MUSIC WEEK APRIL 29, 1978

u am „ urorp nreosrcd from statistics supplied by BrilisIT P 0n S Pa g ?^ "l R,^ au a nd based on a weekly sample of sales through 300 PERFORMANCE RATINGS FOR JAN-MAR. 1978

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PHONO CHRYS- PRIVATE EMI CBS WE A P0LYD0R RCA GRAM MAGNET ALIS VIRGIN A + M STOCK OTHERS 17-2 DCT-DEC1977 .19 b iz e 10 5 JAN-MAR 1977 16 CITY TO CITY. Gerry Rafferty. United 8 BOCU Artists TOP MALE ARTISTS 9 McCARTNEY/ATV MUSIC 17 EXODUS, Bob Marloy & The Wallers, 1 ROD STEWART Chart Performance Survey 10 UNITED ARTISTS/JET Island 2 ANDY WILLIAMS 18 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES. Ian Dury, 3 ELTON JOHN 9 ELKIE BROOKS TOP SINGLES Stiff 4 IAN DURY 10 LINDA RONSTADT 1 TAKEACHANCEONME. Abba, Epic 19 25 THUMPING GREAT HITS. Dove 5 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER SINGLES 2 WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Kato Bush, Clark Five. Polydor 6 CLIFF RICHARD TOP PRODUCERS EMI 20 ALL'n'ALL, Earth Wind & Fire, CBS 1 BEE GEES/RICHARDSON/ 3 FIGARO, Brotherhood of Man, Pyo 21 GREATEST HITS VOL 2, Elton John, 7 PAUL SIMON TOP GROUPS GALUTEN 4 COME BACK MY LOVE, Darts, Magnet DJM 8 LEOSAYER 1 DARTS 2 GIORGIO/MORODER/BELLOTTE 5 WISHING ON A STAR, Rose Royce, 22 FONZIES FAVOURITES, Various, 9 NEIL DIAMOND 2 BEE GEES 3 R. HARTLEY/T. BOYCE Warner Brothers Warwick 10 JOHNNY MATHIS 3 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 6 MULL OF KINTYRE/G1RLS SCHOOL. 23 DARTS, Dans, Magnet 4 BROTHERHOOD OF MAN 4 BOB MARLEY ft THE WAILERS Wings, Paralophone 24 FEELINGS, Various, K-TEL TOP FEMALE ARTISTS 5 ABBA 5 TONY HILLER 7 DENIS, Blondio, Chrysalis 25 NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS. The Sox 1 DONNASUMMER 6 B, ANDERSSON/B. ULVAEUS 8 IF I HAD WORDS, Scott Pistols, Virgin 2 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 6 WINGS 7 paul McCartney Fitzgerald/Yvonne Keeley, Popper 26 20 COUNTRY CLASSICS, Tammy 7 ROSE ROYCE 8 NORMAN WHITFIELD 9 UPTOWN TOP RANKING, Althia & Wynette, CBS/Warwick 3 CRYSTAL GAYLE 8 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 9 JEFFLYNNE Donna, Lightning 27 BOOGIE NIGHTS, Various, Ronco 4 JONI MITCHELL 9 SCOTT FITZGERALD/YVONNE 10 MR. BLUE SKY. Electric Light 28 PLASTIC LETTERS, Blondie, Chrysalis 5 KATE BUSH ELLIMAN 10 JONATHAN HODGE Orchestra. Jot 29 20 GOLDEN GREATS. Diana Ross & The 6 EMMYLOU HARRIS 10ALTHIA& DONNA Supremos, Motown 7 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD TOP WRITERS TOPLPs 30 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. Various, 8 NANA MOUSKOURI TOP MALE ARTISTS 1 GIBB BROTHERS 1 THE ALBUM ABBA. Epic RSO 1 BILL WITHERS 2 SUMMER/MORODER/BELLOTTE 2 20 GOLDEN GREATS, Buddy Holly b TOP MISC./SOUIMDTRAC 2 ROD STEWART 3 NORMAN WHITFIELD The Crickets, MCA 3 DAVID SOUL 4 BOB MARLEY 3 RUMOURS, Floetwood Mac, Warner 1 DISCO FEVER 4 GERRY RAFFERTY 5 TONY HILLER/LEE SHERIDAN/ Brothers 2 FEELINGS 5 BILLY JOEL MARTIN LEE 4 REFLECTIONS, Andy Williams, CBS 3 20 COUNTRY CLASSICS 6 B. ANDERSSON/B. ULVAEUS 5 THE SOUND OF BREAD. Broad, Eloctrn ALBUMS 4 STAR WARS 6 YANNIS MARKOPOULOS 6 OUT OF THE BLUE, Electric Light 5 A STAR IS BORN 7 GORDON GILTRAP 7 PAUL McCARTNEY/DENNY Orchestra, Jot 8 ELVIS PRESLEY LAINE 7 VARIATIONS, Andrew Lloyd Webber TOP PRODUCERS 9 ANDY CAMERON 8 JEFFLYNNE MCA TOP GROUPS 10 TERRY WOGAN 9 SAINT-SAENS 8 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE. Rod 1 ABBA 1 B. ANDERSSON/B. ULVAEUS 10 MANSFIELD Stewart, RIVA 2 FLEETWOOD MAC 2 FLEETWOOD MAC/DASHUT/ TOP FEMALE ARTISTS THE KICK INSIDE, Koto Bush. EMI 3 ELECTRIC LIGHT CA1LLAT 1 DONNASUMMER TOP PUBLISHERS 10 GREATEST HITS, Donna Summer, ORCHESTRA 3 JEFFLYNNE 2 KATE BUSH 1 CHAPPELL 4 BREAD 4 DAVID GATES 3 BONNIE TYLER 2 WARNER BROTHERS 11 DISCO FEVER, Various, K-TEL 5 TOM DOWD 4 CRYSTALGAYLE 3 RSO/CHAPPELL 12 20 GOLDEN GREATS, Nat King Colo 5 SEX PISTOLS 5 SAMANTHASANG 4 CARLIN Capitol 6 BEATLES 6 CHRIS THOMAS/BILL PRICE 6 JULIE COVINGTON 5 HEATH LEVY 13 GREATEST HITS. Abba, Epic 7 DIANA ROSS&THE SUPREMES 7 BOB MARLEY&THE WAILERS 7 RITA COOLIDGE 6 ATV MUSIC 14 ARRIVAL, Abba, Epic 8 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS B PETER JENNER/LAUR' 8 RUBY WINTERS 7 RONDOR 15 THE BEATLES LOVE SONGS, The 9 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS LATHAM/RICK WALTON Bcntlos, Parlophono 10 SANTANA 9 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER 10 QUEEN PAGES