December 17, 1977

----- DROPOUTS -----
We Just Disagree - Dave Mason ----- 12 (2) / 10
Gone Too Far - England Dan & John Ford Coley ----- 23 / 6


 40 --- Native New Yorker - Odyssey (42)
40 39 --- As - Stevie Wonder
 38 --- Point Of Know Return - Kansas (41)
39 37 --- (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
38 36 --- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez
37 35 --- Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic
24 34 --- It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me - Barry White
35 33 --- Gettin' Ready For Love - Diana Ross
36 32 --- Turn To Stone - Electric Light Orchestra
32 31 --- Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel

31 30 --- The Way I Feel Tonight - Bay City Rollers
34 29 --- Short People - Randy Newman
30 28 --- My Way - Elvis Presley
27 27 --- She's Not There - Santana
28 26 --- Serpentine Fire - Earth, Wind & Fire
29 25 --- Runaround Sue - Leif Garrett
14 24 --- Boogie Nights - Heatwave
25 23 --- I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
26 22 --- We Are The Champions - Queen
06 21 --- Heaven On The 7th Floor - Paul Nicholas

21 20 --- Your Smiling Face - James Taylor
22 19 --- Hey Deanie - Shaun Cassidy
20 18 --- Swingtown - The Steve Miller Band
19 17 --- You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart
18 16 --- Come Sail Away - Styx
17 15 --- You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) - High Inergy
16 14 --- Isn't It Time - The Babys
15 13 --- Slip Slidin' Away - Paul Simon
09 12 --- Baby, What A Big Surprise - Chicago
13 11 --- Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch

12 10 --- Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
10 09 --- You Make Loving Fun - Fleetwood Mac
11 08 --- Baby Come Back - Player
07 07 --- We're All Alone - Rita Coolidge
08 06 --- (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again - L.T.D.
05 05 --- It's So Easy - Linda Ronstadt
02 04 --- Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
04 03 --- Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
03 02 --- How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
01 01 --- You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone                       


Scoring their first Top 40 hit this week are Odyssey.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 17-23 December 1977

01 01 MULL OF KINTYRE / GIRLS' SCHOOL Wings ***
02 02 FLORAL DANCE Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band
03 03 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE? The Bee Gees
04 05 I WILL Ruby Winters
05 09 EGYPTIAN REGGAE Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
06 06 DADDY COOL The Darts
07 04 DANCIN' PARTY Showaddywaddy
08 10 BELFAST Boney M
09 13 LOVE OF MY LIFE The Dooleys
10 07 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Queen

11 08 ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD Status Quo
12 25 WHITE CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby
13 16 LOVE'S UNKIND Donna Summer
14 19 IT'S A HEARTACHE Bonnie Tyler
15 15 MARY OF THE FOURTH FORM The Boomtown Rats
16 20 WATCHIN' THE DETECTIVES Elvis Costello
17 12 PUT YOUR LOVE IN ME Hot Chocolate
18 11 THE NAME OF THE GAME ABBA ****
19 26 MY WAY Elvis Presley
20 21 DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE? Crystal Gayle

21 18 TURN TO STONE Electric Light Orchestra
22 22 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE Chic
23 27 GETTIN' READY FOR LOVE Diana Ross
24 17 LIVE IN TROUBLE The Barron Knights
25 33 I LOVE YOU Donna Summer
26 34 ONLY WOMEN BLEED Julie Covington
27 40 REALLY FREE John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett
28 14 SHE'S NOT THERE Santana
29 -- AS TIME GOES BY Dooley Wilson
30 38 RUN BACK Carl Douglas

31 -- LET'S HAVE A QUIET NIGHT IN David Soul
32 24 YES SIR, I CAN BOOGIE Baccara *
33 -- JAMMING / PUNKY REGGAE PARTY Bob Marley and the Wailers
34 -- WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN? Yannis Markopoulos
35 23 2-4-6-8 MOTORWAY Tom Robinson
36 -- SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY Paul Simon
37 -- HOLLYWOOD Boz Scaggs
38 36 ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE Billy Paul
39 28 GOING FOR THE ONE Yes
40 29 YOU'RE IN MY HEART Rod Stewart

-- 30 GOIN' PLACES The Jacksons
-- 31 L.A. RUN The Carvells
-- 32 GEORGINA BAILEY Noosha Fox
-- 35 NEEDLES & PINS Smokie
-- 37 I BELIEVE YOU Dorothy Moore
-- 39 YOU'RE FABULOUS, BABE Kenny Williams


There's a Greek one-hit wonder from Yannis Markopoulos, and also a one-hit wonder from Dooley Wilson, as his original recording from 'Casablanca' finally hits the charts