List of number-one singles in Rhodesia

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Rhodesia was an unrecognised state in southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. This article lists number-one singles on Rhodesia's music chart, the Lyons Maid Hits of the Week, broadcast by Radio 1. [1] [2] Its rankings were based on weekly sales. [2] In the late 1960s and early 1970s the chart included both singles and LPs, but later only singles were included. [1]

Contents

1965

Rhodesia declared independence on 11 November 1965. Previously, it was the British colony of Southern Rhodesia.

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
2 January The Beatles "I Feel Fine"5 weeks [1]
9 January
16 January
23 January
30 January
6 February Petula Clark "Downtown"5 weeks [1]
13 February
20 February
27 February
6 March
13 March Cliff Richard and The Shadows "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)"5 weeks [1]
20 March
27 March
3 April
10 April
17 April The Beatles "Rock n' Roll Music"4 weeks [1]
24 April
1 May
8 May
15 May The Rolling Stones "The Last Time"1 week [1]
22 May The Beatles "Ticket to Ride"3 weeks [1]
29 May
5 June
12 June The Seekers "I'll Never Find Another You"6 weeks [1]
19 June
26 June
3 July
10 July
17 July
24 July The Seekers "A World of Our Own"3 weeks [1]
31 July
7 August
14 August The Beatles "Help!"1 week [1]
21 August The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man"6 weeks [1]
28 August
4 September
11 September
18 September
25 September
2 October Murray Campbell "Goodbye My Love (Il Silenzio)"8 weeks [1] [3] [4]
9 October
16 October
23 October
30 October
6 November
13 November
20 November
27 November The Animals "We Gotta Get out of This Place"2 weeks [3]
4 December
11 December The Hollies "Look Through Any Window"1 week [1]
18 December The Rolling Stones "Get Off of My Cloud"3 weeks [1]
25 DecemberNo chart released [1]

1966

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
1 January The Rolling Stones "Get Off of My Cloud"3 weeks [1]
8 January
(tied at #1)		 The Rolling Stones "Get Off of My Cloud"
The Beatles "We Can Work It Out"6 weeks [1]
15 January The Beatles "We Can Work It Out"
22 January
29 January
5 February
12 February
(tied at #1)		 The Beatles "We Can Work It Out"
The Byrds "Turn! Turn! Turn!"1 week [1]
19 February The Seekers "The Carnival Is Over"3 weeks [1]
26 February
5 March
12 March The Beatles Rubber Soul (LP)2 weeks [1]
19 March
26 March Nancy Sinatra "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"10 weeks [1]
2 April
9 April
16 April
23 April
30 April
7 May
14 May
21 May
28 May
4 June Val Doonican "Elusive Butterfly"2 weeks [1]
11 June
18 June Manfred Mann "Pretty Flamingo"2 weeks [1] [3]
25 June
2 July Crispian St. Peters "The Pied Piper"3 weeks [1]
9 July
16 July
23 July Ray Conniff Singers "Somewhere My Love"4 weeks [1]
30 July
6 August
13 August
20 August Dickie Loader and the Blue Jeans "Sea of Heartbreak"3 weeks [1] [3]
27 August
3 September
10 September Nick Taylor "U.D.I. Song"4 weeks [1] [3]
17 September
24 September
1 October
8 October The Troggs "With a Girl Like You"3 weeks [1]
15 October
22 October
29 October Tommy Roe "Sweet Pea"3 weeks [1]
5 November
12 November
19 November Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich "Bend It!"2 weeks [1]
26 November
3 December The Troggs "I Can't Control Myself"5 weeks [1]
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December

