List of number-one singles of 2014 (South Africa)

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The South African Airplay Chart ranks the best-performing singles in South Africa. Its data, published by Entertainment Monitoring Africa, is based collectively on each single's weekly airplay. [1]

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List of number-one singles of 2014

DateSongArtist(s)Ref.
7 January"Y-tujukuja"Uhuru [2]
14 January"Timber" Pitbull featuring Kesha [3]
21 January [4]
28 January"Happy" Pharrell Williams [5]
4 February [6]
11 February"Pluto (Remember You)" DJ Clock featuring Beatenberg [7]
18 February"Drunk in Love" Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z [8]
25 February"Pluto (Remember You)"DJ Clock featuring Beatenberg [9]
4 March [10]
11 March [11]
18 March [12]
25 March [13]
1 April [14]
8 April [15]
15 April [16]
22 April [17]
29 April [18]
6 May [19]
13 May [20]
20 May [21]
27 May [22]
3 June [23]
10 June [24]
17 June"Love Never Felt So Good" Michael Jackson featuring Justin Timberlake [25]
24 June"Pluto (Remember You)"DJ Clock featuring Beatenberg [26]
1 July [27]
8 July"Caracara"K.O. featuring Kid X [28]
15 July [29]
22 July"Stay with Me" Sam Smith [30]
29 July [31]
5 August [32]
12 August [33]
19 August [34]
26 August"Rafael"Beatenberg [35]
2 September [36]
9 September [37]
16 September [38]
23 September [39]
30 September [40]
7 October [41]
14 October [42]
21 October [43]
28 October [44]
4 November [45]
11 November [46]
18 November [47]
25 November"I'm Not the Only One"Sam Smith [48]
2 December"Rafael"Beatenberg [49]
9 December [50]

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Beatenberg34
2DJ Clock19
3Sam Smith6
4Pitbull2
4Pharrell Williams2
4K.O.2
4Kesha2
4Kid X2
5Beyoncé1
5Michael Jackson1
5Uhuru1
5Jay-Z1
5Justin Timberlake1

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