January 13, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
MacArthur Park - Donna Summer ----- 1 (3) / 15      
My Best Friend's Girl - The Cars ----- 35 (3) / 5
I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli ----- 4 (2) / 13
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan ----- 21 (3) / 8


 40 --- Baby I'm Burnin' - Dolly Parton (46)
 39 --- Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Rose Royce (42)
 38 --- No Tell Lover - Chicago (54)
 37 --- Shattered - The Rolling Stones (45)
40 36 --- Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
39 35 --- Home And Dry - Gerry Rafferty
36 34 --- Take Me To The River - Talking Heads
37 33 --- Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
34 32 --- The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
33 31 --- A Man I'll Never Be - Boston

30 30 --- I Will Be In Love With You - Livingston Taylor
29 29 --- Instant Replay - Dan Hartman
32 28 --- Soul Man - Blues Brothers
31 27 --- Somewhere In The Night - Barry Manilow
28 26 --- Don't Hold Back - Chanson
26 25 --- Time Passages - Al Stewart
25 24 --- Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
05 23 --- I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
27 22 --- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
22 21 --- Shake It - Ian Matthews

24 20 --- I Was Made For Dancin' - Leif Garrett
20 19 --- Fire - The Pointer Sisters
18 18 --- Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles
19 17 --- New York Groove - Ace Frehley
17 16 --- Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
16 15 --- Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate
15 14 --- September - Earth, Wind & Fire
14 13 --- We've Got Tonite - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
12 12 --- How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper
13 11 --- A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John

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

R1 SINGLES CHART - 13-19 January 1979

01 01 Y.M.C.A. Village People **
02 06 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK Ian and the Blockheads
03 03 LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME Racey
04 05 SONG FOR GUY Elton John
05 18 SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire
06 04 A TASTE OF AGGRO The Barron Knights
07 02 MARY'S BOY CHILD Boney M ****
08 07 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS Barbra + Neil
09 10 LE FREAK Chic
10 08 TOO MUCH HEAVEN The Bee Gees

11 09 I LOST MY HEART TO A STARSHIP TROOPER Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip
12 21 A LITTLE MORE LOVE Olivia Newton-John
13 24 HELLO, THIS IS JOANIE Paul Evans
14 15 I'M EVERY WOMAN Chaka Khan
15 13 GREASED LIGHTNING John Travolta
16 16 I'LL PUT YOU TOGETHER AGAIN Hot Chocolate
17 12 ALWAYS AND FOREVER / MIND-BLOWING DECISIONS Heatwave
18 28 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE Funkadelic
19 14 SHOOTING STAR Dollar
20 11 DA YA THINK I'M SEXY? Rod Stewart *

21 23 RAINING IN MY HEART Leo Sayer
22 29 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Barry White
23 19 TOMMY GUN The Clash
24 -- RAMA LAMA DING DONG Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
25 26 DR. WHO Mankind
26 17 IN THE BUSH Musique
27 40 CAR 67 Driver 67
28 27 CHRISTMAS IN SMURF-LAND Father Abraham and the Smurfs
29 38 MY LIFE Billy Joel
30 32 MIRRORS Sally Oldfield

31 -- TAKE THAT TO THE BANK Shalamar
32 33 YOU NEEDED ME Anne Murray
33 -- 'SUPERMAN' London Symphony Orchestra
34 -- COOL MEDITATION Third World
35 -- DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA The Shadows
36 -- COULD IT BE MAGIC? Barry Manilow
37 35 B.A.B.Y. Rachel Sweet
38 36 INSTANT REPLAY Dan Hartman
39 31 DANCE (DISCO HEAT) Sylvester
40 34 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD Electric Light Orchestra

-- 20 PROMISES The Buzzcocks
-- 22 HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE Blondie
-- 25 DON'T LET IT FADE AWAY The Darts
-- 30 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD Elkie Brooks
-- 37 RAT TRAP The Boomtown Rats **
-- 39 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES Showaddywaddy


Livening up the place are Rocky Sharpe and the Replays