1967

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
7 January Manfred Mann "Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James"1 week [1]
14 January The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations"3 weeks [1]
21 January
28 January
4 February Tom Jones "Green, Green Grass of Home"3 weeks [1]
11 February
18 February
25 February The Monkees "I'm a Believer"2 weeks [1]
4 March
11 March The Royal Guardsmen "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron"4 weeks [1]
18 March
25 March
1 April
8 April The New Vaudeville Band "There's a Kind of Hush"3 weeks [1]
15 April
22 April
29 April Petula Clark "This Is My Song"2 weeks [1]
6 May
13 May Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra "Somethin' Stupid"1 week [1]
20 May Sandy Posey "Single Girl"2 weeks [1]
27 May
3 June Sandie Shaw "Puppet on a String"4 weeks [1]
10 June
17 June
24 June
1 July The Tremeloes "Silence Is Golden"6 weeks [1]
8 July
15 July
22 July
29 July
5 August
12 August The Turtles "She'd Rather Be with Me"2 weeks [1]
19 August
26 August Scott McKenzie "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)"3 weeks [1]
2 September
9 September
16 September The Hollies "Carrie Anne"2 weeks [1]
23 September
30 September The Beatles "All You Need Is Love"2 weeks [1]
7 October
14 October The Tremeloes "Even The Bad Times Are Good"2 weeks [1]
21 October
28 October Cliff Richard "I'll Come Runnin"1 week [1]
4 November The Dominos "Tabitha Twitchit"2 weeks [1]
11 November
18 November The Hollies "That's My Desire"1 week [1]
25 November Bobby Vee and The Strangers "Come Back When You Grow Up"1 week [1]
2 December Bee Gees "Massachusetts"6 weeks [1]
9 December
16 December
23 December
30 December

1968

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
6 January Bee Gees "Massachusetts"6 weeks [1]
13 January The Monkees "Daydream Believer"5 weeks [1]
20 January
27 January
3 February
10 February
17 February The Troggs "Love Is All Around"2 weeks [1]
24 February
2 March Four Jacks and a Jill "Master Jack"3 weeks [1] [3]
9 March
16 March
23 March The American Breed "Bend Me, Shape Me"2 weeks [1]
30 March
6 April Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich "The Legend of Xanadu"4 weeks [1]
13 April
20 April
27 April
4 May 1910 Fruitgum Company "Simon Says"2 weeks [1]
11 May
18 May Louis Armstrong "What a Wonderful World"4 weeks [1]
25 May
1 June
8 June
15 June Bobby Goldsboro "Honey"3 weeks [1]
22 June
29 June
6 July Quentin E. Klopjaeger With The Gonks "Lazy Life"3 weeks [1] [3]
13 July
20 July
27 July John Rowles "If I Only Had Time"3 weeks [1]
3 August
10 August
17 August Al Debbo & Nico Carstens "Baas Jack"1 week [1] [3]
24 August Ohio Express "Yummy Yummy Yummy"1 week [1]
31 August The Equals "Baby, Come Back"1 week [1]
7 SeptemberMissing [1]
14 September Percy Sledge "Take Time to Know Her"2 weeks [1]
21 September
28 September The Flames "For Your Precious Love"3 weeks [1] [3]
5 October
12 October
19 October The Beatles "Hey Jude"4 weeks [1]
26 October
2 November
9 November
16 November
(tied at #1)		 Cornelia "Picking Up Pebbles"1 week [1]
Leapy Lee "Little Arrows"9 weeks [1]
23 November Leapy Lee "Little Arrows"
30 November
7 December
14 December
21 December
28 December

1969

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
4 January Leapy Lee "Little Arrows"9 weeks [1]
11 January
18 January The Royal Guardsmen "Biplane Evermore"3 weeks [1]
25 January
1 February
8 February Marmalade "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"2 weeks [1]
15 February
22 February Barry Ryan With The Majority "Eloise"4 weeks [1]
1 March
8 March
15 March
22 March Tommy James and the Shondells "Crimson and Clover"7 weeks [1]
29 March
5 April
12 April
19 April
26 April
3 May
10 May Peter Sarstedt "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?"2 weeks [1]
17 May
24 May The Hollies "Sorry Suzanne"1 week [1]
31 May The Beatles & Billy Preston "Get Back"5 weeks [1]
7 June
14 June
21 June
28 June
5 July Elvis Presley "In the Ghetto"4 weeks [1]
12 July
19 July
26 July
2 August Herman's Hermits "My Sentimental Friend"2 weeks [1]
9 August
16 August The Archies "Sugar, Sugar"2 weeks [1]
23 August
30 August Creedence Clearwater Revival "Bad Moon Rising"4 weeks [1]
6 September
13 September
20 September
27 September Robin Gibb "Saved by the Bell"2 weeks [1]
4 October
11 October The Brooklyn Bridge "Welcome Me Love"3 weeks [1]
18 October
25 October
1 November The Box Tops "Soul Deep"1 week [1]
8 November Bee Gees "Don't Forget to Remember"1 week [1]
15 November Elvis Presley "Suspicious Minds"3 weeks [1]
22 November
29 November
6 December Dave Mills "Theresa"3 weeks [1]
13 December
20 December
27 December The Beatles Abbey Road (LP)6 weeks [1]

