April 3, 1976

----- DROPOUTS -----
Inseparable - Natalie Cole ----- 32 / 5
Slow Ride - Foghat ----- 20 (2) / 12
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon ----- 1 (3) / 13         
Theme From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage ----- 1 (1) / 12    
Cupid - Tony Orlando & Dawn ----- 22 (2) / 6


 40 --- Hit The Road Jack - Stampeders (44)
 39 --- Sara Smile - Daryl Hall John Oates (43)
 38 --- We Can't Hide It Anymore - Larry Santos (42)
40 37 --- Fopp - Ohio Players
38 36 --- He's a Friend - Eddie Kendricks
39 35 --- Lorelei - Styx
 34 --- Shannon - Henry Gross (50)
35 33 --- You'll Lose A Good Thing - Freddy Fender
27 32 --- Love Hurts - Nazareth
37 31 --- Livin' For The Weekend - The O'Jays

33 30 --- Love Fire - Jigsaw
34 29 --- Looking For Space - John Denver
30 28 --- Only Love Is Real - Carole King
 27 --- Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop (41)
36 26 --- I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - ABBA
26 25 --- Good Hearted Woman - Waylon & Willie
20 24 --- Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce
12 23 --- Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) - Bee Gees
21 22 --- Love Machine (Part 1) - The Miracles  
23 21 --- Action - Sweet

16 20 --- Take It To The Limit - Eagles
04 19 --- All By Myself - Eric Carmen
19 18 --- Tangerine - The Salsoul Orchestra
24 17 --- There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) - Carpenters
25 16 --- Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
17 15 --- Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
14 14 --- Deep Purple - Donny & Marie Osmond
18 13 --- Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton
15 12 --- Sweet Love - Commodores
13 11 --- Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook

11 10 --- Golden Years - David Bowie
10 09 --- Money Honey - Bay City Rollers
01 08 --- December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The 4 Seasons      
07 07 --- Dream On - Aerosmith
09 06 --- Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
06 05 --- Sweet Thing - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
08 04 --- Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
03 03 --- Lonely Night (Angel Face) - Captain & Tennille
02 02 --- Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
05 01 --- Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor    


Lots of new acts this week including the very well-known Daryl Hall & John Oates. Other new names include Larry Santos, Henry Gross and Elvin Bishop.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 3-9 April 1976

01 01 SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME Brotherhood Of Man **
02 04 YOU SEE THE TROUBLE WITH ME Barry White
03 02 LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU Billy Ocean
04 13 MUSIC John Miles
05 03 I LOVE TO LOVE (BUT MY BABY LOVES TO DANCE) Tina Charles ***
06 07 I WANNA STAY WITH YOU Gallagher & Lyle
07 21 PINBALL WIZARD Elton John
08 10 YESTERDAY The Beatles
09 09 FALLING APART AT THE SEAMS Marmalade
10 05 PEOPLE LIKE YOU, PEOPLE LIKE ME The Glitter Band

11 18 I'M MANDY, FLY ME 10cc
12 19 HELLO, HAPPINESS The Drifters
13 12 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT The Eagles
14 -- FERNANDO ABBA
15 06 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME Guys & Dolls
16 22 HEY, MR MUSIC MAN Peters & Lee
17 11 CONCRETE AND CLAY Randy Edelman
18 27 JUNGLE ROCK Hank Mizell
19 08 CONVOY CW McCall
20 30 DON'T STOP IT NOW Hot Chocolate

21 -- GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS Sailor
22 RI HEY, JUDE The Beatles
23 29 WAKE UP, EVERYBODY Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
24 15 MISS YOU NIGHTS Cliff Richard
25 -- THEME from 'MAHOGANY' (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO?) Diana Ross
26 23 SHIPS IN THE NIGHT Be Bop Deluxe
27 RI PAPERBACK WRITER The Beatles
28 -- THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH The Carpenters
29 17 DECEMBER '63 (OH, WHAT A NIGHT) The Four Seasons **
30 24 CITY LIGHTS David Essex

31 25 RODRIGO'S GUITAR CONCERTO de ARANJUEZ Manuel and his Music of the Mountains
32 36 IF YOU LOVE ME Mary Hopkin
33 -- DISCO CONNECTION Isaac Hayes
34 39 RIDERS ON THE STORM The Doors
35 14 (DO THE) SPANISH HUSTLE The Fatback Band
36 26 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME Yvonne Fair
37 37 SPANISH WINE Chris White
38 -- MOVIN' Brass Construction
39 RI LAZY SUNDAY The Small Faces
40 40 YOU BELONG TO ME Gary Glitter

-- 16 LET'S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE The M&O Band
-- 20 LET'S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE Eddie Drennon and BBS Unlimited
-- 28 FUNKY WEEKEND The Stylistics
-- 31 RAIN Status Quo
-- 32 HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE Emmylou Harris
-- 33 I LOVE MUSIC The O'Jays
-- 34 DAT Pluto Shervington
-- 35 NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dana
-- 38 SEAGULL Rainbow Cottage


Brass Construction make their arrival, competing with a clutch of Beatles reissues