List of number-one singles of 2013 (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 2013

DateSongArtist(s)Ref.
21 May"Blurred Lines" Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams [2]
28 May [3]
4 June [4]
11 June [5]
18 June [6]
25 June [7]
2 July [8]
9 July [9]
16 July"Get Lucky" Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams [10]
23 July"Blurred Lines"Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams [11]
30 July [12]
6 August [13]
13 August"Treasure" Bruno Mars [14]
20 August [15]
27 August"Jika" Mi Casa [16]
3 September [17]
10 September [18]
17 September [19]
24 September [20]
1 October [21]
8 October [22]
15 October [23]
22 October [24]
29 October [25]
5 November [26]
12 November [27]
19 November [28]
26 November"Hold On, We're Going Home" Drake featuring Majid Jordan [29]
3 December [30]
10 December"Nelson Mandela" Zahara [31]
17 December [32]
24 December"Hold On, We're Going Home"Drake featuring Majid Jordan [33]
31 December [34]

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Mi Casa13
2Pharrell Williams12
3Robin Thicke11
3T.I.11
4Drake4
4Majid Jordan4
5Bruno Mars2
5Zahara2
6Daft Punk1

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