March 11, 1978

----- DROPOUTS -----
Native New Yorker - Odyssey ----- 21 (2) / 12
Long, Long Way From Home - Foreigner ----- 20 / 8
You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart ----- 4 (3) / 15
Baby Come Back - Player ----- 1 (3) / 16      
Short People - Randy Newman ----- 2 (3) / 13


 40 --- It's You That I Need - Enchantment (44)
 39 --- We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again - England Dan & John Ford Coley (50)
 38 --- You Really Got Me - Van Halen (41)
40 37 --- Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
39 36 --- Thank You For Being A Friend - Andrew Gold
 35 --- Hot Legs - Rod Stewart (42)
36 34 --- Lady Love - Lou Rawls
35 33 --- Before My Heart Finds Out - Gene Cotton
 32 --- Sweet Talkin' Woman - Electric Light Orchestra (46)
32 31 --- Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Linda Ronstadt

33 30 --- Flash Light - Parliament
34 29 --- Theme Song From "Which Way Is Up" - Stargard
30 28 --- Goodbye Girl - David Gates
13 27 --- Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" - John Williams
11 26 --- We Are The Champions - Queen
26 25 --- Dust In The Wind - Kansas
27 24 --- Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch
25 23 --- Always And Forever - Heatwave
28 22 --- Jack And Jill - Raydio
29 21 --- If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman

22 20 --- The Way You Do The Things You Do - Rita Coolidge
23 19 --- Our Love - Natalie Cole
20 18 --- (What A) Wonderful World - Art Garfunkel w/ James Taylor & Paul Simon
21 17 --- Falling - LeBlanc & Carr
18 16 --- Happy Anniversary - Little River Band
10 15 --- How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees         
16 14 --- Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
15 13 --- What's Your Name - Lynyrd Skynyrd
14 12 --- The Name Of The Game - ABBA
12 11 --- Peg - Steely Dan

17 10 --- Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow
08 09 --- Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
09 08 --- I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
06 07 --- Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic
02 06 --- Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees           
07 05 --- Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
04 04 --- Emotion - Samantha Sang
03 03 --- Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
05 02 --- Night Fever - Bee Gees
01 01 --- (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb      


Making their first appearance this week is the legendary rock band Van Halen.

R1 SINGLES CHART – 11-17 March 1978

01 05 WUTHERING HEIGHTS Kate Bush *
02 01 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME ABBA ***
03 02 COME BACK, MY LOVE The Darts
04 03 WISHING ON A STAR Rose Royce
05 11 DENIS Blondie
06 04 STAYIN' ALIVE The Bee Gees
07 15 I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN Eruption
08 14 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty
09 07 MR BLUE SKY Electric Light Orchestra
10 08 JUST ONE MORE NIGHT Yellow Dog

11 12 ALL RIGHT NOW Free
12 17 IS THIS LOVE? Bob Marley and the Wailers
13 06 FIGARO Brotherhood Of Man *
14 16 EMOTIONS Samantha Sang
15 21 FANTASY Earth, Wind & Fire
16 09 LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN The Sweet
17 10 IF I HAD WORDS Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keely
18 37 MATCHSTALK MEN & MATCHSTALK CATS & DOGS Brian & Michael
19 23 FIVE MINUTES The Stranglers
20 13 HOT LEGS / I WAS ONLY JOKING Rod Stewart

21 32 ALLY'S TARTAN ARMY Andy Cameron
22 27 LILAC WINE Elkie Brooks
23 22 DRUMMER MAN Tonight
24 28 WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE WORLD Nottingham Forest FC + Paper Lace
25 19 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Billy Joel
26 18 DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER Tom Robinson Band
27 36 EVERY 1'S A WINNER Hot Chocolate
28 30 RUMOUR HAS IT Donna Summer
29 20 SORRY, I’M A LADY Baccara
30 24 'WHICH WAY IS UP?' Stargard

31 -- WHENEVER YOU WANT MY LOVE The Real Thing
32 39 BABY, COME BACK Player
33 -- I LOVE THE SOUND OF BREAKING GLASS Nick Lowe
34 40 SPREAD YOUR WINGS Queen
35 -- WALK IN LOVE Manhattan Transfer
36 25 WORDS Rita Coolidge
37 35 CLASH CITY ROCKERS The Clash
38 -- NEWS OF THE WORLD The Jam
39 -- SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH Dan Hill
40 33 MULL OF KINTYRE / GIRLS' SCHOOL Wings *********

-- 26 FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE Smokie
-- 29 LOVELY DAY Bill Withers
-- 31 NATIVE NEW YORKER Odyssey
-- 34 THE GROOVE LINE Heatwave
-- 38 UPTOWN TOP RANKING Althia & Donna *


Another New Wave singer-songwriter arrives in the shape of Nick Lowe, along with a one-hit wonder from Dan Hill