Sample entry

Date it reached No.1(Day-Month-year)/Title - Artist
(Number of weeks at the top spot) (SA acts are highlighted)


10-Jan-69 You Can Cry If You Want - Troggs (4)
07-Feb-69 Only One Woman - Marbles (1)
14-Feb-69 Cry To Me - Staccatos (3)
07-Mar-69 Crimson And Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells (4)
04-Apr-69 Dizzy - Tommy Roe (2)
18-Apr-69 Indian Giver - 1910 Fruitgum Company (2)
02-May-69 Sorry Suzanne - Hollies (2)
16-May-69 Where Do You Go To My Lovely - Peter Sarstedt (1)
23-May-69 Games People Play - Joe South (2)
06-Jun-69 Hair - Cowsills (1)
13-Jun-69 Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival (2)
27-Jun-69 My Sentimental Friend - Herman's Hermits (4)
25-Jul-69 Little Yellow Aeroplane - Leapy Lee (1)
01-Aug-69 Time Is Tight - Booker T & The MGs (3)
22-Aug-69 Sugar, Sugar - Archies (3)
12-Sep-69 Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1)
19-Sep-69 Saved By The Bell - Robin Gibb (3)
10-Oct-69 Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie de Shannon (2)
24-Oct-69 Don't Forget To Remember - Bee Gees (4)
14-Nov-69 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (6)
02-Jan-70 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Hollies (1)
09-Jan-70 Call Me Number One - Tremeloes (2)
23-Jan-70 Pretty Belinda - Chris Andrews (5)
27-Feb-70 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B.J. Thomas (1)
06-Mar-70 Venus - Shocking Blue (3)
03-Apr-70 Love Is A Beautiful Song - Dave Mills (4)
01-May-70 Ma Belle Amie - Tee Set (3)
22-May-70 Carol Ok - Chris Andrews (2)
05-Jun-70 Spider, Spider - Tidal Wave (1)
12-Jun-70 Daughter Of Darkness - Tom Jones (3)
03-Jul-70 Come Softly To Me - Percy Sledge (2)
17-Jul-70 Yellow River - Christie (1)
24-Jul-70 In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry (5)
14-Aug-70 The Wedding - Jody Wayne (3)
18-Sep-70 Lola - Kinks (2)
02-Oct-70 Brown Eyes - Chris Andrews (2)
16-Oct-70 Burning Bridges - Mike Curb Congregation (5)
20-Nov-70 Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond (4)
18-Dec-70 Looky, Looky - Giorgio (4)
15-Jan-71 Look Out, Here Comes Tomorrow - Dealians (3)
05-Feb-71 I Hear You Knockin' - Dave Edmunds (1)
12-Feb-71 Knock Three Times - Dawn (6)
26-Feb-71 No Matter What - Badfinger (1)
02-Apr-71 A Summer Prayer For Peace - Archies (4)
30-Apr-71 Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1)
07-May-71 Put Your Hand In The Hand - Alan Garrity (4)
04-Jun-71 If Not For You - Olivia Newton-John (1)
11-Jun-71 Joy To The World - Three Dog Night (3)
02-Jul-71 Funny, Funny - Sweet (6)
13-Aug-71 Co Co - Sweet (8)
08-Oct-71 You - Peter Maffay (2)
22-Oct-71 Mammy Blue - Charisma (12)
14-Jan-72 Soley, Soley - Middle Of The Road (4)
28-Jan-72 Imagine - John Lennon (2)
25-Feb-72 Brand New Key - Melanie (3)
03-Mar-72 Mother - Barbra Streisand (1)
24-Mar-72 Softly Whispering I Love You - Congregation (2)
07-Apr-72 Mother And Child Reunion - Paul Simon (1)
14-Apr-72 Son Of My Father - Chicory Tip (1)
21-Apr-72 Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone (10)
26-May-72 Amazing Grace - Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (1)
30-Jun-72 Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress - Hollies (1)
14-Jul-72 Come What May - Vicky Leandros (4)
11-Aug-72 Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - Jessica Jones (3)
01-Sep-72 Sylvia's Mother - Dr. Hook (6)
13-Oct-72 I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash (13)
12-Jan-73 I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo (5)
