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Most Weeks on the
South African Charts
1969 - 1989


238 - ABBA
166 - BEE GEES
148 - MICHAEL JACKSON
148 - ELTON JOHN
143 - CLIFF RICHARD
141 - NEIL DIAMOND
130 - BONEY M
128 - BARBARA RAY
123 - JOE DOLAN
121 - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
118 - QUEEN
118 - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
116 - SWEET
109 - MODERN TALKING
106 - MADONNA
105 - PAUL McCARTNEY
105 - LIONEL RICHIE
104 - LEO SAYER
100 - PET SHOP BOYS
98 - ALAN GARRITY
92 - ROD STEWART
92 - BILLY FORREST
91 - DIANA ROSS
91 - BILLY JOEL
91 - ELVIS PRESLEY
88 - DAVID BOWIE
84 - BILLY OCEAN
81 - DOLLY PARTON
80 - MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
78 - SMOKIE


Most weeks by South African Artists

128 - BARBARA RAY
98 - ALAN GARRITY
92 - BILLY FORREST
74 - DAVE MILLS
72 - RICHARD JON SMITH
70 - JOHN EDMOND
67 - LIONEL PETERSEN
67 - BOBBY ANGEL
66 - TOMMY DELL
54 - MARIA
54 - LAUREN COPLEY
54 - JODY WAYNE
50 - DEALIANS
48 - JESSICA JONES
48 - PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY
45 - STACCATOS
42 - LANCE JAMES
42 - RISING SONS
42 - ROY BULKIN
41 - CLOUT
37 - DENNIS EAST
37 - TOM INGLIS
36 - GENE ROCKWELL
35 - MARGARET SINGANA
35 - HOTLINE
32 - KEN J. LARKIN
32 - GLENYS LYNNE
32 - CAROLINE DU PREEZ
32 - PETER VEE
31 - BRUCE MILLAR


Most Weeks in a Single Year
Weeks - ARTISTS (Year) (SA acts are highlighted)

59 - PET SHOP BOYS (1988)
58 - MIDDLE OF THE ROAD (1972)
56 - RICK ASTLEY (1988)
53 - BEE GEES (1978)
51 - KYLIE MINOGUE (1988)
49 - CHRIS ANDREWS (1970)
47 - ARCHIES (1969)
46 - MADONNA (1985)
45 - MODERN TALKING (1986)
44 - PUSSYCAT (1977)
43 - MICHAEL JACKSON (1983)
42 - DANIEL BOONE (1972)
42 - CLIMIE FISHER (1988)
41 - TOMMY DELL (1976)
40 - MARIA (1973)
40 - QUEEN (1984)


All information generously supplied by John Samson with help from Chris Kimberly and Kevin Farquharson, November 2000.

© SA Rock Files 2000


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