SA Rock Lists

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

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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)

HALL & OATES (US) John HALL & Darryl OATES
27 Mar 82 14 2 PRIVATE EYES (32) (1)
04 Feb 83 2 13 MANEATER (6) (1)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 15

Lesley HAMILTON (Germany)
25 Aug 78 2 16 NO HOLLYWOOD MOVIE (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 16

Marvin HAMLISCH (US)
05 Apr 74 4 15 THE ENTERTAINER from the movie THE STING (25) (3)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 15

Albert HAMMOND (UK)
19 Oct 73 11 9 FREE ELECTRIC BAND (19) (48)
21 Dec 73 1 19 THE PEACEMAKER (-) (80)
26 Apr 74 1 11 EVERYTHING I WANT TO DO (-) (-)
27 Jun 81 7 9 WHEN I'M GONE (-) (-)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 48

Keith HAMPSHIRE (UK)
16 Feb 73 19 1 DAYTIME NIGHT-TIME (-) (51)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 1

Paul HARDCASTLE (UK)
19 Jul 85 4 12 19 (Nineteen) (1) (15)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 12

Steve HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL (UK) featuring Duncan MacKAY
30 May 75 15 6 COME UP AND SEE ME (MAKE ME SMILE) (1) (96)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

Crocodile HARRIS (SA) born Robin GRAHAM on 20 January 1950
22 Feb 74 5 12 MISS EVA GOODNIGHT (-) (-)
02 Oct 82 14 8 GIVE ME THE GOOD NEWS (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 20

Emmylou HARRIS (US)
02 Jun 78 19 2 TO DADDY (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 2

Rolf HARRIS (AUSTRALIA)
27 Feb 70 16 3 TWO LITTLE BOYS (1) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 3

George HARRISON (UK) ex-the BEATLES, born 25 Feb 1943, died 29 Nov 2001
05 Mar 71 3 11 MY SWEET LORD (1) (1)
02 Apr 71 4 12 WHAT IS LIFE (-) (10)
14 Mar 75 20 1 DING DONG (38) (36)
12 Mar 88 5 16 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU (2) (1)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 40

Jerry HARRISON (US)
23 Jul 88 14 3 REV IT UP (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 3

Noel HARRISON (UK)
02 May 69 5 6 WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND (8) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

HARRY J. ALLSTARS (JAMAICA)
09 Jan 70 7 9 LIQUIDATOR (9) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

Debbie HARRY (US) lead singer from Blondie
21 Mar 87 8 6 FRENCH KISSING IN THE USA (8) (57)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

Dan HARTMAN (US)
09 Nov 84 7 12 I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU from the movie STREETS OF FIRE (12) (6)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 12

HARVEST (SA) Dave ORNELLAS (from HAWK) and Sharon TANDY
10 Feb 78 10 11 WELCOME HOME (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 11

Edwin HAWKINS SINGERS (US)
01 Aug 69 13 4 OH HAPPY DAY (2) (4)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 4

Justin HAYWARD (UK)
24 Oct 75 14 4 I DREAMED LAST NIGHT (Duet with John LODGE aka the BLUE JAYS) (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 4

Lee HAZELWOOD (US)
12 Nov 71 9 6 DID YOU EVER (Duet with Nancy SINATRA) (2) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

Murray HEAD (UK)
01 Feb 85 1 20 ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK from CHESS (12) (3)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 20

Max HEADROOM (UK)
03 Oct 86 10 11 PARANOIMIA (With THE ART OF NOISE) (12) (34)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 11

HEART (US) featuring sisters Ann and Nancy WILSON
28 Oct 77 1 18 BARRACUDA (-) (11)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 18

HEDGEHOPPERS (SA)
17 Sep 71 9 9 HEY (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

Gries HEIMER (SA) real name: David GRESHAM, record producer and DJ for the Springbok Top 20 on Friday nights
06 Oct 72 19 1 BONELY BONELA (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 1

HEINTJE (NETHERLANDS) real name: Hendrik Nikolaus SIMON, born 12 August 1955 in Bleijerheide, Holland
28 Feb 69 19 1 LEISE RIESCIE DER SCHNEE (-) (-)
09 May 75 6 10 JOU HART IS WEER MYNE (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 11

The HELICOPTERS (SA)
11 Jul 87 6 15 WHISPER YOUR SECRET (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 15

Don HENLEY (US) from the EAGLES
11 Mar 83 2 17 DIRTY LAUNDRY (59) (3)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 17

Neil HERBERT (SA) born in Pretoria. Died of an asthma attack in 1979. SARIE for Top 20 Artist of the Year 1975
06 Dec 74 1 22 SHE'S A WOMAN (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 22

HERBIE & SPENCE (SA)
23 Jun 78 13 10 HEIDI (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 10

Sonja HERHOLDT (SA)
25 Jul 75 6 8 EK VERLANG NA JOU (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 8

HERMAN'S HERMITS (UK)
07 Feb 69 3 10 SOMETHING'S HAPPENING (6) (-)
30 May 69 1 11 MY SENTIMENTAL FRIEND (2) (-)
10 Apr 70 12 6 YEARS MAY COME, YEARS MAY GO (7) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 27

