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 altogether and these are all listed below according to how well they have charted over time.
VG-lista
VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...
- the official Norwegian hit-chart - in 1962. 57 singles entered the VG-lista in 1962 altogether and these are all listed below according to how well they have charted over time.
Top singles of 1962
| Position | Artist | Song title | Highest position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubby Checker Chubby Checker Chubby Checker is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist"... |
"Let's Twist Again Let's Twist Again "Let's Twist Again" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, and released as a single by Chubby Checker. One of the biggest hit singles of 1961, it reached number two in the UK and number eight on the U.S. Billboard pop chart. It refers to the Twist dance craze and his 1960 and 1961... " |
2 | 518 |
| 2 | Anita Lindblom | "Sån't är livet" | 1 | 383 |
| 3 | Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
"Good Luck Charm Good Luck Charm "Good Luck Charm" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company, that reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the week ending April 21, 1962. It remained at the top of the list for two weeks. The song was written by Aaron Schroeder... " |
1 | 368 |
| 4 | Conny Froboess | "Zwei kleine Italiener Zwei Kleine Italiener "Zwei kleine Italiener" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, performed in German by Conny Froboess.... " |
1 | 366 |
| 5 | Cliff Richard Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide.... |
"The Young Ones The Young Ones (song) "The Young Ones" is a single by Cliff Richard and The Shadows. The song, written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, is the title song to the 1961 film The Young Ones and its soundtrack album... " |
2 | 294 |
| 6 | Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
"Return to Sender Return to Sender (song) "Return to Sender" is a 1962 rock and roll hit single recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music. The song was written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell.... " |
1 | 288 |
| 7 | Nora Brockstedt Nora Brockstedt Nora Brockstedt is a successful Norwegian singer, born on 20 January 1923. She first entered a professional stage at the age of 20, namely the highly reputed Chat Noir in Oslo. During the next two decades, she managed to become one of Norway's most famous and beloved singers and entertainers... |
"Æille så ner som a Ingebjørg" | 2 | 263 |
| 8 | Jim Reeves Jim Reeves James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound... |
"Adios Amigo Adios Amigo Adiós Amigo is a comedy-Western starring Fred Williamson and Richard Pryor. The film was also written, produced and directed by Williamson.... " |
2 | 257 |
| 9 | Little Eva Little Eva Eva Narcissus Boyd , known by the stage name of Little Eva , was an American pop singer.-Biography:... |
"The Loco-Motion The Loco-Motion "The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva in 1962 ; for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 ; and for Kylie Minogue in 1988 "The... " |
1 | 254 |
| 10 | Pat Boone Pat Boone Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts... |
"Speedy Gonzales Speedy Gonzales (song) "Speedy Gonzales" is a 1961 David Dante song about Speedy Gonzales, "the fastest mouse in all Mexico". It was written by Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee and David Hess... " |
1 | 253 |
| 11 | Grynet Molvig Grynet Molvig Ann-Kristin "Grynet" Molvig is a Norwegian actress and singer. She made her name as a singer in the 1960, with acts such as Kjell Karlsen and Willy Andresen. Later she also started performing in Sweden, often together with Povel Ramel. At the same time she also acted in movies, both in Norway and... |
"Det var du som sa nei" | 1 | 247 |
| 12 | Bobby Vinton Bobby Vinton Bobby Vinton is an American pop music singer of Polish origin. In pop music circles, he became known as "The Polish Prince".-Early life:... |
"Roses Are Red (My Love) Roses Are Red (My Love) "Roses Are Red " is a popular song composed by Al Byron and Paul Evans. It was recorded by Bobby Vinton and was a number-one song in the United States during the year 1962. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on July 15, 1962, and remained there for four weeks. The recording was his... " |
1 | 233 |
| 13 | Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
"She's Not You She's Not You "She's Not You" is a 1962 song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. "She's Not You" reached #5 on the Hot 100 and #13 on the R&B charts. In the UK, the single reached #1 where it stayed for three weeks... " |
1 | 232 |
| 14 | Leroy Van Dyke Leroy Van Dyke Leroy Frank Van Dyke is an American country music singer best known for his hits, "The Auctioneer" and "Walk On By" .-Biography:... |
"Walk On By" | 1 | 231 |
| 15 | Jim Reeves Jim Reeves James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound... |
"You're The Only Good Thing (That's Happened To Me)" | 2 | 228 |
| 16 | Cliff Richard Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide.... |
"I'm Lookin' Out The Window" | 2 | 214 |
| 17 | Ray Adams Ray Adams Ray Adams represented News Corp-controlled satcaster BSkyB, and was a board member of European anti-piracy organisation AEPOC.On release and publication some of the emails sent between NDS head of security Ray Adams and Lee Gibling, the missing founder of the now closed pirate site , Thoic.com ,... |
"Jag har bott vid en landsväg" | 5 | 187 |
