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)

Porter WAGONER (US)
01 Mar 74 14 7 IF TEARDROPS WERE PENNIES (Duet with Dolly Parton) (-) (-)
14 Nov 75 4 12 SAY FOREVER YOU'LL BE MINE (Duet with Dolly Parton) (-) (-)
19 Sep 81 11 6 IF YOU GO I'LL FOLLOW YOU (Duet with Dolly Parton) (-) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 25

John WAITE (UK)
04 Jan 85 14 8 MISSING YOU (9) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 8

Johnny WAKELIN (UK)
10 Sep 76 3 11 IN ZAIRE (4) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 11

Scott WALKER (US)
01 Aug 69 8 6 LIGHTS OF CINCINNATI (13) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

The WALKERS (NETHERLANDS)
06 Sep 74 7 11 JACK O' DIAMONDS (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 11

WANG CHUNG (UK)
03 Jan 87 1 18 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT (-) (2)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 18

Anita WARD (US)
03 Aug 79 3 12 RING MY BELL (1) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 12

Jennifer WARNES (US)
28 Sep 79 8 13 DON'T MAKE ME OVER (-) (67)
11 Mar 83 1 19 UP WHERE WE BELONG (Duet with Joe Cocker) from AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (7) (1)
19 Dec 87 1 23 (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE (Duet with Bill Medley) from DIRTY DANCING (6) (1)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 55

Dionne WARWICK (US)
02 Nov 79 11 11 I KNOW I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN (62) (5)
18 Dec 82 4 17 HEARTBREAKER (2) (10)
27 Dec 85 2 15 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR (with Stevie WONDER, Elton JOHN & Gladys KNIGHT) (16) (1)
19 Sep 87 19 1 LOVE POWER (Duet with Jeffrey Osborne) (63) (12)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 44

WAS (NOT WAS) (US)
20 Feb 88 10 9 WALK THE DINOSAUR (10) (7)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

The WATERBOYS (UK)
07 Feb 86 6 11 THE WHOLE OF THE MOON (3) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 11

WATERLOO (SA)
31 Mar 72 9 9 ROCK 'N ROLL LULLABY (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

Lovelace WATKINS (US)
15 Nov 74 6 14 THE WAY I AM from LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 14

Jody WAYNE (SA) born in Bangalore, India of Canadian parents; grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
10 Jul 70 1 15 THE WEDDING sold over 100 000 copies; backing provided by McCULLY WORKSHOP (-) (-)
06 Nov 70 12 6 A TIME FOR US (-) (-)
25 Feb 72 20 1 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL (-) (-)
10 Nov 72 19 1 LOUANNE (-) (-)
14 Dec 73 4 15 THE WONDER OF YOUR LOVE (-) (-)
26 Jul 74 15 5 HEARTBEAT (-) (-)
08 Aug 75 6 11 A PICTURE OF PATCHES (-) (-)
Total songs: 7 Total weeks: 54

Marti WEBB (UK)
07 Jun 80 1 15 TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE (3) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 15

WET WET WET (UK)
09 Jul 88 13 8 ANGEL EYES (5) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 8

WHA-KOO (US)
08 Sep 78 9 9 YOU'RE SUCH A FABULOUS DANCER (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

WHAM (UK)
09 Dec 83 9 10 CLUB TROPICANA (4) (-)
21 Sep 84 9 17 WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO (1) (1)
28 Dec 84 8 12 FREEDOM (1) (3)
12 Apr 85 5 14 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS (2) (1)
14 Feb 86 13 9 I'M YOUR MAN (1) (3)
01 Aug 86 7 12 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN (1) (10)
Total songs: 6 Total weeks: 74

WHITE PLAINS (UK)
17 Apr 70 8 7 MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' (9) (13)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 7

Alida WHITE (SA)
31 Jul 82 15 6 I FOUND LOVE (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

Barry WHITE (US)
22 Nov 74 12 12 CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE (8) (1)
31 Jan 75 2 13 YOUR'E THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING (1) (2)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 25

Snowy WHITE (UK)
13 Apr 84 13 12 BIRD OF PARADISE (6) (-)
09 May 86 17 5 FOR YOU (65) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 17

Tony Joe WHITE (US)
26 Sep 69 18 1 POLK SALAD ANNIE (-) (8)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 1

Neville WHITMILL (SA)
29 Oct 71 2 18 GET ME SOME HELP (-) (-)
20 Apr 73 18 3 HARMONY (-) (-)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 21

Roger WHITTAKER (KENYA)
05 Jun 70 2 9 I DON'T BELIEVE IN IF ANYMORE (8) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

The WHO (UK)
23 May 69 6 6 PINBALL WIZARD (4) (19)
03 Jul 70 15 5 THE SEEKER (19) (44)
25 Dec 70 7 12 SEE ME, FEEL ME (-) (12)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 23

Gus WHYBURD (SA?)
20 Jul 73 17 5 MY CHILDREN, MY WIFE (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 5

Jane WIEDLIN (US) ex-guitarist from the GO-GOs
24 Sep 88 13 9 RUSH HOUR (12) (9)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 9

Kim WILDE (UK)
20 Jun 81 1 15 KIDS IN AMERICA (2) (25)
01 Aug 81 1 11 CHEQUERED LOVE (4) (-)
16 Jan 82 2 16 CAMBODIA (12) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 42

Matthew WILDER (US)
16 Mar 84 4 18 BREAK MY STRIDE (4) (5)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 18

Andy WILLIAMS (US)
20 Jun 69 16 2 HAPPY HEART (19) (22)
08 May 70 9 6 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (3) (88)
20 Oct 72 14 5 SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE (THEME FROM THE GODFATHER) (42) (34)
12 Apr 74 1 20 SOLITAIRE (4) (-)
12 Sep 75 3 13 YOU LAY SO EASY ON MY MIND (32) (-)
Total songs: 5 Total weeks: 46

Don WILLIAMS (US)
25 Mar 77 5 11 I RECALL A GYPSEY WOMAN (13) (-)
19 May 78 13 7 I'M GETTING GOOD AT MISSING YOU (-) (-)
04 Aug 78 4 16 YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND (35) (-)
02 Feb 79 17 2 LAY DOWN BESIDE ME (-) (-)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 36

Linda WILLIAMS (NETHERLANDS)
11 Apr 81 10 7 I'LL BIDE MY TIME (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 7

Viola WILLS (US)
01 Mar 80 20 2 GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW (8) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 2

Danny WILSON see DANNY WILSON

Precious WILSON (Jamaica)
07 Mar 81 17 2 CRY TO ME (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 2

WINGS see Paul McCARTNEY

Steve WINWOOD (UK)
12 Sep 86 17 6 HIGHER LOVE (13) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

Bill WITHERS (US)
06 Jul 79 20 2 LOVE IS (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 2

Stevie WONDER (US)
13 Feb 70 14 4 YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY (2) (7)
15 May 82 3 13 EBONY AND IVORY (Duet with Paul McCartney) (1) (1)
12 Oct 84 1 25 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU (1) (1)
08 Nov 85 7 15 PART TIME LOVER (3) (1)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 57

Sonny WORTHINGTON (?)
08 Oct 76 16 2 LA BELLE FRANCE (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 2

The WRIGHT BROTHERS (SA) Crocodile HARRIS and Richard WILSON
20 May 77 15 5 SILVERBIRD (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 5

Bobby WRIGHT (US)
12 Apr 74 5 7 SEASONS IN THE SUN (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 7

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


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