List of number-one singles in Rhodesia

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]

1965

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


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks 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	The Animals	"We Gotta Get out of This Place"	2 weeks^[3]
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 December	No chart released^[1]

1966


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks 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"	3 weeks^[1]
8 January (tied at #1)	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"
12 February (tied at #1)	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	The Beatles	Rubber Soul (LP)	2 weeks^[1]
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	Val Doonican	"Elusive Butterfly"	2 weeks^[1]
18 June	Manfred Mann	"Pretty Flamingo"	2 weeks^[1]^[3]
25 June	Manfred Mann	"Pretty Flamingo"	2 weeks^[1]^[3]
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	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich	"Bend It!"	2 weeks^[1]
3 December	The Troggs	"I Can't Control Myself"	5 weeks^[1]
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December

1967


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks 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	The Monkees	"I'm a Believer"	2 weeks^[1]
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	Petula Clark	"This Is My Song"	2 weeks^[1]
13 May	Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra	"Somethin' Stupid"	1 week^[1]
20 May	Sandy Posey	"Single Girl"	2 weeks^[1]
27 May	Sandy Posey	"Single Girl"	2 weeks^[1]
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	The Turtles	"She'd Rather Be with Me"	2 weeks^[1]
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	The Hollies	"Carrie Anne"	2 weeks^[1]
30 September	The Beatles	"All You Need Is Love"	2 weeks^[1]
7 October	The Beatles	"All You Need Is Love"	2 weeks^[1]
14 October	The Tremeloes	"Even The Bad Times Are Good"	2 weeks^[1]
21 October	The Tremeloes	"Even The Bad Times Are Good"	2 weeks^[1]
28 October	Cliff Richard	"I'll Come Runnin"	1 week^[1]
4 November	The Dominos	"Tabitha Twitchit"	2 weeks^[1]
11 November	The Dominos	"Tabitha Twitchit"	2 weeks^[1]
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


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks 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	The Troggs	"Love Is All Around"	2 weeks^[1]
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	The American Breed	"Bend Me, Shape Me"	2 weeks^[1]
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	1910 Fruitgum Company	"Simon Says"	2 weeks^[1]
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 September	Missing^[1]
14 September	Percy Sledge	"Take Time to Know Her"	2 weeks^[1]
21 September	Percy Sledge	"Take Time to Know Her"	2 weeks^[1]
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]
16 November (tied at #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


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at #1
4 January	Leapy Lee	"Little Arrows"	9 weeks^[1]
11 January	Leapy Lee	"Little Arrows"	9 weeks^[1]
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	Marmalade	"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"	2 weeks^[1]
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	Peter Sarstedt	"Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?"	2 weeks^[1]
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	Herman's Hermits	"My Sentimental Friend"	2 weeks^[1]
16 August	The Archies	"Sugar, Sugar"	2 weeks^[1]
23 August	The Archies	"Sugar, Sugar"	2 weeks^[1]
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	Robin Gibb	"Saved by the Bell"	2 weeks^[1]
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


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks 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	The Hollies	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"	2 weeks^[1]
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	Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Up Around the Bend"	2 weeks^[1]
18 July	Christie	"Yellow River"	2 weeks^[1]
25 July	Christie	"Yellow River"	2 weeks^[1]
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	Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Lookin' Out My Back Door"	2 weeks^[1]
5 December	Michael Holm	"Mademoiselle Ninette"	1 week^[1]
12 December	Neil Diamond	"Cracklin' Rosie"	5 weeks^[1]
19 December
26 December

1971


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at #1
2 January	Neil Diamond	"Cracklin' Rosie"	5 weeks^[1]
9 January	Neil Diamond	"Cracklin' Rosie"	5 weeks^[1]
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	Lynn Anderson	"Rose Garden"	2 weeks^[1]
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	The New Seekers	"Never Ending Song of Love"	2 weeks^[1]
20 November	Charisma	"Mammy Blue"	8 weeks^[1]
27 November
4 December
11 December
18 December
25 December	No chart

1972


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks 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 December	No chart

1973


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at #1
6 January	The Sweet	"Wig-Wam Bam"	5 weeks^[1]
13 January	The Sweet	"Wig-Wam Bam"	5 weeks^[1]
20 January	The Partridge Family	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	2 weeks^[1]
27 January	The Partridge Family	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	2 weeks^[1]
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	Barbara Ray	"I Don't Wanna Play House"	2 weeks^[1]^[3]
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	Gwynneth Ashley Robin	"Little Jimmy"	2 weeks^[1]
22 December	Demis Roussos	"Forever and Ever"	3 weeks^[1]
29 December	No chart^[1]

1974


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at #1
5 January	Demis Roussos	"Forever and Ever"	3 weeks^[1]
12 January	Demis Roussos	"Forever and Ever"	3 weeks^[1]
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	Ike & Tina Turner	"Nutbush City Limits"	2 weeks^[1]
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	Peters and Lee	"Don't Stay Away Too Long"	2 weeks^[1]
21 December	Carl Douglas	"Kung Fu Fighting"	6 weeks^[1]
28 December	No chart^[1]

