SA Charts 1965 - 1989
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SABRINA (Italy) born Norma Sabrina Salerno 15 March 1968 | PEAK | WEEKS |
1-Dec-88 | Boys (Summertime Love) | 6 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 12 |
SADE (UK) born Helen Folasade Adu 16 January 1959 | PEAK | WEEKS |
7-Dec-84 | Smooth Operator | 6 | 17 |
9-Jun-88 | Love Is Stronger Than Pride | 20 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 29 |
Sgt Barry SADLER (US) born Barry Allen Sadler 1 November 1940 died 5 November 1989 | PEAK | WEEKS |
4-Mar-66 | The Ballad Of The Green Berets | 1 | 14 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 14 |
SAILOR (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
11-Jun-76 | A Glass Of Champagne | 11 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 7 |
SAKKARIN (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
9-Jul-71 | Sugar, Sugar (cover of The Archies hit) | 14 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 6 |
SAM THE SHAM AND THE PHARAOHS (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
23-Jul-65 | Wooly Bully | 2 | 14 |
1-Oct-65 | Ju Ju Hand | 19 | 2 |
19-Aug-66 | Lil' Red Riding Hood | 4 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 3 |
Total Weeks | 23 |
SANDPIPERS (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
14-Oct-66 | Guantanamera | 2 | 14 |
6-Jun-69 | Kumbaya | 8 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 21 |
SANDRA (Germany) born Sandra Ann Lauer 18 May 1962 | PEAK | WEEKS |
16-Mar-86 | Maria Magdalena | 2 | 24 |
4-May-86 | In The Heat Of The Night | 8 | 19 |
14-Sep-86 | Little Girl | 24 | 3 |
8-Feb-87 | Hi! Hi! Hi! | 4 | 22 |
4-Feb-88 | Everlasting Love | 6 | 19 |
12-Jan-89 | Secret Land | 8 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 6 |
Total Weeks | 93 |
SANTA ESMERALDA FEATURING LEROY GOMEZ (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
24-Feb-78 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | 9 | 8 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 8 |
SANTANA (US) a band led by Carlos Santana (born 20 July 1947) | PEAK | WEEKS |
2-Mar-79 | Well...All Right | 7 | 7 |
4-Sep-81 | Winning | 12 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 12 |
Peter SARSTEDT (UK) born Peter Eardley Sarstedt 10 December 1941 | PEAK | WEEKS |
25-Apr-69 | Where Do You Go To My Lovely | 1 | 8 |
25-Jul-69 | Frozen Orange Juice | 4 | 9 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 17 |
SASKIA & SERGE (Netherlands) Trudy van den Berg (born 23 April 1947) and Ruud Schaap (born 22 March 1946) | PEAK | WEEKS |
26-Aug-77 | Don't Tell Me Stories | 15 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 5 |
Telly SAVALAS (US) born Aristotelis Savalas 21 January 1922 died 22 January 1994. Well known for his sole as Kojak in the television series of the same name. | PEAK | WEEKS |
2-May-75 | If | 5 | 12 |
27-Mar-81 | Some Broken Hearts Never Mend | 12 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 19 |
Leo SAYER (UK) born Gerard Hugh Sayer 21 May 1948 | PEAK | WEEKS |
31-May-74 | The Show Must Go On | 11 | 7 |
6-Sep-74 | One Man Band | 15 | 5 |
28-Feb-75 | Long Tall Glasses | 9 | 8 |
14-Nov-75 | Moonlighting | 12 | 5 |
7-Jan-77 | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing | 3 | 13 |
22-Apr-77 | When I Need You | 2 | 14 |
2-Dec-77 | Thunder In My Heart | 6 | 8 |
26-Jan-79 | Dancing The Night Away | 10 | 9 |
16-Feb-79 | I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try) | 18 | 2 |
11-Jul-80 | More Than I Can Say | 2 | 17 |
19-Dec-80 | You Win I Lose | 11 | 7 |
10-Jun-83 | Orchard Road | 9 | 13 |
Number of Hits | 12 |
Total Weeks | 108 |
SCAFFOLD (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
20-Dec-68 | Lily The Pink | 2 | 9 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 9 |
SCANDAL (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
16-Nov-84 | The Warrior | 11 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 12 |
Peter SCHILLING (Germany) born Pierre Michael Schilling 28 January 1956 | PEAK | WEEKS |
16-Dec-83 | Major Tom | 4 | 23 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 23 |
