Forty Years Gone: 1979 Retro: Week 21: 25 May 1979

[navi]

1. 2. 5. Blondie - Heart of glass video
2. 4.11. Eddie and the Hot rods - Media Messiahs video
3. 5.15. the Cure - Killing an Arab video
4. 1. 3. Magazine - Give me everything video
5. 9.13. Black flag - Nervous breakdown video
6. 3. 1. the Police - So lonely video
7.14.20. Scritti Politti - Skank bloc Bologna video
8.15.21. the Fall - It's the new thing video
9.12.19. the Adverts - Television's over video
10.19.26. Mars - 3E video
11.20.29. Generation X - King rocker video
12. 6.12. Ultravox - Quiet men video

13.21.30. Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe V video
14. 7. 9. the Rezillos - Destination Venus video
15.18.22. Alternative TV - Life video
16. 8. 2. the B-52's - Rock lobster video
17.22.25. Japan - Sometimes i feel so low video
18.24.32. the Plasmatics - Butcher baby video
19.10. 6. Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Hit me with your rhythm stick video
20.11. 7. the Clash - Tommy Gun video
21.26.35. Wire - Outdoor miner video
22.29.31. Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Kid with the replaceable head video
23.34. - . ABBA - Chiquitita video
24.13. 4. the Cramps - Human fly video
25.17.10. Buzzcocks - Promises video
26.37.46. Subway sect - Ambition video
27.31.33. the Outcasts - Just another teenage rebel video
28.32.38. Tuxedomoon - Pinheads on the move video
29.33.41. Dr. Feelgood - Milk and alcohol video
30.35.44. Amii Stewart - Knock on wood video

31.16. 8. 999 - Homicide video
32.39.47. the Mekons - Where were you? video
33.25.17. Gang of four - Damaged goods video
34.23.14. Gloria Gaynor - I will survive video
35.41. - . the Undertones - Get over you video
36.42. - . the Lurkers - Just thirteen video
37.45. - . the Members - the Sound of the suburbs video
38.30.23. Stiff little fingers - Alternative Ulster video
39.27.16. Olivia Newton John - A little more love video
40.40.43. the Doobie brothers - What a fool believes video
41. - . - . Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Oliver's army video
42. - . - . Dire straits - Sultans of swing video
43.28.18. Elton John - Song for Guy video
44. - . - . Bee Gees - Tragedy video
45. - . - . Chic - I want your love video
46.36.28. the Residents - Santa Dog '78 vide
47. - . - . the Pretenders - Stop your sobbing video
48.46.39. Skids - the Saints are coming video
49. - . - . Spizz oil - Cold city video
50.44.36. Rod Stewart - Do ya think i'm sexy? video

Please add next week
Alternative TV - Life

[FreakyFlyBry]

1 (-) Bee Gees - Tragedy
2 (-) Billy Joel - Big Shot
3 (-) Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
4 (-) Chic - I Want Your Love
5 (-) Cher - Take Me Home
6 (-) Linda Ronstadt - Just One Look
7 (-) Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
8 (-) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
9 (-) Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
10 (-) Bob Welch - Precious Love
11 (-) The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
12 (-) Toto - I'll Supply The Love

- (1) Blondie - Heart Of Glass
- (2) Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
- (3) The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
- (4) Anne Murray - I Just Fall In Love Again
- (5) Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans
- (6) ABBA - Chiquitita
- (7) Heart - Dog And Butterfly
- (8) Evelyn "Champagne" King - I Don't Know If It's Right
- (9) Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In
- (10) Poco - Crazy Love
- (11) Donna Summer - Heaven Knows
- (12) Eddie Money - Maybe I'm A Fool

[JSparksFan]

01. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
02. Village People - YMCA
03. Earth, Wind & Fire - September
04. Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon
05. Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
06. Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy
07. Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real
08. The Police - Roxanne
09. Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls
10. Blondie - Heart of Glass
11. ABBA - Chiquitita
12. Carpenters - I Believe You

[abidhaq]

01 (NE) Bee Gees - Tragedy
02 (NE) Blondie - Heart of Glass
03 (03) Barry White - Just The Way You Are
04 (01) ABBA - Chiquitita
05 (02) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
06 (05) Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
07 (07) Earth, Wind & Fire - September
08 (NE) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
09 (NE) Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
10 (NE) Cher - Take Me Home
11 (06) Rod Stewart - Ain't Love A Bitch
12 (NE) Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
13 (09) Voyage - Souvenirs
14 (08) Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
15 (12) The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
16 (04) The Jacksons - Destiny
17 (10) The Pointer Sisters - Everybody Is A Star
18 (14) Donna Summer - Heaven Knows
19 (11) Diana Ross - Pops, We Love You (A Tribute To Father)
20 (13) London Symphony Orchestra - Theme From "Superman"

[matthew_dixon]

What a week!

