VG-lista 1964 to 1994

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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.

Contents

1964

  1. The Beatles - "She Loves You"
  2. The Beatles - "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
  3. The Swinging Blue Jeans - "Hippy Hippy Shake"
  4. Wenche Myhre - "La meg være ung"
  5. Jim Reeves - "I Love You Because"
  6. The Beatles - "A Hard Day's Night"
  7. Jim Reeves - "I Won't Forget You"
  8. The Beatles - "I Should Have Known Better"
  9. Roy Orbison - "Oh Pretty Woman"
  10. The Beatles - "If I Fell"
  11. The Beatles - "I Feel Fine"

1965

  1. Sven-Ingvars - "Fröken Fräken"
  2. The Beatles - "Rock and Roll Music"
  3. The Rolling Stones - "The Last Time"
  4. France Gall - "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
  5. The Beatles - "Ticket to Ride"
  6. Roger Miller - "King of the Road"
  7. Jailbird Singers - "Där björkarna susa"
  8. Hep Stars - "Cadillac"
  9. Elvis Presley - "Crying in the Chapel"
  10. The Spotnicks - "Blue Blue Day"
  11. The Beatles - "Help!"
  12. The Rolling Stones - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
  13. Barry McGuire - "Eve of Destruction"
  14. The Beatles - "Yesterday"
  15. The Beatles - "Day Tripper"

1966

  1. Barry McGuire - "You Were on My Mind"
  2. The Overlanders - "Michelle"
  3. The Beatles - "Michelle"
  4. The Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
  5. The Beach Boys - "Sloop John B"
  6. The Beatles - "Paperback Writer"
  7. The Kinks - "Sunny Afternoon"
  8. The Beatles - "Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby"
  9. Sonny & Cher - "Little Man"
  10. Herman's Hermits - "No Milk Today"

1967

  1. Tom Jones - "Green, Green Grass of Home"
  2. The Monkees - "I'm a Believer"
  3. The Beatles - "Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever"
  4. Sandie Shaw - "Puppet on a String"
  5. Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra - "Somethin' Stupid"
  6. The Monkees - "Theme From The Monkees"
  7. The Tremeloes - "Silence Is Golden"
  8. The Beatles - "All You Need Is Love"
  9. Scott McKenzie - "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)"
  10. Box Tops - "The Letter"
  11. Bee Gees - "Massachusetts"
  12. Sven-Ingvars - "Önskebrunnen"
  13. The Beatles - "Hello, Goodbye"

1968

  1. Anna-Lena Löfgren - "Lyckliga Gatan"
  2. Cliff Richard - "Congratulations"
  3. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - "Young Girl"
  4. Gunnar Wicklund - "Vi skal gå hand i hand"
  5. Nancy Sinatra & Dean Martin - "Things"
  6. Inger Lise Andersen - "Romeo og Julie"
  7. The Beatles - "Hey Jude/Revolution"
  8. Mary Hopkin - "Those Were The Days"
  9. Gluntan - "Langs hver en vei"
  10. Inger Lise Andersen - "Fru Johnsen"

1969

  1. Marmalade - "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
  2. Kirsti Sparboe - "Oj, Oj, Oj, Så Glad Jeg Skal Bli"
  3. Lulu - "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
  4. The Beatles - "Get Back"
  5. The Beatles - "The Ballad of John and Yoko"
  6. Elvis Presley - "In the Ghetto"
  7. Zager & Evans - "In the Year 2525"
  8. Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - "Je t'aime... moi non plus"
  9. The Archies - "Sugar Sugar"

1970

  1. B.J. Thomas - "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
  2. Stevie Wonder - "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"
  3. The Beatles - "Let It Be"
  4. Frijid Pink - "The House of the Rising Sun"
  5. Christie - "Yellow River"
  6. Mungo Jerry - "In the Summertime"
  7. The Beach Boys - "Cottonfields"
  8. Anita Hegerland - "Mitt sommarlov"
  9. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
  10. Gro Anita Schønn - "En enkel sang om frihet"

1971

  1. Neil Diamond - "Cracklin' Rosie"
  2. George Harrison - "My Sweet Lord"
  3. Lynn Anderson - "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden"
  4. Middle of the Road - "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"
  5. Ocean - "Put Your Hand in the Hand"
  6. Pop Tops - "Mamy Blue"
  7. Middle of the Road - "Soley Soley"

1972

  1. Middle of the Road - "Sacramento"
  2. New Seekers - "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
  3. Ann-Louise Hanson - "Tag emot en utsträckt hand"
  4. Stein Ingebrigtsen - "Cento Campane"
  5. Daniel Boone - "Beautiful Sunday"
  6. Hot Butter - "Popcorn"
  7. Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Matrimony"
  8. Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Clair"