David SCOBIE (Zimbabwe) | PEAK | WEEKS |
20-Mar-81 | Gypsy Girl | 5 | 19 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 19 |
Harry SECOMBE (UK) born Harry Donald Secombe 8 September 1921 died 11 April 2001. Was a member of the comedy group The Goons. | PEAK | WEEKS |
26-May-67 | This Is My Song | 15 | 3 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 3 |
SECOND CITY SOUND (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
8-Jul-66 | Tchaikovsky One | 8 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 6 |
SEEKERS (Australia) | PEAK | WEEKS |
4-Jun-65 | I'll Never Find Another You | 16 | 1 |
18-Jun-65 | World Of Our Own | 1 | 16 |
10-Dec-65 | The Carnival Is Over | 2 | 13 |
14-Oct-66 | Walk With Me | 5 | 10 |
16-Dec-66 | Morningtown Ride | 9 | 11 |
17-Mar-67 | Georgy Girl | 10 | 9 |
10-Nov-67 | When Will The Good Apples Fall | 12 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 7 |
Total Weeks | 66 |
Bob SEGER (US) born Robert Clark Seger 6 May 1945 | PEAK | WEEKS |
25-May-79 | We've Got Tonite | 11 | 9 |
25-Mar-83 | Shame On The Moon | 15 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 15 |
Michael SEMBELLO (US) born Michael Andrew Sembello 17 April 1954 | PEAK | WEEKS |
4-Nov-83 | Maniac (from the film 'Flashdance') | 22 | 4 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 4 |
Phil SEYMOUR (US) born Philip Warren Seymour 15 May 1952 died 17 August 1993 | PEAK | WEEKS |
2-Oct-81 | I Really Love You | 13 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 5 |
SHABBY TIGER (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
6-May-77 | Slow Down | 3 | 13 |
26-Aug-77 | Lovely Lady | 5 | 11 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 24 |
SHADOWS (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
19-May-67 | In The Country (with Cliff RICHARD) | 20 | 2 |
21-Jul-67 | Maroc 7 (from the film of the same name) | 15 | 3 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 5 |
SHANGRI-LAS (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
1-Oct-71 | Leader Of The Pack | 17 | 2 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 2 |
Feargal SHARKEY (UK) born Seán Feargal Sharkey 13 August 1958 | PEAK | WEEKS |
2-Mar-86 | A Good Heart | 3 | 25 |
27-Jul-86 | You Little Thief | 29 | 2 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 27 |
SHARPE & NEWMAN (UK) Bill Sharpe (born 19 November 1952, a member of Shakatak) and Gary Numan (born 8 March 1958) | PEAK | WEEKS |
31-May-85 | Change Your Mind | 24 | 3 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 3 |
John E SHARPE & THE SQUIRES (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
20-May-66 | I'm A Rock (cover of the SIMON & GARFUNKEL hit. Note that the song title is as it appears on the record and is slightly different to the Simon & Garfunkel one 'I Am A Rock'.) | 5 | 10 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 10 |
Sandie SHAW (UK) born Sandra Ann Goodrich 26 February 1947 | PEAK | WEEKS |
25-Jun-65 | Long Live Love | 2 | 12 |
19-May-67 | Puppet On A String (winner of the 1967 Eurovision Song Competition) | 1 | 15 |
24-Nov-67 | You've Not Changed | 4 | 11 |
21-Mar-69 | Monsieur Dupont | 6 | 9 |
13-Jun-69 | Think It All Over | 4 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 5 |
Total Weeks | 54 |
SHEILA B. DEVOTION (France) aka Sheila And B. Devotion or SB Devotion. Sheila was born Annie Chancel on 16 August 1945 | PEAK | WEEKS |
17-Feb-78 | Singin' In The Rain | 11 | 7 |
9-May-80 | Spacer | 19 | 3 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 10 |
SHERBET (Australia) | PEAK | WEEKS |
7-Jan-77 | Howzat | 1 | 14 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 14 |
Bobby SHERMAN (US) born Robert Cabot Sherman, Jr. 22 July 1947 | PEAK | WEEKS |
21-Nov-69 | Little Woman | 13 | 4 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 4 |
Lorne SHIELDS (SA) born Lawrence James Shields 19 August, year unknown | PEAK | WEEKS |
7-Dec-73 | Turn Back The Clock | 14 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 6 |
SHIRLEY & COMPANY (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
