August 11, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
Kiss In The Dark - Pink Lady ----- 37 / 3
Shadows In The Moonlight - Anne Murray ----- 25 (2) / 7
She Believes In Me - Kenny Rogers ----- 5 (2) / 13
I Can't Stand It No More - Peter Frampton ----- 14 (2) / 9
Getting Closer - Wings ----- 20 (2) / 6


 40 --- Different Worlds - Maureen McGovern (47)
 39 --- Oh Well - Rockets (45)
 38 --- Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer (50)
23 37 --- People Of The South Wind - Kansas
40 36 --- Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
39 35 --- Hot Summer Nights - Night
38 34 --- Highway Song - Blackfoot
19 33 --- Do It Or Die - Atlanta Rhythm Section
 32 --- I Do Love You - GQ (43)
35 31 --- Let's Go - The Cars

34 30 --- Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra
30 29 --- Does Your Mother Know - ABBA
36 28 --- Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
18 27 --- Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire w/ The Emotions
32 26 --- Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp
33 25 --- Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
24 24 --- One Way Or Another - Blondie
25 23 --- Is She Really Going Out With Him? - Joe Jackson
27 22 --- Suspicions - Eddie Rabbitt
26 21 --- The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band

29 20 --- I'll Never Love this Way Again - Dionne Warwick
22 19 --- After The Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire
 18 --- Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra (41)
15 17 --- Shine A Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra
14 16 --- Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
17 15 --- Lead Me On - Maxine Nightingale
10 14 --- I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
16 13 --- Sad Eyes - Robert John
12 12 --- Mama Can't Buy You Love - Elton John
13 11 --- I Was Made For Lovin' You - KISS

11 10 --- You Can't Change That - Raydio
09 09 --- Hot Stuff - Donna Summer      
07 08 --- Makin' It - David Naughton
03 07 --- Ring My Bell - Anita Ward      
08 06 --- When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook
05 05 --- Gold - John Stewart
06 04 --- My Sharona - The Knack
04 03 --- The Main Event / Fight - Barbra Streisand
02 02 --- Good Times - Chic
01 01 --- Bad Girls - Donna Summer      


New this week are rock band The Rockets.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 11-17 August 1979

01 01 I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats ***
02 14 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard
03 05 ANGEL EYES / VOULEZ VOUS ABBA
04 02 CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU The Police
05 03 WANTED The Dooleys
06 -- REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL PT. 3 Ian Dury and the Blockheads
07 23 HERSHAM BOYS Sham 69
08 17 THE DIARY OF HORACE WIMP Electric Light Orchestra
09 04 GIRLS TALK Dave Edmunds
10 11 BORN TO BE ALIVE Patrick Hernandez

11 10 BEAT THE CLOCK Sparks
12 08 MY SHARONA The Knack
13 09 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA Supertramp
14 26 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Earth, Wind & Fire
15 12 GOOD TIMES Chic
16 13 IF I HAD YOU The Korgis
17 22 DUKE OF EARL The Darts
18 27 STAY WITH ME 'TILL DAWN Judie Tzuke
19 07 ARE 'FRIENDS' ELECTRIC Tubeway Army ****
20 06 SILLY GAMES Janet Kay

21 15 BAD GIRLS Donna Summer
22 18 LADY LYNDA The Beach Boys
23 29 MORNING DANCE Spyro Gyra
24 -- GANGSTERS The Specials
25 30 OOH! WHAT A LIFE Gibson Brothers
26 16 C'MON, EVERYBODY The Sex Pistols
27 -- BANG BANG B.A. Robertson
28 20 CHUCK E'S IN LOVE Rickie Lee Jones
29 31 SWEET LITTLE ROCK N ROLLER Showaddywaddy
30 -- IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? Joe Jackson

31 -- JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST Randy Vanwarmer
32 -- ANGEL EYES Roxy Music
33 32 HARMONY IN MY HEAD The Buzzcocks
34 39 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Telex
35 33 KID The Pretenders
36 25 LIGHT MY FIRE / 137 DISCO HEAVEN Amii Stewart
37 35 BOOGIE DOWN The Real Thing
38 37 THE BITCH Olympic Runners
39 -- GOTTA GO HOME Boney M
40 21 MAYBE Thom Pace

-- 19 BABYLON'S BURNING The Ruts
-- 24 DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO Thin Lizzy
-- 28 DEATH DISCO Public Image Ltd
-- 34 HERE COMES THE SUMMER The Undertones
-- 36 D.J. David Bowie
-- 38 NIGHT OWL Gerry Rafferty
-- 40 THE BOSS Diana Ross


Debuts here for BA Robertson, Joe Jackson, 2-Tone heroes The Specials, and a one-hit wonder from Randy Vanwarmer