This is a summary list of all the top singles in the VG-lista, [1] the official Norwegian hit-chart, from 1964 to 1994. For detailed listings week by week for number-one positions from 1995 onwards, see List of number-one songs in Norway.
List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1966.
Robert "Shep" Pettibone is an American record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s.
The "Juno Award for Best Selling Single" was awarded from 1975-1993 for the best selling single in Canada. It was also known as "Best Selling International Single" and "International Single of the Year".
Osymyso is a musician and DJ from the United Kingdom who specialises in the genres of mashup / bastard pop and breakbeat. He has been making music since 1994 and released his first album, Welcome to the Pailindrome, in 1999. Songs which he has created include "Pat n Peg", which turns an argument between two EastEnders characters into a track through the looping of the shouts You bitch! and You cow! and the addition of a hip hop beat, and "Intro-Inspection". In a 2002 front page survey of the genre, The New York Times remarked on "Intro-Inspection" and called Osymyso "one of the most popular bootleg artists".
Pocket Rockers was a brand of personal stereo produced by Fisher-Price in the late 1980s, aimed at elementary school-age children. They played a proprietary variety of miniature cassette which was released only by Fisher-Price themselves. Designed to be as much of a fashion accessory as a music player, the devices were enough of a youth craze to even be banned in some schools for a brief period.
The Beastles is the name of a fictional band created by dj BC. The music is a mashup of music from the Beatles and Beastie Boys.
1964 the Tribute is a US Beatles tribute band formed in 1984. The group focuses on early Beatles music from the 1964 "American invasion" era when the band first toured in the US.
Even Bigger, Even Better Power Ballads III - The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! is the 3rd edition in The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! series, which is a part of The Best... Album in the World...Ever! brand. Each album includes some of the biggest power ballads since the 1960s, while one album specifically includes Sixties Power Ballads. This album was released November 15, 2005 and includes 36 epic rock love songs. In 2007, the album was also released in an Australian edition under the name of Bigger, Better Power Ballads II. The album includes 56 epic rock love songs as well as a different album cover. In 2009, the album was once again released in an Australian edition under the name of Bigger, Better Power Ballads III. The three CD album includes 57 epic rock love songs as well as a different album cover
Wayne Isham is an American film director and music video director who has directed films and music videos of many popular artists.
Bigger, Better Power Ballads II – The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! is the 2nd edition in The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever! series, which is a part of The Best... Album in the World...Ever! brand.
The History of Rock and Roll is a radio documentary on rock and roll music, originally syndicated in 1969, and again in 1978 and 1981. It is currently distributed as both a 2+1⁄2-minute short feature on internet networks, and a two-hour weekly series hosted by Wink Martindale, distributed to radio stations nationwide. This list below reflects the contents of the more widely heard 1978 version of The History of Rock & Roll.
The Best Love... Ever! is 11. compilation in series "The Best... Ever!" released by EMI. This compilation was released in early 2008.
Classic Rock was a 31-volume series issued by Time Life during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The series spotlighted popular music played on Top 40 radio stations of the mid-to-late-1960s.
The Japan Box is a boxed set compilation of the five albums released by the Beatles for the Japanese market between 1964 and 1965, originally released in Japan by Odeon Records. The albums consist of Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles' Second Album, A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles No. 5., and Help! The box set presents them in the Mini LP format. It also includes a 100-page book.
Barry Stephen Grint is an English mastering engineer and member of the mastering group of the Music Producers Guild (MPG). Grint has worked on over 20 UK Number One records and more than 100 UK Top Ten hits. Projects for artists include: Madonna, Prince, Puff Daddy, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, The Beatles, Oasis, Keane, Beach Boys, Jessie J, Rod Stewart, Paul Simon, Van Halen, Michael McDonald and A-ha.