1970

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
3 January The Beatles Abbey Road (LP)6 weeks [1]
10 January
17 January
24 January
31 January
7 February R. B. Greaves "Take a Letter Maria"1 week [1]
14 February Chris Andrews "Pretty Belinda"4 weeks [1]
21 February
28 February
7 March
14 March The Hollies "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"2 weeks [1]
21 March
28 March B. J. Thomas "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"4 weeks [1]
4 April
11 April
18 April
25 April Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water (LP)4 weeks [1]
2 May
9 May
16 May
23 May Chris Andrews "Carol OK"5 weeks [1]
30 May
6 June
13 June
20 June
27 June Creedence Clearwater Revival "Travelin' Band"1 week [1]
4 July Creedence Clearwater Revival "Up Around the Bend"2 weeks [1]
11 July
18 July Christie "Yellow River"2 weeks [1]
25 July
1 August Jody Wayne "The Wedding"3 weeks [1] [3]
8 August
15 August
22 August Mungo Jerry "In the Summertime"8 weeks [1]
29 August
5 September
12 September
19 September
26 September
3 October
10 October
17 October Cliff Richard "Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha"1 week [1]
24 October Chris Andrews "Brown Eyes"4 weeks [1]
31 October
7 November
14 November
21 November Creedence Clearwater Revival "Lookin' Out My Back Door"2 weeks [1]
28 November
5 December Michael Holm "Mademoiselle Ninette"1 week [1]
12 December Neil Diamond "Cracklin' Rosie"5 weeks [1]
19 December
26 December

1971

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
2 January Neil Diamond "Cracklin' Rosie"5 weeks [1]
9 January
16 January Chris Andrews "Yo Yo"4 weeks [1]
23 January
30 January
6 February
13 February Dawn "Candida"1 week [1]
20 February Dave Edmunds "I Hear You Knocking"3 weeks [1]
27 February
6 March
13 March The Dealians "Look Out, Here Comes Tomorrow"1 week [1]
20 March Lynn Anderson "Rose Garden"2 weeks [1]
27 March
3 April Creedence Clearwater Revival "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"3 weeks [1]
10 April
17 April
24 April George Harrison "My Sweet Lord"1 week [1]
1 May Steve Montgomery "Morning"3 weeks [1]
8 May
15 May
22 May Peanut Butter Conspiracy "Understanding"3 weeks [1]
29 May
5 June
12 June Alan Garrity "Put Your Hand in the Hand"5 weeks [1]
19 June
26 June
3 July
10 July
17 July Three Dog Night "Joy to the World"4 weeks [1]
24 July
31 July
7 August
14 August Lally Stott "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"4 weeks [1]
21 August
28 August
4 September
11 September The Sweet "Co-Co"5 weeks [1]
18 September
25 September
2 October
9 October
16 October New World "Tom-Tom Turnaround"3 weeks [1]
23 October
30 October
6 November The New Seekers "Never Ending Song of Love"2 weeks [1]
13 November
20 November Charisma "Mammy Blue"8 weeks [1]
27 November
4 December
11 December
18 December
25 DecemberNo chart

