Hall of fame

The Psyche Of The Situation was ranked #23 in the SA Rock Digest top 50 songs of 2002. It also reached #1 in the SA Rock Digest MP3s of the week charts (29/7/2002). During SA Music Week, it was played on KRVM, a radio station in Oregon, USA.

Here be Dragons made it to #11 on the SA Rock Digest MP3s of the week (19/8/2002). During the same week, The Psyche Of The Situation was #2, resulting in us having two tracks on the charts. This track was recorded in May 2002, and is a more true reflection of the sound.

The demo Following Light was ranked #4 on the SA Rock Digest top 20 Albums of the week (4/8/2002).

Chin Up!, another track off the demo, was rated #6 on the Next Big Thing charts (14/8/2002).

(SA Rock Digest MP3 Charts are based purely on mp3 downloads, Next Big Thing charts are based on customer ratings of the songs.)


Top Chart Positions for tuesday’s child

Date Chart Position Song
2002 SA ROCK DIGEST TOP 20 HITS OF 2002 (Statistics) 18 The Psyche Of The Situation
2002 SA ROCK DIGEST TOP 50 SONGS OF 2002 (Editors Choice) 23 The Psyche Of The Situation
29/7/2002 SA ROCK DIGEST TOP 20 SOUTH AFRICAN MP3s OF THE WEEK 1 The Psyche Of The Situation
4/8/2002 SA ROCK DIGEST TOP 20 SOUTH AFRICAN ALBUMS OF THE WEEK 4 Following Light
14/8/2002 Next Big Thing 6 Chin Up!
19/8/2002 SA ROCK DIGEST TOP 20 SOUTH AFRICAN MP3s OF THE WEEK 11 Here Be Dragons

1/1/2003 – SA ROCK DIGEST TOP 50 SONGS OF 2002 – #23 (SA Rock Digest Special New Year’s Edition 2003)

1. Gasoline – Seether
2. 10 Seconds – Cutting Jade
3. Sestien Jaar Met ‘n Vals Kitaar – Koos Kombuis
4. (I Think I Can) Relate – Tait
5. Hoenderman – Kobus!
6. Believe – Mauri Moncada
7. Diep In Die Bos – Valiant Swart
8. Tripping – Curious George
9. Beautiful Life – Ian Henderson
10. Ugly – Natalia
11. Extra Larry – Sons Of Trout
12. 42 – Kelvin Declined
13. Kwaito – KGB
14. Nasty – Golliwog
15. Social Ills – Godessa
16. Come Down – Perez
17. Don’t Push – Mikanic with Ernie Deane
18. Jou Oë – Kobus!
19. Stained – Ashton Nyte
20. Everytime – State Far Better
21. Go F*ck Yourself – Janie Jones
22. Rock City – New World Inside
23. The Psyche Of The Situation – Tuesday’s Child
24. All Eyes On Me – Seven Day Story
25. Donkey Rattle – Felix Laband
26. Change The World – Dolly Rockers
27. Die Son Kom Weer – Piet Botha
28. Goodbye Satellite – Blackmilk
29. A Man Like Me – James Stewart
30. Nightingale – Fortune Cookies
31. My Love Is A Leopard – Frosted Orange
32. Rockpop – Diff-Olie
33. Psycoparalysis – Dayspring
34. Girls In Black – Kelvin Declined
35. Perfect Love – Terence Reis
36. Eloise – Tribe After Tribe
37. Red Rock City – Mac Mackenzie & The Goema Captains of Cape Town
38. Free – David Michael
39. Today – Four Ounce Freedom
40. Need – Phringe
41. MP3 – Steve Louw and Big Sky
42. Jammez – Zen Arcade
43. Alles Sal OK Wees – Spinnekop
44. So Many Times – Jimmy 12″
45. Martyr – The Awakening
46. Geraamtes In Jou Kas – Brixton Moord En Roof Orkes
47. Charlie – Wonderboom
48. Another Country – Breyten Breytenbach
49. Did You See It Coming – Starskii
50. Meneer Geweer – Wouter Van Der Wenter


19/8/2002 – #2 and 11 on the SA Rock Digest MP3 chart (Issue 167)

1. [5] (1) Silverfish – Dolly Rockers (Sui Sessions/Indie)
2. [2] (1) The Psyche Of The Situation – Tuesday’s Child (‘Following Light’/Indie)
3. [4] (3) Jammez – Zen Arcade (‘Letter From A Friend’ EP/Indie)
4. [3] (1) Beautiful Life – Ian Henderson (‘Freefall’/N3)
5. [1] (1) So Many Times – Jimmy 12″ (‘Selection #3’/Sovereign)
6. [8] (6) Bok en Spring – Piet Botha (demo/PietBotha.com)
7. [15] (7) I’m A Man – Swamp Funk Quartet (‘Go Funk Yourself’/Indie)
8. [11] (8) Diep In Die Bos – Valiant Swart (‘Maanhare’/Rhythm)
9. [9] (2) Extra Larry – Sons Of Trout (‘Odd Times’/SAFm)
10. [7] (1) Girls In Black – Kelvin Declined (‘Kelvin Declined’/Rhythm)
11. [14] [11] Here Be Dragons – Tuesday’s Child (demo/Indie)
12. [6] (1) Letter From A Friend – Zen Arcade (‘Letter From A Friend’ EP/Indie)
13. [10] (3) Twyfelaar – Battery 9 (‘Vloek Van Die Kitaar’/Boereplaas)
14. [12] (1) Sestien Jaar Met ‘n Vals Kitaar – Koos Kombuis (‘Equilibrium’/Rhythm)
15. [13] (2) Hoenderman – Kobus! (‘Kobus!/ENT)
16. [-] (16) Le Mystique Sonar – DJ MacAngel (‘Sample This – Final Edition’/SoniQue Fusion)
17. [17] (1) Everytime – State Far Better (demo/Indie)
18. [18] (3) RockPop – Diff-Olie (‘Die Borrelbad Insident’/Boereplaas)
19. [-] (19) Disaster – AntiGRAVITY (single 1998/Fresh)
20. [16] (1) 42 – Kelvin Declined (‘Kelvin Declined’/Rhythm)