1975


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks 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	The Three Degrees	"When Will I See You Again"	2 weeks^[1]
26 April	Bachman–Turner Overdrive	"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"	2 weeks^[1]
3 May	Bachman–Turner Overdrive	"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"	2 weeks^[1]
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 December	No chart^[1]

1976


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks 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 December	No chart^[1]

1977


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at #1
1 January	No 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 March	The 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 December	No chart^[1]

1978


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at #1
7 January	Space	"Magic Fly"	6 weeks^[1]
14 January	Space	"Magic Fly"	6 weeks^[1]
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 April	The 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	Clout	"Substitute"	2 weeks^[1]^[2]^[3]
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 December	Spectrum^{[n 4]}	"Dancing In The City"	2 weeks^[1]
23 December	Spectrum^{[n 4]}	"Dancing In The City"	2 weeks^[1]
30 December	No 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.


Date	Artist	Single	Weeks 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	Billy Joel	"My Life"	2 weeks^[1]
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	Clout	"Save Me"	2 weeks^[1]^[3]
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 October	The 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

Notes and references

Footnotes

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ A rare edition with two hit songs on the same 45; released only in Rhodesia and East Germany.
^ 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.
^ 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc ^cd ^ce ^cf ^cg ^ch ^ci ^cj ^ck ^cl ^cm ^cn ^co ^cp ^cq ^cr ^cs ^ct ^cu ^cv ^cw ^cx ^cy ^cz ^da ^db ^dc ^dd ^de ^df ^dg ^dh ^di ^dj ^dk ^dl ^dm ^dn ^do ^dp ^dq ^dr ^ds ^dt ^du ^dv ^dw ^dx ^dy ^dz ^ea ^eb ^ec ^ed ^ee ^ef ^eg ^eh ^ei ^ej ^ek ^el ^em ^en ^eo ^ep ^eq ^er ^es ^et ^eu ^ev ^ew ^ex ^ey ^ez ^fa ^fb ^fc ^fd ^fe ^ff ^fg ^fh ^fi ^fj ^fk ^fl ^fm ^fn ^fo ^fp ^fq ^fr ^fs ^ft ^fu ^fv ^fw ^fx ^fy ^fz ^ga ^gb ^gc ^gd ^ge ^gf ^gg ^gh ^gi ^gj ^gk ^gl ^gm ^gn ^go ^gp ^gq ^gr ^gs ^gt ^gu ^gv ^gw ^gx ^gy ^gz ^ha ^hb ^hc ^hd ^he ^hf ^hg ^hh ^hi ^hj ^hk ^hl ^hm ^hn ^ho ^hp ^hq ^hr ^hs ^ht ^hu yuvalzirler (29 October 2016). "Number one hits in Zimbabwe". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Rhodesia: Top 20 Singles of all time". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Currin, Brian. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Acts on the Zimbabwe Singles Charts". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ Murray Campbell - Goodbye My Love [Il Silenzio], retrieved 10 June 2018
^ The Raiders [Racey] - Some Girls, retrieved 13 June 2018

[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[7] A rare edition with two hit songs on the same 45; released only in Rhodesia and East Germany.

[8] 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.

[9] 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.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc ^cd ^ce ^cf ^cg ^ch ^ci ^cj ^ck ^cl ^cm ^cn ^co ^cp ^cq ^cr ^cs ^ct ^cu ^cv ^cw ^cx ^cy ^cz ^da ^db ^dc ^dd ^de ^df ^dg ^dh ^di ^dj ^dk ^dl ^dm ^dn ^do ^dp ^dq ^dr ^ds ^dt ^du ^dv ^dw ^dx ^dy ^dz ^ea ^eb ^ec ^ed ^ee ^ef ^eg ^eh ^ei ^ej ^ek ^el ^em ^en ^eo ^ep ^eq ^er ^es ^et ^eu ^ev ^ew ^ex ^ey ^ez ^fa ^fb ^fc ^fd ^fe ^ff ^fg ^fh ^fi ^fj ^fk ^fl ^fm ^fn ^fo ^fp ^fq ^fr ^fs ^ft ^fu ^fv ^fw ^fx ^fy ^fz ^ga ^gb ^gc ^gd ^ge ^gf ^gg ^gh ^gi ^gj ^gk ^gl ^gm ^gn ^go ^gp ^gq ^gr ^gs ^gt ^gu ^gv ^gw ^gx ^gy ^gz ^ha ^hb ^hc ^hd ^he ^hf ^hg ^hh ^hi ^hj ^hk ^hl ^hm ^hn ^ho ^hp ^hq ^hr ^hs ^ht ^hu yuvalzirler (29 October 2016). "Number one hits in Zimbabwe". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

[:2-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Rhodesia: Top 20 Singles of all time". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

[:1-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r 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

[10] The Raiders [Racey] - Some Girls, retrieved 13 June 2018

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