21-Mar-75 | Shame, Shame, Shame | 3 | 13 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 13 |
Michelle SHOCKED (US) born Karen Michelle Johnston 24 February 1962 | PEAK | WEEKS |
9-Feb-89 | Anchorage | 19 | 2 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 2 |
SHOCKING BLUE (Netherlands) | PEAK | WEEKS |
27-Feb-70 | Venus | 1 | 10 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 10 |
SHOWADDYWADDY (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
24-Oct-75 | Three Steps To Heaven | 6 | 12 |
28-Jan-77 | Under The Moon Of Love | 6 | 8 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 20 |
SHUFFLES (Netherlands) | PEAK | WEEKS |
2-Oct-70 | Cha-La-La, I Need You | 2 | 16 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 16 |
SHUKI AND AVIVA (Israel) Shuki Levy and Aviva Paz | PEAK | WEEKS |
19-Jan-73 | Signorina Concertina | 13 | 4 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 4 |
SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
4-May-86 | Love Missile F1-11 | 2 | 17 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 17 |
Bebu SILVETTI (Argentina) born Juan Fernando Silvetti Adorno 27 March 1944 died 5 July 2003 | PEAK | WEEKS |
10-Jun-77 | Spring Rain (Part 1) (Lluvia De Primavera) | 4 | 10 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 10 |
SIMON & GARFUNKEL (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
18-Feb-66 | The Sounds Of Silence | 1 | 15 |
27-May-66 | Homeward Bound | 6 | 9 |
6-Jun-69 | The Boxer | 3 | 11 |
20-Mar-70 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 4 | 14 |
Number of Hits | 4 |
Total Weeks | 49 |
Carly SIMON (US) born Carly Elisabeth Simon 25 June 1945 | PEAK | WEEKS |
16-Feb-73 | You're So Vain | 4 | 14 |
10-May-74 | Mockingbird (with James TAYLOR) | 13 | 8 |
17-May-87 | Coming Around Again (features in the film 'Heartburn' starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep) | 15 | 17 |
10-Sep-87 | Give Me All Night | 14 | 3 |
Number of Hits | 4 |
Total Weeks | 42 |
Paul SIMON (US) born Paul Frederic Simon 13 October 1941 | PEAK | WEEKS |
10-Mar-72 | Mother And Child Reunion | 1 | 21 |
10-Aug-73 | Take Me To The Mardi Gras | 1 | 17 |
12-Oct-86 | You Can Call Me Al | 2 | 21 |
Number of Hits | 3 |
Total Weeks | 59 |
Nina SIMONE (US) born Eunice Kathleen Waymon 21 February 1933 died 21 April 2003 | PEAK | WEEKS |
31-Mar-88 | My Baby Just Cares For Me | 7 | 18 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 18 |
SIMPLE MINDS (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
13-Jul-85 | Don't You Forget About Me (from the film 'The Breakfast Club' which starred Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald & Ally Sheedy) | 10 | 16 |
23-Nov-85 | Alive And Kicking | 16 | 16 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 32 |
SIMPLY RED (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
9-Nov-85 | Money's Too Tight (To Mention) | 26 | 4 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 4 |
Frank SINATRA (US) born Francis Albert Sinatra 12 December 1915 died 14 May 1998 | PEAK | WEEKS |
27-May-66 | Strangers In The Night | 1 | 11 |
7-Apr-67 | Something Stupid (with Nancy SINATRA) | 1 | 10 |
22-Sep-67 | The World We Knew | 9 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 3 |
Total Weeks | 26 |
Nancy SINATRA (US) born Nancy Sandra Sinatra 8 June 1940 | PEAK | WEEKS |
4-Mar-66 | These Boots Are Made For Walking | 1 | 12 |
27-May-66 | How Does That Grab You Darlin' | 15 | 4 |
19-Aug-66 | Sand (with Lee HAZLEWOOD) | 6 | 8 |
7-Apr-67 | Something Stupid (with Frank SINATRA) | 1 | 10 |
1-Sep-67 | Jackson (with Lee HAZLEWOOD) | 4 | 8 |
20-Oct-67 | Lightning's Girl | 10 | 6 |
12-Nov-71 | Did You Ever? (with Lee HAZLEWOOD) | 9 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 7 |
Total Weeks | 54 |
Margaret SINGANA (SA) born Margaret M'cingana 1938 died 22 April 2000 | PEAK | WEEKS |
25-Oct-74 | Mama Tembu's Wedding | 6 | 17 |
28-Oct-77 | I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) | 2 | 18 |
21-Dec-86 | We Are Growing (from the television series 'Shaka Zulu' starring Henry Cele) | 26 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 3 |
Total Weeks | 41 |
