Sample entry

ARTIST (Nationality, SA Artists are highlighted) Comments and information
Chart entry date (day-Month-year) highest position
number of weeks on chart TITLE additional info (UK highest position) (US highest position)

Peter GABRIEL (UK) ex-lead singer for GENESIS (left in May 1975, drummer Phil COLLINS took over vocal duties)
15 Aug 86 3 15 SLEDGEHAMMER (4) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 15

Patsy GALLANT (CANADA)
18 Nov 77 5 14 FROM NEW YORK TO L.A. (6) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 14

GALLERY (US)
30 Jun 72 3 27 NICE TO BE WITH YOU (-) (4)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 27

Boris GARDINER (JAMAICA)
24 Apr 70 7 7 ELIZABETHAN REGGAE (14) (-)
07 Nov 86 3 18 I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH YOU (1) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 25

Art GARFUNKEL (US) ex-SIMON & GARFUNKEL with Paul SIMON
08 Feb 74 8 10 I SHALL SING (-) (38)
09 Jan 76 11 8 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU (1) (18)
20 Jul 79 15 6 BRIGHT EYES written by Mike BATT (1) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total Weeks: 24

Alan GARRITY (SA) born in Manchester, England on 14 October 1947. SARIEs for Best Male Vocalist in 1973, 1975 & 1981
23 Apr 71 1 13 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND cover of the US #2 hit by Canadian group OCEAN (-) (-)
16 Jun 72 2 33 I NEED SOMEONE (SARIE for Best Song Of The Year 1972) (-) (-)
05 Jan 73 5 16 HOME ISN'T HOME ANYMORE (-) (-)
28 Dec 73 15 7 GOODBYE MAMA (-) (-)
01 Mar 74 9 10 GIVE ME BACK MY WOMAN (-) (-)
22 Aug 75 15 5 SHE'S A WOMAN (-) (-)
02 May 81 4 11 SANTA MARIA (-) (-)
03 Apr 82 18 3 YOU STOOD BY ME (-) (-)
Total songs: 8 Total Weeks: 98

Barbara GASKIN (UK)
14 Nov 81 3 13 IT'S MY PARTY (Duet with Dave STEWART, not the Dave STEWART from the EURYTHMICS) (1) (72)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 13

Marvin GAYE (US)
07 Mar 69 3 9 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE (1) (1)
29 Mar 74 18 3 PLEDGING MY LOVE (Duet with Diana ROSS) (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 12

Crystal GAYLE (US)
24 Nov 78 4 16 HELLO I LOVE YOU (-) (-)
30 Nov 79 4 12 HALF THE WAY (-) (15)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 28

Gloria GAYNOR (US)
11 Apr 75 8 9 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (2) (9)
06 Jun 75 11 8 REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE (14) (60)
17 Oct 75 12 6 WALK ON BY (-) (98)
20 Apr 79 2 19 I WILL SURVIVE (1) (1)
16 Mar 84 12 8 I AM WHAT I AM (13) (-)
Total songs: 5 Total Weeks: 50

J. GEILS BAND (US)
10 Apr 82 3 12 CENTERFOLD (3) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 12

GELI & BILLY see Billy FORREST

GENESIS (UK)
02 Jan 82 3 14 ABACAB (9) (26)
12 Sep 86 17 2 INVISIBLE TOUCH (15) (1)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 16

GENTLE PEOPLE (SA)
09 Jul 71 3 12 RAIN, RAIN, RAIN (-) (-)
31 Dec 71 20 1 IT'S SUMMERTIME AGAIN (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 13

Bobbie GENTRY (US)
31 Oct 69 3 11 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN (1) (-)
30 Jan 70 3 10 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM (Duet with Glen CAMPBELL) (3) (27)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 21

GERALDINE (IRELAND)
17 Apr 82 4 14 TAKE ME BACK (-) (-)
26 Jun 82 6 12 HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 26

Danyel GERARD (FRANCE)
08 Oct 71 2 19 BUTTERFLY (11) (78)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 19

