April 23, 1977

----- DROPOUTS -----
Spring Rain - Silvetti ----- 39 / 3
Sam - Olivia Newton-John ----- 20 (2) / 9
Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow - Tom Jones ----- 15 (2) / 10
At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan ----- 30 (2) / 6
Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller ----- 2 (2) / 15
Free - Deniece Williams ----- 25 / 7


 40 --- Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) - Joe Tex (47)
 39 --- Old Fashioned Boy (You're The One) - Stallion (51)
23 38 --- I Like Dreamin' - Kenny Nolan
 37 --- Whodunit - Tavares (41)
 36 --- Got To Give It Up (Pt. I) - Marvin Gaye (50)
39 35 --- Uptown Festival (Part 1) - Shalamar
37 34 --- Heard It In A Love Song - The Marshall Tucker Band
38 33 --- Hello Stranger - Yvonne Elliman
33 32 --- Sometimes - Facts Of Life
34 31 --- Dancin' Man - Q

36 30 --- Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold
 29 --- Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner (45)
 28 --- Lucille - Kenny Rogers (42)
28 27 --- N.Y., You Got Me Dancing - Andrea True Connection
24 26 --- Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme) - Wilton Place Street Band
29 25 --- Angel In Your Arms - Hot
18 24 --- Maybe I'm Amazed - Wings
27 23 --- Calling Dr. Love - KISS
21 22 --- The First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart
14 21 --- Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas

22 20 --- Your Love - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
31 19 --- Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
06 18 --- Dancing Queen - ABBA    
20 17 --- I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band
19 16 --- Can't Stop Dancin' - Captain & Tennille
17 15 --- Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs
16 14 --- Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
15 13 --- I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce
10 12 --- Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates      
12 11 --- Tryin' To Love Two - William Bell

11 10 --- Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer Warnes
13 09 --- When I Need You - Leo Sayer
09 08 --- So In To You - Atlanta Rhythm Section
08 07 --- Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") - Barbra Streisand        
07 06 --- I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole
05 05 --- The Things We Do For Love - 10cc
01 04 --- Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul    
04 03 --- Hotel California - Eagles
03 02 --- Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
02 01 --- Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston    


New this week are pop rock band Stallion, though most notably Foreigner scores their first debut.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 23-29 April 1977

01 01 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ABBA ****
02 06 RED LIGHT SPELLS DANGER Billy Ocean
03 05 I DON'T WANT TO PUT A HOLD ON YOU Berni Flint
04 15 FREE Deniece Williams
05 02 GOING IN WITH MY EYES OPEN David Soul
06 04 WHEN Showaddywaddy
07 16 HAVE I THE RIGHT? Dead End Kids
08 03 SUNNY Boney M
09 17 SIR DUKE Stevie Wonder
10 10 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis

11 09 SOUND AND VISION David Bowie
12 08 OH, BOY Brotherhood of Man
13 12 LAY BACK IN THE ARMS OF SOMEONE Smokie
14 14 GIMME SOME Brendon
15 25 WHODUNNIT? The Tavares
16 20 PEARL'S A SINGER Elkie Brooks
17 11 CHANSON D'AMOUR Manhattan Transfer ***
18 26 HOW MUCH LOVE? Leo Sayer
19 23 ROCK BOTTOM Lynsey de Paul + Mike Moran
20 22 LONELY BOY Andrew Gold

21 07 MOODY BLUE Elvis Presley
22 13 LOVE HIT ME Maxine Nightingale
23 29 SOLSBURY HILL Peter Gabriel
24 -- THE SHUFFLE Van McCoy
25 32 TOGETHER O.C. Smith
26 21 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU Rose Royce
27 37 A STAR IS BORN (EVERGREEN) Barbra Streisand
28 33 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell
29 -- ANOTHER FUNNY HONEYMOON David Dundas
30 24 7,000 DOLLARS AND YOU The Stylistics

31 -- AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO MORE (WITH NO BIG FAT WOMAN) Joe Tex
32 38 HOTEL CALIFORNIA The Eagles
33 19 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS Mary MacGregor
34 -- SMOKE ON THE WATER Deep Purple
35 28 RIO Michael Nesmith
36 18 MY KINDA LIFE Cliff Richard
37 30 BOOGIE NIGHTS Heatwave
38 -- GOOD MORNING, JUDGE 10cc
39 31 5TH ANNIVERSARY (E.P.) Judge Dread
40 -- SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW Tom Jones

-- 27 MORE THAN A LOVER Bonnie Tyler
-- 34 HOLD BACK THE NIGHT / SWEET ON YOU Graham Parker and Rumour
-- 35 MARQUEE MOON Television
-- 36 ROCKARIA Electric Light Orchestra
-- 39 ROMEO Mr Big
-- 40 WHEN I NEED YOU Leo Sayer ***


A memorable one-hit wonder comes from Joe Tex