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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

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!rowspan="2"|Week

!rowspan="2"|Artist

!rowspan="2"|Single

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!rowspan="2"|Straight
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!width="30"|Top 10

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|Elvis Presley

|"It's Now or Never"

|style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|United States}}

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|Elvis Presley

|"It's Now or Never"

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|Lolita

|"Seemann"

|style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|Austria}}

|style="text-align:center;" |9

|style="text-align:center;" |23

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|style="text-align:center;" |No

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|Lolita

|"Seemann"

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|Lolita

|"Seemann"

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|Lolita

|"Seemann"

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|Lolita

|"Seemann"

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|Lolita

|"Seemann"

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|Lolita

|"Seemann"

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|Lolita

|"Seemann"

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|Lolita

|"Seemann"

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|Robertino

|"Romantica"

|style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|Italy}}

|style="text-align:center;" |6

|style="text-align:center;" |17

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|Robertino

|"Romantica"

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|Robertino

|"Romantica"

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|Robertino

|"Romantica"

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|Robertino

|"Romantica"

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|Robertino

|"Romantica"

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|The Allisons

|"Are You Sure?"

|style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}

|style="text-align:center;" |5

|style="text-align:center;" |14

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|The Allisons

|"Are You Sure?"

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|The Allisons

|"Are You Sure?"

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|The Allisons

|"Are You Sure?"

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|The Allisons

|"Are You Sure?"

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|The Brothers Four

|"Greenfields"

|style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|USA}}

|style="text-align:center;" |5

|style="text-align:center;" |23

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|The Brothers Four

|"Greenfields"

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|The Brothers Four

|"Greenfields"

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|The Brothers Four

|"Greenfields"

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|The Brothers Four

|"Greenfields"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

|style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|USA}}

|style="text-align:center;" |14

|style="text-align:center;" |24

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|Ricky Nelson

|"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"

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|The Highwaymen

|"Michael"

|style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|USA}}

|style="text-align:center;" |5

|style="text-align:center;" |15

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|The Highwaymen

|"Michael"

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|The Highwaymen

|"Michael"

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|The Highwaymen

|"Michael"

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|The Highwaymen

|"Michael"

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|Cliff Richard

|"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"

|style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}

|style="text-align:center;" |8

|style="text-align:center;" |12

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|Cliff Richard

|"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"

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|Cliff Richard

|"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"

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|Cliff Richard

|"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"

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|Cliff Richard

|"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"

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|Cliff Richard

|"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"

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Top singles of 1961

class="wikitable sortable"