SISTER SLEDGE (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
17-Aug-85 | Frankie | 5 | 16 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 16 |
SLADE (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
25-Aug-72 | Take Me Bak 'Ome | 8 | 10 |
11-May-84 | My Oh My | 9 | 14 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 24 |
Percy SLEDGE (US) born Percy Tyrone Sledge 25 November 1940 died 14 April 2015 | PEAK | WEEKS |
28-Apr-67 | When A Man Loves A Woman | 13 | 9 |
7-Jun-68 | Warm And Tender Love | 12 | 6 |
2-Aug-68 | Take Time To Know Her | 2 | 13 |
27-Sep-68 | My Special Prayer | 1 | 17 |
7-Mar-69 | What Am I Living For | 2 | 11 |
8-Aug-69 | Cover Me | 14 | 4 |
7-Nov-69 | Faithful And True | 12 | 6 |
19-Dec-69 | Silent Night | 14 | 2 |
22-May-70 | Come Softly To Me | 1 | 17 |
7-Aug-70 | Let It Be Me | 9 | 7 |
28-Aug-70 | Push Mr. Pride Aside | 7 | 10 |
14-May-71 | Help Me Make It Through The Night | 13 | 3 |
Number of Hits | 12 |
Total Weeks | 105 |
SLIK (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
14-May-76 | Forever And Ever | 7 | 8 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 8 |
SLINGSHOT (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
14-Oct-83 | Do It Again/Billie Jean (mash-up of a Steely Dan and Michael JACKSON song) | 25 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 5 |
SLY FOX (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
29-Jun-86 | Let's Go All The Way | 14 | 16 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 16 |
SMALL FACES (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
11-Nov-66 | All Or Nothing | 19 | 2 |
28-Jun-68 | Lazy Sunday | 10 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 9 |
SMITH (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
26-Dec-69 | Baby It's You | 10 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 6 |
Eric SMITH MOVEMENT (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
18-Dec-70 | Sacha | 19 | 2 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 2 |
Hurricane SMITH (UK) born Norman Smith 22 February 1923 died 3 March 2008 | PEAK | WEEKS |
20-Aug-71 | Don't Let It Die | 14 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 5 |
Mandy SMITH (UK) born Amanda Louise Smith 17 July 1970 | PEAK | WEEKS |
8-Sep-88 | Boys And Girls | 7 | 24 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 24 |
Rex SMITH (US) born 19 September 1955 | PEAK | WEEKS |
6-Nov-81 | Everlasting Love (with Rachel SWEET) | 11 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 7 |
Richard Jon SMITH (SA) born 6 September, year unknown | PEAK | WEEKS |
23-Feb-73 | Candlelight | 11 | 9 |
8-Jun-73 | That's Why I Love You | 2 | 17 |
4-Jan-74 | Sweet Mama | 13 | 5 |
11-Jul-75 | Live For You | 19 | 3 |
16-Apr-76 | But I Do | 9 | 9 |
27-Apr-79 | Michael Row The Boat Ashore | 1 | 17 |
6-Jun-80 | Day-O/Island In The Sun | 4 | 12 |
29-Jul-83 | Baby's Got Another | 24 | 4 |
4-Aug-88 | (My Hometown) Meadowlands | 22 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 9 |
Total Weeks | 83 |
Sammi SMITH (US) born Jewel Faye Smith 5 August 19743 died 12 February 2005 | PEAK | WEEKS |
7-May-71 | Help Me Make It Through The Night | 19 | 2 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 2 |
Verdelle SMITH (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
23-Sep-66 | Tar And Cement | 15 | 3 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 3 |
Whistling Jack SMITH (UK) real name: John O'Neill (1926 - 1999) | PEAK | WEEKS |
21-Apr-67 | I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman | 1 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 12 |
SMOKIE (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
14-Nov-75 | If You Think You Know How To Love Me | 2 | 14 |
6-Feb-76 | Don't Play Your Rock 'N Roll To Me | 4 | 9 |
17-Dec-76 | I'll Meet You At Midnight | 3 | 13 |
11-Mar-77 | Living Next Door To Alice | 2 | 13 |
10-Feb-78 | Needles And Pins | 3 | 12 |
12-May-78 | For A Few Dollars More | 6 | 8 |
1-Sep-78 | Oh Carol | 15 | 9 |
Number of Hits | 7 |
Total Weeks | 78 |
SOFT CELL (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