| 18 | Bobby Darin Bobby Darin Bobby Darin , born Walden Robert Cassotto, was an American singer, actor and musician.Darin performed in a range of music genres, including pop, rock, jazz, folk and country... |
"Multiplication Multiplication Multiplication is the mathematical operation of scaling one number by another. It is one of the four basic operations in elementary arithmetic .... " |
4 | 183 |
| 19 | Ray Charles Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records... |
"I Can't Stop Loving You I Can't Stop Loving You "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 30, 1957, for RCA Victor Records... " |
4 | 179 |
| 20 | Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
"King Of The Whole Wide World King Of The Whole Wide World King Of The Whole Wide World is a song by Elvis Presley.... " |
1 | 175 |
| 21 | Chris Montez Chris Montez Chris Montez , is an American singer.-Early life:Montez grew up in Hawthorne, California, influenced by the Latino-flavored music of his community and the success of Ritchie Valens.... |
"Let's Dance Let's Dance (Chris Montez song) "Let's Dance" is rock band Slade's last single from 1988. The single was only released in the UK. The song was originally covered in 1985 and appeared on the Crackers – The Christmas Party Album the same year. The track was eventually released as a single after being dropped from RCA Records... " |
2 | 173 |
| 22 | Frank Ifield Frank Ifield Francis Edward Ifield is an early Australian-English easy listening and country music singer. He achieved considerable success in the early 1960s, especially in the UK Singles Chart, where he had four Number 1 hits between 1962 and 1963.... |
"Lovesick Blues Lovesick Blues "Lovesick Blues" is a show tune written by composer Cliff Friend and co-lyricist & producer Irving Mills. It has become a pop standard and an even more popular country song since it helped make Hank Williams famous in the 1940s. Published through Tin Pan Alley in 1922, the song was first recorded... " |
2 | 169 |
| 23 | Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
"Rock-A-Hula Baby Rock-A-Hula Baby "Rock-A-Hula Baby" is a song performed by Elvis Presley for the 1961 movie Blue Hawaii. Written by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Dolores Fuller, it is a genre mix of Hawaiian folk and rock n' roll. It was Dolores' first published song, and she would eventually co-write a dozen songs for Elvis Presley... " |
6 | 144 |
| 24 | The Shadows The Shadows The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'... |
"Wonderful Land Wonderful Land "Wonderful Land" is an instrumental piece which was released as a single by The Shadows in 1962. It stayed at #1 in the UK for more weeks than any other single during the whole of the 1960s.... " |
2 | 143 |
| 25 | Jack Dailey | "No øl, no vin, no dram" | 5 | 140 |
| 26 | Pat Boone Pat Boone Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts... |
"Johnny Will" | 1 | 137 |
| 27 | Roy Orbison Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis... |
"Dream Baby" | 5 | 136 |
| 28 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | "It'll Be Me It'll Be Me "It'll Be Me" is a 1986 single by Exile. "It'll Be Me", which was written by then-lead singer J.P. Pennington and bass player Sonny LeMaire and featured Les Taylor and lead vocals, was Exile's seventh number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of... " |
2 | 129 |
| 29 | The Monn Keys | "Stakkars store sterke karer" | 5 | 127 |
| 30 | Perry Como Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr... " |
"Caterina Caterina Caterina is a feminine given name. It is an Italian and Catalan form of the name Katherine.. It may refer to:In music:* Caterina Assandra, Italian composer and Benedictine nun* Caterina Bueno, Italian singer and folk music historian.... " |
6 | 121 |
| 31 | Duane Eddy & The Rebeletts Duane Eddy Duane Eddy is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he had a string of hit records, produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young"... |
"(Dance With The) Guitar Man" | 3 | 114 |
| 32 | Peter Kraus Peter Kraus Peter Kraus is a German singer and actor.Born Peter Siegfried Krausenecker in Munich, Kraus was popular especially in the 1950s, notably in those musical comedy films where he played opposite Cornelia Froboess.- Youth :... |
"Schwarze Rose, Rosemarie" | 5 | 110 |
| 33 | Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen Kenny Ball Kenny Ball is an English jazz musician, best known as the lead trumpet player in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.-Career:... |
"Midnight in Moscow" | 6 | 109 |
| 34 | Johnny Tillotson Johnny Tillotson Johnny Tillotson is an American singer and songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored 9 top-ten hits on the pop, country and adult contemporary billboard charts including "Poetry In Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"... |
"Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" is Country-And-Western song written and recorded by Hank Locklin. The song met success and made it to hit No. 5 on the charts, and became a standard for the Nashville sound. It has been covered by both Pop and Country Artists.Locklin first released the song in... " |
3 | 107 |
| 35 | Nat King Cole Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres... |
"Ramblin' Rose" | 5 | 104 |
| 36 | Frank Ifield Frank Ifield Francis Edward Ifield is an early Australian-English easy listening and country music singer. He achieved considerable success in the early 1960s, especially in the UK Singles Chart, where he had four Number 1 hits between 1962 and 1963.... |
"I Remember You I Remember You (1941 song) "I Remember You" is a popular song. The music was written by Victor Schertzinger, the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was published in 1941.The song was one of several introduced in the movie The Fleet's In... " |
