jim Weatherly ----- 11 / 8
Tin Man - America ----- 4 (3) / 11
After The Goldrush - Prelude ----- 22 / 5


21 40 --- Whatever Gets You Thru The Night - John Lennon w/ The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band    
 39 --- Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters (56)
39 38 --- Whatever You Got, I Want - Jackson 5
 37 --- Mandy - Barry Manilow (47)
 36 --- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John (48 )
 35 --- Dream On - The Righteous Brothers (43)
 34 --- Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor (44)
 33 --- Ride 'em Cowboy - Paul Davis (41)
40 32 --- Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull
31 31 --- Let's Straighten It Out - Latimore

37 30 --- One Man Woman / One Woman Man - Paul Anka w/ Odia Coates
14 29 --- Back Home Again - John Denver
28 28 --- Fire, Baby I'm On Fire - Andy Kim
38 27 --- Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
32 26 --- Willie And The Hand Jive - Eric Clapton
34 25 --- Only You - Ringo Starr
30 24 --- Must Of Got Lost - The J. Geils Band
23 23 --- I Feel A Song (In My Heart) / Don't Burn Down The Bridge - Gladys Knight & The Pips
26 22 --- Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown
27 21 --- Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Rolling Stones

24 20 --- Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedaka
19 19 --- Touch Me - Fancy
12 18 --- I've Got The Music In Me - The Kiki Dee Band
18 17 --- Promised Land - Elvis Presley
20 16 --- Fairytale - The Pointer Sisters
16 15 --- You Got The Love - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
06 14 --- Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
05 13 --- Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
15 12 --- Junior's Farm / Sally G - Paul McCartney & Wings
11 11 --- Wishing You Were Here - Chicago

17 10 --- You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
13 09 --- Sha-La-La (Make me Happy) - Al Green
08 08 --- You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet / Free Wheelin' - Bachman-Turner Overdrive    
07 07 --- My Melody Of Love - Bobby Vinton
10 06 --- Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
09 05 --- Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
04 04 --- Do It ('til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express
03 03 --- When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
01 02 --- I Can Help - Billy Swan       
02 01 --- Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas    


Big week as legends Gloria Gaynor, Paul Davis and Barry Manilow score their first Top 40 hits.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 7-13 December 1974

01 02 YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING Barry White *
02 01 GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR David Essex ****
03 04 JUKE BOX JIVE The Rubettes
04 03 OH, YES, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL Gary Glitter and The Glitter Band
05 06 YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET Bachman-Turner Overdrive
06 12 TELL HIM Hello
07 08 (HEY THERE) LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman
08 15 MY BOY Elvis Presley
09 05 KILLER QUEEN Queen
10 20 IRE FEELINGS (SKANGA) Rupie Edwards

11 11 MAGIC Pilot
12 09 PEPPER BOX The Peppers
13 10 TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN The Chi-Lites
14 28 GET DANCING Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
15 18 LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS Elton John
16 07 THE WILD ONE Suzi Quatro
17 13 NO, HONESTLY Lynsey de Paul
18 17 COSTAFINE TOWN Splinter
19 34 LONELY, THIS CHRISTMAS Mud
20 22 HOW LONG? Ace

21 23 WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD TIMES GO? Donny Osmond
22 24 SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY) Al Green
23 21 JUNIOR'S FARM Paul McCartney and Wings
24 27 TELL ME WHY Alvin Stardust
25 31 SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN KC and the Sunshine Band
26 36 UNDER MY THUMB Wayne Gibson
27 26 GOODBYE, NOTHING TO SAY The Javells and Nosmo King
28 -- YOU CAN MAKE ME DANCE, SING OR ANYTHING The Faces and Rod Stewart
29 -- ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART The Trammps
30 14 LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER The Stylistics

31 33 ONLY YOU Ringo Starr
32 -- CHERI, BABE Hot Chocolate
33 -- HEY, MISTER CHRISTMAS Showaddywaddy
34 -- DOWN, DOWN Status Quo
35 37 DANCE THE KUNG FU Carl Douglas
36 16 EVERYTHING I OWN Ken Boothe ***
37 -- THE BUMP Kenny
38 30 ALL OF ME LOVES ALL OF YOU Bay City Rollers
39 -- STREETS OF LONDON Ralph McTell
40 29 DOWN ON THE BEACH TONIGHT The Drifters

-- 19 DA DOO RON RON The Crystals
-- 25 NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON MOTHER EARTH Sparks
-- 32 LET'S GET TOGETHER AGAIN The Glitter Band
-- 35 MINUETTO ALLEGRETTO The Wombles
-- 38 FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin
-- 39 BLUE ANGEL Gene Pitney
-- 40 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Slim Whitman


Big debuts here for popsters Kenny, disco act The Trammps, and folk singer Ralph McTell