18-Dec-81 | Tainted Love | 1 | 19 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 19 |
SOFT SHOES (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
26-Aug-83 | Elvis-Astaire | 4 | 20 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 20 |
Belouis SOME (UK) born Neville Keighley 12 December 1959 | PEAK | WEEKS |
27-Jul-85 | Imagination | 13 | 10 |
2-Nov-85 | Some People | 9 | 17 |
11-May-86 | Target Practice | 16 | 11 |
Number of Hits | 3 |
Total Weeks | 38 |
SONNY AND CHER (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
1-Oct-65 | I Got You Babe | 5 | 10 |
14-Apr-67 | The Beat Goes On | 18 | 2 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 12 |
SORROWS (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
7-Jan-66 | Take A Heart | 14 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 6 |
SOUNDS NICE (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
31-Oct-69 | Love At First Sight | 8 | 11 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 11 |
SOUNDS ORCHESTRAL (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
27-Dec-68 | Soul Coaxing | 5 | 9 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 9 |
Joe SOUTH (US) born Joseph Alfred Souter 28 February 1940 died 5 September 2012 | PEAK | WEEKS |
11-Apr-69 | Games People Play | 1 | 11 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 11 |
J.D. SOUTHER (US) born John David Souther 2 November 1945 | PEAK | WEEKS |
21-Mar-80 | You're Only Lonely | 7 | 10 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 10 |
SPACE (France) | PEAK | WEEKS |
1-Jul-77 | Magic Flight (Aka Magic Fly) | 1 | 16 |
11-May-79 | Save Your Love For Me | 15 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 21 |
SPAGNA (Italy) born Ivana Spagna 16 December 1954 | PEAK | WEEKS |
8-Oct-87 | Call Me | 6 | 20 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 20 |
SPANDAU BALLET (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
24-Jun-83 | True | 21 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 5 |
Billie Jo SPEARS (US) born Billie Jean Spears 14 January 1937 died 14 December 2011 | PEAK | WEEKS |
28-Nov-75 | Blanket On The Ground | 15 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 7 |
SPECTRES (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
20-Oct-88 | Teddy Bear | 23 | 13 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 13 |
SPECTRUM (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
4-Apr-69 | Little Red Boat On The River | 14 | 3 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 3 |
SPIRITS REJOICE (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
28-Nov-80 | Shine On | 8 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 12 |
Fred SPLINGE (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
26-Apr-68 | Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) | 16 | 4 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 4 |
SPLINTER (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
21-Feb-75 | Costafine Town | 9 | 10 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 10 |
Dusty SPRINGFIELD (UK) born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien 16 April 1939 died 2 March 1999 | PEAK | WEEKS |
26-Nov-87 | What Have I Done To Deserve This (with The PET SHOP BOYS) | 16 | 16 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 16 |
Rick SPRINGFIELD (Australia) born Richard Lewis Springthorpe 23 August 1949 | PEAK | WEEKS |
6-Aug-82 | Don't Talk To Strangers | 19 | 2 |
9-Dec-83 | Human Touch | 30 | 1 |
19-Oct-84 | Love Somebody | 26 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 3 |
Total Weeks | 8 |
Bruce SPRINGSTEEN (US) born Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen 23 September 1949 | PEAK | WEEKS |
17-Aug-84 | Dancing In The Dark | 4 | 22 |
15-Mar-85 | Born In The Usa | 25 | 6 |
17-May-85 | I'm On Fire | 4 | 19 |
28-Sep-85 | Glory Days | 24 | 7 |
10-Dec-87 | Brilliant Disguise | 19 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 5 |
Total Weeks | 66 |
SPRINGWATER (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
31-Dec-71 | I Will Return | 2 | 16 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 16 |