1 NEW Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
2 NEW Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army
3 NEW Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
4 NEW Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
5 NEW Bee Gees - Tragedy
6 (1) ABBA - Chiquitita
7 (2) Blondie - Heart Of Glass
8 NEW Cher - Take Me Home
9 (4) Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
10 (3) Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans
11 (6) Queen - Bicycle Race
12 (5) The Police - So Lonely
(10) Elton John - Song For Guy
(11) Elton John - Part Time Love
(7) The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
(8) Dr. Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol
(9) Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
(12) London Symphony Orchestra - Theme From "Superman"

[tdc2000]

In a prolific week with half the top 10 new, Blondie hold for a third week by a very narrow margin over The Bee Gees. Elvis Costello and Queen go top 5. Dire Straits, Meat Loaf, and Sister Sledge go top 10.

Last Week This Week Song Title Weeks On Total Points Peak
1 1 Blondie - Heart Of Glass 3 54 1 (3 weeks at #1)
NEW 2 Bee Gees - Tragedy 1 53 2
2 3 ABBA - Chiquitita 2 46 2
NEW 4 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army 1 40 4
NEW 5 Queen - Don't Stop Me Now 1 36 5
NEW 6 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing 1 35 6
3 7 Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 9 34 1
NEW 8 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell 1 33 8
8 9 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 13 22 1
NEW 10 Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer 1 20 10
4 11 Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood 3 16 4
7 12 The B-52's - Rock Lobster 5 13 2
NEW 13 Billy Joel - Big Shot 1 13 13
NEW 14 Cher - Take Me Home 1 11 14
5 15 The Police - So Lonely 4 11 5
16 16 Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman 19 11 5
19 17 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 28 10 1
21 18 Raffaella Carra - Do It Do It Again 44 10 8
12 19 Village People - Y.M.C.A. 17 10 1
10 20 London Symphony Orchestra - Theme From "Superman" 6 9 9
6 21 The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes 4 9 3
14 22 Boney M - Rasputin 19 9 1
18 23 Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 13 9 3
NEW 24 The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing 1 9 24
28 25 Eddie & The Hot Rods - Media Messiahs 3 9 25
NEW 26 Chic - I Want Your Love 1 8 26
22 27 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child/ Oh My Lord 11 8 5
35 28 The Cure - Killing An Arab 2 8 28
25 29 Barry White - Just The Way You Are 9 8 15
24 30 Voyage - Scots Machine 35 7 24
9 31 Ian & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 10 7 2
20 32 Magazine - Give Me Everything 4 7 20
33 33 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 42 7 1
29 34 Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin' 4 6 26
15 35 ABBA - Summer Night City 22 6 1
30 36 Anne Murray - You Needed Me 31 6 5
NEW 37 Linda Ronstadt - Just One Look 1 6 37
49 38 Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown 2 6 38
37 39 Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again 11 5 25
41 40 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) 26 4 8
13 41 Frank Mills - Music Box Dancer 3 4 10
23 42 Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out Of My Head 4 4 23
NEW 43 Scritti Politti - Shank Bloc Bologne 1 4 43
32 44 Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real 11 4 7
45 45 Sally Oldfield - Mirrors 10 3 42
NEW 46 The Fall - It's The New Thing 1 3 46
44 47 Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic (UK) 8 2 22
36 48 Queen - Bicycle Race 16 2 4
40 49 Paul Evans - Hello This Is Joannie 9 2 40
56 50 The Adverts - Television's Over 2 2 50
67 51 Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls 16 2 7
27 52 Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In 14 1 9
47 53 Toto - Hold The Line 19 1 2
60 54 Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe Part 5 4 1 53
61 55 Father Abraphart & The Smurps - Lick A Smurp For Christmas 9 1 55
39 56 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight 2 1 39
38 57 Ultravox - Quiet Man 3 1 38
NEW 58 Generation X - King Rocker 1 1 58
NEW 59 Bob Welch - Precious Love 1 1 59
NEW 60 Toto - I'll Supply The Love 1 1 60
68 61 Carpenters - I Believe You 10 1 42
42 62 Rod Stewart - Ain't Love A Bitch 2 1 42
11 63 Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans 3 1 11
26 OUT Anne Murray - I Just Fall In Love Again 3 0 26
65 OUT Barry Manilow - Somewhere In The Night 9 0 21
66 OUT Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven 12 0 8
64 OUT Diana Ross - Pops, We Love You (A Tribute To Father) 4 0 45
52 OUT Donna Summer - Heaven Knows 5 0 8
58 OUT Donna Summer - MacArthur Park 23 0 2
48 OUT Dr. Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol 4 0 30
62 OUT Driver 67 - Car 67 8 0 57
54 OUT Eddie Money - Maybe I'm A Fool 3 0 50
59 OUT Elton John - Part Time Love 17 0 14
17 OUT Elton John - Song For Guy 9 0 4
46 OUT Evelyn "Champagne" King - I Don't Know If It's Right 2 0 46
34 OUT Heart - Dog And Butterfly 2 0 34
57 OUT Neil Young - Four Strong Wings 2 0 57
51 OUT Peaches And Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing 9 0 20
53 OUT Poco - Crazy Love 4 0 16
55 OUT The Clash - Tommy Gun 11 0 23
31 OUT The Jacksons - Destiny 2 0 31
63 OUT The Pointer Sisters - Everybody Is A Star 2 0 63
43 OUT The Rezillos - Destination Venus 3 0 43
50 OUT Voyage - Souvenirs 12 0 21

