HURDY GURDY MAN – DONOVAN

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
23-Aug-68	17	New
30-Aug-68	7	+10	Biggest climber/Star rater
06-Sep-68	6	+1
13-Sep-68	5	+1
20-Sep-68	2	+3	Peak
27-Sep-68	4	-2
04-Oct-68	7	-3
11-Oct-68	12	-5
18-Oct-68	14	-2

Written by: Donovan Leitch
Produced by: Mickie Most
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): CBS

Hit number for artist	6
Peak position	2
Weeks	9
Biggest climber awards	1
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest faller awards	0
Top 20 points	115
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=979
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	4
Top 30 Points	205
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=1135
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	5

Annual ranking:

1968

40

Other chart success:

Australia	5
Austria	20
Belgium	12
Germany	11
Netherlands	7
Switzerland	5
UK	4
US	5

The song is said to have been written for the band Hurdy Gurdy which featured Mac MacLeod, a friend of Donovan, but when they fell out over ‘creative disagreements’ Donovan decided to record it himself. There is a lot of disagreement about who actually played on the song with later Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham being possibles along with Alan Parker (Blue Mink & The Congregation).

Video:

Artist link: Donovan

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF – DURAN DURAN

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
03-Sep-82	17	New
10-Sep-82	16	+1
17-Sep-82	11	+5	Biggest climber/Star rater
24-Sep-82	9	+2
01-Oct-82	6	+3	Biggest climber
08-Oct-82	5	+1
15-Oct-82	4	+1	Peak
22-Oct-82	4	0	Peak
29-Oct-82	4	0	Peak
05-Nov-82	5	-1
12-Nov-82	7	-2
19-Nov-82	11	-4
26-Nov-82	13	-2
03-Dec-82	20	-7

Written by: Nick Rhodes, Simon le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor & Andy Taylor
Produced by: Colin Thurston
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): EMI

Hit number for artist	1
Peak position	4
Weeks	14
Biggest climber awards	2
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest faller awards	0
Top 20 points	162
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=621
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	2
Top 30 Points	302
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=620
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	2

Annual ranking:

1982

25

Other chart success:

Australia	5
Canada	1
Ireland	4
Netherlands	50
New Zealand	4
Poland	25
UK	5
US	3

SA Radio charts:

Capital 604	3
Radio 702	1

The song was written and recorded in a single day. The video for the song (shot in Sri Lanka) would help break the band in the US as it received heavy rotation on MTV there. The lyrics to the song were inspired by the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale and apparently the ‘do do do…’s at the end of each line uses a melody from Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘If You Could Read my Mind’.

Video:

Artist link: Duran Duran

HUNGRY FOR LOVE – THE A-CADS

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
19-Nov-65	17	New
26-Nov-65	13	+4	Biggest climber/Star rater
03-Dec-65	12	+1
10-Dec-65	10	+2
17-Dec-65	5	+5	Star rater
27-Dec-65	3	+2
07-Jan-66	1	+2	Peak
14-Jan-66	1	0	Peak
21-Jan-66	3	-2
28-Jan-66	4	-1
04-Feb-66	7	-3
11-Feb-66	10	-3
18-Feb-66	11	-1
25-Feb-66	14	-3

Written by: Gordon Mills
Produced by: Not listed
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): RCA Victor

Hit number for artist	1
Peak position	1
Weeks	14
Biggest climber awards	1
Star rater climbs	2
Biggest faller awards	0
Top 20 points	183
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=476
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	1
Top 30 Points	323
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=519
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	1

Annual ranking:

1965	41
1966	=38

The song was originally a hit in 1963 for UK band Johnny Kidd & The Pirates. That version would get to number 20 in the UK. Gordon Mills, who wrote the song, would manage Johnny Kidd as well as Engelbert Humperdinck and Tom Jones amongst others. He would also write Tom Jones’ hit ‘It’s Not Unusual’. The A-Cads’ version of ‘Hungry For Love’ would be the 2^nd local song to top the charts (after Murray Campbell’s ‘Goodbye My Love’).

