VG-lista 1961

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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.

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Detailed listing of Number-ones in 1961

WeekArtistSingleCountryWeeksStraight
to #1 ?
Top 1Top 10Top 20
1 Elvis Presley "It's Now or Never" Flag of the United States.svg
2Elvis Presley"It's Now or Never"
3 Lolita "Seemann" Flag of Austria.svg 923No
4Lolita"Seemann"
5Lolita"Seemann"
6Lolita"Seemann"
7Lolita"Seemann"
8Lolita"Seemann"
9Lolita"Seemann"
10Lolita"Seemann"
11Lolita"Seemann"
12 Robertino "Romantica" Flag of Italy.svg 617No
13Robertino"Romantica"
14Robertino"Romantica"
15Robertino"Romantica"
16Robertino"Romantica"
17Robertino"Romantica"
18 The Allisons "Are You Sure?" Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 514No
19The Allisons"Are You Sure?"
20The Allisons"Are You Sure?"
21The Allisons"Are You Sure?"
22The Allisons"Are You Sure?"
23 The Brothers Four "Greenfields" Flag of the United States.svg 523No
24The Brothers Four"Greenfields"
25The Brothers Four"Greenfields"
26The Brothers Four"Greenfields"
27The Brothers Four"Greenfields"
28 Ricky Nelson "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" Flag of the United States.svg 1424No
29Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
30Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
31Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
32Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
33Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
34Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
35Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
36Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
37Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
38Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
39Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
40Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
41Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"
42 The Highwaymen "Michael" Flag of the United States.svg 515No
43The Highwaymen"Michael"
44The Highwaymen"Michael"
45The Highwaymen"Michael"
46The Highwaymen"Michael"
47 Cliff Richard "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 812No
48Cliff Richard"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"
49Cliff Richard"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"
50Cliff Richard"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"
51Cliff Richard"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"
52Cliff Richard"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"

Top singles of 1961

PositionArtistSong titleHighest positionPoints
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

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