16-Feb-73 I Don't Wanna Play House - Barbara Ray (6)
30-Mar-73 We Believe In Tomorrow - Freddy Breck (5)
04-May-73 Can't Keep It In - Cat Stevens (5)
08-Jun-73 Never, Never, Never - Shirley Bassey (4)
06-Jul-73 Kentucky Blues - Lauren Copley (4)
03-Aug-73 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree - Dawn & Tony Orlando (4)
31-Aug-73 Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet - Maria (4)
14-Sep-73 Take Me To The Mardi Gras - Paul Simon (2)
12-Oct-73 Baby Blue - George Baker Selection (3)
02-Nov-73 Heaven Is My Woman's Love - Tommy Overstreet (7)
21-Dec-73 Sorrow - David Bowie (5)
25-Jan-74 The Peacemaker - Albert Hammond (6)
08-Mar-74 If You Need Me - After All (3)
22-Mar-74 Little Jimmy - Gwynneth Ashley-Robin (1)
05-Apr-74 Love's Theme - Love Unlimited (2)
19-Apr-74 Hello Girl - Dr. Marigolds (2)
03-May-74 Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks (4)
17-May-74 Loving Arms - Dobie Gray (1)
31-May-74 Everything I Want To Do - Albert Hammond (1)
07-Jun-74 Solitaire - Andy Williams (4)
05-Jul-74 The Air That I Breathe - Hollies (2)
19-Jul-74 Waterloo - Abba (2)
02-Aug-74 Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot (5)
06-Sep-74 Why Me? - Kris Kristofferson (8)
01-Nov-74 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Olivia Newton-John (3)
22-Nov-74 Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas (7)
10-Jan-75 Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond (3)
31-Jan-75 She's A Woman - Neil Herbert (1)
07-Feb-75 You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive (5)
14-Mar-75 You Asked Me To - Bobby Angel (2)
28-Mar-75 Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters (2)
11-Apr-75 Love Hurts - Nazareth (5)
16-May-75 As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone - Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (5)
20-Jun-75 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - Abba (2)
04-Jul-75 Fox On The Run - Sweet (5)
08-Aug-75 Stand By Me - John Lennon (4)
05-Sep-75 Paloma Blanca - George Baker Selection (4)
03-Oct-75 Sos - Abba (4)
31-Oct-75 Barbados - Typically Tropical (4)
28-Nov-75 Milky Ways - Colombus (5)
02-Jan-76 Lady In Blue - Joe Dolan (6)
13-Feb-76 Darlin' - David Cassidy (4)
12-Mar-76 Rocky - Austin Roberts (1)
19-Mar-76 Let Me Into Your Life - Flood (3)
09-Apr-76 I Won't Give Up - Bruce Millar (6)
21-May-76 December 1963 ( Oh What A Night ) - Four Seasons (4)
18-Jun-76 One Day At A Time - Marie Gibson (2)
02-Jul-76 Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers (1)
09-Jul-76 Fernando - Abba (6)
20-Aug-76 Ramaja - Glenys Lynne (3)
10-Sep-76 Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee (6)
08-Oct-76 Devil Woman - Cliff Richard (1)
29-Oct-76 I Hate The Music - John Paul Young (2)
12-Nov-76 You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls (2)
26-Nov-76 Dancing Queen - Abba (2)
10-Dec-76 Mississippi - Pussycat (8)
04-Feb-77 Howzat - Sherbet (4)
04-Mar-77 If You Leave Me Now - Chicago (2)
18-Mar-77 Living Thing - Elo (1)
25-Mar-77 Smile - Pussycat (2)
08-Apr-77 Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston (3)
29-Apr-77 Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Julie Covington (7)
17-Jun-77 Knowing Me, Knowing You - Abba (2)
01-Jul-77 Yesterday's Hero - John Paul Young (2)
15-Jul-77 Hush, Hush Maria - Joe Dolan (3)
05-Aug-77 Walking On A Love Cloud - 5000 Volts (1)
12-Aug-77 Magic Flight - Space (2)
26-Aug-77 Lucille - Kenny Rogers (5)
30-Sep-77 Do You Wanna Make Love - Peter Mccann (4)
