May 5, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray ----- 12 (2) / 12
Lady - Little River Band ----- 10 (2) / 14
Livin' It Up (Friday Night) - Bell & James ----- 15 / 8


 40 --- I (Who Have Nothing) - Sylvester (42)
 39 --- Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (41)
40 38 --- Get Used To It - Roger Voudouris
39 37 --- Don't You Write Her Off - McGuinn, Clark & Hillman
37 36 --- Sweet Lui-Louise - Ironhorse
 35 --- Deeper Than The Night - Olivia Newton-John (45)
34 34 --- Roller - April Wine
38 33 --- Such A Woman - Tycoon
32 32 --- Roxanne - The Police
35 31 --- Hot Number - Foxy

31 30 --- Happiness - The Pointer Sisters
30 29 --- Crazy Love - The Allman Brothers Band
15 28 --- Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
13 27 --- Tragedy - Bee Gees      
28 26 --- Just When I Needed You Most - Randy VanWarmer
27 25 --- Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy - Bad Company
36 24 --- The Logical Song - Supertramp
25 23 --- Renegade - Styx
24 22 --- Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) - GQ
21 21 --- I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) - Instant Funk

29 20 --- Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
19 19 --- Precious Love - Bob Welch
18 18 --- Love Ballad - George Benson
23 17 --- Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
17 16 --- Blow Away - George Harrison
20 15 --- Love Takes Time - Orleans
16 14 --- Love Is The Answer - England Dan & John Ford Coley
05 13 --- I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor      
14 12 --- Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jacksons
07 11 --- What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers    

11 10 --- He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
12 09 --- Take Me Home - Cher
09 08 --- Goodnight Tonight - Wings
08 07 --- I Want Your Love - Chic
10 06 --- In The Navy - Village People
06 05 --- Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman
03 04 --- Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart    
04 03 --- Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
01 02 --- Heart Of Glass - Blondie    
02 01 --- Reunited - Peaches & Herb    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 5-11 May 1979

01 01 BRIGHT EYES Art Garfunkel ****
02 02 SOME GIRLS Racey
03 05 POP MUZIK M
04 19 HOORAY! HOORAY! IT'S A HOLI-HOLIDAY! Boney M
05 09 GOODNIGHT TONIGHT Wings
06 04 SHAKE YOUR BODY (DOWN TO THE GROUND) The Jacksons
07 06 HALLELUJAH Milk & Honey
08 03 COOL FOR CATS Squeeze
09 07 THE LOGICAL SONG Supertramp
10 20 KNOCK ON WOOD Amii Stewart

11 12 I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU Kandidate
12 10 THE RUNNER The Three Degrees
13 21 LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT The Bee Gees
14 11 HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER Sister Sledge
15 25 HAVEN'T STOPPED DANCING YET Gonzalez
16 08 SILLY THING / WHO KILLED BAMBI? The Sex Pistols / Ten Pole Tudor
17 14 WOW Kate Bush
18 16 FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS Neil Diamond
19 -- DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW? ABBA
20 28 ONE-WAY TICKET Eruption

21 29 REUNITED Peaches & Herb
22 27 BANANA SPLITS The Dickies
23 17 REMEMBER THEN Showaddywaddy
24 24 THE STAIRCASE Siouxsie and the Banshees
25 39 PARISIENNE WALKWAYS Gary Moore
26 23 VALLEY OF THE DOLLS Generation X
27 -- ROXANNE The Police
28 -- JIMMY, JIMMY The Undertones
29 33 LOVE BALLAD George Benson
30 40 GUILTY Mike Oldfield

31 -- BOYS KEEP SWINGIN' David Bowie
32 -- NICE LEGS, SHAME ABOUT HER FACE The Monks
33 34 ONLY YOU Child
34 -- DANCE AWAY Roxy Music
35 35 I'M AN UPSTART Angelic Upstarts
36 13 SULTANS OF SWING Dire Straits
37 26 SOMETHING ELSE / FRIGGIN' IN THE RIGGIN' The Sex Pistols
38 18 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Sham 69
39 38 FEEL THE NEED Leif Garrett
40 -- THE NUMBER ONE SONG IN HEAVEN Sparks

-- 15 IN THE NAVY Village People
-- 22 STRANGE TOWN The Jam
-- 30 I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor ****
-- 31 I WANT YOUR LOVE Chic
-- 32 TURN THE MUSIC UP Players Association
-- 36 OFFSHORE BANKING BUSINESS The Members
-- 37 HERE COMES THE NIGHT The Beach Boys


A big arrival here comes from The Police, whilst The Monks are not a one-hit wonder, but a new name for Hudson-Ford