ESSENTIAL SOUTH AFRICAN ALBUMS

The following list is based on votes from a survey of various people in the SA Music industry who where asked to name their 10 Essential SA albums.

Format: Title - Artist (No. of Votes) (Year Released)

  1. A Croak and a Grunt in the Night - Rabbitt (9) (1977)
  2. éVoid - éVoid (8) (1983)
  3. Tananas - Tananas (7) (1989)
  4. Astra - Freedoms Children (5) (1970)
  5. One Came Running - No Friends of Harry (5) (1987)
  6. Wie Is Bernoldus Niemand - Bernoldus Niemand (5) (1984)
  7. African Day - Hawk (4) (1971)
  8. Boys Will Be Boys - Rabbitt (4) (1975)
  9. Galactic Vibes - Freedoms Children (4) (1971)
  10. Lesley Rae Dowling - Lesley Rae Dowling (4) (1981)
  11. Live at Jamesons - Cherry Faced Lurchers (4) (1985)
  12. Universal Men - Juluka (4) (1979)
  13. Ag Pleez Deddy - Jeremy Taylor (3) (1997)
  14. Bakgat - David Kramer (3) (1981)
  15. Burning Soul - Flames (3) (1968)
  16. Every Now And Then - Best of - Bright Blue (3) (2001)
  17. Fight It With Your Mind - Asylum Kids (3) (1981)
  18. Fragile - Saron Gas (3) (2000)
  19. In the Arena - Circus (3) (1977)
  20. Into The Night We Slide - Radio Rats (3) (1978)
  21. Johnny Calls The Chemist - Falling Mirror (3) (1986)
  22. Power - Tribe After Tribe (3) (1985)
  23. Sunny Skies - The Lurchers (3) (1994)
  24. The Road Is Much Longer - Roger Lucey (3) (1979)
  25. The Warrior - Ipi N Tombia (3) (1973)
  26. Voëlvry - Various (3) (1988)
  27. A Naartjie In Our Sosatie - Various (2) (1985)
  28. Africa, She Too Can Cry - Hawk (2) (1972)
  29. African Litany - Juluka (2) (1981)
  30. All Comes Round - Just Jinger (2) (1998)
  31. Ballad of a Working Man - Davey James (2) (1968)
  32. Best Kept Secrets - Dog Detachment (2) (2001)
  33. Born Guilty - Colin Shamley (2) (1980)
  34. Deur Die Donker Vallei - Valiant Swart (2) (1999)
  35. Eet Kreef - Johannes Kerkorrel (2) (1989)
  36. Forces Favourites - Various (2) (?)
  37. Giving A Little Away - Kenny Henson & Harambee (2) (1979)
  38. Goema - Genuines (2) (1987)
  39. Have Beans will travel - Psycho Reptiles (2) (1988)
  40. Long Pig - Squeal (2) (1995)
  41. Low Riding - Van Der Want/Letcher (2) (1999)
  42. Made In SA - James Phillips (2) (1995)
  43. Madiba Bay - Koos Kombuis (2) (1997)
  44. n Suitcase Vol Winter - Piet Botha (2) (1997)
  45. On Loan for Evolution - Peach (2) (1981)
  46. Poles Apart - Karen Zoid (2) (2001)
  47. Polynation - Electric Petals (2) (1995)
  48. Protskrog - Battery 9 (2) (1995)
  49. Rocking Against The System - Various (2) (2002)
  50. Sand Man Sky - Sugardrive (2) (1997)
  51. Scatterlings - Juluka (2) (1982)
  52. Silence is Golden - Square Set (2) (1967)
  53. Steady On - MoodPhase 5ive (2) (2000)
  54. Surpass The Powers - Springbok Nude Girls (2) (1999)
  55. The Best Of Robin Auld Vol 1 - Robin Auld (2) (1999)
  56. The Best Of SA Pop volume 2 - Various (2) (1995)
  57. The Moon Is A Spoon - Sunways (2) (2001)
  58. The Romantic Lure of Possum Worship - Tweak (2) (2001)
  59. Waiting For The Heave - Syd Kitchen (2) (1987)
  60. Zen Boulders - Falling Mirror (2) (1979)

Thanks to everyone who took part in this project.

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