 South African Charts 1969 - 1989 NUMBER OF NUMBER 1's 8 - ABBA 6 - JOE DOLAN 4 - THE HOLLIES 4 - LIONEL RICHIE 3 - BEE GEES 3 - THE SWEET 3 - BONEY M 3 - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 3 - NEIL DIAMOND 3 - BILLY OCEAN No South African Act has had more than 1 number 1. The following are all SA acts who reached the top spot. Format: Date first reached No.1/ TITLE - ARTIST/ Number of weeks at the top 14-Feb-69 CRY TO ME - STACCATOS (3) 03-Apr-70 LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL SONG - DAVE MILLS (4) 05-Jun-70 SPIDER, SPIDER - TIDAL WAVE (1) 14-Aug-70 THE WEDDING - JODY WAYNE (3) 15-Jan-71 LOOK OUT, HERE COMES TOMORROW - DEALIANS (3) 07-May-71 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND - ALAN GARRITY (4) 22-Oct-71 MAMMY BLUE - CHARISMA (12) 11-Aug-72 SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY - JESSICA JONES (3) 16-Feb-73 I DON'T WANNA PLAY HOUSE - BARBARA RAY (6) 06-Jul-73 KENTUCKY BLUES - LAUREN COPLEY (4) 31-Aug-73 CLAP YOUR HANDS AND STAMP YOUR FEET - MARIA (4) 22-Mar-74 LITTLE JIMMY - GWYNNETH ASHLEY-ROBIN (1) 31-Jan-75 SHE'S A WOMAN - NEIL HERBERT (1) 14-Mar-75 YOU ASKED ME TO - BOBBY ANGEL (2) 19-Mar-76 LET ME INTO YOUR LIFE - FLOOD (3) 09-Apr-76 I WON'T GIVE UP - BRUCE MILLAR (6) 18-Jun-76 ONE DAY AT A TIME - MARIE GIBSON (2) 20-Aug-76 RAMAJA - GLENYS LYNNE (3) 30-Dec-77 BUCCANEER - McCULLY WORKSHOP (2) 27-Jan-78 SUBSTITUTE - CLOUT (8) 11-May-79 MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE - RICHARD JON SMITH (9) 02-Aug-80 PARADISE ROAD - JOY (9) 22-Nov-80 MAN ON THE MOON - BALLYHOO (1) 12-Sep-81 HAK HOM BLOKKIES - DAVID KRAMER (4) 23-Aug-85 WOODPECKER FROM SPACE - CAFé SOCIETY (8) All information generously supplied by John Samson with help from Chris Kimberly, November 2000. ©2000-2002 SA Rock Encyclopedia 
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