SA Rock Lists

SA Charts 1969 - 1989
(As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion)

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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)

Johnny NASH (US)
08 Sep 72 1 28 I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW (5) (1)
23 Feb 73 8 9 THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS (9) (-)
01 Aug 75 5 15 THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES (-) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 52

Neville NASH (SA)
11 Oct 80 13 6 GIVE ME THE LOVE (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

NAZARETH (UK)
14 Mar 75 1 18 LOVE HURTS (-) (8)
22 Apr 77 13 6 I DON'T WANT TO GO ON WITHOUT YOU (-) (-)
06 Oct 78 3 20 PLACE IN YOUR HEART (70) (-)
30 Oct 82 3 14 LOVE LEADS TO MADNESS (-) (-)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 58

Sam NEELY (US)
18 Apr 75 9 7 YOU CAN HAVE HER (-) (34)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 7

Rick NELSON (US)
05 Dec 69 18 2 I NEED YOU (-) (83)
17 Nov 72 6 16 GARDEN PARTY (41) (6)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 18

Willie NELSON (US)
22 Jun 84 2 23 TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE (Duet with Julio Iglesias) (17) (5)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 23

NENA (GERMANY) real name: Gabrielle Susanne KERNER
23 Mar 84 3 19 99 RED BALLOONS aka 99 LUFTBALLONS (1) (2)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 19

Michael NESMITH (Member of the MONKEES) (US)
19 Mar 71 3 9 SILVER MOON (-) (42)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

Robbie NEVIL (US)
02 May 87 13 4 C'EST LA VIE (3) (2)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 4

NEW EDITION (US)
12 Aug 83 1 19 CANDY GIRL (1) (46)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 19

NEW SEEKERS (UK)
10 Sep 71 2 21 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE (2) (-)
25 Feb 72 10 9 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (1) (7)
28 Apr 72 10 8 BEG, STEAL OR BORROW (2) (81)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 38

NEW WORLD (AUSTRALIA)
03 Sep 71 4 12 TOM, TOM TURNAROUND (6) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 12

Juice NEWTON (US)
06 Jun 81 3 10 ANGEL OF THE MORNING (43) (4)
19 Sep 81 2 19 QUEEN OF HEARTS (-) (2)
15 May 82 18 1 THE SWEETEST THING (-) (7)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 30

Olivia NEWTON-JOHN (UK) born 26 September 1948 in Cambridge, England. Moved to Australia in 1953.
21 May 71 1 10 IF NOT FOR YOU cover of the Bob DYLAN song (7) (25)
04 Feb 72 9 9 BANKS OF THE OHIO (6) (94)
06 Sep 74 1 20 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW) (-) (5)
29 Nov 74 5 10 I HONESTLY LOVE YOU Grammy for Record of the Year (22) (1)
22 Apr 77 5 9 EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY (-) (55)
21 Jul 78 2 18 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT (Duet with John TRAVOLTA), from GREASE (1) (1)
27 Oct 78 9 7 SUMMER NIGHTS (Duet with
John TRAVOLTA), from GREASE (1) (5)
27 Sep 80 5 9 MAGIC from the movie XANADU (32) (1)
20 Dec 80 20 1 XANADU (Duet with ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA), from the movie of the same title (1) (8)
14 Aug 82 11 6 PHYSICAL (7) (1)
27 Nov 82 4 12 HEART ATTACK (46) (3)
13 Jan 84 5 10 TWIST OF FATE from the movie TWO OF A KIND (57) (5)
Total songs: 12 Total weeks: 121

Stevie NICKS (US)
05 Sep 81 4 12 STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND (Duet with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) (50) (3)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 12

NIGHT (UK/SA)
28 Sep 79 13 9 HOT SUMMER NIGHT (-) (18)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

NIGHTMARE (?)
19 Jan 80 7 11 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 11

NILSSON (US) full name: Harry NILSSON
11 Sep 70 11 5 EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' from MIDNIGHT COWBOY (23) (6)
10 Mar 72 2 16 WITHOUT YOU composed by Pete HAM and Tom EVANS from BADFINGER (1) (1)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 21

Kenny NOLAN (US)
17 Jun 77 10 11 I LIKE DREAMIN' (-) (3)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 11

The NOLANS (IRELAND)
05 Apr 80 1 13 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING (3) (-)
26 Jul 80 5 9 DON'T MAKE WAVES (12) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 22

Chris NORMAN (US)
12 Jan 79 2 12 STUMBLIN' IN (Duet with Suzi Quatro) (41) (4)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 12

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


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