SQUARE SET (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
7-Jul-67 | Silence Is Golden (this is a different song to The Tremeloes hit of the same name) | 3 | 13 |
24-Nov-67 | Carol Corina | 15 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 18 |
Billy SQUIER (US) born William Haislip Squier 12 May 1950 | PEAK | WEEKS |
18-Feb-83 | Everybody Wants You | 13 | 9 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 9 |
Geoff ST. JOHN (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
29-Aug-75 | Kiss Me, Kiss Your Baby | 10 | 8 |
27-Aug-76 | Candy | 9 | 10 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 18 |
Crispian St. PETERS (UK) born 5 April 1939 died 5 June 2010 | PEAK | WEEKS |
20-May-66 | Pied Piper | 1 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 12 |
STACCATOS (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
29-Oct-65 | Come Back Silly Girl | 2 | 17 |
17-Mar-67 | Spicks And Specks (cover of The Bee Gees song) | 10 | 9 |
21-Jul-67 | New York Mining Disaster 1941 (cover of The Bee Gees song) | 18 | 3 |
9-Aug-68 | Butchers And Bakers | 7 | 10 |
24-Jan-69 | Cry To Me | 1 | 38 |
10-Oct-69 | Hold On To What You've Got | 12 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 6 |
Total Weeks | 83 |
Don STANTON (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
26-Sep-75 | Don't Play It No More | 17 | 4 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 4 |
STAPLE SINGERS (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
28-Mar-75 | I'll Take You There | 7 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 12 |
STAR SOUND (Netherlands) | PEAK | WEEKS |
19-Jun-81 | Stars On 45 | 10 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 7 |
Alvin STARDUST (UK) born Bernard William Jewry 27 September 1942 died 23 October 2014 | PEAK | WEEKS |
27-Nov-81 | Pretend | 15 | 4 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 4 |
Lucille STARR (Canada) born Lucille Marie Raymonde Savoie 13 May 1938 | PEAK | WEEKS |
3-Mar-67 | The French Song | 4 | 19 |
29-Sep-67 | Who's Gonna Stand By Me | 20 | 1 |
13-Oct-67 | I Love You | 3 | 14 |
2-Feb-68 | Send Me No Roses | 4 | 12 |
15-Mar-68 | Hello Sadness | 11 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 5 |
Total Weeks | 53 |
Ringo STARR (UK) born Richard Starkey 7 July 1940 | PEAK | WEEKS |
11-Jun-71 | It Don't Come Easy | 4 | 12 |
28-Dec-73 | Photograph | 2 | 15 |
8-Mar-74 | You're Sixteen | 3 | 11 |
21-Feb-75 | Only You (And You Alone) | 14 | 7 |
19-Mar-82 | Wrack My Brain | 17 | 4 |
Number of Hits | 5 |
Total Weeks | 49 |
STARSHIP (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
12-Jan-86 | We Built This City | 1 | 22 |
13-Apr-86 | Sara | 10 | 15 |
3-May-87 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | 3 | 31 |
Number of Hits | 3 |
Total Weeks | 68 |
STATLER BROTHERS (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
15-Apr-66 | Flowers On The Wall | 7 | 8 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 8 |
STATUS QUO (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
15-Mar-68 | Pictures Of Matchstick Men | 3 | 8 |
14-Aug-70 | Down The Dustpipe | 5 | 7 |
25-Apr-75 | Down Down | 18 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 3 |
Total Weeks | 20 |
STEALERS WHEEL (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
11-May-73 | Stuck In The Middle With You | 5 | 18 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 18 |
STEAM (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
2-Jan-70 | Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) | 9 | 8 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 8 |
Jim STEINMAN (US) born James Richard Steinman 1 November 1947 | PEAK | WEEKS |
9-Oct-81 | Rock 'N' Roll Dreams Come Through | 5 | 9 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 9 |
Dale STEPHENS (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
1-Jan-82 | We've Got The Love | 8 | 10 |
6-Aug-82 | Slipping Out The Back Way | 14 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 17 |
Cat STEVENS (UK) born Steven Demetre Georgiou (aka Yusuf Islam) 21 July 1948 | PEAK | WEEKS |
3-Mar-67 | Mathew And Son | 2 | 10 |
