October 6, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
Ain't That A Shame - Cheap Trick ----- 35 / 3
The Main Event / Fight - Barbra Streisand ----- 3 (4) / 13
I Do Love You - GQ ----- 20 (2) / 8


40 --- Good Friend - Mary MacGregor (41)
39 --- Gotta Serve Somebody - Bob Dylan (50)
25 38 --- Good Times - Chic  
39 37 --- Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band
38 36 --- Midnight Wind - John Stewart
37 35 --- This Night Won't Last Forever - Michael Johnson
34 --- Hold On - Ian Gomm (42)
36 33 --- I Know A Heartache When I See One - Jennifer Warnes
40 32 --- Come To Me - France Joli
34 31 --- Rolene - Moon Martin

33 30 --- Arrow Through Me - Wings
17 29 --- Lead Me On - Maxine Nightingale
31 28 --- Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love - Lobo
29 27 --- Good Girls Don't - The Knack
28 26 --- Dependin' On You - The Doobie Brothers
30 25 --- You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
27 24 --- Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
26 23 --- Get It Right Next Time - Gerry Rafferty
22 22 --- What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' - Stephanie Mills
23 21 --- Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey

24 20 --- Spooky - Atlanta Rhythm Section
21 19 --- The Boss - Diana Ross
18 18 --- Different Worlds - Maureen McGovern
09 17 --- The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band
16 16 --- Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
15 15 --- Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears
14 14 --- Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
13 13 --- Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
12 12 --- Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe
10 11 --- Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra

19 10 --- Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer
05 09 --- After The Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire
11 08 --- Pop Muzik - M
07 07 --- I'll Never Love this Way Again - Dionne Warwick
06 06 --- Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
08 05 --- Sail On - Commodores
01 04 --- My Sharona - The Knack    
03 03 --- Rise - Herb Alpert
04 02 --- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
02 01 --- Sad Eyes - Robert John  


New this week is Ian Gomm.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 6-12 October 1979

01 01 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE The Police **
02 07 DREAMING Blondie
03 02 CARS Gary Numan *
04 12 WHATEVER YOU WANT Status Quo
05 03 IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY, WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME? The Bellamy Brothers
06 24 VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR The Buggles
07 16 DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson
08 11 SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE Rainbow
09 04 LOVE'S GOTTA HOLD ON ME Dollar
10 05 DON'T BRING ME DOWN Electric Light Orchestra

11 23 THEM HEAVY PEOPLE Kate Bush
12 14 CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe
13 08 SAIL ON The Commodores
14 10 STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF Frantique
15 13 TIME FOR ACTION Secret Affair
16 21 THE PRINCE Madness
17 06 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard ****
18 09 STREET LIFE The Crusaders
19 15 REGGAE FOR IT NOW Bill Lovelady
20 31 QUEEN OF HEARTS Dave Edmunds

21 34 EVERY DAY HURTS Sad Cafe
22 29 YOU CAN DO IT Al Hudson and the Soul Partners
23 18 GONE, GONE, GONE Johnny Mathis
24 28 SLAP AND TICKLE Squeeze
25 22 GOTTA GO HOME / EL LUTE Boney M
26 17 JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST Randy Vanwarmer
27 30 BACK OF MY HAND The Jags
28 -- ONE DAY AT A TIME Lena Martell
29 26 BOY, OH BOY Racey
30 -- THE CHOSEN FEW The Dooleys

31 27 LOST IN MUSIC Sister Sledge
32 32 DIM ALL THE LIGHTS Donna Summer
33 -- CHARADE The Skids
34 -- O.K. FRED Erroll Dunkley
35 40 THE LONELIEST MAN IN THE WORLD The Tourists
36 20 ANGEL EYES Roxy Music
37 19 BANG BANG B.A. Robertson
38 -- THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA Charlie Daniels Band
39 -- DON'T BE A DUMMY John du Cann
40 -- WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr Hook

-- 25 DUCHESS The Stranglers
-- 33 MONEY The Flying Lizards
-- 35 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG The Jam
-- 36 GANGSTERS The Specials
-- 37 GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME Gerry Rafferty
-- 38 TOMORROW'S GIRLS UK Subs
-- 39 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Dickies


Some quirky one-hit wonders, from Lena Martell, the Charlie Daniels Band, and Jamaican Erroll Dunkley