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)

KAJAGOOGOO (UK)
25 Mar 83 11 15 TOO SHY (1) (5)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 15

KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND (US)
23 Jan 76 6 8 THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT (4) (1)
17 Sep 76 8 8 (SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY (22) (1)
23 Feb 80 1 23 PLEASE DON'T GO (3) (1)
11 Nov 83 6 11 GIVE IT UP (1) (18)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 50

Steve KEKANA (SA)
09 Oct 82 13 8 THE BUSHMAN (-) (-)
18 Feb 83 6 14 FEEL SO STRONG (With HOTLINE) (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 22

Malie KELLY (SA) real name: Malie CONRADIE; born in Ladybrand in 1957, married to Ashley KELLY.
26 Jul 80 12 7 ALASKA (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 7

KENNY (IRELAND)
13 Apr 73 20 1 HEART OF STONE (11) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 1

Nik KERSHAW (UK)
27 Jul 84 14 8 WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD (4) (46)
01 Mar 85 9 10 THE RIDDLE (3) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 18

Carike KEUZENKAMP (SA) born in Den Haag, Holland in 1947, moved to SA aged 5. SARIE for Best Female Vocalist 1981
29 Sep 78 17 2 HOEKA TOEKA (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 2

Greg KIHN BAND (US)
10 Jun 83 6 13 JEOPARDY (63) (2)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 13

Andy KIM (CANADA)
28 Nov 69 7 6 SO GOOD TOGETHER (-) (36)
27 Sep 74 3 15 ROCK ME GENTLY (2) (1)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 21

KIMERA (KOREA)
07 Jun 85 1 19 THE LOST OPERA (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 19

KINCADE (UK) full name: John KINCADE
12 Jan 73 4 13 DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 13

KING (UK) lead singer: Paul KING
26 Apr 85 7 11 LOVE AND PRIDE (2) (55)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 11

Jonathan KING see SAKKARIN, also PALOMA BLANCA by George BAKER SELECTION

The KINKS (UK)
21 Aug 70 1 12 LOLA (2) (9)
19 Feb 71 12 4 APEMAN (5) (45)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 16

Fern KINNEY (US)
17 May 80 5 14 TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL (1) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 14

Jill KIRKLAND (SA) born in Cape Town; played lead role in film KATRINA
19 Sep 69 11 6 KATRINA'S THEME (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

KISS (US)
03 Aug 79 2 15 I MADE WAS FOR LOVING YOU (50) (11)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 15

Eartha KITT (US)
13 Jan 84 6 13 WHERE IS MY MAN (36) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 13

KLAXONS (BELGIUM)
06 Apr 84 1 27 CLAP CLAP SOUND (45) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 27

Leslie KLEINSMITH (SA)
15 Apr 77 12 6 ISN'T SHE LOVELY (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

Quentin E KLOPJAEGER (SA)
See Billy Forrest

Jean KNIGHT (US)
27 Sep 85 3 13 MY TOOT TOOT (-) (50)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 13

John KONGOS (SA) born in Johanneburg in 1946
23 Jul 71 2 11 HE'S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN (4) (70)
24 Dec 71 13 9 TOKOLOSHE MAN (4) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 20

KOOL & THE GANG (US)
17 Jan 81 2 16 CELEBRATION (7) (1)
13 Mar 82 1 19 GET DOWN ON IT (3) (10)
31 Dec 82 3 16 LET'S GO DANCING (OOH LA LA LA) (6) (30)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 51

KRAFTWERK (GERMANY)
10 Oct 75 15 5 AUTOBAHN (11) (25)
22 May 82 16 5 THE MODEL (1) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 10

David KRAMER (SA)
08 Aug 81 1 15 HAK HOM BLOKKIES (-) (-)
19 Dec 81 7 12 ROYAL HOTEL (-) (-)
16 Nov 84 17 3 STOKSIELALLEEN (-) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 30

Kris KRISTOFFERSON (US)
30 Aug 74 1 16 WHY ME ? (-) (16)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 16

KUPIDO (SA)
08 Apr 83 16 4 WAS EK MAAR N DIGTER (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 4

All info generously supplied by John Samson, September/October 2000 with major input from Chris Kimberley and Kevin Farquharson. Thanks also to Vladimir Kruglov for some US Top 100 chart positions, September 2003.


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