21-Aug-70 | Lady D'Arbanville | 4 | 10 |
30-Jun-72 | Morning Has Broken | 5 | 10 |
23-Mar-73 | Can't Keep It In | 1 | 21 |
27-Dec-74 | Another Saturday Night | 13 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 5 |
Total Weeks | 57 |
Ray STEVENS (US) born Harold Ray Ragsdale 24 January 1939 | PEAK | WEEKS |
27-Jun-69 | Gitarzan | 16 | 4 |
5-Sep-75 | Misty | 5 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 16 |
Shakin' STEVENS (UK) born Michael Barratt 4 March 1948 | PEAK | WEEKS |
8-May-81 | This Ole House | 1 | 12 |
28-Aug-81 | You Drive Me Crazy | 3 | 13 |
23-Oct-81 | Green Door | 4 | 12 |
23-Apr-82 | Oh Julie | 2 | 17 |
16-Jul-82 | Shirley | 15 | 3 |
29-Mar-85 | Breaking Up My Heart | 10 | 23 |
Number of Hits | 6 |
Total Weeks | 80 |
B.W. STEVENSON (US) born Louis Charles Stevenson 5 October 1949 died 28 April 1988 | PEAK | WEEKS |
3-Aug-73 | Shambala | 8 | 14 |
23-Nov-73 | My Maria | 7 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 26 |
Al STEWART (UK) born Alastair Ian Stewart 5 September 1945 | PEAK | WEEKS |
22-Apr-77 | Sand In Your Shoes | 6 | 8 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 8 |
Amii STEWART (US) born Amy Paulette Stewart 29 January 1956 | PEAK | WEEKS |
29-Jun-79 | Knock On Wood | 9 | 13 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 13 |
Dave STEWART (UK) born David Lloyd Stewart 30 December 1950 (not the guy from the Eurythmics) | PEAK | WEEKS |
13-Nov-81 | It's My Party (with Barbara GASKIN) | 3 | 13 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 13 |
Rod STEWART (UK) born Roderick David Stewart 10 January 1945 | PEAK | WEEKS |
10-Nov-72 | You Wear It Well | 19 | 2 |
7-Nov-75 | Sailing | 2 | 13 |
30-Dec-77 | You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) | 7 | 13 |
9-Jan-81 | Passion | 1 | 14 |
11-Dec-81 | Young Turks | 2 | 16 |
29-Jul-83 | Baby Jane | 1 | 19 |
19-Oct-86 | Every Beat Of My Heart | 20 | 9 |
6-Oct-88 | Forever Young | 3 | 20 |
Number of Hits | 8 |
Total Weeks | 106 |
STING (UK) born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner 2 October 1951 | PEAK | WEEKS |
18-Aug-88 | Englishman In New York | 9 | 15 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 15 |
STINGRAY (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
21-Sep-79 | Better The Devil You Know | 4 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 12 |
STOCKLEY SISTERS (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
22-Oct-76 | Venus (a cover of the SHOCKING BLUE song) | 5 | 10 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 10 |
STONE JUG (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
7-Jul-72 | Chicken Heart | 15 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 5 |
Lally STOTT (UK) born Harold Stott January 1945 died 6 June 1977 | PEAK | WEEKS |
2-Apr-71 | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep | 9 | 9 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 9 |
STRAY CATS (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
3-Jun-83 | Stray Cat Strut | 30 | 1 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 1 |
Barbra STREISAND (US) born Barbara Joan Streisand 24 April 1942 | PEAK | WEEKS |
21-Jan-72 | Mother | 1 | 15 |
9-Mar-79 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers (with Neil DIAMOND) | 13 | 4 |
24-Oct-80 | Woman In Love | 1 | 18 |
5-Feb-82 | Memory (Theme from the musical 'Cats') | 8 | 11 |
4-Jan-85 | Left In The Dark | 17 | 8 |
Number of Hits | 5 |
Total Weeks | 56 |
STROBE (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
15-Jul-77 | Gimme Dat Banana | 12 | 8 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 8 |
STYLISTICS (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
7-Feb-75 | You Make Me Feel Brand New | 6 | 13 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 13 |
STYX (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
25-Apr-75 | Lady | 3 | 16 |
1-Feb-80 | Babe | 1 | 13 |
18-Jul-80 | Boat On The River | 7 | 10 |
6-May-83 | Mr. Roboto | 7 | 17 |
Number of Hits | 4 |
Total Weeks | 56 |
SUGARHILL GANG (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