1973

  1. Wenche Myhre - "Jeg og du og vi to"
  2. Cliff Richard - "Power to All Our Friends"
  3. Dawn - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
  4. Stein Ingebrigtsen - "Bare du"
  5. Albert Hammond - "Free Electric Band"
  6. Lillebjørn Nilsen - "Barn av regnbuen"

1974

  1. The Rolling Stones - "Angie"
  2. Inger Lise Rypdal - "En spennende dag for Josefine"
  3. Suzi Quatro - "Devil Gate Drive"
  4. ABBA - "Waterloo"
  5. Terry Jacks - "Seasons in the Sun"
  6. Terry Jacks - "If You Go Away"
  7. George McCrae - "Rock Your Baby"
  8. Hans Petter Hansen - "Jeg kommer snart igjen"

1975

  1. Slade - "Far Far Away"
  2. Billy Swan - "I Can Help"
  3. Teach-In - "Ding-A-Dong"
  4. Nazareth - "Love Hurts"
  5. George Baker Selection - "Paloma Blanca"
  6. Rod Stewart - "Sailing"

1976

  1. Roger Whittaker - "The Last Farewell"
  2. Harpo - "Movie Star"
  3. Brotherhood of Man - "Save Your Kisses for Me"
  4. ABBA - "Dancing Queen"
  5. Pussycat - "Mississippi"

1977

  1. Boney M. - "Daddy Cool"
  2. Smokie - "Living Next Door To Alice"
  3. Boney M - "Ma Baker"
  4. The Manhattan Transfer - "Chanson D'Amour"
  5. Baccara - "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
  6. Baccara - "Sorry, I'm a Lady"

1978

  1. Baccara - "Darling"
  2. Bonnie Tyler - "It's a Heartache"
  3. Jahn Teigen - "Mil etter mil"
  4. Boney M - "Rivers of Babylon"
  5. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - "You're the One That I Want"
  6. Geir Børresen & Smurfene - "Smurfesangen"

1979

  1. Bee Gees - "Too Much Heaven"
  2. Frankie Miller - "Darlin'"
  3. Milk and Honey - "Hallelujah"
  4. Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell"
  5. Patrick Hernandez - "Born to Be Alive"
  6. Frank Zappa - "Bobby Brown"
  7. Cliff Richard - "We Don't Talk Anymore"

1980

  1. Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
  2. Pink Floyd - "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II"
  3. Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta - "Sámiid Ædnan"
  4. Johnny Logan - "What's Another Year"
  5. Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra - "Xanadu"
  6. Lipps Inc - "Funkytown"
  7. The Kids - "Hun er forelska i lærer'n"
  8. Diana Ross - "Upside Down"
  9. Ottawan - "D.I.S.C.O."
  10. Barbra Streisand - "Woman in Love"

1981

  1. Lars Kilevold - "Livet er for kjipt"
  2. Gyllene Tider - "När vi två blir en"
  3. Jannicke - "Svake mennesker"
  4. Jon English and Mario Millo - "Against the Wind"/"Six Ribbons"
  5. Beranek - "Dra til hælvete"
  6. Caramba - "Hubba Hubba Zoot-Zoot"
  7. Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes"
  8. Sheena Easton - "For Your Eyes Only"
  9. Ottawan - "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)"

1982

  1. Casino Steel & Gary Holton - "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town"
  2. Electronicas - "Dance Little Bird"
  3. Shakin' Stevens - "Oh Julie"
  4. Christopher Cross - "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
  5. The Human League - "Don't You Want Me"
  6. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - "Ebony and Ivory"
  7. Nicole - "Ein Bißchen Frieden"
  8. David Bowie - "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"
  9. Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger"
  10. Bolland & Bolland - "You're In the Army Now"
  11. F. R. David - "Words"

1983

  1. Renée and Renato - "Save Your Love"
  2. David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
  3. Carola - "Främling"
  4. Bonnie Tyler - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
  5. Agnetha Fältskog - "The Heat is On"
  6. Mike Oldfield - "Moonlight Shadow"
  7. Irene Cara - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
  8. The Monroes - "Sunday People"
  9. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - "Say Say Say"
  10. Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon"
  11. Tracey Ullman - "They Don't Know"

1984

  1. Matthew Wilder - "Break My Stride"
  2. Slade - "My Oh My"
  3. Cyndi Lauper - "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
  4. Mel Brooks - "To Be or Not To Be"
  5. Break Machine - "Street Dance"
  6. Phil Collins - "Against All Odds"
  7. Wham! - "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
  8. Stevie Wonder - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
  9. Wham! - "Freedom"
  10. Limahl - "Neverending Story"

1985

  1. Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
  2. Foreigner - "I Want to Know What Love Is"
  3. VideoKids - "Woodpeckers from Space"
  4. USA for Africa - "We Are the World"
  5. Bobbysocks - "La det swinge"
  6. Paul Hardcastle - "19"
  7. Sandra - "Maria Magdalena"
  8. Eurythmics - "There Must Be An Angel"
  9. The Monroes - "Cheerio"
  10. a-ha - "Take On Me"
  11. Modern Talking - "Cheri Cheri Lady"
  12. Jennifer Rush - "Power of Love"
  13. Lionel Richie - "Say You, Say Me"

