May 10, 1980

Dropouts ---
Any Way You Want It - Journey ----- 23 (2) / 6
Too Hot - Kool & The Gang ----- 5 (2) / 13
I Pledge My Love - Peaches & Herb ----- 19 / 8
Off The Wall - Michael Jackson ----- 10 (2) / 11
And The Beat Goes On - The Whispers ----- 19 (2) / 8
Fire In The Morning - Melissa Manchester ----- 32 (2) / 5
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen ----- 1 (4) / 17  


 40 --- Should've Never Let You Go - Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka (44)
 39 --- Headed For A Fall - Firefall (45)
 38 --- Little Jeannie - Elton John (65)
20 37 --- Think About Me - Fleetwood Mac
40 36 --- Starting Over Again - Dolly Parton
 35 --- Gee Whiz - Bernadette Peters (42)
38 34 --- Wondering Where The Lions Are - Bruce Cockburn
37 33 --- Let Me Be The Clock - Smokey Robinson
39 32 --- Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
35 31 --- The Seduction (Love Theme) - James Last Band

 30 --- She's Out Of My Life - Michael Jackson (41)
16 29 --- Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me, Girl - The Spinners
34 28 --- Train In Vain (Stand By Me) - The Clash
 27 --- Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) - Paul McCartney & Wings (53)
 26 --- Against The Wind - Bob Seger (54)
27 25 --- Heart Hotels - Dan Fogelberg
26 24 --- Do Right - Paul Davis
33 23 --- Steal Away - Robbie Dupree
29 22 --- The Rose - Bette Midler
12 21 --- Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown

22 20 --- Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) - Pretenders
24 19 --- Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
21 18 --- Stomp! - The Brothers Johnson
19 17 --- Breakdown Dead Ahead - Boz Scaggs
08 16 --- I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles
18 15 --- Cars - Gary Numan
17 14 --- I Can't Help It - Andy Gibb & Olvia Newton John
13 13 --- Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore
15 12 --- Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt
14 11 --- Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia

10 10 --- Hold On To My Love - Jimmy Ruffin
11 09 --- Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers w/ Kim Carnes
09 08 --- Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook
07 07 --- You May Be Right - Billy Joel
06 06 --- Fire Lake - Bob Seger
05 05 --- Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) - Pink Floyd  
04 04 --- With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston & Syreeta
03 03 --- Lost In Love - Air Supply
02 02 --- Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
01 01 --- Call Me - Blondie    


New this week is actress/singer Bernadette Peters.

UK SINGLES CHART - 10-16 May 1980

01 01 GENO Dexy's Midnight Runners **
02 15 WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR? Johnny Logan
03 02 COMING UP Paul McCartney
04 03 CALL ME Blondie *
05 04 SILVER DREAM MACHINE David Essex
06 05 TOCCATA Sky
07 13 THE GROOVE Rodney Franklin
08 23 THE GOLDEN YEARS (E.P.) Motorhead
09 31 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT Hot Chocolate
10 11 MY PERFECT COUSIN The Undertones

11 19 I SHOULDA LOVED YA Narada Michael Walden
12 10 CHECK OUT THE GROOVE Bobby Thurston
13 08 KING / FOOD FOR THOUGHT UB40
14 36 HOLD ON TO MY LOVE Jimmy Ruffin
15 25 DON'T MAKE WAVES The Nolans
16 08 SEXY EYES Dr Hook
17 -- MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM The Beat
18 07 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU-FORGIVE ME GIRL Detroit Spinners **
19 12 DON'T PUSH IT, DON'T FORCE IT Leon Haywood
20 20 WHEELS OF STEEL Saxon

21 30 FOOL FOR YOUR LOVING Whitesnake
22 09 TALK OF THE TOWN The Pretenders
23 27 THE GREATEST COCKNEY RIPOFF The Cockney Rejects
24 16 MY OH MY Sad Cafe
25 -- SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE Michael Jackson
26 29 BREATHING Kate Bush
27 32 STARING AT THE RUDE BOYS The Ruts
28 39 LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN The Average White Band
29 14 NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO Madness
30 -- JUST CAN'T GIVE YOU UP Mystic Merlin

31 38 THIS WORLD OF WATER New Musik
32 35 A FOREST The Cure
33 28 NE-NE NA-NA NA-NA NU-NU Bad Manners
34 34 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Smokie
35 -- YOU GAVE ME LOVE Crown Heights Affair
36 -- THE BUCKET OF WATER SONG The Four Bucketeers
37 24 MISSING WORDS Selecter
38 22 KOOL IN THE KAFTAN B.A. Robertson
39 -- POLICE AND THIEVES Junior Murvin
40 17 DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY Liquid Gold

-- 18 JANUARY FEBRUARY Barbara Dickson
-- 21 POISON IVY The Lambrettas
-- 26 LET'S DO ROCK STEADY The Bodysnatchers
-- 33 GOING UNDERGROUND / THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN The Jam ***
-- 37 DEAR MISS LONELY HEARTS Phil Lynott
-- 40 IN THE CITY The Jam

Esoterically, The Four Bucketeers were from kids show TISWAS, namely Chris Tarrant, Bob Carolgees, John Gorman (who wrote it) and Sally James.