1979 #1s
1. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (6 weeks total, 4 weeks 1979)
2. Blondie - Heart Of Glass (3 weeks)

[tdc2000]

Voting List:

ABBA - Chiquitita
ABBA - Summer Night City
Alternative TV - Life
Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
Anne Murray - You Needed Me
Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic (UK)
Barry White - Just The Way You Are
Bee Gees - Tragedy
Billy Joel - Big Shot
Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight
Bob Welch - Precious Love
Boney M - Mary's Boy Child/ Oh My Lord
Boney M - Rasputin
Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon
Carpenters - I Believe You
Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
Cher - Take Me Home
Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
Chic - I Want Your Love
Darts - Get It
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
Eddie & The Hot Rods - Media Messiahs
Edwin Starr - Contact
Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out Of My Head
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army
Father Abraphart & The Smurps - Lick A Smurp For Christmas
Frank Mills - Music Box Dancer
Generation X - King Rocker
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again
Ian & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe Part 5
John Davis - Ain't That Enough For You
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights
Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin'
Linda Ronstadt - Just One Look
London Symphony Orchestra - Theme From "Superman"
Magazine - Give Me Everything
Mars - 3E
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans
Paul Evans - Hello This Is Joannie
Queen - Bicycle Race
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls
Raffaella Carra - Do It Do It Again
Rod Stewart - Ain't Love A Bitch
Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Sally Oldfield - Mirrors
Scritti Politti - Shank Bloc Bologne
Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
Stonebolt - Love Struck
Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
The Adverts - Television's Over
The B-52's  - Rock Lobster
The Cure - Killing An Arab
The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
The Dooleys - Honey I'm Lost
The Fall - It's The New Thing
The Police - So Lonely
The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
Third World - Now That We Found Love
Toto - Hold The Line
Toto - I'll Supply The Love
Ultravox - Quiet Man
Village People - Y.M.C.A.
Voyage - Scots Machine

New Additions:

Alan Price - Baby Of Mine
Alan Price - Just For You
Alternative TV - Life
Donna Summer - Heaven Knows (UK)
Gary's Gang - Keep On Dancin'
Gino Vannelli - Wheels Of Life
Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)
Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
Real Thing - Can You Feel The Force?
Sarah Dash - Sinner Man
Sea Level - Fifty-Four
Skids - Into The Valley
The Cars - Just What I Needed
The Ritchie Family - American Generation
Voyage - Souvenirs
Violinski - Clog Dance

