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.
Detailed listing of Number-ones in 1961 WeekArtistSingleCountryWeeksStraight to #1 ?Top 1Top 10Top 201Elvis Presley"It's Now or Never"2Elvis Presley"It's Now or Never"3Lolita"Seemann"923No4Lolita"Seemann"5Lolita"Seemann"6Lolita"Seemann"7Lolita"Seemann"8Lolita"Seemann"9Lolita"Seemann"10Lolita"Seemann"11Lolita"Seemann"12Robertino"Romantica"617No13Robertino"Romantica"14Robertino"Romantica"15Robertino"Romantica"16Robertino"Romantica"17Robertino"Romantica"18The Allisons"Are You Sure?"514No19The Allisons"Are You Sure?"20The Allisons"Are You Sure?"21The Allisons"Are You Sure?"22The Allisons"Are You Sure?"23The Brothers Four"Greenfields"523No24The Brothers Four"Greenfields"25The Brothers Four"Greenfields"26The Brothers Four"Greenfields"27The Brothers Four"Greenfields"28Ricky Nelson"Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man"1424No29Ricky 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"42The Highwaymen"Michael"515No43The Highwaymen"Michael"44The Highwaymen"Michael"45The Highwaymen"Michael"46The Highwaymen"Michael"47Cliff Richard"When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart"812No48Cliff 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 Position Artist Song title Highest position Points 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
External links VG-Lista - the official Norwegian hit-chart VG-lista - Top 100 singles of all time in Norway