March 3, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
My Life - Billy Joel ----- 3 (3) / 16
September - Earth, Wind & Fire ----- 8 / 11
Baby I'm Burnin' - Dolly Parton ----- 25 (2) / 7
Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate ----- 6 (2) / 13


 40 --- Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills (45)
 39 --- Every Which Way But Loose - Eddie Rabbitt (43)
 38 --- I Don't Know If It's Right - Evelyn "Champagne" King (41)
39 37 --- Maybe I'm A Fool - Eddie Money
36 36 --- You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester
30 35 --- Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees      
14 34 --- Soul Man - Blues Brothers
13 33 --- Shake It - Ian Matthews
32 32 --- Stormy - Santana
09 31 --- Somewhere In The Night - Barry Manilow

37 30 --- Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman
33 29 --- Song On The Radio - Al Stewart
34 28 --- Forever In Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond
31 27 --- Haven't Stop Dancing Yet - Gonzalez
10 26 --- I Was Made For Dancin' - Leif Garrett
28 25 --- Crazy Love - Poco
38 24 --- Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
 23 --- Big Shot - Billy Joel (51)
27 22 --- I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray
24 21 --- Lady - Little River Band

26 20 --- What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
22 19 --- Every Time I Think Of You - The Babys
20 18 --- Dancin' Shoes - Nigel Olsson
19 17 --- Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
17 16 --- The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
16 15 --- Blue Morning, Blue Day - Foreigner
15 14 --- No Tell Lover - Chicago
29 13 --- Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
12 12 --- Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
18 11 --- Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb

23 10 --- What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
08 09 --- Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
05 08 --- Y.M.C.A. - Village People
07 07 --- Le Freak - Chic      
11 06 --- Heaven Knows - Donna Summer w/ Brooklyn Dreams
03 05 --- A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John
06 04 --- Tragedy - Bee Gees
04 03 --- I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
02 02 --- Fire - The Pointer Sisters
01 01 --- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart      


This weeks marks the first debut from legendary country singer Eddie Rabbitt. Also coming in is Canadian pianist Frank Mills.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 3-9 March 1979

01 02 TRAGEDY The Bee Gees *
02 01 HEART OF GLASS Blondie ****
03 05 OLIVER'S ARMY Elvis Costello and the Attractions
04 07 I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor
05 03 CHIQUITITA ABBA
06 08 CONTACT Edwin Starr
07 06 I WAS MADE FOR DANCIN' Leif Garrett
08 28 LUCKY NUMBER Lene Lovich
09 04 WOMAN IN LOVE The Three Degrees
10 25 GET IT The Darts

11 12 GET DOWN Gene Chandler
12 13 THE SOUND OF THE SUBURBS The Members
13 11 AIN'T LOVE A BITCH? Rod Stewart
14 18 CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE? The Real Thing
15 10 MILK AND ALCOHOL Dr Feelgood
16 14 TAKE ON THE WORLD Judas Priest
17 15 BAT OUT OF HELL Meat Loaf
18 17 KING ROCKER Generation X
19 09 DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA The Shadows
20 24 INTO THE VALLEY The Skids

21 16 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK Ian and the Blockheads *
22 22 MAY THE SUN SHINE Nazareth
23 -- KEEP ON DANCING Gary's Gang
24 -- SOMETHING ELSE / FRIGGIN' IN THE RIGGIN' The Sex Pistols
25 35 I WANT YOUR LOVE Chic
26 -- PAINTER MAN Boney M
27 26 SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING Peaches & Herb
28 31 DON'T STOP ME NOW! Queen
29 37 JUST WHAT I NEEDED The Cars
30 23 YOU NEEDED ME Anne Murray

31 -- HOLD THE LINE Toto
32 33 HONEY, I'M LOST The Dooleys
33 27 YOU BET YOUR LOVE Herbie Hancock
34 -- STOP YOUR SOBBING The Pretenders
35 36 HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer
36 -- MONEY IN MY POCKET Dennis Brown
37 -- WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES The Doobie Brothers
38 29 MY LIFE Billy Joel
39 -- ENGLISH CIVIL WAR The Clash
40 -- CLOG DANCE Violinski

-- 19 COOL MEDITATION Third World
-- 20 THIS IS IT Dan Hartman
-- 21 CAR 67 Driver 67
-- 30 COULD IT BE MAGIC? Barry Manilow
-- 32 BABY OF MINE / JUST FOR YOU Alan Price
-- 34 Y.M.C.A. Village People ***
-- 38 WEEKEND Mick Jackson
-- 39 SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire
-- 40 (OUR LOVE) DON'T THROW IT ALL AWAY Andy Gibb


New acts arrive in the form of Toto, and The Pretenders, along with one-hit wonders from Gary's Gang, Dennis Brown, and Violinski