4 | 101 |
| 37 | Helen Shapiro Helen Shapiro Helen Kate Shapiro is an English singer and actress. She is best known for her 1960s UK chart toppers, "You Don't Know" and "Walkin' Back to Happiness".-Early life:... |
"Tell Me What He Said" | 5 | 100 |
| 38 | Bobby Darin Bobby Darin Bobby Darin , born Walden Robert Cassotto, was an American singer, actor and musician.Darin performed in a range of music genres, including pop, rock, jazz, folk and country... |
"Things Things (1962 song) Things was a song written by Bobby Darin in 1962. It reached #3 in the U.S., and #2 in the UK.In 1962, Darin also began to write and sing country music, with hit songs including Things . It was the final Darin single released on the Atco Records unit of Atlantic Records before he began recording... " |
5 | 99 |
| 39 | Burl Ives Burl Ives Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer and folk music singer. As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Music critic John Rockwell said, "Ives's voice ..... |
"A Little Bitty Tear A Little Bitty Tear "A Little Bitty Tear" is a song written by the American country music singer-songwriter Hank Cochran. It has been recorded by many musical acts, including Cochran himself and Burl Ives.-History:... " |
5 | 98 |
| 40 | Brian Hyland Brian Hyland Brian Hyland is an American pop recording artist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He continued recording into the 1970s... |
"Ginny Come Lately" | 5 | 94 |
| 41 | The Tornados The Tornados The Tornados were an English instrumental group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the UK and U.S. Number One "Telstar" , the first U.S... |
"Telstar Telstar (song) "Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental record performed by The Tornados. It was the first single by a British band to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and was also a number one hit in the UK. The record was named after the AT&T communications satellite Telstar, which went into orbit in... " |
3 | 92 |
| 42 | Susan Maughan Susan Maughan Susan Maughan is an English singer who released successful singles in the 1960s.-Career:... |
"Bobby's Girl" | 6 | 86 |
| 43 | Dave Appell Dave Appell Dave Appell Dave (David) Appell Dave (David) Appell (born March 24, 1922, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, worked as an arranger, producer, and musician in Philadelphia, in the 1950s.-Career:... |
"Happy Jose" | 6 | 77 |
| 44 | Del Shannon Del Shannon Del Shannon was an American rock and roll singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit, "Runaway", in 1961.- Biography :... |
"Swiss Maid" | 8 | 75 |
| 45 | Brenda Lee Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis... |
"Speak To Me Pretty" | 8 | 72 |
| 46 | Clyde McPhatter Clyde McPhatter Clyde McPhatter was an American R&B singer, perhaps the most widely imitated R&B singer of the 1950s and 1960s, making him a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B. He is best known for his solo hit "A Lover's Question"... |
"Lover Please" | 6 | 64 |
| 47 | Mike Sarne Mike Sarne Mike Sarne is a British actor, director and former pop singer.Sarne was born Michael Scheuer at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London. Active in the 1960s as singer, he is best known for his 1962 UK comedy number one hit, "Come Outside"... |
"Come Outside Come Outside Come Outside is a BBC educational children's television series that ran from 23 September 1993 to 18 March 1997. The two main characters of the show are Auntie Mabel , and her dog Pippin. They go on adventures in Auntie Mabel's aeroplane which is covered in coloured spots... " |
7 | 62 |
| 48 | Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka is an American pop/rock singer, pianist, and composer. His career has spanned nearly 55 years, during which time he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard... |
"Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" is a pop song released in 1961 by Neil Sedaka. Sedaka wrote the music and performed the song, while the lyrics were written by Howard Greenfield... " |
8 | 60 |
| 49 | Gunnar Engedahl & Erling Stordahl | "I tresko og busserull" | 7 | 48 |
| 50 | The Drifters The Drifters The Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953... |
"When My Little Girl Is Smiling" | 8 | 47 |
| 51 | Nora Brockstedt Nora Brockstedt Nora Brockstedt is a successful Norwegian singer, born on 20 January 1923. She first entered a professional stage at the age of 20, namely the highly reputed Chat Noir in Oslo. During the next two decades, she managed to become one of Norway's most famous and beloved singers and entertainers... |
"Guri Malla" | 8 | 36 |
| 52 | The Quivers | "Piken i dalen" | 9 | 34 |
| 53 | Jan Høiland Jan Høiland Jan Høiland is a Norwegian singer, who lived for many years in Harstad. The song "Tio tusen röda rosor" by Thore Skogman was the biggest hit for Jan Høiland. Today, this is the song which is most associated with Jan Høiland... |
"Quando, Quando, Quando Quando, Quando, Quando "Quando, Quando, Quando" is an Italian pop song from 1962, in the bossa nova style, with music written by Tony Renis and lyrics by Alberto Testa.... " |
10 | 33 |
| 54 | Bjørg og Per Gunnar | "Mari og Ola" | 9 | 23 |
| 55 | The Shadows The Shadows The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'... |
"Guitar Tango" | 10 | 22 |
| 56 | Paul Anka Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"... |
"A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of Wine" | 10 | 11 |
| 57 | Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen | "March of the Siamese Children" | 11 | 10 |