1972

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
1 January Charisma "Mammy Blue"8 weeks [1]
8 January
15 January
22 January Peanut Butter Conspiracy "Amen"1 week [1]
29 January Middle of the Road "Soley Soley"5 weeks [1]
5 February
12 February
19 February
26 February
4 March Melanie "Brand New Key"3 weeks [1]
11 March
18 March
25 March The Congregation "Softly Whispering I Love You"3 weeks [1]
1 April
8 April
15 April Paul Simon "Mother and Child Reunion"7 weeks [1] [2]
22 April
29 April
6 May
13 May
20 May
27 May
3 June Royal Scots Dragoon Guards "Amazing Grace"3 weeks [1]
10 June
17 June
24 June Daniel Boone "Beautiful Sunday"8 weeks [1] [2]
1 July
8 July
15 July
22 July
29 July
5 August
12 August
19 August Neil Reid "Mother of Mine"4 weeks [1]
26 August
2 September
9 September
16 September Neil Diamond "Song Sung Blue"3 weeks [1]
23 September
30 September
7 October Donny Osmond "Puppy Love"3 weeks [1]
14 October
21 October
28 October Gallery "Nice to Be With You"1 week [1]
4 November Johnny Nash "I Can See Clearly Now"5 weeks [1]
11 November
18 November
25 November
2 December
9 December The Sweet "Wig-Wam Bam"5 weeks [1]
16 December
23 December
30 DecemberNo chart

1973

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
6 January The Sweet "Wig-Wam Bam"5 weeks [1]
13 January
20 January The Partridge Family "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"2 weeks [1]
27 January
3 February Gert Potgieter "Cheryl Moana Marie"4 weeks [1]
10 February
17 February
24 February
3 March Lobo "I'd Love You to Want Me"6 weeks [1] [2]
10 March
17 March
24 March
31 March
7 April
14 April Barbara Ray "I Don't Wanna Play House"2 weeks [1] [3]
21 April
28 April Little Jimmy Osmond "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool"6 weeks [1]
5 May
12 May
19 May
26 May
2 June
9 June Maureen McGovern "The Morning After"3 weeks [1]
16 June
23 June
30 June Dawn "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"9 weeks [1] [2]
7 July
14 July
21 July
28 July
4 August
11 August
18 August
25 August
1 September Gary Glitter "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again"9 weeks [1] [2]
8 September
15 September
22 September
29 September
6 October
13 October
20 October
27 October
3 November Maria "Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet"4 weeks [1] [3]
10 November
17 November
24 November
1 December Tony Orlando and Dawn "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose"1 week [1]
8 December Gwynneth Ashley Robin "Little Jimmy"2 weeks [1]
15 December
22 December Demis Roussos "Forever and Ever"3 weeks [1]
29 DecemberNo chart [1]

1974

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
5 January Demis Roussos "Forever and Ever"3 weeks [1]
12 January
19 January Jessica Jones "Waikiki Man"6 weeks [1] [3]
26 January
2 February
9 February
16 February
23 February
2 March Marie Osmond "Paper Roses"6 weeks [1]
9 March
16 March
23 March
30 March
6 April
13 April Ike & Tina Turner "Nutbush City Limits"2 weeks [1]
20 April
27 April The New Seekers "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me"4 weeks [1]
4 May
11 May
18 May
25 May Terry Jacks "Seasons in the Sun"5 weeks [1]
1 June
8 June
15 June
22 June
29 June Alvin Stardust "My Coo Ca Choo"5 weeks [1]
6 July
13 July
20 July
27 July
3 August Charlie Rich "The Most Beautiful Girl"4 weeks [1]
10 August
17 August
24 August
31 August The Rubettes "Sugar Baby Love"5 weeks [1]
7 September
14 September
21 September
28 September
5 October Teach-In "Fly Away"1 week [1]
12 October George McCrae "Rock Your Baby"5 weeks [1]
19 October
26 October
2 November
9 November
16 November The Hues Corporation "Rock the Boat"3 weeks [1]
23 November
30 November
7 December Peters and Lee "Don't Stay Away Too Long"2 weeks [1]
14 December
21 December Carl Douglas "Kung Fu Fighting"6 weeks [1]
28 DecemberNo chart [1]

