October 20, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
Good Friend - Mary MacGregor ----- 39 / 2
Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears ----- 15 (2) / 9
Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer ----- 14 (2) / 10
Rolene - Moon Martin ----- 30 / 4
Arrow Through Me - Wings ----- 29 / 4
The Boss - Diana Ross ----- 19 (2) / 9
Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez ----- 16 (3) / 11


40 --- Rainbow Connection - Kermit (Jim Henson) (48 )
13 39 --- Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
38 --- Fins - Jimmy Buffett (47)
37 --- You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther (43)
36 36 --- Found A Cure - Ashford & Simpson
35 --- Ships - Barry Manilow (57)
34 --- Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray (41)
37 33 --- So Good, So Right - Brenda Russell
32 --- If You Remember Me - Chris Thompson & Night (45)
25 31 --- Dependin' On You - The Doobie Brothers

10 30 --- After The Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire
12 29 --- Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe
31 28 --- Midnight Wind - John Stewart
33 27 --- Gotta Serve Somebody - Bob Dylan
26 --- Babe - Styx (42)
32 25 --- This Night Won't Last Forever - Michael Johnson
27 24 --- I Know A Heartache When I See One - Jennifer Warnes
23 23 --- Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love - Lobo
24 22 --- Come To Me - France Joli
21 21 --- Get It Right Next Time - Gerry Rafferty

26 20 --- Hold On - Ian Gomm
22 19 --- Good Girls Don't - The Knack
20 18 --- Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey
17 17 --- Spooky - Atlanta Rhythm Section
28 16 --- Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band
40 15 --- Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
18 14 --- Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
09 13 --- Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
14 12 --- You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
11 11 --- Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer

30 10 --- Still - Commodores
15 09 --- Heartache Tonight - Eagles
05 08 --- My Sharona - The Knack    
03 07 --- Sad Eyes - Robert John  
08 06 --- Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer
06 05 --- I'll Never Love this Way Again - Dionne Warwick
04 04 --- Sail On - Commodores
07 03 --- Pop Muzik - M
01 02 --- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson  
02 01 --- Rise - Herb Alpert  

R1 SINGLES CHART - 20-26 October 1979

01 02 VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR The Buggles *
02 01 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE The Police ***
03 04 DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson
04 03 DREAMING Blondie
05 09 ONE DAY AT A TIME Lena Martell
06 11 EVERY DAY HURTS Sad Cafe
07 06 SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE Rainbow
08 05 WHATEVER YOU WANT Status Quo
09 26 WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr Hook
10 16 THE CHOSEN FEW The Dooleys

11 18 QUEEN OF HEARTS Dave Edmunds
12 23 O.K. FRED Erroll Dunkley
13 10 THEM HEAVY PEOPLE Kate Bush
14 07 CARS Gary Numan *
15 15 YOU CAN DO IT Al Hudson and the Soul Partners
16 08 IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY, WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME? The Bellamy Brothers
17 28 BACK OF MY HAND The Jags
18 30 TUSK Fleetwood Mac
19 14 CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe
20 27 THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA Charlie Daniels Band

21 36 THE GREAT ROCK N ROLL SWINDLE / ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK The Sex Pistols / Ten Pole Tudor
22 19 THE PRINCE Madness
23 -- MY FORBIDDEN LOVER Chic
24 21 TIME FOR ACTION Secret Affair
25 34 STAR Earth, Wind & Fire
26 12 LOVE'S GOTTA HOLD ON ME Dollar
27 -- GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW Viola Wills
28 37 MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL XTC
29 -- LUTON AIRPORT Cats UK
30 -- GIMME, GIMME, GIMME (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT) ABBA

31 RE CHARADE The Skids
32 25 SLAP AND TICKLE Squeeze
33 -- CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen
34 17 STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF Frantique
35 40 SPIRIT, BODY & SOUL The Nolan Sisters
36 20 DON'T BRING ME DOWN Electric Light Orchestra
37 -- LET ME KNOW (I HAVE A RIGHT) Gloria Gaynor
38 13 SAIL ON The Commodores
39 39 SING A HAPPY SONG The O'Jays
40 -- NUCLEAR DEVICE (THE WIZARD OF AUS) The Stranglers

-- 22 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard ****
-- 24 STREET LIFE The Crusaders
-- 29 DIM ALL THE LIGHTS Donna Summer
-- 31 REGGAE FOR IT NOW Bill Lovelady
-- 32 THE LONELIEST MAN IN THE WORLD The Tourists
-- 33 DON'T BE A DUMMY John du Cann
-- 35 POINT OF VIEW Matumbi
-- 38 GOTTA GO HOME / EL LUTE Boney M


Making her debut is Viola Wills, along with a one-hit wonder from Cats UK