December 28, 1974

----- DROPOUTS -----
I've Got The Music In Me - The Kiki Dee Band ----- 12 / 10
Willie And The Hand Jive - Eric Clapton ----- 26 (2) / 5
Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond ----- 5 (2) / 10
My Melody Of Love - Bobby Vinton ----- 3 (2) / 11
Dream On - The Righteous Brothers ----- 32 / 3
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet / Free Wheelin' - Bachman-Turner Overdrive ----- 1 (1) / 12    


 40 --- Best Of My Love - Eagles (48 )
 39 --- The Entertainer - Billy Joel (44)
 38 --- From His Woman To You - Barbara Mason (51)
 37 --- Ruby, Baby - Billy "Crash" Craddock (47)
26 36 --- Fairytale - The Pointer Sisters
 35 --- Get Dancin' - Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes feat. Sir Monti Rock III (43)
33 34 --- Wishing You Were Here - Chicago
29 33 --- Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown
40 32 --- Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) - Mac Davis
17 31 --- Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Rolling Stones

30 30 --- Dancin' Fool - The Guess Who
38 29 --- Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk
27 28 --- Ride 'em Cowboy - Paul Davis
39 27 --- Pick Up The Pieces - AWB
28 26 --- Promised Land - Elvis Presley
31 25 --- Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
 24 --- Fire - Ohio Players (59)
21 23 --- I Feel A Song (In My Heart) / Don't Burn Down The Bridge - Gladys Knight & The Pips
10 22 --- Do It ('til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express
09 21 --- I Can Help - Billy Swan      

24 20 --- Dark Horse - George Harrison
25 19 --- Morning Side Of The Mountain - Donny & Marie Osmond
22 18 --- Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
11 17 --- You Got The Love - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
20 16 --- Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull
07 15 --- Sha-La-La (Make me Happy) - Al Green
18 14 --- One Man Woman / One Woman Man - Paul Anka w/ Odia Coates
16 13 --- Must Of Got Lost - The J. Geils Band
19 12 --- Mandy - Barry Manilow
15 11 --- Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters

13 10 --- Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
14 09 --- Only You - Ringo Starr
12 08 --- Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedaka
04 07 --- When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
08 06 --- Junior's Farm / Sally G - Paul McCartney & Wings
01 05 --- Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin    
02 04 --- Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas      
05 03 --- You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
06 02 --- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
03 01 --- Angie Baby - Helen Reddy    


New act this week, Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 28 December 1974-3 January 1975

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

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

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

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