These can no longer be voted:

Evelyn "Champagne" King - I Don't Know If It's Right
Heart - Dog And Butterfly
Neil Young - Four Strong Wings
The Jacksons - Destiny
The Pointer Sisters - Everybody Is A Star
Anne Murray - I Just Fall In Love Again
Eddie Money - Maybe I'm A Fool
The Rezillos - Destination Venus
Diana Ross - Pops, We Love You (A Tribute To Father)
Dr. Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol
Poco - Crazy Love
Donna Summer - Heaven Knows
Driver 67 - Car 67
Barry Manilow - Somewhere In The Night
Elton John - Song For Guy
Peaches And Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing
The Clash - Tommy Gun
Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
Voyage - Souvenirs
Elton John - Part Time Love
Donna Summer - MacArthur Park
10cc - For You And I
Chuck Brown & The Soulsearchers - Bustin' Loose (Part 1)
Cindy Bullens - Survivor
Delegation - Oh, Honey
Dr. Hook - All The Time In The World
Gene Chandler - Get Down
Herbie Hancock - You Bet Your Love
JBS All Night Band - The Joker (The Wigan Joker)
Lurkers - Just Thirteen
Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs
Mick Jackson - Weekend
Rose Royce - I'm In Love (And I Love The Feeling)
The Doors - Hello I Love You (1979)

[tdc2000]

(NEW) 1. Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
(1) 2. Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
(2) 3. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
(3) 4. London Symphony Orchestra w/ John Williams - Theme From Superman
(4) 5. Bee Gees - Tragedy
(NEW) 6. Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up
(5) 7. ABBA - Chiquitta
(6) 8. Blondie - Heart Of Glass
(7) 9. The B-52's - Rock Lobster
(NEW) 10. Gary's Gang - Keep On Dancin'
(8) 11. Billy Joel - Big Shot
(9) 12. Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood

OUT:
10. Chic - I Want Your Love
11. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
12. Cher - Take Me Home

[navi]

1. 3. 5. the Cure - Killing an Arab video
2. 7.14. Scritti Politti - Skank bloc Bologna video
3. 1. 2. Blondie - Heart of glass video
4. 8.15. the Fall - It's the new thing video
5.10.19. Mars - 3E video
6.11.20. Generation X - King rocker video
7.13.21. Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe V video
8. 4. 1. Magazine - Give me everything video
9. 2. 4. Eddie and the Hot rods - Media Messiahs video
10. 6. 3. the Police - So lonely video
11.15.18. Alternative TV - Life video
12.18.24. the Plasmatics - Butcher baby video

13.17.22. Japan - Sometimes i feel so low video
14. 5. 9. Black flag - Nervous breakdown video
15.21.26. Wire - Outdoor miner video
16.23.34. ABBA - Chiquitita video
17. 9.12. the Adverts - Television's over video
18.22.29. Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Kid with the replaceable head video
19.26.37. Subway sect - Ambition video
20.27.31. the Outcasts - Just another teenage rebel video
21.28.32. Tuxedomoon - Pinheads on the move video
22.29.33. Dr. Feelgood - Milk and alcohol video
23.30.35. Amii Stewart - Knock on wood video
24.32.39. the Mekons - Where were you? video
25.12. 6. Ultravox - Quiet men video
26.16. 8. the B-52's - Rock lobster video
27.19.10. Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Hit me with your rhythm stick video
28.20.11. the Clash - Tommy Gun video
29.35.41. the Undertones - Get over you video
30.14. 7. the Rezillos - Destination Venus video

31.37.45. the Members - the Sound of the suburbs video
32.36.42. the Lurkers - Just thirteen video
33.25.17. Buzzcocks - Promises video
34.41. - . Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Oliver's army video
35.42. - . Dire straits - Sultans of swing video
36.24.13. the Cramps - Human fly video
37.44. - . Bee Gees - Tragedy video
38.40.40. the Doobie brothers - What a fool believes video
39.45. - . Chic - I want your love video
40.47. - . the Pretenders - Stop your sobbing video
41.33.25. Gang of four - Damaged goods video
42. - . - . Queen - Don't stop me now video
43. - . - . the Skids - Into the valley video
44.38.30. Stiff little fingers - Alternative Ulster video
45.31.16. 999 - Homicide video
46.34.23. Gloria Gaynor - I will survive video
47.49. - . Spizz oil - Cold city video
48. - . - . Lene Lovich - Lucky number video
49.39.27. Olivia Newton John - A little more love video
50. - . - . DNA - Little ants video