Patrick HERNANDEZ (GUADELOUPE)
10 Aug 79 6 11 BORN TO BE ALIVE (10) (16)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 11

HEY YOU (?)
18 Jul 81 15 10 HEY YOU (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 10

Bertie HIGGINS (US)
26 Jun 82 18 3 KEY LARGO (60) (8)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 3

Dan HILL (SA) well known for his Sound Electronics albums; formed HOT RS with Kevin KRUGER in 1977
14 Jun 74 4 11 TCHIP TCHIP also known as THE BIRDIE SONG and CHICKEN DANCE (-) (-)
22 Nov 74 20 1 BUBBLEGUM (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 12

Dan HILL (CANADA)
07 Sep 79 1 15 SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH (13) (3)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 15

The HOLLIES (UK)
28 Mar 69 1 11 SORRY SUZANNE (3) (56)
14 Nov 69 1 13 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER (1) (7)
26 Jun 70 14 3 I CAN'T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP (7) (82)
19 May 72 1 22 LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS (32) (2)
17 May 74 1 16 THE AIR THAT I BREATHE (2) (6)
16 Jul 76 20 1 WRITE ON (-) (-)
Total songs: 6 Total weeks: 66

Michael HOLM (Germany)
28 Aug 70 2 13 MADEMOISELLE NINETTE (-) (-)
05 Feb 71 8 7 MENDOCINO (-) (-)
04 Feb 72 12 6 DANCING IN THE SUN (-) (-)
17 Mar 72 11 8 I WILL RETURN (-) (-)
30 Jan 76 5 10 I'LL RETURN (A different song to 'I Will Return') (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 20

Eddie HOLMAN (US)
27 Mar 70 17 2 HEY THERE LONELY GIRL (4) (2)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 2

Rupert HOLMES (US)
09 Feb 80 11 8 ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) (23) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 8

John HOLT (JAMAICA)
20 Jun 75 16 5 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT (6) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 5

Herman HOLTZHAUSEN (SA)
12 Oct 84 13 9 TRANSKAROO (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

Mary HOPKIN (UK)
15 May 70 2 10 KNOCK, KNOCK WHO'S THERE (2) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 10

Bruce HORNSBY & the RANGE (US)
28 Nov 86 13 9 THE WAY IT IS (15) (1)
23 Jul 88 9 8 THE VALLEY ROAD (44) (5)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 17

HOT BUTTER (US) The worldwide smash hit "Popcorn" by Hot Butter (actually synthesizer-player Stan Free) was inspired by two pop-culture artifacts of the early '70s -- the Moog synthesizer and the Sunbeam popcorn popper.
25 Aug 72 13 9 POPCORN (5) (9)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

HOT CHOCOLATE (UK)
19 Nov 71 10 11 I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) (8) (-)
02 Feb 73 8 10 YOU'LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND (23) (-)
31 May 74 3 11 EMMA (3) (8)
16 Sep 83 16 9 WHAT KINDA BOY YOU LOOKIN' FOR (GIRL) (10) (-)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 41

HOT GOSSIP see Sarah BRIGHTMAN

HOTLEGS (UK) early version of 10cc. During 1970 the band members also helped RAMASES record his cult classic Space Hymns.
14 Aug 70 2 11 NEANDERTHAL MAN (2) (22)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 11

HOTLINE (SA) featuring the vocal talents of PJ POWERS
06 Feb 82 8 12 YOU'RE SO GOOD TO ME (-) (-)
18 Feb 83 6 14 FEEL SO STRONG (With Steve KEKANA)
(-) (-)
03 May 85 9 9 JABULANI (-) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 35

Thelma HOUSTON (US)
25 Feb 77 1 18 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (13) (1)
09 Dec 77 9 8 I'M HERE AGAIN (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 26

Whitney HOUSTON (US)
20 Jun 87 1 24 I WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (1) (1)
05 Mar 88 20 1 SO EMOTIONAL (5) (1)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 25

Jan HOWARD (US)
29 Aug 75 8 6 BEYOND THE SUNSET (Duet with Bill ANDERSON) (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

HUES CORPORATION (US)
13 Sep 74 5 13 ROCK THE BOAT (6) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 13

HUMAN LEAGUE (UK)
27 Mar 82 2 13 DON'T YOU WANT ME (1) (1)
22 Apr 83 19 3 MIRROR MAN (2) (30)
21 Oct 83 16 5 FASCINATION (2) (8)
28 Nov 86 9 9 HUMAN (8) (1)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 30

Engelbert HUMPERDINCK (UK)
21 Feb 69 9 7 THE WAY IT USED TO BE (3) (42)
19 May 72 9 8 TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST (14) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 15

Matt HURTER (SA)
13 Jun 69 17 2 BICYCLE BILL (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 2

Brian HYLAND (US)
08 Jan 71 4 10 GYPSY WOMAN (42) (3)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 10

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


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