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Johan Slager
Artist

Johan Slager

  • born 1946, Amsterdam
  • died 2025

Johan Slager is an artist, born on 8 June 1946 in Amsterdam and died in January 2025. Johan Slager is known as a member of Kayak. With the group, nine records reached the Dutch Top 40.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons, cropped. All photo credits

Timeline of Johan Slager

The years of Johan Slager with Kayak. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.

Kayak19751980198519901995200020052010201520202025Ruthless Queennumber 6 in week 13 of 1979 · 10 weeksStarlight Dancernumber 17 in week 44 of 1977 · 6 weeksMammothnumber 18 in week 30 of 1973 · 4 weeksLyricsnumber 20 in week 17 of 1973 · 5 weeksAnnenumber 26 in week 16 of 1980 · 4 weeksWintertimenumber 30 in week 40 of 1974 · 5 weeksWant You To Be Minenumber 30 in week 27 of 1978 · 3 weeksChance For A Lifetimenumber 31 in week 51 of 1975 · 4 weeksSeagullnumber 33 in week 17 of 1981 · 5 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member

Biggest hits of Kayak

In the years Johan Slager was part of it, Kayak had nine records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries of the group.

6peak position
week 13, 197946weeks in the chart
with 9 records1973first entry
week 15, 19731981latest entry
week 18, 19819years with an entry
197319741975197619771978197919801981
  1. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 13 of 1979, 10 weeks in the chart Ruthless Queen
    Kayak
     4:52
  2. 1977Dutch Top 40: peak position 17 in week 44 of 1977, 6 weeks in the chart Starlight Dancer
    Kayak
     4:59
  3. 1973Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 30 of 1973, 4 weeks in the chart Mammoth
    Kayak
     2:57
  4. 1973Dutch Top 40: peak position 20 in week 17 of 1973, 5 weeks in the chart Lyrics
    Kayak
     3:43
  5. 1980Dutch Top 40: peak position 26 in week 16 of 1980, 4 weeks in the chart Anne
    Kayak
     4:20

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Kayak

Source: top40.nl

Together with Johan Slager

In Kayak, Johan Slager played with Cees van Leeuwen, Bart Schwertmann, Charles Schouten, Rob Winter, Rob Vunderink, Bert Heerink, Jan van Olffen and Irene Linders and others.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Johan Slager born?

Johan Slager was born on 8 June 1946 in Amsterdam. Johan Slager died in January 2025.

Which group does Johan Slager belong to?

To Kayak. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The group is in the side column, with a link to its page.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Kayak have while Johan Slager was part of it?

Nine records made the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Ruthless Queen, which reached number 6 in week 13 of 1979. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.

Where can you see and hear Johan Slager?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

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