1986

  1. Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls"
  2. Bobbysocks - "Waiting for the Morning"
  3. Billy Ocean - "When the Going Gets Tough"
  4. Mr. Mister - "Kyrie"
  5. George Michael - "A Different Corner"
  6. Hear 'n Aid - "Stars"
  7. Falco - "Jeanny"
  8. Samantha Fox - "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
  9. Madonna - "Papa Don't Preach"
  10. Lionel Richie - "Dancing on the Ceiling"
  11. Chris de Burgh - "The Lady in Red"
  12. a-ha - "I've Been Losing You"
  13. Cutting Crew - "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
  14. Bob Geldof - "This is the World Calling"

1987

  1. Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer"
  2. Kim Wilde - "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
  3. Gary Moore - "Over the Hills and Far Away"
  4. Boy George - "Everything I Own"
  5. Ferry Aid - "Let It Be"
  6. Whitney Houston - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
  7. a-ha - "The Living Daylights"
  8. Michael Jackson - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  9. Pet Shop Boys - "It's a Sin"
  10. Desireless - "Voyage Voyage"
  11. Bruce Springsteen - "Brilliant Disguise"
  12. Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
  13. Bee Gees - "You Win Again"
  14. T'Pau - "China in Your Hand"

1988

  1. Belinda Carlisle - "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
  2. Billy Ocean - "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"
  3. a-ha - "Stay on These Roads"
  4. Prince - "Alphabet St."
  5. Ofra Haza - "Im Nin'Alu"
  6. Tindrum - "Drums of War"
  7. Viggo Sandvik - "Fisking i Valdres"
  8. Europe - "Superstitious"
  9. Transvision Vamp - "I Want Your Love"
  10. Vidar Theisen & The Retrievers - "Heavy Metal"
  11. Koreana - "Hand in Hand"
  12. One 2 Many - "Downtown"
  13. Sam Brown - "Stop!"

1989

  1. Robin Beck - "First Time"
  2. Will To Power - "Baby, I Love Your Way"
  3. Paula Abdul - "Straight Up"
  4. Madonna - "Like a Prayer"
  5. Roxette - "The Look"
  6. The Bangles - "Eternal Flame"
  7. Prince - "Batdance"
  8. Franklin - "Bombadilla Life"
  9. Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers - "Swing the Mood"
  10. Kaoma - "Lambada"
  11. Phil Collins - "Another Day in Paradise"

1990

  1. Lisa Stansfield - "All Around the World"
  2. Sinéad O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U"
  3. Madonna - "Vogue"
  4. Alannah Myles - "Black Velvet"
  5. Roxette - "It Must Have Been Love"
  6. a-ha - "Crying in the Rain"
  7. Maria McKee - "Show Me Heaven"

1991

  1. Enigma - "Sadeness (Part I)"
  2. Inner Circle - "Bad Boys"
  3. The Simpsons - "Do the Bartman"
  4. Roxette - "Joyride"
  5. Cher - "The Shoop Shoop Song"
  6. Scorpions - "Wind of Change"
  7. Zucchero & Paul Young - "Senza una donna"
  8. Bryan Adams - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
  9. U2 - "The Fly"
  10. Michael Jackson - "Black or White"

1992

  1. George Michael & Elton John - "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  2. Ten Sharp - "You"
  3. Go-Go Gorilla - "Mother Porno"
  4. Go-Go Gorilla - "Go-Go Gorilla"
  5. Bruce Springsteen - "Human Touch"
  6. Mr Big - "To Be with You"
  7. U96 - "Das Boot"
  8. Maggie Reilly - "Everytime We Touch"
  9. Roxette - "How Do You Do!"
  10. Michael Learns To Rock - "The Actor"
  11. Bon Jovi - "Keep the Faith"
  12. Ace of Base - "Wheel of Fortune"

1993

  1. Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You"
  2. 2 Unlimited - "No Limit"
  3. Snow - "Informer"
  4. Haddaway - "What Is Love"
  5. Culture Beat - "Mr Vain"
  6. 4 Non Blondes - "What's Up"
  7. Freddie Mercury - "Living on My Own"
  8. Meat Loaf - "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
  9. Bryan Adams - "Please Forgive Me"

1994

  1. Aerosmith - "Cryin'"
  2. Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting - "All For Love"
  3. Sissel Kyrkjebø - "Se ilden lyse"
  4. Enigma - "Return to Innocence"
  5. Bruce Springsteen - "Streets of Philadelphia"
  6. Beck - "Loser"
  7. Crash Test Dummies - "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
  8. Wet Wet Wet - "Love Is All Around"
  9. Rednex - "Cotton Eye Joe"

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