January 6, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
Part-Time Love - Elton John ----- 22 / 7
Straight On - Heart ----- 15 / 10
How Much I Feel - Ambrosia ----- 3 (3) / 14
Sweet Life - Paul Davis ----- 17 / 13
Strange Way - Firefall ----- 11 (2) / 10


 40 --- Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn (44)
 39 --- Home And Dry - Gerry Rafferty (43)
15 38 --- MacArthur Park - Donna Summer      
 37 --- Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester (41)
39 36 --- Take Me To The River - Talking Heads
35 35 --- My Best Friend's Girl - The Cars
38 34 --- The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
37 33 --- A Man I'll Never Be - Boston
 32 --- Soul Man - Blues Brothers (54)
 31 --- Somewhere In The Night - Barry Manilow (57)

34 30 --- I Will Be In Love With You - Livingston Taylor
33 29 --- Instant Replay - Dan Hartman
32 28 --- Don't Hold Back - Chanson
40 27 --- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
14 26 --- Time Passages - Al Stewart
25 25 --- Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
30 24 --- I Was Made For Dancin' - Leif Garrett
06 23 --- I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli
26 22 --- Shake It - Ian Matthews
21 21 --- I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan

28 20 --- Fire - The Pointer Sisters
23 19 --- New York Groove - Ace Frehley
20 18 --- Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles
27 17 --- Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
22 16 --- Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate
18 15 --- September - Earth, Wind & Fire
17 14 --- We've Got Tonite - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
19 13 --- A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John
12 12 --- How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper
13 11 --- Promises - Eric Clapton & His Band

11 10 --- Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
09 09 --- (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb
10 08 --- Hold The Line - Toto
08 07 --- Y.M.C.A. - Village People
07 06 --- Sharing The Night Together - Dr. Hook
05 05 --- I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
03 04 --- You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra & Neil      
04 03 --- My Life - Billy Joel
01 02 --- Le Freak - Chic      
02 01 --- Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees    


Starting 1979 off are Cheryl Lynn and The Blues Brothers.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 6-12 January 1979

01 02 Y.M.C.A. Village People *
02 01 MARY'S BOY CHILD Boney M ****
03 06 LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME Racey
04 03 A TASTE OF AGGRO The Barron Knights
05 10 SONG FOR GUY Elton John
06 13 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK Ian and the Blockheads
07 05 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS Barbra + Neil
08 04 TOO MUCH HEAVEN The Bee Gees
09 07 I LOST MY HEART TO A STARSHIP TROOPER Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip
10 09 LE FREAK Chic

11 08 DA YA THINK I'M SEXY? Rod Stewart *
12 12 ALWAYS AND FOREVER / MIND-BLOWING DECISIONS Heatwave
13 11 GREASED LIGHTNING John Travolta
14 18 SHOOTING STAR Dollar
15 14 I'M EVERY WOMAN Chaka Khan
16 23 I'LL PUT YOU TOGETHER AGAIN Hot Chocolate
17 16 IN THE BUSH Musique
18 24 SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire
19 20 TOMMY GUN The Clash
20 26 PROMISES The Buzzcocks

21 32 A LITTLE MORE LOVE Olivia Newton-John
22 17 HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE Blondie
23 21 RAINING IN MY HEART Leo Sayer
24 35 HELLO, THIS IS JOANIE Paul Evans
25 22 DON'T LET IT FADE AWAY The Darts
26 25 DR. WHO Mankind
27 19 CHRISTMAS IN SMURF-LAND Father Abraham and the Smurfs
28 27 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE Funkadelic
29 38 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Barry White
30 15 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD Elkie Brooks

31 33 DANCE (DISCO HEAT) Sylvester
32 37 MIRRORS Sally Oldfield
33 -- YOU NEEDED ME Anne Murray
34 34 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD Electric Light Orchestra
35 40 B.A.B.Y. Rachel Sweet
36 31 INSTANT REPLAY Dan Hartman
37 28 RAT TRAP The Boomtown Rats **
38 36 MY LIFE Billy Joel
39 29 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES Showaddywaddy
40 -- CAR 67 Driver 67

-- 30 PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS The Eagles
-- 39 I LOVE AMERICA Patrick Juvet


A quirky one-hit wonder comes from Driver 67