October 13, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
Good Times - Chic ----- 1 (1) / 14  
Lead Me On - Maxine Nightingale ----- 5 (2) / 14
What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' - Stephanie Mills ----- 22 (2) / 6
Different Worlds - Maureen McGovern ----- 18 (2) / 9
The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band ----- 3 (2) / 12


40 --- Tusk - Fleetwood Mac (64)
40 39 --- Good Friend - Mary MacGregor
38 --- Still - Commodores (47)
37 --- So Good, So Right - Brenda Russell (42)
36 --- Found A Cure - Ashford & Simpson (41)
15 35 --- Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears
14 34 --- Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
39 33 --- Gotta Serve Somebody - Bob Dylan
35 32 --- This Night Won't Last Forever - Michael Johnson
36 31 --- Midnight Wind - John Stewart

31 30 --- Rolene - Moon Martin
30 29 --- Arrow Through Me - Wings
37 28 --- Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band
33 27 --- I Know A Heartache When I See One - Jennifer Warnes
34 26 --- Hold On - Ian Gomm
26 25 --- Dependin' On You - The Doobie Brothers
32 24 --- Come To Me - France Joli
28 23 --- Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love - Lobo
27 22 --- Good Girls Don't - The Knack
23 21 --- Get It Right Next Time - Gerry Rafferty

21 20 --- Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey
19 19 --- The Boss - Diana Ross
24 18 --- Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
20 17 --- Spooky - Atlanta Rhythm Section
16 16 --- Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
15 --- Heartache Tonight - Eagles (52)
25 14 --- You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
11 13 --- Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
12 12 --- Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe
13 11 --- Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer

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


New this week are Ashford & Simpson and Brenda Russell.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 13-19 October 1979

01 01 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE The Police ***
02 06 VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR The Buggles
03 02 DREAMING Blondie
04 07 DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson
05 04 WHATEVER YOU WANT Status Quo
06 08 SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE Rainbow
07 03 CARS Gary Numan *
08 05 IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY, WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME? The Bellamy Brothers
09 28 ONE DAY AT A TIME Lena Martell
10 11 THEM HEAVY PEOPLE Kate Bush

11 21 EVERY DAY HURTS Sad Cafe
12 09 LOVE'S GOTTA HOLD ON ME Dollar
13 13 SAIL ON The Commodores
14 12 CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe
15 22 YOU CAN DO IT Al Hudson and the Soul Partners
16 30 THE CHOSEN FEW The Dooleys
17 14 STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF Frantique
18 20 QUEEN OF HEARTS Dave Edmunds
19 16 THE PRINCE Madness
20 10 DON'T BRING ME DOWN Electric Light Orchestra

21 15 TIME FOR ACTION Secret Affair
22 17 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard ****
23 34 O.K. FRED Erroll Dunkley
24 18 STREET LIFE The Crusaders
25 24 SLAP AND TICKLE Squeeze
26 40 WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr Hook
27 38 THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA Charlie Daniels Band
28 27 BACK OF MY HAND The Jags
29 32 DIM ALL THE LIGHTS Donna Summer
30 -- TUSK Fleetwood Mac

31 19 REGGAE FOR IT NOW Bill Lovelady
32 35 THE LONELIEST MAN IN THE WORLD The Tourists
33 39 DON'T BE A DUMMY John du Cann
34 -- STAR Earth, Wind & Fire
35 -- POINT OF VIEW Matumbi
36 -- THE GREAT ROCK N ROLL SWINDLE / ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK The Sex Pistols / Ten Pole Tudor
37 -- MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL XTC
38 25 GOTTA GO HOME / EL LUTE Boney M
39 -- SING A HAPPY SONG The O'Jays
40 -- SPIRIT, BODY & SOUL The Nolan Sisters

-- 23 GONE, GONE, GONE Johnny Mathis
-- 26 JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST Randy Vanwarmer
-- 29 BOY, OH BOY Racey
-- 31 LOST IN MUSIC Sister Sledge
-- 33 CHARADE The Skids
-- 36 ANGEL EYES Roxy Music
-- 37 BANG BANG B.A. Robertson


Debuts here from XTC, and The Nolans