Please add next week
Japan - Sometimes i feel so low
Wire - Outdoor miner
Subway sect - Ambition

[Erotica]

1. Earth, Wind & Fire - September
2. Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
3. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights
4. Boney M - Rasputin
5. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
6. The B-52's - Rock Lobster
7. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
8. ABBA - Summer Night City
9. Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic
10. Toto - Hold The Line
11. Queen - Bicycle Race
12. Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)

[zeus555]

01 (1) ABBA - Chiquitita
02 (3) Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army
03 (4) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
04 (2) Blondie - Heart Of Glass
05 (5) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
06 (6) The Police - So Lonely
07 (NE) Bee Gees - Tragedy
08 (9) Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
09 (11) The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
10 (8) ABBA - Summer Night City
11 (10) The B-52's - Rock Lobster
12 (12) Village People - Y.M.C.A.


Zeus555

[Benny]

01 (01) Bee Gees - Tragedy
02 (02) ABBA - Chiquitita
03 (03) The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes
04 (04) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
05 (05) Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin'
06 (06) Sister Sledge - He's the Greatest Dancer
07 (07) Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
08 (08) Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
09 (09) Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army
10 (10) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
11 (11) Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In
12 (12) Boney M - Rasputin

[CZB]

01 - Raffaella Carra - Do It Do It Again [3]
02 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army [26]
03 - Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord [119]
04 - Voyage - Scots Machine [306]
05 - Anne Murray - You Needed Me [385]
06 - Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again [607]
07 - Frank Mills - Music Box Dancer [627]
08 - Sally Oldfield - Mirrors [665]
09 - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights [821]
10 - Violinski - Clog Dance [1033]
11 - Boney M - Rasputin [1121]
12 - Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe Part 5 [1193]

13 - Father Abraphart & The Smurps - Lick A Smurp For Christmas [1406]
14 - Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon [1427]
15 - Village People - Y.M.C.A. [1606]
16 - ABBA - Chiquitita [1666]
17 - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In [2274]
18 - Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes [2305]
19 - Paul Evans - Hello This Is Joannie [2317]
20 - Dollar - Shooting Star [3907]
21 - Blondie - Heart Of Glass [3923]
22 - Lene Lovich - Lucky Number [3930]

[android]

Bee Gees - Tragedy
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
ABBA - Chiquitita
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army
The B-52's - Rock Lobster
Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight
Linda Ronstadt - Just One Look
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

[taverner]

1.(1) Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
2.(2) Blondie - Heart Of Glass
3.(3) Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army
4.(4) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
5.(5) Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
6.(6) Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
7.(7) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
8.(8) Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
9.(10) London Symphony Orchestra - Theme From "Superman"
10.(11) ABBA - Chiquitita
11.(12) Billy Joel - Big Shot
12.(-) Lene Lovich - Lucky Number

[FreakyFlyBry]

1 (1) Bee Gees - Tragedy
2 (2) Billy Joel - Big Shot
3 (-) Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
4 (3) Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
5 (4) Chic - I Want Your Love
6 (5) Cher - Take Me Home
7 (6) Linda Ronstadt - Just One Look
8 (7) Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
9 (8) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
10 (9) Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
11 (10) Bob Welch - Precious Love
12 (11) The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing

- (12) Toto - I'll Supply The Love

[FreakyFlyBry]

1 (1) Bee Gees - Tragedy
2 (2) Billy Joel - Big Shot
3 (-) Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
4 (3) Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
5 (4) Chic - I Want Your Love
6 (5) Cher - Take Me Home
7 (6) Linda Ronstadt - Just One Look
8 (7) Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
9 (8) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
10 (9) Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
11 (10) Bob Welch - Precious Love
12 (11) The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing

- (12) Toto - I'll Supply The Love

[matthew_dixon]