22-Feb-80 | Rapper's Delight | 3 | 17 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 17 |
Donna SUMMER (US) born LaDonna Adrian Gaines 31 December 1948 died 17 May 2012 | PEAK | WEEKS |
24-Sep-76 | Could It Be Magic | 10 | 8 |
12-Aug-77 | I Feel Love | 6 | 10 |
16-Dec-77 | Theme From "The Deep" (Down Deep Inside) (from the film 'The Deep' starring Jacqueline Bisset and Nick Nolte) | 16 | 5 |
31-Oct-80 | The Wanderer | 5 | 13 |
10-Sep-82 | Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) | 7 | 12 |
26-Aug-83 | She Works Hard For The Money | 11 | 14 |
Number of Hits | 6 |
Total Weeks | 62 |
SUN DRAGON (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
8-Mar-68 | Green Tambourine | 11 | 6 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 6 |
SUNDANCE (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
23-Apr-82 | What's Love | 10 | 13 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 13 |
SUNNY (UK) real name Heather Wheatman | PEAK | WEEKS |
9-Aug-74 | Doctor's Orders | 16 | 4 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 4 |
SUPERCHARGE (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
5-May-78 | I Think I'm Gonna Fall (In Love) | 9 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 7 |
SUPERTRAMP (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
5-Aug-77 | Give A Little Bit | 4 | 13 |
8-Jun-79 | The Logical Song | 3 | 16 |
14-Dec-79 | Breakfast In America | 9 | 9 |
17-Dec-82 | It's Raining Again | 6 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 4 |
Total Weeks | 50 |
SUPREMES (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
6-Feb-70 | Someday We'll Be Together (with Diana ROSS) | 5 | 10 |
5-Feb-71 | River Deep, Mountain High (with The FOUR TOPS) | 14 | 4 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 14 |
SURVIVOR (US) | PEAK | WEEKS |
23-Jul-82 | Eye Of The Tiger (from the film 'Rocky III') | 1 | 21 |
26-Jan-86 | Burning Heart (from the film 'Rocky IV') | 27 | 5 |
Number of Hits | 2 |
Total Weeks | 26 |
SUTHERLAND BROTHERS & QUIVER (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
3-Sep-76 | Arms Of Mary | 3 | 14 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 14 |
Billy SWAN (US) born William Lance Swan 12 May 1942 | PEAK | WEEKS |
14-Feb-75 | I Can Help | 3 | 14 |
15-Aug-75 | Don't Be Cruel (cover of the Elvis Presley song) | 12 | 4 |
16-Jul-76 | Wedding Bells | 3 | 13 |
Number of Hits | 3 |
Total Weeks | 31 |
Patrick SWAYZE (US) born Patrick Wayne Swayze 18 August 1952 died 14 September 2009 | PEAK | WEEKS |
21-Apr-88 | She's Like The Wind (from the film 'Dity Dancning' which Partick Swayze starred in) | 11 | 11 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 11 |
SWEATBAND (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
14-Sep-86 | This Boy | 15 | 12 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 12 |
SWEET (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
28-May-71 | Funny Funny | 1 | 16 |
30-Jul-71 | Co-Co | 1 | 18 |
17-Mar-72 | Poppa Joe | 12 | 9 |
7-Jul-72 | Little Willy | 9 | 11 |
13-Oct-72 | Wig-Wam Bam | 8 | 13 |
16-Feb-73 | Blockbuster! | 7 | 12 |
26-Oct-73 | The Ballroom Blitz | 3 | 15 |
6-Jun-75 | Fox On The Run | 1 | 14 |
27-May-77 | Fever Of Love | 10 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 9 |
Total Weeks | 115 |
SWEET CHOCOLATE (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
23-Feb-79 | Takin' Me Back | 9 | 9 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 9 |
SWEET PROMISE (SA) | PEAK | WEEKS |
15-Sep-78 | Sunday, Monday, Tuesday | 19 | 3 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 3 |
SWEET SENSATION (UK) | PEAK | WEEKS |
14-Feb-75 | Sad Sweet Dreamer | 8 | 10 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 10 |
Rachel SWEET (US) born 28 July 1962 | PEAK | WEEKS |
6-Nov-81 | Everlasting Love (with Rex SMTH) | 11 | 7 |
Number of Hits | 1 |
Total Weeks | 7 |
All info generously supplied by John Samson, September/October 2000 with major input from Chris Kimberley and Kevin Farquharson. Updated and corrected (where necessary) May 2016 with further input from Peet van Staaden and Ian McLean
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