List of number-one singles of 2015 (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 2015

DateSongArtist(s)Ref.
6 January"Trip to Cairo"Dlala MJ [2]
13 January [3]
20 January"Blank Space" Taylor Swift [4]
27 January"Risky"Litty Gvng [5]
3 February"Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars [6]
10 February [7]
17 February [8]
24 February"Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran [9]
3 March [10]
10 March"Love Me like You Do" Ellie Goulding [11]
17 March [12]
24 March [13]
31 March"Sugar" Maroon 5 [14]
7 April"Love Me like You Do"Ellie Goulding [15]
14 April [16]
21 April"Sugar"Maroon 5 [17]
28 April"Style"Taylor Swift [18]
5 May [19]
19 May"Want to Want Me" Jason Derulo [20]
26 May"See You Again" Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth [21]
2 June"Want to Want Me"Jason Derulo [22]
9 June"See You Again"Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth [23]
16 June [24]
23 June [25]
30 June [26]
7 July"Shumaya"Dbn Nyts featuring Zinhle Ngidi and Trade Mark [27]
14 July"Cheerleader" OMI [28]
21 July"Shumaya"Dbn Nyts featuring Zinhle Ngidi and Trade Mark [29]
28 July [30]
4 August"Cheerleader"OMI [31]
11 August"Can't Feel My Face" The Weeknd [32]
18 August"Cheerleader"OMI [33]
25 August"Can't Feel My Face"The Weeknd [34]
1 September [35]
8 September [36]
15 September [37]
22 September [38]
29 September"What Do You Mean?" Justin Bieber [39]
6 October"We Dance Again" Black Coffee featuring Nakhane Toure [40]
13 October [41]
20 October [42]
27 October"What Do You Mean?"Justin Bieber [43]
3 November"We Dance Again"Black Coffee featuring Nakhane Toure [44]
10 November"Hello" Adele [45]
17 November [46]
24 November [47]
1 December [48]
8 December [49]
15 December [50]
22 December [51]
29 December [52]

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Adele8
2The Weeknd6
3Ellie Goulding5
3Wiz Khalifa5
3Charlie Puth5
4Black Coffee4
4Nakhane Toure4
5Mark Ronson3
5Bruno Mars3
5Ed Sheeran3
5Taylor Swift3
5Dbn Nyts3
5Zinhle Ngidi3
5Trade Mark3
5OMI3
6DJ Merlon2
6Mondli Ngcobo2
6Jason Derulo2
6Maroon 52
6Justin Bieber2
7Litty Gvng1

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