VG-lista 1960

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This is a complete list of all the singles that entered the VG-lista (the official Norwegian hit-chart) in 1960. Altogether, 46 singles entered the VG-lista in 1960, and they are all listed below according to how well they have charted over time.

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Detailed listing of Number-One hits in 1960

WeekArtistSingleCountryWeeksStraight
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Top 1Top 10Top 20
1
Emile Ford"What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For"
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2
Emile Ford"What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For"
3
Emile Ford"What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For"
4
Emile Ford"What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For"
5
Emile Ford"What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For"
6
Nora Brockstedt "Er du glad i meg ennå, Karl Johan?"
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5
18
No
7
Nora Brockstedt"Er du glad i meg ennå, Karl Johan?"
8
Nora Brockstedt"Er du glad i meg ennå, Karl Johan?"
9
Nora Brockstedt"Er du glad i meg ennå, Karl Johan?"
10
Nora Brockstedt"Er du glad i meg ennå, Karl Johan?"
11
Rocco Granata "Marina"
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15
27
No
12
Rocco Granata"Marina"
13
Rocco Granata"Marina"
14
Rocco Granata"Marina"
15
Rocco Granata"Marina"
16
Rocco Granata"Marina"
17
Rocco Granata"Marina"
18
Rocco Granata"Marina"
19
Rocco Granata"Marina"
20
Rocco Granata"Marina"
21
Rocco Granata"Marina"
22
Rocco Granata"Marina"
23
Rocco Granata"Marina"
24
Rocco Granata"Marina"
25
Rocco Granata"Marina"
26
Billy Vaughn "Blue Hawaii"
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3
21
No
27
Billy Vaughn"Blue Hawaii"
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Billy Vaughn"Blue Hawaii"
29
Jim Reeves "He'll Have to Go"
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5
29
No
30
Jim Reeves"He'll Have to Go"
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Jim Reeves"He'll Have to Go"
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Jim Reeves"He'll Have to Go"
33
Jim Reeves"He'll Have to Go"
34
Cliff Richard "Please Don't Tease"
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3
13
No
35
Cliff Richard"Please Don't Tease"
36
Cliff Richard"Please Don't Tease"
37
Connie Francis "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
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8
21
No
38
Connie Francis"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
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Connie Francis"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
40
Connie Francis"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
41
Connie Francis"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
42
Connie Francis"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
43
Connie Francis"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
44
Connie Francis"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
45
Inger Jacobsen "Frøken Johansen og jeg"
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4
16
No
46
Inger Jacobsen"Frøken Johansen og jeg"
47
Inger Jacobsen"Frøken Johansen og jeg"
48
Inger Jacobsen"Frøken Johansen og jeg"
49
Elvis Presley "It's Now or Never"
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6
24
No
50
Elvis Presley"It's Now or Never"
51
Elvis Presley"It's Now or Never"
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Elvis Presley"It's Now or Never"

Top singles of 1960

PositionArtistSong titleHighest positionPoints
1 Rocco Granata "Marina"1 498
2 Jim Reeves "He'll Have to Go"1 481
3 Elvis Presley "It's Now or Never"1 438
4 Lolita "Seemann, deine Heimat ist das Meer"1 402
5 Connie Francis "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"1 365
6 Don Gibson "I Can't Stop Loving You"2 358
7 Jack Scott "What in the World's Come Over You"2 354
8 Billy Vaughn Orchestra "Blue Hawaii"1 350
9 Nora Brockstedt "Er du glad i meg ennå, Karl Johan"1 304
10 Inger Jacobsen "Frøken Johansen og jeg"1 287
11 Bob Luman "Let's Think About Living"3 240
12 Elvis Presley "Stuck On You"2 227
13 Roy Orbison "Only The Lonely"4 223
14 Cliff Richard "Please Don't Tease"1 222
15 Hank Locklin "Please Help Me, I'm Falling"4 215
16 Edith Piaf "Milord"6 187
17 Fats Domino "Be My Guest"3 173
18 Johnny Preston "Running Bear"2 167
19 Brian Hyland "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"3 161
20 The Drifters "Save the Last Dance for Me"3 160
21 Bjørg og Per Gunnar "Zanzibar"3 153
22 Johnny Preston "Cradle of Love"5 145
23 Cliff Richard "Fall in Love with You"6 140
24 Frankie Avalon "Why"3 139
25 Gunnar Engedahl & Erling Stordahl "Skuddårsvalsen"5 137
26 Nora Brockstedt "Voi Voi"5 127
27 Elvis Presley "A Mess of Blues"4 123
28 The Everly Brothers "Cathy's Clown"5 108
29 Jimmy Jones "Good Timin'"4 103
30 Cliff Richard & The Shadows "I Love You"6 96
31 Freddy Cannon "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans"6 94
32 Eddie Cochran "Three Steps to Heaven"7 88
33 Ricky Valance "Tell Laura I Love Her"6 81
34 Elisabeth Grannemann "Alle venter på sommer"6 80
35 Cliff Richard "Nine Times Out of Ten"7 79
36 Paul Evans "Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat"6 78
37 Pat Boone "Walking the Floor Over You"6 69
38 Emile Ford & The Checkmates "(I'd Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China"7 63
39 Fats Domino "Walking to New Orleans"9 58
40 Neil Sedaka "Oh! Carol"5 57
41 Cliff Richard "A Voice in the Wilderness"8 47
42 Steve Lawrence "Footsteps"9 46
43 Bjørg og Per Gunnar "Hjemlandets sang"9 45
44 Willy Alberti "Marina"7 26
45 The Avons "Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat"8 13
46 Louis Armstrong / Danny Kaye "Five Pennies Saints"10 11

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