September 29, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
Mama Can't Buy You Love - Elton John ----- 9 (2) / 14
Hot Summer Nights - Night ----- 18 (2) / 8
Let's Go - The Cars ----- 14 (2) / 9
Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp ----- 15 (2) / 8


40 --- Come To Me - France Joli (63)
39 --- Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band (49)
38 --- Midnight Wind - John Stewart (45)
37 --- This Night Won't Last Forever - Michael Johnson (42)
40 36 --- I Know A Heartache When I See One - Jennifer Warnes
36 35 --- Ain't That A Shame - Cheap Trick
38 34 --- Rolene - Moon Martin
39 33 --- Arrow Through Me - Wings
19 32 --- The Main Event / Fight - Barbra Streisand
32 31 --- Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love - Lobo

37 30 --- You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
31 29 --- Good Girls Don't - The Knack
30 28 --- Dependin' On You - The Doobie Brothers
35 27 --- Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
28 26 --- Get It Right Next Time - Gerry Rafferty
11 25 --- Good Times - Chic  
26 24 --- Spooky - Atlanta Rhythm Section
24 23 --- Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey
23 22 --- What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' - Stephanie Mills
22 21 --- The Boss - Diana Ross

20 20 --- I Do Love You - GQ
27 19 --- Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer
21 18 --- Different Worlds - Maureen McGovern
05 17 --- Lead Me On - Maxine Nightingale
18 16 --- Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
16 15 --- Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears
15 14 --- Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
14 13 --- Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
13 12 --- Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe
17 11 --- Pop Muzik - M

10 10 --- Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
03 09 --- The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band
09 08 --- Sail On - Commodores
08 07 --- I'll Never Love this Way Again - Dionne Warwick
07 06 --- Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
02 05 --- After The Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire
12 04 --- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
04 03 --- Rise - Herb Alpert
06 02 --- Sad Eyes - Robert John
01 01 --- My Sharona - The Knack    


New this week is one-hit wonder France Joli.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 29 September-5 October 1979

01 08 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE The Police *
02 01 CARS Gary Numan *
03 04 IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY, WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME? The Bellamy Brothers
04 05 LOVE'S GOTTA HOLD ON ME Dollar
05 03 DON'T BRING ME DOWN Electric Light Orchestra
06 02 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard ****
07 -- DREAMING Blondie
08 14 SAIL ON The Commodores
09 06 STREET LIFE The Crusaders
10 11 STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF Frantique

11 26 SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE Rainbow
12 35 WHATEVER YOU WANT Status Quo
13 21 TIME FOR ACTION Secret Affair
14 16 CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe
15 12 REGGAE FOR IT NOW Bill Lovelady
16 29 DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson
17 09 JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST Randy Vanwarmer
18 15 GONE, GONE, GONE Johnny Mathis
19 07 BANG BANG B.A. Robertson
20 10 ANGEL EYES Roxy Music

21 23 THE PRINCE Madness
22 13 GOTTA GO HOME / EL LUTE Boney M
23 27 THEM HEAVY PEOPLE Kate Bush
24 -- VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR The Buggles
25 18 DUCHESS The Stranglers
26 22 BOY, OH BOY Racey
27 20 LOST IN MUSIC Sister Sledge
28 25 SLAP AND TICKLE Squeeze
29 36 YOU CAN DO IT Al Hudson and the Soul Partners
30 34 BACK OF MY HAND The Jags

31 -- QUEEN OF HEARTS Dave Edmunds
32 38 DIM ALL THE LIGHTS Donna Summer
33 17 MONEY The Flying Lizards
34 -- EVERY DAY HURTS Sad Cafe
35 32 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG The Jam
36 19 GANGSTERS The Specials
37 30 GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME Gerry Rafferty
38 28 TOMORROW'S GIRLS UK Subs
39 40 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Dickies
40 -- THE LONELIEST MAN IN THE WORLD The Tourists

-- 24 I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats ****
-- 31 OOH! WHAT A LIFE The Gibson Brothers
-- 33 SOMETHING THAT I SAID The Ruts
-- 37 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Earth, Wind & Fire
-- 39 IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? Joe Jackson


Debuts here for thr Tourists (with Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart), Sad Cafe, and The Buggles (whose hit will inspire MTV during the next few years)