1 (1) Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
2 (2) Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army
3 (3) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
4 NEW Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
5 (4) Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
6 NEW Skids - Into The Valley
7 NEW Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
8 (6) ABBA - Chiquitita
9 (5) Bee Gees - Tragedy
10 (7) Blondie - Heart Of Glass
11 (9) Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
12 (11) Queen - Bicycle Race
(10) Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans
(8) Cher - Take Me Home
(12) The Police - So Lonely

[abidhaq]

01 (NE) Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
02 (02) Blondie - Heart of Glass
03 (03) Barry White - Just The Way You Are
04 (04) ABBA - Chiquitita
05 (05) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
06 (NE) Donna Summer - Heaven Knows (UK)
07 (NE) Voyage - Souvenirs
08 (01) Bee Gees - Tragedy
09 (09) Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
10 (NE) Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes
11 (06) Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
12 (07) Earth, Wind & Fire - September
13 (08) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
14 (14) Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
15 (15) The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
16 (16) The Jacksons - Destiny
17 (10) Cher - Take Me Home
18 (11) Rod Stewart - Ain't Love A Bitch
19 (13) Voyage - Souvenirs
20 (12) Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer

[JSparksFan]

01. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
02. Village People - YMCA
03. Earth, Wind & Fire - September
04. Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon
05. Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
06. Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy
07. Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real
08. The Police - Roxanne
09. Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls
10. Blondie - Heart of Glass
11. ABBA - Chiquitita
12. Carpenters - I Believe You

[tdc2000]

It is no tragedy as the Bee Gees take #1 in their second week on the chart. Jacksons go top 5.


Last Week This Week Song Title Weeks On Total Points Peak
2 1 Bee Gees - Tragedy 2 45 1 (1 week at #1)
1 2 Blondie - Heart Of Glass 4 45 1
3 3 ABBA - Chiquitita 3 41 2
4 4 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army 2 41 4
NEW 5 Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) 1 33 5
5 6 Queen - Don't Stop Me Now 2 33 5
7 7 Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 10 33 1
6 8 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing 2 32 6
8 9 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell 2 32 8
9 10 Earth, Wind & Fire - September 14 19 1
10 11 Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer 2 17 10
11 12 Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood 4 16 4
12 13 The B-52's - Rock Lobster 6 11 2
13 14 Billy Joel - Big Shot 2 11 13
28 15 The Cure - Killing An Arab 3 10 15
17 16 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 29 10 1
21 17 The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes 5 10 3
19 18 Village People - Y.M.C.A. 18 10 1
18 19 Raffaella Carra - Do It Do It Again 45 10 8
20 20 London Symphony Orchestra - Theme From "Superman" 7 9 9
43 21 Scritti Politti - Shank Bloc Bologne 2 9 21
15 22 The Police - So Lonely 5 9 5
NEW 23 The Plasmatics - Butcher Baby 1 9 23
23 24 Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 14 9 3
22 25 Boney M - Rasputin 20 9 1
27 26 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child/ Oh My Lord 12 8 5
NEW 27 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number 1 8 27
29 28 Barry White - Just The Way You Are 9 8 15
46 29 The Fall - It's The New Thing 2 7 29
30 30 Voyage - Scots Machine 36 7 24
16 31 Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman 20 7 5
33 32 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 43 7 1
NEW 33 Mars - 3E 2 6 33
34 34 Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin' 5 6 26
36 35 Anne Murray - You Needed Me 32 6 5
31 36 Ian & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 11 6 2
26 37 Chic - I Want Your Love 2 6 26
NEW 38 Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) 1 5 38
58 39 Generation X - King Rocker 2 5 39
54 40 Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe Part 5 5 5 40
39 41 Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again 12 5 25
37 42 Linda Ronstadt - Just One Look 2 5 37
14 43 Cher - Take Me Home 2 5 14
NEW 44 Skids - Into The Valley 1 5 44
NEW 45 Donna Summer - Heaven Knows (UK) 1 5 45
40 46 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) 27 4 8
35 47 ABBA - Summer Night City 23 4 1
41 48 Frank Mills - Music Box Dancer 4 4 10
NEW 49 Voyage - Souvenirs 1 4 49
44 50 Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real 12 4 7
32 51 Magazine - Give Me Everything 5 3 20
45 52 Sally Oldfield - Mirrors 11 3 42
25 53 Eddie & The Hot Rods - Media Messiahs 4 2 25
47 54 Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic (UK) 8 2 22
48 55 Queen - Bicycle Race 17 2 4
51 56 Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls 17 2 7
NEW 57 Gary's Gang - Keep On Dancin' 1 1 57
NEW 58 Alternative TV - Life 2 1 58
53 59 Toto - Hold The Line 20 1 2
24 60 The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing 2 1 24
55 61 Father Abraphart & The Smurps - Lick A Smurp For Christmas 10 1 55
NEW 62 Violinski - Clog Dance 1 1 62
56 63 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight 3 1 39
52 64 Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In 15 1 9
59 65 Bob Welch - Precious Love 2 1 59
NEW 66 Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes 1 1 66
61 67 Carpenters - I Believe You 11 1 42
38 OUT Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown 3 0 38
42 OUT Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out Of My Head 5 0 23
63 OUT Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans 4 0 11
49 OUT Paul Evans - Hello This Is Joannie 10 0 40
62 OUT Rod Stewart - Ain't Love A Bitch 3 0 42
50 OUT The Adverts - Television's Over 3 0 50
60 OUT Toto - I'll Supply The Love 2 0 60
57 OUT Ultravox - Quiet Man 4 0 38

