{{Short description|1975 song by Afric Simone}} {{About|the song|the fictional character|Arabian Fight}} {{Distinguish|Ramayana|Ramya|Ramya Krishnan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox song | name = Ramaya | cover = Ramaya.jpeg | caption = Cover for the Italian release | alt = | type = single | artist = Afric Simone | album = Ramaya | B-side = Piranha | released = 1975 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = {{duration|m=3|s=10}} | label = Barclay Records | writer = {{flatlist| *Afric Simone *Stan Regal }} | producer = Jörg Schmeier | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Hafanana | next_year = 1975 }}
"'''Ramaya'''" is a song by Mozambican recording artist Afric Simone in 1975, sung in a mix of African languages – the words have no coherent meaning, and contrary to common belief they are not in Swahili.
==Weekly charts== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1975–1976) !Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Flanders|3|artist=Afric Simone|song=Ramaya|accessdate=6 May 2014}} |- |Italy (FIMI)<ref name="IT">{{cite web|title= SINGOLI - I NUMERI UNO (1959–2006) (parte 2: 1970–1980) |website= It-charts.150m.com |accessdate= 6 May 2014 |url= http://it-charts.150m.com/numeriuno-1970.htm |language= it |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170124/http://it-charts.150m.com/numeriuno-1970.htm |archivedate= 3 March 2016}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|2|artist=Afric Simone - Ramaya|accessdate=6 May 2014}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Afric Simone|song=Ramaya|accessdate=6 May 2014}} |- {{single chart|Sweden|5|artist=Afric Simone|song=Ramaya|accessdate=6 May 2014}} |}
{|class="wikitable" !Chart (1999) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|France|59|artist=Afric Simone|song=Ramaya|accessdate=6 May 2014}} |}
==Year-end charts== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1975) !Position |- |Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten 1975 |publisher= Ultratop. Hung Medien |accessdate= 6 May 2014 |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1975 |language= nl}}</ref> |align="center"|35 |- |France (IFOP)<ref>{{cite web|title= TOP – 1975 |publisher= Top-france.fr |accessdate= 6 May 2014 |url= http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1975.htm |language= fr}}</ref> |align="center"|16 |- |Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1975 |title= Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975 |publisher= Dutch Top 40 |accessdate= 6 May 2014 |language= nl}}</ref> |align="center"|22 |- |Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975 |publisher= Single Top 100. Hung Medien |accessdate= 6 May 2014 |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1975&cat=s |language= nl}}</ref> |align="center"|8 |}
{|class="wikitable" !Chart (1976) !Position |- |Italy (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|title= I singoli più venduti del 1976 |publisher= Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons |url= http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1976.htm |accessdate= 6 May 2014 |language= it}}</ref> |align="center"|5 |}
==See also== *List of number-one hits of 1976 (Italy)
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:1975 singles Category:1975 songs Category:Number-one singles in Italy
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