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[jimwatts]

Sorry I couldn't post much today - heard all the songs in the car, don't think this was quite as stellar a period for #3s as it was for #1s and #2s, but some classics as usual:

272 14/01/1978 Donna Summer - Love's Unkind 3 wks 36-16-13-6-6-4-{3}-3-3-6-9-29-38 -> 13 wks stopped by: Wings - Mull Of Kintyre / Girls' School, Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band - Floral Dance, Althia And Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
273 18/02/1978 Scott Fitzgerald And Yvonne Keely - If I Had Words 1 wk 31-27-10-4-4-{3}-5-10-17-25 -> 10 wks stopped by: ABBA - Take A Chance On Me, Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro
274 04/03/1978 Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star 1 wk 44-34-28-26-11-6-4-{3}-4-5-6-12-27-36 -> 14 wks stopped by: ABBA - Take A Chance On Me, Darts - Come Back My Love
275 01/04/1978 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 2 wks 44-28-14-8-6-4-{3}-4-3-8-9-17-30-47-62 -> 15 wks stopped by: Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights, Blondie - Denis, Brian And Michael - Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs, Showaddywaddy - I Wonder Why
276 13/05/1978 Johnny Mathis And Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 1 wk 39-27-20-10-7-5-4-{3}-4-6-16-32-44-69 -> 14 wks stopped by: Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring, The Bee Gees - Night Fever
277 17/06/1978 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 1 wk 32-23-{3}-4-4-7-10-19-25-34-46-59-57 -> 13 wks stopped by: John Travolta And Olivia Newton John - You're The One That I Want, Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring
278 01/07/1978 James Galway - Annie's Song 2 wks 51-27-15-7-5-{3}-3-4-13-16-31-40-68 -> 13 wks stopped by: John Travolta And Olivia Newton John - You're The One That I Want, Father Abraham And The Smurfs - The Smurf Song
279 15/07/1978 Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City 2 wks 58-40-23-19-8-5-{3}-3-4-4-8-16-29-48-62 -> 15 wks stopped by: John Travolta And Olivia Newton John - You're The One That I Want, Father Abraham And The Smurfs - The Smurf Song
280 12/08/1978 A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 1 wk 65-46-24-22-11-10-5-5-{3}-7-9-11-21-29-37-53 -> 16 wks stopped by: John Travolta And Olivia Newton John - You're The One That I Want, Clout - Substitute
281 23/09/1978 David Essex - Oh What A Circus 1 wk 36-12-6-5-5-{3}-6-11-19-46-70 -> 11 wks stopped by: 10CC - Dreadlock Holiday, The Commodores - Three Times A Lady
282 30/09/1978 Frankie Valli - Grease 2 wks 58-31-24-19-9-{3}-3-5-8-23-26-31-43-68 -> 14 wks stopped by: John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights, 10CC - Dreadlock Holiday, Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore
283 21/10/1978 Dean Friedman - Lucky Stars 1 wk 36-23-6-4-{3}-4-7-14-27-38 -> 10 wks stopped by: John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights, Boney M - Rasputin
284 25/11/1978 The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl 1 wk 10-5-{3}-4-11-24-43-43-53-67 -> 10 wks stopped by: The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap, Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You
285 09/12/1978 Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven 1 wk 26-14-{3}-5-4-4-8-10-14-19-29-57-73 -> 13 wks stopped by: Boney M - Mary's Boy Child, Rod Stewart - Da 'Ya' Think I'm Sexy?
286 23/12/1978 The Barron Knights - A Taste Of Aggro 2 wks 19-4-4-{3}-3-4-6-17-36-70 -> 10 wks stopped by: Boney M - Mary's Boy Child, The Village People - Y.M.C.A.
287 06/01/1979 Racey - Lay Your Love On Me 3 wks 64-40-24-11-6-6-{3}-3-3-7-9-19-33-54 -> 14 wks stopped by: The Village People - Y.M.C.A., Boney M - Mary's Boy Child, Ian And The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

