VG-lista 1962

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This is a complete list of all the singles that entered the VG-lista - the official Norwegian hit-chart - in 1962. 57 singles entered the VG-lista in 1962 all together and these are all listed below according to how well they have charted over time.

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Detaile listing of Number-one hits in 1962

WeekArtistSingleCountryWeeksStraight
to #1 ?
Top 1Top 10Top 20
1
Cliff Richard "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart"
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8
2
Cliff Richard"When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart"
3
Pat Boone "Johnny Will"
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2
8
No
4
Pat Boone"Johnny Will"
5
Leroy Van Dyke "Walk On By"
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4
13
No
6
Leroy Van Dyke"Walk On By"
7
Leroy Van Dyke"Walk On By"
8
Leroy Van Dyke"Walk On By"
9
Grynet Molvig "Det var du som sa nei"
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3
14
No
10
Grynet Molvig"Det var du som sa nei"
11
Grynet Molvig"Det var du som sa nei"
12
Anita Lindblom "Sånt är livet"
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7
22
No
13
Anita Lindblom"Sånt är livet"
14
Anita Lindblom"Sånt är livet"
15
Anita Lindblom"Sånt är livet"
16
Anita Lindblom"Sånt är livet"
17
Anita Lindblom"Sånt är livet"
18
Anita Lindblom"Sånt är livet"
19
Conny Froboess "Zwei Kleine Italiener"
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2
21
No
20
Conny Froboess"Zwei Kleine Italiener"
21
Elvis Presley "Good Luck Charm"
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11
20
No
22
Elvis Presley"Good Luck Charm"
23
Elvis Presley"Good Luck Charm"
24
Elvis Presley"Good Luck Charm"
25
Elvis Presley"Good Luck Charm"
26
Elvis Presley"Good Luck Charm"
27
Elvis Presley"Good Luck Charm"
28
Elvis Presley"Good Luck Charm"
29
Elvis Presley"Good Luck Charm"
30
Elvis Presley"Good Luck Charm"
31
Elvis Presley"Good Luck Charm"
32
Pat Boone "Speedy Gonzales"
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6
14
No
33
Pat Boone"Speedy Gonzales"
34
Pat Boone"Speedy Gonzales"
35
Pat Boone"Speedy Gonzales"
36
Pat Boone"Speedy Gonzales"
37
Pat Boone"Speedy Gonzales"
38
Bobby Vinton "Roses Are Red"
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2
13
No
39
Bobby Vinton"Roses Are Red"
40
Elvis Presley "She's Not You"
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6
13
No
41
Elvis Presley"She's Not You"
42
Elvis Presley"She's Not You"
43
Elvis Presley"She's Not You"
44
Elvis Presley"She's Not You"
45
Elvis Presley"She's Not You"
46
Little Eva "The Loco-Motion"
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2
16
No
47
Little Eva"The Loco-Motion"
48
Elvis Presley "King of the Whole Wide World"
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2
10
No
49
Elvis Presley"King of the Whole Wide World"
50
Elvis Presley "Return to Sender"
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11
15
No
51
Elvis Presley"Return to Sender"
52
Elvis Presley"Return to Sender"

Top singles of 1962

PositionArtistSong titleHighest positionPoints
1 Chubby Checker "Let's Twist Again"2 518
2 Anita Lindblom "Sån't är livet"1 383
3 Elvis Presley "Good Luck Charm"1 368
4 Conny Froboess "Zwei kleine Italiener"1 366
5 Cliff Richard "The Young Ones"2 294
6 Elvis Presley "Return to Sender"1 288
7 Nora Brockstedt "Æille så ner som a Ingebjørg"2 263
8 Jim Reeves "Adios Amigo"2 257
9 Little Eva "The Loco-Motion"1 254
10 Pat Boone "Speedy Gonzales"1 253
11 Grynet Molvig "Det var du som sa nei"1 247
12 Bobby Vinton "Roses Are Red (My Love)"1 233
13 Elvis Presley "She's Not You"1 232
14 Leroy Van Dyke "Walk On By"1 231
15 Jim Reeves "You're the Only Good Thing (That's Happened to Me)"2 228
16 Cliff Richard "I'm Lookin' Out the Window"2 214
17 Ray Adams "Jag har bott vid en landsväg"5 187
18 Bobby Darin "Multiplication"4 183
19 Ray Charles "I Can't Stop Loving You"4 179
20 Elvis Presley "King of the Whole Wide World"1 175
21 Chris Montez "Let's Dance"2 173
22 Frank Ifield "Lovesick Blues"2 169
23 Elvis Presley "Rock-A-Hula Baby"6 144
24 The Shadows "Wonderful Land"2 143
25 Jack Dailey "No øl, no vin, no dram"5 140
26 Pat Boone "Johnny Will"1 137
27 Roy Orbison "Dream Baby"5 136
28 Cliff Richard and the Shadows "It'll Be Me"2 129
29 The Monn Keys "Stakkars store sterke karer"5 127
30 Perry Como""Caterina"6 121
31 Duane Eddy & The Rebeletts "(Dance With The) Guitar Man"3 114
32 Peter Kraus "Schwarze Rose, Rosemarie"5 110
33 Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen "Midnight in Moscow"6 109
34 Johnny Tillotson "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"3 107
35 Nat King Cole "Ramblin' Rose"5 104
36 Frank Ifield "I Remember You"4 101
37 Helen Shapiro "Tell Me What He Said"5 100
38 Bobby Darin "Things"5 99
39 Burl Ives "A Little Bitty Tear"5 98
40 Brian Hyland "Ginny Come Lately"5 94
41 The Tornados "Telstar"3 92
42 Susan Maughan "Bobby's Girl"6 86
43 Dave Appell "Happy Jose"6 77
44 Del Shannon "Swiss Maid"8 75
45 Brenda Lee "Speak to Me Pretty"8 72
46 Clyde McPhatter "Lover Please"6 64
47 Mike Sarne "Come Outside"7 62
48 Neil Sedaka "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"8 60
49 Gunnar Engedahl & Erling Stordahl "I tresko og busserull"7 48
50 The Drifters "When My Little Girl Is Smiling"8 47
51 Nora Brockstedt "Guri Malla"8 36
52 The Quivers "Piken i dalen"9 34
53 Jan Høiland "Quando, Quando, Quando"10 33
54 Bjørg og Per Gunnar "Mari og Ola"9 23
55 The Shadows "Guitar Tango"10 22
56 Paul Anka "A Steel Guitar and a Glass of Wine"10 11
57 Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen "March of the Siamese Children"11 10

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