28-Oct-77 Angelo - Brotherhood Of Man (2)
11-Nov-77 I Need You - Joe Dolan (2)
25-Nov-77 Barracuda - Heart (7)
30-Dec-77 Buccaneer - McCully Workshop (2)
27-Jan-78 Subsitute - Clout (8)
24-Mar-78 Mull Of Kintyre - Wings (5)
28-Apr-78 Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees (8)
23-Jun-78 Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M (11)
08-Sep-78 Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty (8)
03-Nov-78 Dancing In The City - Marshall Hain (3)
24-Nov-78 Kiss You All Over - Exile (8)
12-Jan-79 Mary's Boy Child - Boney M (2)
02-Feb-79 Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees (7)
23-Mar-79 Le Freak - Chic (2)
06-Apr-79 Hold The Line - Toto (4)
04-May-79 Chiquitita - Abba (1)
11-May-79 Michael Row The Boat Ashore - Richard Jon Smith (9)
13-Jul-79 Some Girls - Racey (7)
24-Aug-79 My Love - Joe Dolan (2)
14-Sep-79 Pop Muzik - M (3)
05-Oct-79 Fire - Pointer Sisters (4)
26-Oct-79 Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill (1)
09-Nov-79 I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats (2)
23-Nov-79 She's In Love With You - Suzi Quatro (7)
12-Jan-80 Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough - Michael Jackson (5)
16-Feb-80 Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd (3)
01-Mar-80 Babe - Styx (1)
15-Mar-80 Do That To Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille (1)
22-Mar-80 Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band (7)
26-Apr-80 I'm In The Mood For Dancing - Nolans (1)
17-May-80 Fly Too High - Janis Ian (1)
24-May-80 Sun Of Jamaica - Goombay Dance Band (4)
21-Jun-80 Brass In Pocket - Pretenders (2)
05-Jul-80 Take That Look Off Your Face - Marti Webb (4)
02-Aug-80 Paradise Road - Joy (9)
04-Oct-80 Can't Stop The Music - Village People (3)
25-Oct-80 The Winner Takes It All - Abba (2)
08-Nov-80 Upside Down - Diana Ross (2)
22-Nov-80 Man On The Moon - Ballyhoo (1)
29-Nov-80 Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand (8)
24-Jan-81 Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond (2)
07-Feb-81 Passion - Rod Stewart (2)
21-Feb-81 Can You Feel It - Jacksons (2)
07-Mar-81 Shaddup You Face - Joe Dolce (9)
09-May-81 I Am The Beat - Look (2)
23-May-81 This Ole House - Shakin' Stevens (5)
27-Jun-81 More And More - Joe Dolan (3)
18-Jul-81 Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (6)
15-Aug-81 Kids In America - Kim Wilde (1)
05-Sep-81 Chequered Love - Kim Wilde (1)
12-Sep-81 Hak Hom Blokkies - David Kramer (4)
10-Oct-81 One Day In Your Life - Michael Jackson (1)
17-Oct-81 Urgent - Foreigner (6)
28-Nov-81 Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (4)
26-Dec-81 Going Back To My Roots - Odyssey (3)
16-Jan-82 It's You, It's You, It's You - Joe Dolan (2)
30-Jan-82 Tainted Love - Soft Cell (5)
27-Feb-82 We Kill The World - Boney M (3)
27-Mar-82 Trouble - Lindsey Buckingham (2)
10-Apr-82 Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang (7)
29-May-82 I Love Rock 'N Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (5)
03-Jul-82 Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk - Dr. Hook (7)
21-Aug-82 Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor (7)
09-Oct-82 Da Da Da - Trio (7)
27-Nov-82 Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners (2)
11-Dec-82 Words - FR David (7)
28-Jan-83 I Don't Wanna Dance - Eddy Grant (8)
25-Mar-83 Talk Talk - Talk Talk (4)
22-Apr-83 Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (6)
03-Jun-83 Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler (7)
