VG-lista 1961
This is a complete list of all the singles that entered the VG-lista - the official Norwegian hit-chart - in 1961. 50 singles entered the VG-lista in 1961 altogether and these are all listed below according to how well they have charted over time.
Detailed listing of Number-ones in 1961
Week | Artist | Single | Country | Weeks | Straight to #1 ? | ||
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Top 1 | Top 10 | Top 20 | |||||
1 | Elvis Presley | "It's Now or Never" | |||||
2 | Elvis Presley | "It's Now or Never" | |||||
3 | Lolita | "Seemann" | 9 | 23 | No | ||
4 | Lolita | "Seemann" | |||||
5 | Lolita | "Seemann" | |||||
6 | Lolita | "Seemann" | |||||
7 | Lolita | "Seemann" | |||||
8 | Lolita | "Seemann" | |||||
9 | Lolita | "Seemann" | |||||
10 | Lolita | "Seemann" | |||||
11 | Lolita | "Seemann" | |||||
12 | Robertino | "Romantica" | 6 | 17 | No | ||
13 | Robertino | "Romantica" | |||||
14 | Robertino | "Romantica" | |||||
15 | Robertino | "Romantica" | |||||
16 | Robertino | "Romantica" | |||||
17 | Robertino | "Romantica" | |||||
18 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" | 5 | 14 | No | ||
19 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" | |||||
20 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" | |||||
21 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" | |||||
22 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" | |||||
23 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | 5 | 23 | No | ||
24 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | |||||
25 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | |||||
26 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | |||||
27 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | |||||
28 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | 14 | 24 | No | ||
29 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
30 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
31 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
32 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
33 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
34 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
35 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
36 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
37 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
38 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
39 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
40 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
41 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | |||||
42 | The Highwaymen | "Michael" | 5 | 15 | No | ||
43 | The Highwaymen | "Michael" | |||||
44 | The Highwaymen | "Michael" | |||||
45 | The Highwaymen | "Michael" | |||||
46 | The Highwaymen | "Michael" | |||||
47 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | 8 | 12 | No | ||
48 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | |||||
49 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | |||||
50 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | |||||
51 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | |||||
52 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" |
Top singles of 1961
Position | Artist | Song title | Highest position | Points |
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1 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou" | 1 | 446 |
2 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | 1 | 397 |
3 | Robertino | "O sole mio" | 2 | 329 |
4 | Elvis Presley | "Wooden Heart" | 3 | 313 |
5 | Robertino | "Romantica" | 1 | 297 |
6 | Ray Adams | "Violetta" | 3 | 283 |
7 | Elvis Presley | "Surrender" | 2 | 280 |
8 | The Highwaymen | "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" | 1 | 267 |
9 | Buzz Clifford | "Babysitter-Boogie" | 4 | 259 |
10 | Elvis Presley | "Are You Lonesome To-Night?" | 3 | 251 |
11 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure" | 1 | 246 |
12 | Die Blue Diamonds | "Ramona" | 2 | 231 |
13 | The Monn Keys | "Åh Marie, jeg vil hjem" | 2 | 221 |
14 | Eddie Hodges | "I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door" | 2 | 220 |
15 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | 1 | 219 |
16 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | "A Girl Like You" | 2 | 201 |
17 | Pat Boone | "Moody River" | 4 | 191 |
18 | Blue Diamonds | "Down by the Riverside" | 2 | 181 |
19 | Helen Shapiro | "Walkin' Back to Happiness" | 3 | 170 |
20 | The Monn Keys | "Sucu Sucu" | 4 | 164 |
21 | Jay Epae | "Putti Putti" | 2 | 163 |
22 | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" | 3 | 159 |
23 | Jan Høiland | "Sjømann" | 2 | 146 |
24 | Helen Shapiro | "You Don't Know" | 2 | 139 |
25 | John Leyton | "Johnny Remember Me" | 4 | 132 |
25 | The String-A-Longs | "Wheels" | 4 | 132 |
27 | The Marcels | "Blue Moon" | 4 | 126 |
28 | Del Shannon | "Runaway" | 4 | 114 |
29 | Inger Jacobsen | "Han er endelig, endelig min" | 5 | 107 |
30 | Johnny Burnette | "You're Sixteen - You're Beautiful (And You're Mine)" | 6 | 96 |
31 | Elvis Presley | "Little Sister" | 6 | 91 |
32 | Elvis Presley | "His Latest Flame" | 4 | 89 |
33 | Troy Shondell | "This Time" | 4 | 87 |
34 | Johnny Tillotson | "Poetry in Motion" | 4 | 86 |
35 | Jørgen Ingmann | "Pepe" | 6 | 80 |
36 | Frankie Vaughan | "Tower of Strength" | 5 | 73 |
37 | The Four Jacks | "Oh Marie, jeg vil hjem til dig" | 8 | 72 |
38 | Petula Clark | "Romeo" | 7 | 71 |
39 | Jimmy Dean | "Big Bad John" | 6 | 68 |
39 | The Shadows | "Kon-Tiki" | 7 | 68 |
41 | Alice & Titti Babs | "Nattens underland" | 4 | 54 |
42 | Craig Douglas | "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" | 8 | 38 |
43 | Johnny Horton | "North to Alaska" | 8 | 34 |
43 | Dario Campeotto | "Angelique" | 9 | 34 |
45 | The Everly Brothers | "Walk Right Back" | 10 | 22 |
46 | Nora Brockstedt | "Du mener vel alvor, Halvor?" | 10 | 11 |
46 | The Brothers Four | "The Green Leaves of Summer" | 10 | 11 |
46 | Lonnie Donegan | "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" | 10 | 11 |
46 | Don Gibson | "Sea of Heartbreak" | 10 | 11 |
46 | Jerry Lee Lewis | "What'd I Say" | 10 | 11 |
External links
- VG-Lista - the official Norwegian hit-chart
- VG-lista - Top 100 singles of all time in Norway