August 5, 1978

----- DROPOUTS -----
Love Or Something Like It - Kenny Rogers ----- 32 / 3
Thank God It's Friday - Love And Kisses ----- 22 / 6
Songbird - Barbra Streisand ----- 25 (2) / 5
FM (No Static At All) - Steely Dan ----- 22 / 5
Bluer Than Blue - Michael Johnson ----- 12 (2) / 10
It's A Heartache - Bonnie Tyler ----- 3 (2) / 15
The Load-Out - Jackson Browne ----- 23 / 4 [B-Side]


 40 --- Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young (54)
 39 --- Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth, Wind & Fire (69)
 38 --- You're A Part Of Me - Gene Cotton w/ Kim Carnes (41)
40 37 --- Macho Man - The Village People
39 36 --- Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
37 35 --- Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M
 34 --- Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder (45)
 33 --- You And I - Rick James (46)
38 32 --- Two Tickets To Paradise - Eddie Money
20 31 --- Dance With Me - Peter Brown w/ Betty Wright

35 30 --- You - Rita Coolidge
30 29 --- Can We Still Be Friends - Todd Rundgren
34 28 --- Stuff Like That - Quincy Jones
 27 --- Kiss You All Over - Exile (43)
36 26 --- Fool (If You Think It's Over) - Chris Rea
27 25 --- I've Had Enough - Wings
17 24 --- Take A Chance On Me - Abba
33 23 --- Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King
12 22 --- Runaway - Jefferson Starship
23 21 --- Stay - Jackson Browne

09 20 --- The Groove Line - Heatwave
24 19 --- King Tut - Steve Martin & The Toot Uncommons
26 18 --- Hopelessly Devoted To You - Olivia Newton-John
28 17 --- Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey
29 16 --- An Everlasting Love - Andy Gibb
18 15 --- I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight - Atlanta Rhythm Section
15 14 --- My Angel Baby - Toby Beau
14 13 --- Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
13 12 --- Copacabana (At The Copa) - Barry Manilow
16 11 --- Magnet And Steel - Walter Egan

07 10 --- Still The Same - Bob Seger
10 09 --- Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise
11 08 --- Hot Blooded - Foreigner
08 07 --- Use Ta Be My Girl - The O'Jays
02 06 --- Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
01 05 --- Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb    
04 04 --- Last Dance - Donna Summer
05 03 --- Grease - Frankie Valli
06 02 ---  Three Times A Lady - The Commodores
03 01 --- Miss You - The Rolling Stones    


This week sees lots of new acts such as first debuts from Kim Carnes, Rick James and Exile. We also see one-hit wonders John Paul Young and Nick Gilder.