Andy GIBB (UK) born 5 March 1958, died 10 March 1988, younger brother of the BEE GEES
01 Sep 78 4 17 SHADOW DANCING (42) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 17

Robin GIBB (UK) one of the BEE GEES
22 Aug 69 1 12 SAVED BY THE BELL (2) (-)
28 Sep 84 7 15 BOYS DO FALL IN LOVE (-) (37)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 27

Don GIBSON (US)
15 Dec 72 2 27 WOMAN (BEAUTIFUL WOMAN) (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 27

Johnny GIBSON (SA)
26 Oct 73 3 20 MY DADDY WAS A ROCK 'N ROLL MAN
(-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 20

Marie GIBSON (SA)
09 Apr 76 1 19 ONE DAY AT A TIME (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 19

Jim GILSTRAP (US)
22 Aug 75 14 5 SWING YOUR DADDY (4) (55)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 5

GIORGIO (Germany) full name: Giorgio MORODER, producer for Donna SUMMER, BERLIN and others
06 Nov 70 1 17 LOOKY, LOOKY (-) (-)
24 Nov 72 8 11 TODAY'S A TOMORROW (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 28

GLASS TIGER (CANADA)
30 May 87 8 8 DON'T FORGET ME (WHEN I'M GONE) (29) (2)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 8

GOOMBAY DANCE BAND (GERMANY)
12 Apr 80 1 18 SUN OF JAMAICA (50) (-)
23 Aug 80 11 6 ALOHA-OE (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 24

Anton GOOSEN (SA) SARIE for Best Male Vocalist 1979
13 Apr 79 10 16 KRUIDJIE-ROER-MY-NIE SARIE Song of the Year 1979 (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 16

Eddy GRANT (GUYANA)
30 May 81 6 13 DO YOU FEEL MY LOVE (8) (-)
11 Dec 82 1 19 I DON'T WANNA DANCE (1) (53)
22 Apr 83 9 12 ELECTRIC AVENUE (2) (2)
03 Feb 84 17 6 TILL I CAN'T TAKE LOVE NO MORE (42) (-)
10 Aug 84 20 2 ROMANCING THE STONE from the movie of the same title (52) (26)
Total songs: 5 Total Weeks: 52

Rudy GRANT (GUYANA) Eddie GRANT'S brother
04 Jul 81 16 5 LATELY cover of the Stevie WONDER song (58) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 5

the GRASSROOTS (US)
10 Jan 69 9 5 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS (-) (5)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 5

Dobie GRAY (US)
22 Mar 74 1 20 LOVING ARMS (-) (61)
07 Oct 77 7 13 LET GO (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 33

Gerry GRAYSON (SA) real name: Gerry CLOETE; born in Oudtshoorn in 1945.
13 Sep 74 13 9 DON'T BREAK THIS HEART (-) (-)
21 May 76 12 8 TEARS ON THE TELEPHONE (Duet with Debbie). Debbie was the daughter of RPM label owner Matt MANN. This is a cover of a song by French singer Claude FRANCOIS (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 17

R.B. GREAVES (US)
16 Jan 70 17 4 TAKE A LETTER MARIA (-) (2)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 4

GRIES HEIMER see Gries HEIMER

GROEP TWEE (SA)
27 Aug 71 3 18 DAAR'S NIKS SOOS WARE LIEFDE (-) (-)
17 Nov 72 20 1 DINK JY DAREM NOG AAN MY (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 19

Pierre GROSCOLAS (?)
12 Mar 76 4 10 LADY LAY (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 10

the GUESS WHO (CANADA)
08 Aug 69 10 6 THESE EYES (-) (6)
14 Nov 69 20 1 LAUGHING (-) (10)
13 Dec 74 14 5 CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN (featuring voice-overs by DJ Wolfman Jack) (-) (6)
Total songs: 3 Total Weeks: 12

GUYS & DOLLS (UK)
23 May 75 12 6 THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF LOVING (2) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 6

All info generously supplied by John Samson, September/October 2000 with major input from Chris Kimberley and Kevin Farquharson.