A list of South Africa's rock legends compiled by Brian Currin, July 2001 - updated June 2008. I've also listed representative songs for each artist; either their most well-known song / biggest hit and / or my personal favourite. This list is subject to change without notice!

1. The A-Cads - Hungry For Love, Roadrunner
2. Asylum Kids – Fight It With Your Mind, Schoolboy * , No No No No
3. Robin Auld – Baby You've Been Good To Me, Perfect Day
4. Ballyhoo – Man On The Moon
5. Baxtop – Jo Bangles 
6. Big Sky - Waiting For The Dawn, Slow Dancing
7. Piet Botha – Goeienag Generaal  , Sien Jou Weer  
8. Bright Blue – Weeping, Window On The World *
9. Circus - Conquistador  
10. Johnny Clegg - Kilimanjaro (with Juluka), Scatterlings of Africa (with Savuka)
11. Dog Detachment – Waiting For A Miracle *  
12. Lesley Rae Dowling – Grips Of Emotion  , The Spaniard  
13. EllaMental – See Yourself (Clowns) *  
14. éVoid – Shadows  , Taximan *  
15. Falling Mirror – Johnny Calls The Chemist  , Making Out With Granny  
16. Freedoms Children – 1999  
17. Crocodile Harris - Give Me The Good News  , Miss Eva Goodnight  
18. Hawk – Here Comes The Sun  
19. Hotline – You're So Good To Me, So Cold
20. John Ireland – You're Living Inside My Head
21. Jack Hammer – Street of Love  , Sarajevo  
22. Just Jinger - Sugar Man
23. Koos Kombuis – Who Killed Kurt Cobain  
24. Julian Laxton - Celebrate  
25. Little Sister – No Man Shall Fall  , Dear Abbie  
26. Mauritz Lotz – Six String Razor  
27. McCully Workshop - Buccaneer  
28. Morocko – Bowtie Boogaloo
29. Otis Waygood Blues Band - Fever  
30. Peach - Nightmare  , Complicated Game *
31. Rabbitt – Hold On To Love, Charlie, Hard Ride
32. Radio Rats – ZX Dan  
33. Margaret Singana – Tribal Fence
34. Neill Solomon – Roxy Lady
35. Stingray – Better The Devil You Know
36. Suck – Aimless Lady
37. Sweatband – This Boy *  
38. The Spectres – Be Bop Pop  , Teddy Bear *  
39. Tribe After Tribe – Damsel (As I Went Out One Morning) *  
40. Via Afrika – Hey Boy *  

*Tracks released on Rocking Against The System CD in March 2002.

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See also my Top 40 POP Legends from the 60s & 70s list.