1979 #1s
1. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (6 weeks total, 4 weeks 1979)
2. Blondie - Heart Of Glass (3 weeks)
3. Bee Gees - Tragedy (1 week)

[tdc2000]

Voting List:

ABBA - Chiquitita
ABBA - Summer Night City
Alan Price - Baby Of Mine
Alan Price - Just For You
Alternative TV - Life
Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
Anne Murray - You Needed Me
Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic (UK)
Barry White - Just The Way You Are
Bee Gees - Tragedy
Billy Joel - Big Shot
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight
Bob Welch - Precious Love
Boney M - Mary's Boy Child/ Oh My Lord
Boney M - Rasputin
Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon
Carpenters - I Believe You
Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
Cher - Take Me Home
Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
Chic - I Want Your Love
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
Donna Summer - Heaven Knows (UK)
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
Eddie & The Hot Rods - Media Messiahs
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army
Father Abraphart & The Smurps - Lick A Smurp For Christmas
Frank Mills - Music Box Dancer
Gary's Gang - Keep On Dancin'
Generation X - King Rocker
Gino Vannelli - Wheels Of Life
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again
Ian & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)
Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe Part 5
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights
Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes
Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin'
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
Linda Ronstadt - Just One Look
London Symphony Orchestra - Theme From "Superman"
Magazine - Give Me Everything
Mars - 3E
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Queen - Bicycle Race
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls
Raffaella Carra - Do It Do It Again
Real Thing - Can You Feel The Force?
Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Sally Oldfield - Mirrors
Sarah Dash - Sinner Man
Scritti Politti - Shank Bloc Bologne
Sea Level - Fifty-Four
Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
Skids - Into The Valley
Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In
The B-52's  - Rock Lobster
The Cars - Just What I Needed
The Cure - Killing An Arab
The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
The Fall - It's The New Thing
The Plasmatics - Butcher Baby
The Police - So Lonely
The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
The Ritchie Family - American Generation
Toto - Hold The Line
Village People - Y.M.C.A.
Violinski - Clog Dance
Voyage - Scots Machine
Voyage - Souvenirs

New Additions:

Aquarian Dream - You're A Star
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Heartaches
Bill Nelson's Red Noise - Furniture Music
Brooklyn Dreams - Make It Last
Dan Hartman - This Is It
Diana Ross/ Smokey Robinson/ Marvin Gaye/ Stevie Wonder - Pops, We Love You
Eric Clapton - Watch Out For Lucy
Fantastic Four - B.Y.O.F. (Bring Your Own Funk)
Foreigner - Blue Morning Blue Day (UK)
Gaz - Sing Sing
George Benson - Love Ballad
Inner Circle - Everything Is Great
Japan - Sometimes I Feel So Low
Karen Young - Hot Shot (1979)
Kim Carnes - It Hurts So Bad
Maureen McGovern - Can You Read My Mind
Michael Jackson - You Can't Win (Part 1)
Parliament - Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobtabioaquadoloop)
Subway Sect - Ambition
T-Connection - At Midnight
The Faragher Bros - Stay The Night
Wire - Outdoor Miner
Zwol - Call Out My Name

