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)

Sheila E (US) born Sheila Escovedo, 12 December 1959 in Oakland, California
01 Aug 86 3 17 A LOVE BIZARRE with PRINCE on backing vocals (-) (11)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 17

William E (SA)
See Billy FORREST

Mike EAGER (SA)
06 Aug 76 13 8 ROCK ME TO SLEEP (-) (-)
11 Feb 77 8 10 WHAT HAVE I DONE (-) (-)
19 Jun 82 6 12 JUST HOW HIGH (-) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 30

The EAGLES (US)
15 Sep 72 16 3 TAKE IT EASY (-) (12)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 3

EARTH, WIND & FIRE (US)
07 Jul 78 7 13 FANTASY (14) (32)
09 Mar 79 16 4 SEPTEMBER (3) (8)
21 Sep 79 17 4 BOOGIE WONDERLAND (4) (6)
06 Mar 82 8 11 LET'S GROOVE (3) (3)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 32

Dennis EAST (SA) born in Pietermaritzburg
23 Aug 74 6 12 A ROSE HAS TO DIE (-) (-)
29 Oct 76 5 16 A MILLION DRUMS (-) (-)
03 Jun 77 12 9 STONE WALLS (-) (-) 'Stone Walls' was recorded by The Dooleys as an album track - Mike Williams, January 2004
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 37

Sheena EASTON (UK) born Sheena Shirley ORR, 27 April 1959, Bellshill, Scotland
03 Jan 81 12 3 9 TO 5 (MORNING TRAIN) known as MORNING TRAIN in the US to avoid confusion with Dolly PARTON's 9 TO 5 (3) (1)
01 Aug 81 7 7 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY from the James BOND film (8) (4)
05 Apr 85 18 4 STRUT (-) (7)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 14

EDISON LIGHTHOUSE (UK)
27 Feb 70 3 12 LOVE GROWS (1) (5)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 12

John EDMOND (SA) born in Zambia (then known as Northern Rhodesia) in 1936
09 Jan 70 13 5 FAIRY TALES (-) (-)
03 Jul 70 13 8 ROUND AND AROUND (-) (-)
04 Jun 71 10 10 BOOM SHA LA LA LO (-) (-)
05 May 72 17 5 PASADENA (-) (-)
18 Aug 72 7 17 EVERY DAY, EVERY NIGHT (-) (-)
13 Apr 73 6 18 TOY TRAIN (-) (-)
13 Jun 75 10 7 GOODBYE IS THE SADDEST SONG (-) (-)
Total songs: 7 Total weeks: 70

Dave EDMUNDS (UK)
18 Dec 70 1 15 I HEAR YOU KNOCKIN' (1) (4)
14 Sep 73 10 10 BORN TO BE WITH YOU (5) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 25

Yvonne ELLIMAN (US)
04 Mar 77 3 12 LOVE ME (6) (14)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 12

ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) (UK)
04 Feb 77 1 12 LIVING THING (4) (13)
31 Mar 78 17 3 TURN TO STONE (18) (13)
31 Aug 79 16 4 SHINE A LITTLE LOVE (6) (8)
16 Nov 79 10 10 CONFUSION (8) (37)
29 Mar 80 9 6 DON'T BRING ME DOWN (3) (4)
30 Aug 80 9 9 I'M ALIVE (20) (16)
20 Dec 80 20 1 XANADU (Duet with Olivia NEWTON-JOHN), from the movie of the same title (1) (8)
10 Oct 81 4 12 HOLD ON TIGHT (4) (10)
02 Sep 83 7 14 ROCK 'N ROLL IS KING (13) (19)
Total songs: 9 Total weeks: 71

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER (UK) Keith EMERSON (from the NICE), Greg LAKE (from KING CRIMSON) and Carl PALMER (from ATOMIC ROOSTER)
04 Nov 77 14 4 C'EST LA VIE (-) (-) credited as a Greg LAKE solo song on the WORKS VOLUME 1 album
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 4

Jon ENGLISH (IRELAND) actor in the TV series AGAINST THE WIND
17 Oct 81 14 4 GET YOUR LOVE RIGHT (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 4

The EQUALS (UK)
02 May 69 8 7 SOFTLY, SOFTLY (48) (-)
17 Oct 69 9 5 VIVA BOBBY JOE (6) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 12

ERASURE (UK)
14 Nov 86 2 20 OH L'AMOUR (-) (-)
21 Feb 87 1 18 SOMETIMES (2) (-)
09 Jul 88 11 7 SHIP OF FOOLS (6) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 45

ERUPTION (US)
28 Apr 78 5 11 I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN (5) (18)
25 May 79 5 15 ONE WAY TICKET (9) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 26

The ESCAPE CLUB (UK)
21 Jan 89 4 4 WILD WILD WEST (-) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 4

David ESSEX (UK)
09 Jan 76 10 7 HOLD ME CLOSE (1) (-)
15 Apr 83 4 13 A WINTER'S TALE (2) (-)
09 Dec 83 11 8 YOU'RE IN MY HEART (59) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 28

EUROPE (SWEDEN)
24 Jan 87 1 19 THE FINAL COUNTDOWN (1) (8)
12 Nov 88 12 14 SUPERSTITIOUS (34) (31)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 33

The EURYTHMICS (UK)
20 May 83 5 14 SWEET DREAMS (2) (1)
23 Sep 83 2 19 LOVE IS A STRANGER (6) (23)
11 Oct 85 6 13 THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART) (1) (22)
05 Sep 86 19 1 WHEN TOMORROW COMES (30) (-)
28 May 88 16 6 SHAME (41) (-)
Total songs: 5 Total weeks: 53

Paul EVANS (US)
13 Apr 79 14 6 HELLO, THIS IS JOANIE (6) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

Sam EVANS (SA) born in Glasgow, Scotland.
25 Sep 70 6 7 AIN'T LOVE A FUNNY THING (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 7

The EVERLY BROTHERS (US) Don & Phil EVERLY
15 Mar 85 6 17 ON THE WINGS OF A NIGHTINGALE written by Paul McCARTNEY (41) (50)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 17

éVOID (SA)
28 Oct 83 3 13 SHADOWS (-) (-)
17 Feb 84 6 9 TAXIMAN (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 22

EXILE (US)
27 Oct 78 1 22 KISS YOU ALL OVER (6) (1)
24 Aug 79 10 5 HOW COULD THIS GO WRONG (67) (-)
07 Dec 79 2 17 THE PART OF ME THAT NEEDS YOU MOST OF ALL (-) (-)
21 Jun 80 11 7 TAKE ME DOWN (-) (-)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 51

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