Video:

Artist link: The A-Cads

HUNGRY EYES – ERIC CARMEN

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
11-Feb-88	21	New
18-Feb-88	18	+3
25-Feb-88	17	+1
03-Mar-88	15	+2
10-Mar-88	15	0
17-Mar-88	14	+1
24-Mar-88	12	+2
31-Mar-88	10	+2	Peak
07-Apr-88	10	0	Peak
14-Apr-88	12	-2
21-Apr-88	16	-4
28-Apr-88	11	+5	Biggest climber/Star rater
05-May-88	16	-5*	Biggest faller
12-May-88	20	-4
19-May-88	20	0
26-May-88	26	-6	Biggest faller

* This was the 26^th time out of 27 that a song would pick up a biggest climber followed by a biggest faller the following week.

Written by: John DeNicola & Franke Previte
Produced by: Eric Carmen
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): RCA Victor

Hit number for artist	3
Peak position	10
Weeks	16
Biggest climber awards	1
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest faller awards	2
Top 20 points	88
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=1211
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	2
Top 30 Points	243
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=943
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	2

Annual ranking:

1988

44

Other chart success:

Australia	4
Belgium	9
Canada	2
Germany	17
Netherlands	16
New Zealand	18
Sweden	6
UK	82
US	4

SA Radio charts:

Capital 604	5
Radio 5	1
Radio 702	1

The song was originally recorded by Franke & The Knockouts (songwriter Franke Previte was a member of the band). Carmen was approached to record a version for the soundtrack to the film ‘Dirty Dancing’ but was initially reluctant. However, he was convinced to do so. Of the 3 songs from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack that made out charts, ‘Hungry Eyes’ had the second highest top 30 points total, beaten by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes’ ‘(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life’ and beating Patrick Swayze’s ‘She’s Like The Wind’. British group Eyeopener would cover ‘Hungry Eyes’ in 2004 and that version got to 16 in the UK and 25 in Ireland.

Video:

Artist link: Eric Carmen

HUMAN TOUCH – RICK SPRINGFIELD

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
09-Dec-83	30	New	Peak

Written by: Rick Springfield
Produced by: Bill Drescher & Rick Springfield
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Wizard

Hit number for artist	2
Peak position	30
Weeks	1
Biggest climber awards	0
Star rater climbs	0
Biggest faller awards	0
Top 20 points	N/A
Overall Top 20 points ranking	N/A
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	N/A
Top 30 Points	1
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=2528
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	3

Annual ranking:

1983

=133

Other chart success:

Australia	92
UK	23
US	18

A reviewer in the US music magazine Cash Box, noted the irony of the song, which spoke of us all needing the human touch, yet used drum machines and synthesizers. The song was used in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

Video:

Artist link: Rick Springfield

HUMAN – HUMAN LEAGUE

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
16-Nov-86	28	New
23-Nov-86	29	-1
30-Nov-86	20	+9	Biggest climber/Star rater
07-Dec-86	20	0
14-Dec-86	24	-4
21-Dec-86	22	+2
28-Dec-86	19	+3
04-Jan-87	18	+1
11-Jan-87	10	+8	Biggest climber/Star rater
18-Jan-87	9	+1	Peak
25-Jan-87	9	0	Peak
01-Feb-87	10	-1
08-Feb-87	13	-3
15-Feb-87	16	-3
22-Feb-87	16	0
01-Mar-87	26	-10	Biggest faller

Written by: James Harris III (aka Jimmy Jam) & Terry Lewis
Produced by: James Harris III (aka Jimmy Jam) & Terry Lewis
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Virgin

Hit number for artist	4
Peak position	9
Weeks	16
Biggest climber awards	2
Star rater climbs	2
Biggest faller awards	1
Top 20 points	71
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=1365
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	2
Top 30 Points	207
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=1125
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	2

Annual ranking:

1986	92
1987	62

Other chart success:

Australia	26
Belgium	11
Canada	1
Finland	15
Germany	5
Ireland	5
Italy	12
Netherlands	16
New Zealand	4
Sweden	2
Switzerland	25
UK	8
US	1
Zimbabwe	10

SA Radio charts:

Capital 604	1
Radio 5	1
Radio 702	1

The Human League were struggling with material for their fifth album and their record label, Virgin, suggested they work with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Jam & Lewis had recently seen success producing Janet Jackson’s ‘Control’ album and one of the songs they brought to the table was ‘Human’. It would become the Human League’s 2^nd (after ‘Don’t You Want Me’) and, at the time of writing, final US number 1. It would be the 46^th out of 72 songs that made our charts that would top all 3 of the local radio charts mentioned above. Rick Springfield (who had a hit with ‘Human Touch’, a different song) would record a cover of ‘Human’ in 2005.