1975

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
4 January Carl Douglas "Kung Fu Fighting"6 weeks [1]
11 January
18 January
25 January
1 February
8 February Big John's Rock and Roll Circus "Rockin' in the USA"4 weeks [1]
15 February
22 February
1 March
8 March KC and the Sunshine Band "Queen of Clubs"1 week [1]
15 March David Essex "Gonna Make You a Star"4 weeks [1]
22 March
29 March
5 April
12 April The Three Degrees "When Will I See You Again"2 weeks [1]
19 April
26 April Bachman–Turner Overdrive "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"2 weeks [1]
3 May
10 May Ipi N'tombi ft. Margaret Singana "Mama Tembu's Wedding"10 weeks [1] [3]
17 May
24 May
31 May
7 June
14 June
21 June
28 June
5 July
12 July
19 July Barry Manilow "Mandy"4 weeks [1]
26 July
2 August
9 August
16 August Bay City Rollers "Bye, Bye, Baby"1 week [1]
23 August The Carpenters "Only Yesterday"1 week [1]
30 August Paul Anka "One Man Woman/One Woman Man"6 weeks [1]
6 September
13 September
20 September
27 September
4 October
11 October America "Sister Golden Hair"7 weeks [1]
18 October
25 October
1 November
8 November
15 November
22 November
29 November Rod Stewart "Sailing"5 weeks [1]
6 December
13 December
20 December
27 DecemberNo chart [1]

1976

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
3 January Rod Stewart "Sailing"5 weeks [1]
10 January David Essex "Hold Me Close"5 weeks [1]
17 January
24 January
31 January
7 February
14 February Johnny Nash "Tears on My Pillow"3 weeks [1]
21 February
28 February
6 March Roger Whittaker "The Last Farewell"11 weeks [1] [2]
13 March
20 March
27 March
3 April
10 April
17 April
24 April
1 May
8 May
15 May
22 May Joe Dolan "Lady in Blue"1 week [1]
29 May Max Merritt & The Meteors "Slipping Away"3 weeks [1]
5 June
12 June
19 June The Bellamy Brothers "Let Your Love Flow"17 weeks [1] [2]
26 June
3 July
10 July
17 July
24 July
31 July
7 August
14 August
21 August
28 August
4 September
11 September
18 September
25 September
2 October
9 October
16 October Elton John & Kiki Dee "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"10 weeks [1] [2]
23 October
30 October
6 November
13 November
20 November
27 November
4 December
11 December
18 December
25 DecemberNo chart [1]

1977

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
1 JanuaryNo chart [1]
8 January ABBA "Dancing Queen"4 weeks [1]
15 January
22 January
29 January
5 February David Dundas "Jeans On"6 weeks
12 February
19 February
26 February
5 March
12 March
19 MarchThe Kittens [n 1] "Mississippi"1 week [1] [3]
26 March Leo Sayer "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"5 weeks [1]
2 April
9 April
16 April
23 April
30 April Dana "Fairytale"4 weeks [1]
7 May
14 May
21 May
28 May Yvonne Elliman "Love Me"1 week [1]
4 June Julie Covington "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"5 weeks [1]
11 June
18 June
25 June
2 July
9 July Leo Sayer "When I Need You"11 weeks [1] [2]
16 July
23 July
30 July
6 August
13 August
20 August
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September
24 September Boney M. "Ma Baker"4 weeks [1]
1 October
8 October
15 October
22 October Kenny Rogers "Lucille"5 weeks [1]
29 October
5 November
12 November
19 November
26 November Peter McCann "Do You Wanna Make Love"1 week [1]
3 December Space "Magic Fly"6 weeks [1] [2]
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 DecemberNo chart [1]

1978

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
7 January Space "Magic Fly"6 weeks [1]
14 January
21 January Brotherhood of Man "Angelo"10 weeks [1] [2]
28 January
4 February
11 February
18 February
25 February
4 March
11 March
18 March
25 March
1 AprilThe Dreamers [n 2] "Mull of Kintyre"1 week [1] [3]
8 April Rita Coolidge "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"5 weeks [1]
15 April
22 April
29 April
6 May
13 May Clout "Substitute"2 weeks [1] [2] [3]
20 May
27 May Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive" / "Night Fever" [n 3] 5 weeks [1]
3 June
10 June
17 June
24 June
1 July Boney M. "Rivers of Babylon"10 weeks [1] [2]
8 July
15 July
22 July
29 July
5 August
12 August
19 August
26 August
2 September
9 September John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John "You're the One That I Want"14 weeks [1] [2]
16 September
23 September
30 September
7 October
14 October
21 October
28 October
4 November
11 November
18 November
25 November
2 December
9 December
16 DecemberSpectrum [n 4] "Dancing In The City"2 weeks [1]
23 December
30 DecemberNo chart [1]

1979

Rhodesia was succeeded by Zimbabwe Rhodesia on 1 June 1979, which existed until 12 December 1979, when it reverted to temporary British colonial rule as Southern Rhodesia. The modern Republic of Zimbabwe gained independence on 18 April 1980.