These can no longer be voted:

Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (retired: 26/40 rule)
Toto - I'll Supply The Love
Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown
Rod Stewart - Ain't Love A Bitch
The Adverts - Television's Over
Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans
Ultravox - Quiet Man
Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out Of My Head
Paul Evans - Hello This Is Joannie
Darts - Get It
Edwin Starr - Contact
John Davis - Ain't That Enough For You
Stonebolt - Love Struck
The Dooleys - Honey I'm Lost
Third World - Now That We Found Love

[tdc2000]

(1) 1. Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
(2) 2. Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
(3) 3. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
(4) 4. London Symphony Orchestra w/ John Williams - Theme From Superman
(5) 5. Bee Gees - Tragedy
(6) 6. Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up
(NEW) 7. Parliament - Aqua Boogie
(7) 8. ABBA - Chiquitta
(8) 9. Blondie - Heart Of Glass
(NEW) 10. George Benson - Love Ballad
(9) 11. The B-52's - Rock Lobster
(10) 12. Gary's Gang - Keep On Dancin'

OUT:
11. Billy Joel - Big Shot
12. Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood

[navi]

1. 4. 8. the Fall - It's the new thing video
2. 7.13. Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe V video
3. 6.11. Generation X - King rocker video
4. 1. 3. the Cure - Killing an Arab video
5.12.18. the Plasmatics - Butcher baby video
6. 3. 1. Blondie - Heart of glass video
7. 2. 7. Scritti Politti - Skank bloc Bologna video
8.15.21. Wire - Outdoor miner video
9.19.26. Subway sect - Ambition video
10.13.17. Japan - Sometimes i feel so low video
11. 5.10. Mars - 3E video
12.16.23. ABBA - Chiquitita video

13.24.32. the Mekons - Where were you? video
14. 8. 4. Magazine - Give me everything video
15.18.22. Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Kid with the replaceable head video
16.20.27. the Outcasts - Just another teenage rebel video
17.10. 6. the Police - So lonely video
18. 9. 2. Eddie and the Hot rods - Media Messiahs video
19.23.30. Amii Stewart - Knock on wood video
20.21.28. Tuxedomoon - Pinheads on the move video
21.22.29. Dr. Feelgood - Milk and alcohol video
22.29.35. the Undertones - Get over you video
23.11.15. Alternative TV - Life video
24.31.37. the Members - the Sound of the suburbs video
25.14. 5. Black flag - Nervous breakdown video
26.32.36. the Lurkers - Just thirteen video
27.34.41. Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Oliver's army video
28.17. 9. the Adverts - Television's over video
29.35.42. Dire straits - Sultans of swing video
30.40.47. the Pretenders - Stop your sobbing video

31.43. - . the Skids - Into the valley video
32.37.44. Bee Gees - Tragedy video
33.39.45. Chic - I want your love video
34.38.40. the Doobie brothers - What a fool believes video
35.26.16. the B-52's - Rock lobster video
36.27.19. Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Hit me with your rhythm stick video
37.28.20. the Clash - Tommy Gun video
38.48. - . Lene Lovich - Lucky number video
39.42. - . Queen - Don't stop me now video
40.33.25. Buzzcocks - Promises video
41.47.49. Spizz oil - Cold city video
42.50. - . DNA - Little ants video
43.25.12. Ultravox - Quiet men video
44. - . - . Xdreamysts - Right way home video
45.36.24. the Cramps - Human fly video
46. - . - . Vice Creems - Won't you be my girl video
47.41.33. Gang of four - Damaged goods video
48.44.38. Stiff little fingers - Alternative Ulster video
49.30.14. the Rezillos - Destination Venus video
50. - . - . Fingerprintz - Dancing with myself video

Please add next week
the Mekons - Where were you?
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Kid with the replaceable head
the Outcasts - Just another teenage rebel

[Benny]

01 (02) ABBA - Chiquitita
02 (01) Bee Gees - Tragedy
03 (03) The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes
04 (04) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
05 (05) Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin'
06 (06) Sister Sledge - He's the Greatest Dancer
07 (07) Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
08 (08) Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
09 (09) Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army
10 (10) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
11 (11) Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In
12 (12) Boney M - Rasputin