December 21, 1974

----- DROPOUTS -----
Whatever Gets You Thru The Night - John Lennon w/ The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band ----- 1 (1) / 11    
The Heartbreak Kid - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods ----- 39 / 1
Fire, Baby I'm On Fire - Andy Kim ----- 28 (2) / 4
Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton ----- 6 (2) / 10


 40 --- Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) - Mac Davis (50)
 39 --- Pick Up The Pieces - AWB (65)
 38 --- Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk (67)
29 37 --- I've Got The Music In Me - The Kiki Dee Band
26 36 --- Willie And The Hand Jive - Eric Clapton
22 35 --- Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
19 34 --- My Melody Of Love - Bobby Vinton
15 33 --- Wishing You Were Here - Chicago
35 32 --- Dream On - The Righteous Brothers
 31 --- Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas (44)

38 30 --- Dancin' Fool - The Guess Who
33 29 --- Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown
14 28 --- Promised Land - Elvis Presley
27 27 --- Ride 'em Cowboy - Paul Davis
13 26 --- Fairytale - The Pointer Sisters
34 25 --- Morning Side Of The Mountain - Donny & Marie Osmond
32 24 --- Dark Horse - George Harrison
12 23 --- You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet / Free Wheelin' - Bachman-Turner Overdrive    
28 22 --- Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
21 21 --- I Feel A Song (In My Heart) / Don't Burn Down The Bridge - Gladys Knight & The Pips

25 20 --- Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull
30 19 --- Mandy - Barry Manilow
24 18 --- One Man Woman / One Woman Man - Paul Anka w/ Odia Coates
17 17 --- Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Rolling Stones
20 16 --- Must Of Got Lost - The J. Geils Band
31 15 --- Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
18 14 --- Only You - Ringo Starr
23 13 --- Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
16 12 --- Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedaka
11 11 --- You Got The Love - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan

06 10 --- Do It ('til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express
03 09 --- I Can Help - Billy Swan      
10 08 --- Junior's Farm / Sally G - Paul McCartney & Wings
08 07 --- Sha-La-La (Make me Happy) - Al Green
09 06 --- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
07 05 --- You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
02 04 --- When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
05 03 --- Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
01 02 --- Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas      
04 01 --- Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin    


Making their first appearance this week are Average White Band (AWB) as well as one-hit wonder Carol Douglas.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 21-27 December 1974

01 04 LONELY, THIS CHRISTMAS Mud *
02 03 YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET Bachman-Turner Overdrive
03 08 JUKE BOX JIVE The Rubettes
04 01 YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING Barry White **
05 21 WOMBLING MERRY CHRISTMAS The Wombles
06 14 STREETS OF LONDON Ralph McTell
07 06 MY BOY Elvis Presley
08 11 GET DANCING Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
09 02 OH YES, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL Gary Glitter and The Glitter Band
10 07 TELL HIM Hello

11 10 LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS Elton John
12 23 YOU CAN MAKE ME DANCE, SING OR ANYTHING The Faces and Rod Stewart
13 28 THE INBETWEENIES / FATHER CHRISTMAS, DO NOT TOUCH ME The Goodies
14 09 IRE FEELINGS (SKANGA) Rupie Edwards
15 20 DOWN, DOWN Status Quo
16 19 TELL ME WHY Alvin Stardust
17 32 SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN KC and the Sunshine Band
18 -- THE CHRISTMAS SONG Gilbert O'Sullivan
19 27 I CAN HELP Billy Swan
20 22 SHA-LA-LA (MAKE ME HAPPY) Al Green

21 05 GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR David Essex ****
22 25 UNDER MY THUMB Wayne Gibson
23 31 HEY, MISTER CHRISTMAS Showaddywaddy
24 33 THE BUMP Kenny
25 36 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Gloria Gaynor
26 12 MAGIC Pilot
27 -- STARDUST David Essex
28 24 HOW LONG? Ace
29 30 ONLY YOU Ringo Starr
30 37 ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART The Trammps

31 35 CHERI, BABE Hot Chocolate
32 40 JE T'AIME... MOI NON PLUS Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
33 -- MS GRACE The Tymes
34 13 TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN The Chi-Lites
35 29 KILLER QUEEN Queen
36 26 PEPPER BOX The Peppers
37 -- HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT John Holt
38 34 NO, HONESTLY Lynsey de Paul
39 38 (HEY THERE) LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman
40 15 THE WILD ONE Suzi Quatro

-- 16 JUNIOR'S FARM Paul McCartney and Wings
-- 17 COSTAFINE TOWN Splinter
-- 18 WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD TIMES GO? Donny Osmond
-- 39 GOODBYE, NOTHING TO SAY The Javells and Nosmo King


A one-hit wonder comes from Jamaican John Holt