Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 10-Oct-69 | 18 | New | |
| 17-Oct-69 | 9 | +9 | Star rater |
| 24-Oct-69 | 7 | +2 | Peak |
| 31-Oct-69 | 9 | -2 | |
| 07-Nov-69 | 10 | -1 | |
| 14-Nov-69 | 14 | -4 | |
| 21-Nov-69 | 18 | -4 |
Written by: Neil Diamond
Produced by: Tommy Cogbill, Neil Diamond & Tom Catalano
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): MCA
| Hit number for artist | 1 |
| Peak position | 7 |
| Weeks | 7 |
| Biggest climber awards | 0 |
| Star rater climbs | 1 |
| Biggest faller awards | 0 |
| Top 20 points | 62 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =1463 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | =9 |
| Top 30 Points | 132 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =1606 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | =9 |
Annual ranking:
| 1969 | 69 |
Other chart success:
| Australia | 3 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Germany | 37 |
| Ireland | 9 |
| Netherlands | 16 |
| UK | 8 |
| US | 4 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 |
Diamond has given different stories about who the Caroline in the song was. Initially he said that it was John F. Kennedy’s daughter Caroline while later he has been noted as saying it was about his then wife Marcia, but her name didn’t fit with the rhythm of the song, so he changed it to Caroline. It would rank tied 14th out of the 20 SA chart hits that Diamond had a hand in writing (top 20 points basis).
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Artist link: Neil Diamond
SA Singles Charts 