288 27/01/1979 Earth, Wind And Fire - September 1 wk 58-28-24-24-18-5-4-{3}-5-8-14-39-71 -> 13 wks stopped by: Ian And The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, The Village People - Y.M.C.A.
289 03/02/1979 The Three Degrees - Woman In Love 3 wks 64-18-5-{3}-3-3-4-9-18-40-58 -> 11 wks stopped by: Blondie - Heart Of Glass, Ian And The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, ABBA - Chiquitita
290 24/03/1979 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number 1 wk 62-28-8-4-4-{3}-5-7-19-33-60 -> 11 wks stopped by: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive, Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Oliver's Army
291 31/03/1979 The Sex Pistols - Something Else / Friggin' In The Riggin' 1 wk 24-7-6-4-{3}-5-11-18-26-37-51-73 -> 12 wks stopped by: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive, The Village People - In The Navy
292 12/05/1979 Boney M - Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday 2 wks 19-4-{3}-3-7-17-29-48-74 -> 9 wks stopped by: Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes, M - Pop Muzik
293 14/07/1979 The Sex Pistols - C'mon Everybody 2 wks 24-9-{3}-3-8-16-26-47-61 -> 9 wks stopped by: Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric?, Janet Kay - Silly Games
294 04/08/1979 The Dooleys - Wanted 1 wk 62-55-31-27-13-10-5-{3}-5-8-16-26-39-53 -> 14 wks stopped by: The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays, The Police - Can't Stand Losing You
295 11/08/1979 Abba - Angeleyes / Voulez Vous 1 wk 48-23-12-5-{3}-5-9-14-29-40-66 -> 11 wks stopped by: The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays, Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
296 18/08/1979 Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) 1 wk 45-6-{3}-4-9-20-39-47 -> 8 wks stopped by: The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays, Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
297 22/09/1979 Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down 1 wk 38-11-4-{3}-5-10-20-36-61 -> 9 wks stopped by: Gary Numan - Cars, Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
298 29/09/1979 The Bellamy Brothers - If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me 1 wk 66-33-33-22-19-7-4-{3}-5-8-16-30-40-63 -> 14 wks stopped by: The Police - Message In A Bottle, Gary Numan - Cars
299 20/10/1979 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 1 wk 51-29-16-7-4-{3}-4-6-16-31-41-64 -> 12 wks stopped by: The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star, The Police - Message In A Bottle
300 03/11/1979 Sad Cafe - Every Day Hurts 1 wk 55-34-21-11-6-5-{3}-4-7-24-37-61 -> 12 wks stopped by: Lena Martell - One Day At A Time, Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
301 10/11/1979 Abba - Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight) 1 wk 30-6-4-{3}-6-7-19-34-52-68-68-74 -> 12 wks stopped by: Lena Martell - One Day At A Time, Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
302 24/11/1979 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 1 wk 29-7-4-{3}-9-13-43-54-54-56-61-71 -> 12 wks stopped by: Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman, Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
303 01/12/1979 Barbra Streisand And Donna Summer - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 2 wks 72-27-14-6-{3}-3-5-11-11-14-29-48-66 -> 13 wks stopped by: Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman, Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love, The Police - Walking On The Moon, Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
304 15/12/1979 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight 1 wk 38-12-{3}-6-6-7-8-15-23-33-59 -> 11 wks stopped by: Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, The Police - Walking On The Moon
305 05/01/1980 Fiddler's Dram - Day Trip To Bangor (Didn't We Have A Lovely Time) 1 wk 26-4-4-{3}-4-9-24-43-62 -> 9 wks stopped by: Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, ABBA - I Have A Dream

306 19/01/1980 KC And The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go 1 wk 74-35-28-28-20-7-{3}-5-8-14-33-47 -> 12 wks stopped by: The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket, Billy Preston And Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again
307 26/01/1980 Madness - My Girl 2 wks 54-14-4-{3}-3-4-10-29-41-69 -> 10 wks stopped by: The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket, Billy Preston And Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again, The Specials - Too Much Too Young
308 09/02/1980 The Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing 2 wks 73-73-40-20-6-4-4-{3}-3-11-15-27-42-70-72 -> 15 wks stopped by: The Specials - Too Much Too Young, Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County
309 08/03/1980 Marti Webb - Take That Look Off Your Face 3 wks 57-49-14-6-{3}-3-3-6-21-26-40-65 -> 12 wks stopped by: Blondie - Atomic, Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful, The Jam - Going Underground / Dreams Of Children
310 29/03/1980 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 1 wk 73-59-45-34-18-8-4-{3}-4-7-17-34-68 -> 13 wks stopped by: The Jam - Going Underground / Dreams Of Children, Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful
311 24/05/1980 Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life 1 wk 55-25-5-{3}-4-8-11-32-53 -> 9 wks stopped by: Johnny Logan - What's Another Year, Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It
312 28/06/1980 Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again 1 wk 51-34-22-14-6-4-{3}-4-13-18-49 -> 11 wks stopped by: Don McLean - Crying, Lipps Inc - Funkytown
313 12/07/1980 Stacy Lattisaw - Jump To The Beat 2 wks 57-31-11-6-{3}-3-4-8-17-32-53 -> 11 wks stopped by: Olivia Newton John And Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu, Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out

Bonuses 6-10 peaking songs played:

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now [#9, 1979]
Chic - Le Freak [#7, 1978]
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky [#6, 1978]
Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone [#6, 1979]
Bill Withers – Lovely Day [#7, 1978]
Supertramp – The Logical Song [#7, 1979]
Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes [#6, 1978]
Martha and the Muffins – Echo Beach [#10, 1980]

Also played:

David Bowie - Sound And Vision [poll winner as best #3 song played last week]
Teddy Swims - Lose Control [this week's #2 single]
Rod Stewart with Jools Holland - Almost Like Being In Love [this week's #1 album track]
Cat Janice - Dance You Outta My Head [RIP]