DateArtistSingleWeeks at #1
6 January Dave Loggins "Three Little Words (I Love You)"3 weeks [1]
13 January
20 January
27 January Leo Sayer "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)"4 weeks [1]
3 February
10 February
17 February
24 February Billy Joel "My Life"2 weeks [1]
3 March
10 March Bee Gees "Too Much Heaven"3 weeks [1]
17 March
24 March
31 March Chic "Le Freak"6 weeks [1]
7 April
14 April
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May ABBA "Chiquitita"4 weeks [1]
19 May
26 May
2 June
9 June Blondie "Heart of Glass"1 week [1]
16 June Clout "Save Me"2 weeks [1] [3]
23 June
30 June Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing"4 weeks [1]
7 July
14 July
21 July
28 July Julie Covington "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight"4 weeks [1]
4 August
11 August
18 August
25 August Santana "Well All Right"6 weeks [1]
1 September
8 September
15 September
22 September
29 September
6 OctoberThe Raiders [n 5] "Some Girls"5 weeks [1] [5]
13 October
20 October
27 October
3 November
10 November The Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays"5 weeks [1]
17 November
24 November
1 December
8 December
15 December Joe Jackson "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"3 weeks [1]
22 December
29 December

See also

Notes and references

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Because of sanctions imposed by EMI, records by their artists were not sold in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe until 1981, so the song, originally by Pussycat, was recorded for release in Rhodesia by a cover band.
  2. ↑ Because of sanctions imposed by EMI, records by their artists were not sold in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe until 1981, so the song, originally by Wings, was recorded for release in Rhodesia by a cover band.
  3. ↑ A rare edition with two hit songs on the same 45; released only in Rhodesia and East Germany.
  4. ↑ Because of sanctions imposed by EMI, records by their artists were not sold in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe until 1981, so the song, originally by Marshall Hain, was recorded for release in Rhodesia by a cover band.
  5. ↑ Because of sanctions imposed by EMI, records by their artists were not sold in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe until 1981, so the song, originally by Racey, was recorded for release in Rhodesia by a cover band. After its 11th chart week, its release was discovered in the UK and it was withdrawn from the Rhodesian market.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Rhodesia: Top 20 Singles of all time". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Currin, Brian. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Acts on the Zimbabwe Singles Charts". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Murray Campbell - Goodbye My Love [Il Silenzio] , retrieved 10 June 2018
  5. ↑ The Raiders [Racey] - Some Girls , retrieved 13 June 2018

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"Anarchy in the U.K." is a song by English punk rock band the Sex Pistols. It was released as the band's debut single on 26 November 1976 and was later featured on their album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. "Anarchy in the U.K." was number 56 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liberty Records</span> US and UK record label

Liberty Records was a record label founded in the United States by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Alvin Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Hollies</span> English pop rock group formed in the early 1960s

The Hollies are an English rock and pop band formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Singer Allan Clarke and rhythm guitarist/singer Graham Nash founded the band as a Merseybeat-type group in Manchester, although some of the band members came from towns further north, in east Lancashire. Nash left the group in 1968 to co-form Crosby, Stills & Nash, though he has reunited with the Hollies on occasion. As well as Clarke and Nash other members have included lead guitarist Tony Hicks, rhythm guitarist Terry Sylvester, bassists Eric Haydock and Bernie Calvert, and drummers Don Rathbone and Bobby Elliott.

Southern All Stars, also known by the abbreviations Sazan (サザン) and SAS, are a Japanese rock band that first formed in 1974.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yumi Matsutoya</span> Musical artist

Yumi Matsutoya, nicknamed Yuming, is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. Generally the writer of both the lyrics and the music in her songs, she is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice and live performances, and is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Japanese popular music.