14/8/2002 – #6 on NextBigThing top 15

1) (1) Ferdie –Plank
2) (2) For Real –Idle Moment
3) (5) I Need No Other – Strange
4) (2) Land Of Dreams – DJ Mozy
5) (7)Wanna Hold You Tonite – SwiftLove
6) (6)Chin Up – Tuesdays Child
7) (13)KoeBaai –Eugenie
8) (30)Rabobi – Slugs Of War
9) (8) You’ll Be Mine –Cane Project
10) (9)Geen Land –BMRO
11) (10)Dizzy Head –700 Sundays
12) (12) Who Am I – Wild Iris
13) (15)Valley of the Wizards – Mann Friday
14) (11)Nintendo – Saint Dragon
15) (14) Fallen Under You – Carpet Crawlers


4/8/2002 – #4 on the SA Rock Digest Album chart (Issue 165)

This week [last week] (highest position) Title – Artist (Label)

1. [3] (1) Bignity – Van der Want & Letcher (Sheer)
2. [1] (1) Samsara Jiva – Wilde Als (Afrimusik)
3. [4] (1) Equilibrium – Koos Kombuis (Rhythm)
4. [7] (4) Following Light – Tuesday’s Child (Indie)
5. [5] (1) Freefall – Ian Henderson (N3)
6. [2] (2) Superdeluxe Mode – Moodphase 5ive (African Dope)
7. [6] (3) The Unknown – Starkravingsane (Indie)
8. [14] (8) 96 – 02 The Singles – Henry Ate (EMI)
9. [10] (1) Kelvin Declined – Kelvin Declined (Rhythm)
10. [16] (10) Tassenberg 3 – Various Artists (Trippy Grape)
11. [8] (2) Dirt Sense – Ashton Nyte (Intervention)
12. [15] (12) Africans In Space – Marcus Wyatt (Sheer)
13. [13] (1) Kobus! – Kobus! (ENT)
14. [RE] (14) Odd Times – Sons Of Trout (SAFm)
15. [11] (8) Unhinged – Simon van Gend (Indie)
16. [-] (16) Maanhare – Valiant Swart (Rhythm)
17. [18] (2) 4/4 Down The Stairs – Felix Laband (African Dope)
18. [-] (18) Letter From A Friend EP – Zen Arcade (Indie)
19. [9] (3) Bilene – Terence Reis (Indie)
20. [17] (7) Legendary Beauty – Silex (Intervention Arts)


29/7/2002 – #1 and 19 on the SA Rock Digest MP3 charts (Issue 164)

We are #1 on the SA Rock Digest charts with ‘Psyche of the Situation’, and # 19 with ‘Here be Dragons’

Thanks all for the support !

1. [2] (1) The Psyche Of The Situation – Tuesday’s Child (‘Following Light’/Indie)
2. [8] (1) Sestien Jaar Met ‘n Vals Kitaar – Koos Kombuis (‘Equilibrium’/Rhythm)
3. [17] (3) Twyfelaar – Battery 9 (‘Vloek Van Die Kitaar’/Boereplaas)
4. [1] (1) Girls In Black – Kelvin Declined (‘Kelvin Declined’/Rhythm)
5. [15] (1) Beautiful Life – Ian Henderson (‘Freefall’/N3)
6. [18] (4) Die Son Kom Weer – Piet Botha (demo/PietBotha.com)
7. [20] (2) Hoenderman – Kobus! (‘Kobus!/ENT)
8. [RE] (1) Everytime – State Far Better (demo/Indie)
9. [16] (19) So Many Times – Jimmy 12″ (‘Selection #3’/Sovereign)
10. [RE] (3) RockPop – Diff-Olie (‘Die Borrelbad Insident’/Boereplaas)
11. [19] (11) Letter From A Friend – Zen Arcade (‘Letter From A Friend’ EP/Indie)
12. [3] (3) Wonderaar – Wilde Als (‘Samsara Jiva’/Afrimusik)
13. [4] (1) Stained – Ashton Nyte (‘Dirt Sense’/Intervention)
14. [6] (4) My Heart Is Still Beating – Jamie Campbell (demo/Indie)
15. [12] (12) Oh Why? – Mike de Jager (‘Dream’/Indie)
16. [14] (14) Dance – Brian Finch (‘Hero Of Heroes’/3rd Ear)
17. [13] (2) Extra Larry – Sons Of Trout (‘Odd Times’/SAFm)
18. [-] (19) Bok en Spring – Piet Botha (demo/PietBotha.com)
19. [-] [20] Here be Dragons – Tuesday’s Child (demo/Indie)
20. [RE] (1) 42 – Kelvin Declined (‘Kelvin Declined’/Rhythm)