Video:

Artist link: The Human League

HOWZAT – SHERBET

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
07-Jan-77	17	New
14-Jan-77	9	+8	Biggest climber/Star rater
21-Jan-77	4	+5	Biggest climber/Star rater
28-Jan-77	2	+2
04-Feb-77	1	+1	Peak
11-Feb-77	1	0	Peak
18-Feb-77	1	0	Peak
25-Feb-77	1	0	Peak
04-Mar-77	3	-2
11-Mar-77	3	0
18-Mar-77	7	-4
25-Mar-77	11	-4
01-Apr-77	13	-2
08-Apr-77	20	-7	Biggest faller

Written by: Garth Porter & Tony Mitchell
Produced by: Richard Lush & Sherbet
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Gallo

Hit number for artist	1
Peak position	1
Weeks	14
Biggest climber awards	2
Star rater climbs	2
Biggest faller awards	1
Top 20 points	201
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=381
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	1
Top 30 Points	341
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=463
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	1

Annual ranking:

1977

11

Other chart success:

Australia	1
Belgium	13
Germany	36
Israel	1
Netherlands	6
New Zealand	1
Norway	8
Sweden	16
Thailand	2
UK	4
US	61
Zimbabwe	5

SA Radio charts:

Radio 5

5

The song would win the Most Popular Australian Single award at the 1976 King Of Pop Awards and would rank 42^nd on Aussie Radio Triple M’s 2018 list of most Australian songs of all time.

Video:

Artist link: Sherbet

HOW’D WE EVER GET THIS WAY? – ANDY KIM

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
15-Nov-68	19	New
22-Nov-68	18	+1	Peak

Written by: Andy Kim & Jeff Barry
Produced by: Jeff Barry
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Dot

Hit number for artist	1
Peak position	18
Weeks	2
Biggest climber awards	0
Star rater climbs	0
Biggest faller awards	0
Top 20 points	5
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=2234
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	4
Top 30 Points	25
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=2325
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	4

Annual ranking:

1968

=128

Other chart success:

Australia	64
Canada	9
US	21

Of the 42 songs by Canadian acts that made the top 20, ‘How’d We Ever Get This Way?’ would rank 38^th.

Video:

Artist link: Andy Kim

HOW THE MIGHTY HATH FALLEN – EMIL DEAN

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
26-Nov-65	20	New
03-Dec-65	17	+3	Biggest climber
10-Dec-65	16	+1
17-Dec-65	13	+3
27-Dec-65	12	+1
07-Jan-66	7	+5	Star rater
14-Jan-66	6	+1	Peak
21-Jan-66	8	-2
28-Jan-66	9	-1
04-Feb-66	13	-4	Biggest faller
11-Feb-66	15	-2
18-Feb-66	18	-3

Written by: Roy Bennett & Sid Tepper
Produced by: Not listed
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): CBS

Hit number for artist	2
Peak position	6
Weeks	12
Biggest climber awards	1
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest faller awards	1
Top 20 points	98
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=1128
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	1
Top 30 Points	218
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=1070
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	1

Annual ranking:

1965	=57
1966	=67

The first recording of the song that I can find is one by US singer Mickey Denton. It was the b-side to his ‘Tell Her’ single. The single did not make the charts in either the US or the UK.

Video:

Artist link: Emil Dean

HOW I FEEL INSIDE – ROY BULKIN

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
17-Jul-81	18	New
24-Jul-81	17	+1
31-Jul-81	17	0
07-Aug-81	17	0
14-Aug-81	16	+1
21-Aug-81	16	0
28-Aug-81	15	+1	Peak
04-Sep-81	20	-5

Written by: Lee Johnson & Robert Schroder
Produced by: Robert Schroder
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Robroy

Hit number for artist	6
Peak position	15
Weeks	8
Biggest climber awards	0
Star rater climbs	0
Biggest faller awards	0
Top 20 points	32
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=1823
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	4
Top 30 Points	112
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=1748
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	4

Annual ranking:

1981

=94

The song would be the last to chart where Robert Schroder as noted as the producer. Schroder would have production credits on 14 SA chart hits and this was the tied 5^th highest for a local producer.

Video:

Artist link: Roy Bulkin