<i>Survival</i> (Bob Marley and the Wailers album) 1979 studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers

Survival is the eleventh studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, released in 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marmalade (band)</span> Scottish rock band

Marmalade are a Scottish pop rock band originating from the east end of Glasgow, originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords, and then later billed as Dean Ford and the Gaylords, recording four singles for Columbia (EMI). In 1966 they changed the band's name to The Marmalade and were credited as such on all of their subsequent recorded releases with CBS Records and Decca Records until 1972. Their greatest chart success was between 1968 and 1972, placing ten songs on the UK Singles Chart, and many overseas territories, including international hits "Reflections of My Life", which reached No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart and No. 3 on the UK chart in January 1970, and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", which topped the UK chart in January 1969, the group becoming the first-ever Scottish artist to top that chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rak Records</span> British record label

Rak Records is a British record label, founded by record producer Mickie Most in 1969. Rak was home to artists such as Herman's Hermits, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Kenny, Hot Chocolate, Smokie, Arrows, Span, Racey and Kim Wilde. Rak Records were distributed via a licensing deal with EMI Records, which bought the company and its master recordings from Most in 1983. Most kept the company name and his RAK Studios, which still exists in St. John's Wood along with Rak Publishing. The latter company represents artists such as Joan Jett, Ben Taylor and KK. In 1986, Most defected the label from EMI to PRT Records which handled the last releases until February 1988. Owing to the records not being hits, the label folded. However, 26 years later in late 2014, Rak Records was revived as a label for new artists releasing both downloads and 7-inch vinyl in the form of a singles club. The Cadbury Sisters, Trojanhorse, and Beautiful Boy were the new signings. They recorded their own original songs as the A-sides, and covered a classic Rak artists cover as the B-side. The Cadbury Sisters covered Steve Harley's 1975 classic "Make Me Smile ", Trojan Horse did Cozy Powell's "Dance With The Devil", and Beautiful Boy did "Kids In America". As PRT Records is no longer in existence, the label is now distributed by Gearbox Records using the original sailing yacht paper label and the records packaged in the original royal blue paper sleeves.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Skokiaan</span> Single by The African Dance Band of the Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia

"Skokiaan" is a popular tune originally written by Zimbabwean musician August Musarurwa in the "Tsaba-tsaba" big band-style that succeeded Marabi. "Skokiaan" is an illegal self-made alcoholic beverage.

Michael Donald Chapman is an Australian record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including the Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Mud and Racey with business partner Nicky Chinn, creating a sound that became identified with the "Chinnichap" brand. He later produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and the Knack. Chapman received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2014 Australia Day Honours.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Racey</span> British pop group

Racey are a British pop group, formed in 1976 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, by Clive Wilson and Phil Fursdon. They achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with hits such as "Lay Your Love on Me" and "Some Girls". Their 1979 song "Kitty" was an international hit in 1981 for Toni Basil when she reworked it into "Mickey".

Typically Tropical were a British band comprising two Trojan Records audio engineers, Jeff Calvert and Max West. They are best known for their 1975 number one hit record "Barbados" and for writing the 1978 disco hit "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">We Don't Talk Anymore (Cliff Richard song)</span> 1979 single by Cliff Richard

"We Don't Talk Anymore" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard, written by Alan Tarney and produced by the Shadows' rhythm guitarist, Bruce Welch. It was released in 1979 as a single and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1979, remaining there for four weeks, Richard's tenth UK number one and his first since "Congratulations" in 1968.

Richard "Rik" Waller is an English pop singer. After appearing as a contestant on the TV series Pop Idol, he had two UK top 40 hits with cover versions of "I Will Always Love You" and "(Something Inside) So Strong".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carrere Records</span> French record label

Carrere Records was a French record label which specialized in Euro disco and rock music. The record company was sold to Warner Music Group in the early 1990s.

Singles and full albums of original music for The Smurfs cartoon series (1981–1989) and the Smurfs movies have been released in different countries and languages, sometimes very successfully, with millions of copies sold. Worldwide, more than 10 million CDs were sold between 2005 and 2007 alone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outdoor Miner</span> 1979 single by Wire

"Outdoor Miner" is a song written by Colin Newman and Graham Lewis, and performed by the English post-punk band Wire. It was released in January 1979 as the band's fourth single and appeared on their second album, Chairs Missing.

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