December 24, 1977

The chart was "frozen" next week (week ending 31st December, 1977)
       The next new chart was dated 7th January, 1978

----- DROPOUTS -----
As - Stevie Wonder ----- 39 / 3
It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me - Barry White ----- 4 (2) / 12
Boogie Nights - Heatwave ----- 2 (2) / 17
She's Not There - Santana ----- 27 (2) / 5


 40 --- Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill (50)
 39 --- Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees (52)
20 38 --- Your Smiling Face - James Taylor
 37 --- Girls' School - Wings (41)
40 36 --- Native New Yorker - Odyssey
 35 --- Desiree - Neil Diamond (42)
38 34 --- Point Of Know Return - Kansas
36 33 --- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez
37 32 --- (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
21 31 --- Heaven On The 7th Floor - Paul Nicholas

35 30 --- Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic
33 29 --- Gettin' Ready For Love - Diana Ross
31 28 --- Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
32 27 --- Turn To Stone - Electric Light Orchestra
30 26 --- The Way I Feel Tonight - Bay City Rollers
12 25 --- Baby, What A Big Surprise - Chicago
26 24 --- Serpentine Fire - Earth, Wind & Fire
23 23 --- I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
28 22 --- My Way - Elvis Presley
09 21 --- You Make Loving Fun - Fleetwood Mac

29 20 --- Short People - Randy Newman
25 19 --- Runaround Sue - Leif Garrett
22 18 --- We Are The Champions - Queen
18 17 --- Swingtown - The Steve Miller Band
07 16 --- We're All Alone - Rita Coolidge
19 15 --- Hey Deanie - Shaun Cassidy
16 14 --- Come Sail Away - Styx
14 13 --- Isn't It Time - The Babys
15 12 --- You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) - High Inergy
17 11 --- You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart

13 10 --- Slip Slidin' Away - Paul Simon
11 09 --- Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch
10 08 --- Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
04 07 --- Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
08 06 --- Baby Come Back - Player
05 05 --- It's So Easy - Linda Ronstadt
06 04 --- (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again - L.T.D.
03 03 --- Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
01 02 --- You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone                       
02 01 --- How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees    


Scoring his first debut this week is Canadian pop singer Dan Hill.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 24-30 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 04 I WILL Ruby Winters
05 12 WHITE CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby
06 13 LOVE'S UNKIND Donna Summer
07 14 IT'S A HEARTACHE Bonnie Tyler
08 06 DADDY COOL The Darts
09 05 EGYPTIAN REGGAE Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
10 17 PUT YOUR LOVE IN ME Hot Chocolate

11 08 BELFAST Boney M
12 07 DANCIN' PARTY Showaddywaddy
13 09 LOVE OF MY LIFE The Dooleys
14 19 MY WAY Elvis Presley
15 16 WATCHIN' THE DETECTIVES Elvis Costello
16 15 MARY OF THE FOURTH FORM The Boomtown Rats
17 31 LET'S HAVE A QUIET NIGHT IN David Soul
18 20 DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE? Crystal Gayle
19 22 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE Chic
20 21 TURN TO STONE Electric Light Orchestra

21 34 WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN? Yannis Markopoulos
22 10 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Queen
23 29 AS TIME GOES BY Dooley Wilson
24 26 ONLY WOMEN BLEED Julie Covington
25 11 ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD Status Quo
26 25 I LOVE YOU Donna Summer
27 -- THE MUPPET SHOW MUSIC HALL (E.P.) The Muppets
28 33 JAMMING / PUNKY REGGAE PARTY Bob Marley and the Wailers
29 27 REALLY FREE John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett
30 23 GETTIN' READY FOR LOVE Diana Ross

31 30 RUN BACK Carl Douglas
32 24 LIVE IN TROUBLE The Barron Knights
33 37 HOLLYWOOD Boz Scaggs
34 -- UPTOWN TOP RANKING Althia & Donna
35 18 THE NAME OF THE GAME ABBA ****
36 -- LITTLE GIRL The Banned
37 28 SHE'S NOT THERE Santana
38 32 YES SIR, I CAN BOOGIE Baccara *
39 -- DESIREE Neil Diamond
40 -- I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOUR LOVE The Emotions

-- 35 2-4-6-8 MOTORWAY Tom Robinson
-- 36 SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY Paul Simon
-- 38 ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE Billy Paul
-- 39 GOING FOR THE ONE Yes
-- 40 YOU'RE IN MY HEART Rod Stewart


A fresh-faced Jamaican one-hit wonder comes from Althia & Donna