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Sample entryARTIST (Nationality, SA Artists arehighlighted)Comments and information Chart entry date (day-Month-year)highest position number of weeks on chart TITLEadditional info (UK highest position) (US highest position) Peter GABRIEL (UK)ex-lead singer forGENESIS (left in May 1975, drummerPhil COLLINS took over vocal duties) 15 Aug 86315SLEDGEHAMMER(4) (1) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 15
Patsy GALLANT (CANADA) 18 Nov 77514FROM NEW YORK TO L.A.(6)(-) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 14
GALLERY (US) 30 Jun 72327NICE TO BE WITH YOU(-) (4) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 27
Boris GARDINER (JAMAICA) 24 Apr 7077ELIZABETHAN REGGAE(14) (-) 07 Nov 86318I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH YOU(1)(-) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 25
Art GARFUNKEL (US)ex-SIMON & GARFUNKEL with Paul SIMON 08 Feb 74810I SHALL SING(-) (38) 09 Jan 76118I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU(1) (18) 20 Jul 79156BRIGHT EYESwritten by Mike BATT(1)(-) Total songs: 3 Total Weeks: 24
Alan GARRITY (SA)born in Manchester, England on 14 October 1947. SARIEs for Best Male Vocalist in 1973, 1975 & 1981 23 Apr 71113PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HANDcover of the US #2 hit by Canadian group OCEAN(-)(-) 16 Jun 72233I NEED SOMEONE(SARIE for Best Song Of The Year 1972)(-)(-) 05 Jan 73516HOME ISN'T HOME ANYMORE(-)(-) 28 Dec 73157GOODBYE MAMA(-)(-) 01 Mar 74910GIVE ME BACK MY WOMAN(-)(-) 22 Aug 75155SHE'S A WOMAN(-)(-) 02 May 81411SANTA MARIA(-)(-) 03 Apr 82183YOU STOOD BY ME(-)(-) Total songs: 8 Total Weeks: 98
Barbara GASKIN (UK) 14 Nov 81313IT'S MY PARTY (Duet withDave STEWART, not the Dave STEWART from the EURYTHMICS)(1)(72) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 13
Marvin GAYE (US) 07 Mar 6939I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE(1) (1) 29 Mar 74183PLEDGING MY LOVE (Duet withDiana ROSS)(-)(-) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 12
Crystal GAYLE (US) 24 Nov 78416HELLO I LOVE YOU(-)(-) 30 Nov 79412HALF THE WAY(-) (15) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 28
Gloria GAYNOR (US) 11 Apr 7589NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE(2) (9) 06 Jun 75118REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE(14)(60) 17 Oct 75126WALK ON BY(-)(98) 20 Apr 79219I WILL SURVIVE(1) (1) 16 Mar 84128I AM WHAT I AM(13)(-) Total songs: 5 Total Weeks: 50
J. GEILS BAND (US) 10 Apr 82312CENTERFOLD(3) (1) Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 12
GELI & BILLY seeBilly FORREST
GENESIS (UK) 02 Jan 82314ABACAB(9) (26) 12 Sep 86172INVISIBLE TOUCH (15) (1) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 16
GENTLE PEOPLE (SA) 09 Jul 71312RAIN, RAIN, RAIN(-)(-) 31 Dec 71201IT'S SUMMERTIME AGAIN(-)(-) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 13
Bobbie GENTRY (US) 31 Oct 69311I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN(1)(-) 30 Jan 70310ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM (Duet withGlen CAMPBELL)(3) (27) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 21
GERALDINE (IRELAND) 17 Apr 82414TAKE ME BACK(-)(-) 26 Jun 82612HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY (-)(-) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 26
Danyel GERARD (FRANCE) 08 Oct 71219BUTTERFLY(11)(78) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 19
Andy GIBB (UK)born 5 March 1958, died 10 March 1988, younger brother of theBEE GEES 01 Sep 78417SHADOW DANCING(42) (1) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 17
Robin GIBB (UK)one of theBEE GEES 22 Aug 69112SAVED BY THE BELL(2)(-) 28 Sep 84715BOYS DO FALL IN LOVE(-) (37) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 27
Don GIBSON (US) 15 Dec 72227WOMAN (BEAUTIFUL WOMAN) (-) (-) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 27
Johnny GIBSON (SA) 26 Oct 73320MY DADDY WAS A ROCK 'N ROLL MAN (-)(-) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 20
Marie GIBSON (SA) 09 Apr 76119ONE DAY AT A TIME(-)(-) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 19
Jim GILSTRAP (US) 22 Aug 75145SWING YOUR DADDY (4)(55) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 5
GIORGIO (Germany)full name: Giorgio MORODER, producer for Donna SUMMER, BERLIN and others 06 Nov 70117LOOKY, LOOKY(-)(-) 24 Nov 72811TODAY'S A TOMORROW(-)(-) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 28
GLASS TIGER (CANADA) 30 May 8788DON'T FORGET ME (WHEN I'M GONE)(29) (2) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 8
GOOMBAY DANCE BAND (GERMANY) 12 Apr 80118SUN OF JAMAICA(50)(-) 23 Aug 80116ALOHA-OE(-)(-) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 24
Anton GOOSEN (SA)SARIE for Best Male Vocalist 1979 13 Apr 791016KRUIDJIE-ROER-MY-NIESARIE Song of the Year 1979(-)(-) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 16
Eddy GRANT (GUYANA) 30 May 81613DO YOU FEEL MY LOVE(8)(-) 11 Dec 82119I DON'T WANNA DANCE(1)(53) 22 Apr 83912ELECTRIC AVENUE(2) (2) 03 Feb 84176TILL I CAN'T TAKE LOVE NO MORE(42)(-) 10 Aug 84202ROMANCING THE STONEfrom the movie of the same title(52) (26) Total songs: 5 Total Weeks: 52
Rudy GRANT (GUYANA)Eddie GRANT'S brother 04 Jul 81165LATELYcover of theStevie WONDER song(58)(-) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 5
the GRASSROOTS (US) 10 Jan 6995MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS(-) (5) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 5
Dobie GRAY (US) 22 Mar 74120LOVING ARMS(-)(61) 07 Oct 77713LET GO(-)(-) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 33
Gerry GRAYSON (SA)real name: Gerry CLOETE; born in Oudtshoorn in 1945. 13 Sep 74139DON'T BREAK THIS HEART(-)(-) 21 May 76128TEARS ON THE TELEPHONE (Duet withDebbie). Debbie was the daughter of RPM label owner Matt MANN. This is a cover of a song by French singer Claude FRANCOIS(-)(-) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 17
R.B. GREAVES (US) 16 Jan 70174TAKE A LETTER MARIA(-) (2) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 4
GRIES HEIMER seeGries HEIMER
GROEP TWEE (SA) 27 Aug 71318DAAR'S NIKS SOOS WARE LIEFDE(-)(-) 17 Nov 72201DINK JY DAREM NOG AAN MY(-)(-) Total songs: 2 Total Weeks: 19
Pierre GROSCOLAS (?) 12 Mar 76410LADY LAY(-)(-) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 10
the GUESS WHO (CANADA) 08 Aug 69106THESE EYES(-) (6) 14 Nov 69201LAUGHING (-) (10) 13 Dec 74145CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN(featuring voice-overs by DJ Wolfman Jack) (-) (6) Total songs: 3 Total Weeks: 12
GUYS & DOLLS (UK) 23 May 75126THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF LOVING(2)(-) Total songs: 1 Total Weeks: 6
All info generously supplied by John Samson, September/October 2000 with major input from Chris Kimberley and Kevin Farquharson.
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