January 27, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth - Meat Loaf ----- 39 / 1
A Man I'll Never Be - Boston ----- 31 (2) / 5
Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles ----- 18 (2) / 5
How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper ----- 12 (4) / 11


 40 --- You Need A Woman Tonight - Captain & Tennille (41)
 39 --- Lady - Little River Band (52)
 38 --- Dancin' Shoes - Nigel Olsson (42)
38 37 --- One Last Kiss - The J. Geils Band
 36 --- Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb (44)
22 35 --- (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb
20 34 --- Sharing The Night Together - Dr. Hook
34 33 --- Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Rose Royce
33 32 --- Shattered - The Rolling Stones
36 31 --- Baby I'm Burnin' - Dolly Parton

32 30 --- Home And Dry - Gerry Rafferty
37 29 --- Blue Morning, Blue Day - Foreigner
30 28 --- Take Me To The River - Talking Heads
13 27 --- We've Got Tonite - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
40 26 --- Heaven Knows - Donna Summer w/ Brooklyn Dreams
29 25 --- Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
28 24 --- The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
09 23 --- Promises - Eric Clapton & His Band
24 22 --- Don't Hold Back - Chanson
27 21 --- No Tell Lover - Chicago

35 20 --- I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
21 19 --- Soul Man - Blues Brothers
19 18 --- Shake It - Ian Matthews
23 17 --- Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
18 16 --- I Was Made For Dancin' - Leif Garrett
17 15 --- Somewhere In The Night - Barry Manilow
16 14 --- New York Groove - Ace Frehley
15 13 --- Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
06 12 --- You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra & Neil      
14 11 --- Fire - The Pointer Sisters

12 10 --- September - Earth, Wind & Fire
11 09 --- Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate
05 08 --- Hold The Line - Toto
07 07 --- Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
08 06 --- A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John
03 05 --- My Life - Billy Joel
10 04 --- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
04 03 --- Y.M.C.A. - Village People
02 02 --- Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees        
01 01 --- Le Freak - Chic      


Elton John's drummer, Nigel Olsson comes into the Top 40 this week.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 27 January-2 February 1979

01 02 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK Ian and the Blockheads *
02 01 Y.M.C.A. Village People ***
03 04 SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire
04 05 A LITTLE MORE LOVE Olivia Newton-John
05 18 WOMAN IN LOVE The Three Degrees
06 -- HEART OF GLASS Blondie
07 03 LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME Racey
08 06 HELLO, THIS IS JOANIE Paul Evans
09 23 DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA The Shadows
10 07 LE FREAK Chic

11 10 CAR 67 Driver 67
12 15 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Barry White
13 09 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE Funkadelic
14 08 SONG FOR GUY Elton John
15 26 MY LIFE Billy Joel
16 11 I'M EVERY WOMAN Chaka Khan
17 20 RAMA LAMA DING DONG Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
18 13 I'LL PUT YOU TOGETHER AGAIN Hot Chocolate
19 14 TOO MUCH HEAVEN The Bee Gees
20 30 TAKE THAT TO THE BANK Shalamar

21 34 COOL MEDITATION Third World
22 28 YOU NEEDED ME Anne Murray
23 21 MIRRORS Sally Oldfield
24 27 THIS IS IT Dan Hartman
25 -- I WAS MADE FOR DANCIN' Leif Garrett
26 31 COULD IT BE MAGIC? Barry Manilow
27 -- MILK AND ALCOHOL Dr Feelgood
28 36 DESIRE ME Doll
29 12 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS Barbra + Neil
30 16 I LOST MY HEART TO A STARSHIP TROOPER Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip

31 -- KING ROCKER Generation X
32 39 'SUPERMAN' London Symphony Orchestra
33 40 DON'T HOLD BACK Chanson
34 29 RAINING IN MY HEART Leo Sayer
35 25 DR. WHO Mankind
36 17 A TASTE OF AGGRO The Barron Knights
37 38 EVERY NIGHT Phoebe Snow
38 35 DA YA THINK I'M SEXY? Rod Stewart *
39 -- JE SUIS MUSIC Cerrone
40 33 IN THE BUSH Musique

-- 19 ALWAYS AND FOREVER / MIND-BLOWING DECISIONS Heatwave
-- 22 SHOOTING STAR Dollar
-- 24 TOMMY GUN The Clash
-- 32 MARY'S BOY CHILD Boney M ****
-- 37 DANCE (DISCO HEAT) Sylvester


Making his debut is teen idol Leif Garrett