October 8, 1977

----- DROPOUTS -----
Smoke From A Distant Fire - The Sanford/Townsend Band ----- 9 / 12
(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher - Rita Coolidge ----- 2 / 17
Daytime Friends - Kenny Rogers ----- 28 / 4
Handy Man - James Taylor ----- 4 (2) / 13  


 40 --- Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt (51)
17 39 --- Don't Worry Baby - B.J. Thomas
 38 --- We Just Disagree - Dave Mason (42)
 37 --- Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me - Peter Brown (41)
37 36 --- I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You - Alan Parsons
40 35 --- Dusic - Brick
 34 --- How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (49)
36 33 --- She Did It - Eric Carmen
33 32 --- Another Star - Stevie Wonder
35 31 --- Help Is On Its Way - Little River Band

31 30 --- Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent
19 29 --- Float On - The Floaters
32 28 --- I Believe You - Dorothy Moore
18 27 --- Way Down - Elvis Presley
30 26 --- Just Remember I Love You - Firefall
29 25 --- Surfin' USA - Leif Garrett
25 24 --- The Greatest Love Of All - George Benson
23 23 --- Jungle Love - The Steve Miller Band
24 22 --- Heaven On The 7th Floor - Paul Nicholas
22 21 --- Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Peter Frampton

34 20 --- Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
26 19 --- It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me - Barry White
20 18 --- It Was Almost Like A Song - Ronnie Milsap
21 17 --- The King Is Gone - Ronnie McDowell
05 16 --- Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson
03 15 --- Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac
07 14 --- Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra
14 13 --- I Feel Love - Donna Summer
13 12 --- Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin') - Johnny Rivers
12 11 --- On And On - Stephen Bishop

10 10 --- I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb           
16 09 --- Brick House - Commodores
09 08 --- Cold As Ice - Foreigner
11 07 --- Boogie Nights - Heatwave
04 06 --- Best Of My Love - The Emotions            
08 05 --- That's Rock 'N' Roll - Shaun Cassidy
06 04 --- Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
15 03 --- You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
02 02 --- Keep It Comin' Love - KC & The Sunshine Band
01 01 --- Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band - Meco      


New this week are Dave Mason and Peter Brown.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 8-14 October 1977

01 02 SILVER LADY David Soul *
02 01 WAY DOWN Elvis Presley *****
03 08 BLACK IS BLACK La Belle Epoque
04 07 BEST OF MY LOVE The Emotions
05 03 MAGIC FLY Space
06 09 FROM NEW YORK TO L.A. Patsy Gallant
07 16 WONDEROUS STORIES Yes
08 11 I REMEMBER ELVIS PRESLEY Danny Mirror
09 06 TELEPHONE MAN Meri Wilson
10 05 DOWN DEEP INSIDE Donna Summer

11 04 OXYGENE IV Jean-Michel Jarre
12 10 THE SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN Elkie Brooks
13 20 NO MORE HEROES The Stranglers
14 24 YES SIR, I CAN BOOGIE Baccara
15 14 LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE The Boomtown Rats
16 18 BLACK BETTY Ram Jam
17 21 I REMEMBER YESTERDAY Donna Summer
18 15 DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO The Rods
19 13 I THINK I'M GONNA FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU The Dooleys
20 12 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon

21 17 I CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND Yvonne Elliman
22 25 THUNDER IN MY HEART Leo Sayer
23 27 COOL OUT TONIGHT David Essex
24 -- 'STAR WARS' Meco
25 30 FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Giorgio
26 23 GARY GILMORE'S EYES The Adverts
27 28 WAITING IN VAIN Bob Marley and the Wailers
28 -- COMPLETE CONTROL The Clash
29 34 THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL George Benson
30 35 DO YOUR DANCE Rose Royce

31 37 HOT TRACKS (E.P.) Nazareth
32 -- ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD Status Quo
33 32 ANOTHER STAR Stevie Wonder
34 RE SHE'S A WIND-UP Dr Feelgood
35 -- HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Gladys Knight and the Pips
36 19 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY Candi Staton
37 26 DREAMER The Jacksons
38 -- HAPPY DAYS Pratt & McLean
39 31 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Deniece Williams
40 40 DAYTIME FRIENDS Kenny Rogers

-- 22 DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy
-- 29 TULANE Steve Gibbons Band
-- 33 SPANISH STROLL Mink DeVille
-- 36 FLOAT ON The Floaters *
-- 38 YOUR GENERATION Generation X
-- 39 GIMME DAT BANANA Black Gorilla


The Star Wars phenomenon allows Meco to make their debut