22-Jul-83 Drop The Pilot - Joan Armatrading (1)
29-Jul-83 Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley (3)
12-Aug-83 Flashdance - Irene Cara (2)
02-Sep-83 Baby Jane - Rod Stewart (5)
07-Oct-83 Every Breath You Take - Police (2)
21-Oct-83 Candy Girl - New Edition (2)
04-Nov-83 The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats (10)
13-Jan-84 All Night Long - Lionel Richie (4)
10-Feb-84 Karma Chameleon - Culture Club (2)
24-Feb-84 Red Red Wine - UB40 (12)
18-May-84 Happy Station - Fun Fun (1)
25-May-84 Footloose - Kenny Loggins (2)
08-Jun-84 Clap Clap Sound - Klaxons (7)
27-Jul-84 I Want To Break Free - Queen (7)
14-Sep-84 Self Control - Laura Branigan (4)
12-Oct-84 Manuel Goodbye - Audrey Landers (5)
16-Nov-84 Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr (1)
23-Nov-84 I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder (9)
25-Jan-85 Careless Whisper - George Michael (3)
15-Feb-85 Wild Boys - Duran Duran (1)
22-Feb-85 One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head (6)
05-Apr-85 Loverboy - Billy Ocean (11)
21-Jun-85 We Are The World - USA For Africa (2)
05-Jul-85 The Lost Opera - Kimera (5)
19-Jul-85 Ring Of Ice - Jennifer Rush (2)
23-Aug-85 Woodpecker From Space - Cafe Society (8)
18-Oct-85 Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush (10)
27-Dec-85 Around My Dream - Silver Pozolli (2)
10-Jan-86 Say You Say Me - Lionel Richie (5)
14-Feb-86 Nikita - Elton John (4)
14-Mar-86 We Built This City - Starship (2)
28-Mar-86 They Say It's Gonna Rain - Hazell Dean (1)
04-Apr-86 When The Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean (6)
16-May-86 Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (9)
18-Jul-86 Manic Monday - Bangles (2)
01-Aug-86 A Different Corner - George Michael (4)
29-Aug-86 Brother Louie - Modern Talking (1)
05-Sep-86 Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie (4)
03-Oct-86 Lessons In Love - Level 42 (4)
31-Oct-86 Venus - Bananarama (3)
21-Nov-86 The Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh (9)
17-Jan-87 Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles (4)
21-Feb-87 Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung (2)
07-Mar-87 The Final Countdown - Europe (5)
11-Apr-87 Boom Boom - Paul Lekakis (2)
25-Apr-87 Sometimes - Erasure (2)
09-May-87 All I Ask Of You - Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman (3)
30-May-87 Everything I Own - Boy George (8)
25-Jul-87 Ever Fallen In Love - Fine Young Cannibals (6)
29-Aug-87 I Want To Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston (2)
19-Sep-87 Wild Horses - Gino Vannelli (1)
26-Sep-87 It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys (4)
24-Oct-87 La Bamba - Los Lobos (9)
26-Dec-87 Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (5)
30-Jan-88 I Had The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (5)
05-Mar-88 I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany (5)
19-Mar-88 Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle (5)
14-May-88 Get Outta My Dreams - Billy Ocean (2)
28-May-88 Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil (5)
02-Jul-88 I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue (7)
20-Aug-88 Rise To The Occasion - Climie Fisher (3)
10-Sep-88 Perfect - Fairground Attraction (10)
19-Nov-88 The Race - Yello (1)
26-Nov-88 The Locomotion - Kylie Minogue (11)
11-Feb-89 I Want Your Love - Transvision Vamp (1)

This list compiled by John Samson, October 2000.

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