December 1, 1979

----- DROPOUTS -----
Confusion - Electric Light Orchestra ----- 37 (2) / 2
Dream Police - Cheap Trick ----- 26 / 5
This Night Won't Last Forever - Michael Johnson ----- 19 / 9


40 --- Wait For Me - Daryl Hall & John Oates (45)
40 39 --- Pretty Girls - Melissa Manchester
38 --- Love Pains - Yvonne Elliman (42)
38 37 --- If You Want It - Niteflyte
36 --- Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers (46)
39 35 --- This Is It - Kenny Loggins
36 34 --- Damned If I Do - The Alan Parsons Project
21 33 --- Good Girls Don't - The Knack
16 32 --- Rise - Herb Alpert    
33 31 --- I Need A Lover - John Cougar

34 30 --- Jane - Jefferson Starship
35 29 --- Rock With You - Michael Jackson
31 28 --- Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
28 27 --- Dreaming - Blondie
25 26 --- Rainbow Connection - Kermit (Jim Henson)
29 25 --- I Want You Tonight - Pablo Cruise
24 24 --- Please Don't Leave - Lauren Wood
30 23 --- Head Games - Foreigner
27 22 --- Better Love Next Time - Dr. Hook
23 21 --- Half The Way - Crystal Gayle

32 20 --- We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
07 19 --- You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
20 18 --- Cool Change - Little River Band
18 17 --- If You Remember Me - Chris Thompson & Night
09 16 --- Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
17 15 --- Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang
19 14 --- Do That To Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille
15 13 --- Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp
14 12 --- Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray
13 11 --- You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther

10 10 --- Pop Muzik - M  
11 09 --- Ships - Barry Manilow
04 08 --- Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer
08 07 --- Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
12 06 --- Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
05 05 --- Heartache Tonight - Eagles  
06 04 --- Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band
03 03 --- Still - Commodores    
02 02 --- Babe - Styx
01 01 --- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand / Donna Summer    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 1-7 December 1979

01 01 WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr Hook ****
02 02 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen
03 06 NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Donna Summer + Barbra Streisand
04 04 STILL The Commodores
05 -- WALKING ON THE MOON The Police
06 15 COMPLEX Gary Numan
07 10 ONE STEP BEYOND Madness
08 17 CONFUSION / LAST TRAIN TO LONDON Electric Light Orchestra
09 03 THE ETON RIFLES The Jam
10 08 KNOCKED IT OFF B.A. Robertson

11 09 LADIES NIGHT Kool and the Gang
12 18 QUE SERA MI VIA The Gibson Brothers
13 23 DIAMOND SMILES The Boomtown Rats
14 21 IT'S A DISCO NIGHT (ROCK, DON'T STOP) The Isley Brothers
15 11 THE SPARROW The Ramblers
16 05 ONE DAY AT A TIME Lena Martell **
17 12 A MESSAGE TO YOU, RUDY / NITE KLUB The Specials ft Rico+
18 26 ROCKABILLY REBEL Matchbox
19 07 GIMME, GIMME, GIMME (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT) ABBA
20 13 RISE Herb Alpert

21 35 UNION CITY BLUE Blondie
22 28 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU The Tourists
23 27 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues
24 29 SARAH Thin Lizzy
25 -- OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson
26 -- ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PT.2) Pink Floyd
27 14 SHE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU Suzi Quatro
28 16 ON MY RADIO Selecter
29 22 HE WAS BEAUTIFUL (CAVATINA) Iris Williams
30 30 MONKEY CHOP Dan-i

31 -- MY SIMPLE HEART The Three Degrees
32 34 WORKING FOR THE YANKEE DOLLAR The Skids
33 20 I DON'T WANT TO BE A FREAK Dynasty
34 36 IS IT LOVE YOU'RE AFTER ? Rose Royce
35 19 GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW Viola Wills
36 -- LIVING ON AN ISLAND Status Quo
37 24 EVERY DAY HURTS Sad Cafe
38 -- RAPPER'S DELIGHT Sugarhill Gang
39 32 LET YOUR HEART DANCE Secret Affair
40 31 SAD EYES Robert John

-- 25 TUSK Fleetwood Mac
-- 33 MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL XTC
-- 37 O.K. FRED Erroll Dunkley
-- 38 LUTON AIRPORT Cats UK
-- 39 A NIGHT AT DADDY GEE'S Showaddywaddy
-- 40 THE CHOSEN FEW The Dooleys


A phenomenon kicks into gear with the arrival of the Sugarhill Gang