! Position !! Artist !! Song title !! Highest position !! Points

1Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou"1[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ricky+Nelson&titel=Hello+Mary+Lou&cat=s 446]
2The Brothers Four"Greenfields"1[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Brothers+Four&titel=Greenfields&cat=s 397]
3Robertino"O sole mio"2[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Robertino&titel=O+sole+mio&cat=s 329]
4Elvis Presley"Wooden Heart"3[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elvis+Presley&titel=Wooden+Heart+%28muss+i+denn+%2E%2E%2E%29&cat=s 313]
5Robertino"Romantica"1[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Robertino&titel=Romantica&cat=s 297]
6Ray Adams"Violetta"3[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ray+Adams&titel=Violetta&cat=s 283]
7Elvis Presley"Surrender"2[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elvis+Presley&titel=Surrender&cat=s 280]
8The Highwaymen"Michael Row the Boat Ashore"1[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Highwaymen&titel=Michael+Row+The+Boat+Ashore&cat=s 267]
9Buzz Clifford"Babysitter-Boogie"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Buzz+Clifford&titel=Babysitter%2DBoogie&cat=s 259]
10Elvis Presley"Are You Lonesome To-Night?"3[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elvis+Presley&titel=Are+You+Lonesome+To%2DNight%3F&cat=s 251]
11The Allisons"Are You Sure"1[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Allisons&titel=Are+You+Sure&cat=s 246]
12Die Blue Diamonds"Ramona"2[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Die+Blue+Diamonds&titel=Ramona&cat=s 231]
13The Monn Keys"Åh Marie, jeg vil hjem"2[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Monn+Keys&titel=%C5h+Marie%2C+jeg+vil+hjem&cat=s 221]
14Eddie Hodges"I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door"2[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eddie+Hodges&titel=I%27m+Gonna+Knock+On+Your+Door&cat=s 220]
15Cliff Richard"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"1[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cliff+Richard&titel=When+The+Girl+In+Your+Arms+Is+The+Girl+In+Your+Heart&cat=s 219]
16Cliff Richard & The Shadows"A Girl Like You"2[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cliff+Richard+%26+The+Shadows&titel=A+Girl+Like+You&cat=s 201]
17Pat Boone"Moody River"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Pat+Boone&titel=Moody+River&cat=s 191]
18Blue Diamonds"Down by the Riverside"2[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?key=271536&cat=s 181]
19Helen Shapiro"Walkin' Back to Happiness"3[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Helen+Shapiro&titel=Walkin%27+Back+To+Happiness&cat=s 170]
20The Monn Keys"Sucu Sucu"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Monn+Keys&titel=Sucu+Sucu&cat=s 164]
21Jay Epae"Putti Putti"2[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jay+Epae&titel=Putti+Putti&cat=s 163]
22Clarence "Frogman" Henry"(I Don't Know Why) But I Do"3[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Clarence+%22Frogman%22+Henry&titel=%28I+Don%27t+Know+Why%29+But+I+Do&cat=s 159]
23Jan Høiland"Sjømann"2[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jan+H%F8iland&titel=Sj%F8mann&cat=s 146]
24Helen Shapiro"You Don't Know"2[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Helen+Shapiro&titel=You+Don%27t+Know&cat=s 139]
25John Leyton"Johnny Remember Me"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=John+Leyton&titel=Johnny+Remember+Me&cat=s 132]
25The String-A-Longs"Wheels"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+String%2DA%2DLongs&titel=Wheels&cat=s 132]
27The Marcels"Blue Moon"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Marcels&titel=Blue+Moon&cat=s 126]
28Del Shannon"Runaway"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Del+Shannon&titel=Runaway&cat=s 114]
29Inger Jacobsen"Han er endelig, endelig min"5[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Inger+Jacobsen&titel=Han+er+endelig%2C+endelig+min&cat=s 107]
30Johnny Burnette"You're Sixteen - You're Beautiful (And You're Mine)"6[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Burnette&titel=You%27re+Sixteen+%2D+You%27re+Beautiful+%28And+You%27re+Mine%29&cat=s 96]
31Elvis Presley"Little Sister"6[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elvis+Presley&titel=Little+Sister&cat=s 91]
32Elvis Presley"His Latest Flame"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elvis+Presley&titel=His+Latest+Flame&cat=s 89]
33Troy Shondell"This Time"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Troy+Shondell&titel=This+Time&cat=s 87]
34Johnny Tillotson"Poetry in Motion"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Tillotson&titel=Poetry+In+Motion&cat=s 86]
35Jørgen Ingmann"Pepe"6[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=J%F8rgen+Ingmann&titel=Pepe&cat=s 80]
36Frankie Vaughan"Tower of Strength"5[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Frankie+Vaughan&titel=Tower+Of+Strength&cat=s 73]
37The Four Jacks"Oh Marie, jeg vil hjem til dig"8[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Four+Jacks&titel=Oh+Marie%2C+jeg+vil+hjem+til+dig&cat=s 72]
38Petula Clark"Romeo"7[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Petula+Clark&titel=Romeo&cat=s 71]
39Jimmy Dean"Big Bad John"6[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jimmy+Dean&titel=Big+Bad+John&cat=s 68]
39The Shadows"Kon-Tiki"7[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Shadows&titel=Kon%2DTiki&cat=s 68]
41Alice & Titti Babs"Nattens underland"4[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Alice+%26+Titti+Babs&titel=Nattens+underland&cat=s 54]
42Craig Douglas"A Hundred Pounds of Clay"8[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Craig+Douglas&titel=A+Hundred+Pounds+Of+Clay&cat=s 38]
43Johnny Horton"North to Alaska"8[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Horton&titel=North+To+Alaska&cat=s 34]
43Dario Campeotto"Angelique"9[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Dario+Campeotto&titel=Angelique&cat=s 34]
45The Everly Brothers"Walk Right Back"10[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Everly+Brothers&titel=Walk+Right+Back&cat=s 22]
46Nora Brockstedt"Du mener vel alvor, Halvor?"10[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nora+Brockstedt&titel=Du+mener+vel+alvor%2C+Halvor%3F&cat=s 11]
46The Brothers Four"The Green Leaves of Summer"10[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Brothers+Four&titel=The+Green+Leaves+Of+Summer&cat=s 11]
46Lonnie Donegan"Michael Row the Boat Ashore"10[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lonnie+Donegan&titel=Michael%2C+Row+The+Boat&cat=s 11]
46Don Gibson"Sea of Heartbreak"10[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Don+Gibson&titel=Sea+Of+Heartbreak&cat=s 11]
46Jerry Lee Lewis"What'd I Say"10[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jerry+Lee+Lewis&titel=What%27d+I+Say&cat=s 11]

External links

  • [http://norwegiancharts.com/ VG-Lista - the official Norwegian hit-chart]
  • [http://norwegiancharts.com/bestall.asp VG-lista - Top 100 singles of all time in Norway]

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