# VG-lista 1964 to 1994

This is a summary list of all the top singles in the VG-lista, 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.

## 1964

* The Beatles - "She Loves You"
* The Beatles - "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
* The Swinging Blue Jeans - "Hippy Hippy Shake"
* Wenche Myhre - "La meg være ung"
* Jim Reeves - "I Love You Because"
* The Beatles - "A Hard Day's Night"
* Jim Reeves - "I Won't Forget You"
* The Beatles - "I Should Have Known Better"
* Roy Orbison - "Oh Pretty Woman"
* The Beatles - "If I Fell"
* The Beatles - "I Feel Fine"

## 1965

* Sven-Ingvars - "Fröken Fräken"
* The Beatles - "Rock and Roll Music"
* The Rolling Stones - "The Last Time"
* France Gall - "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
* The Beatles - "Ticket to Ride"
* Roger Miller - "King of the Road"
* Jailbird Singers - "Där björkarna susa"
* Hep Stars - "Cadillac"
* Elvis Presley - "Crying in the Chapel"
* The Spotnicks - "Blue Blue Day"
* The Beatles - "Help!"
* The Rolling Stones - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
* Barry McGuire - "Eve of Destruction"
* The Beatles - "Yesterday"
* The Beatles - "Day Tripper"

## 1966

* Barry McGuire - "You Were on My Mind"
* The Overlanders - "Michelle"
* The Beatles - "Michelle"
* The Beach Boys - "Barbara Ann"
* The Beach Boys - "Sloop John B"
* The Beatles - "Paperback Writer"
* The Kinks - "Sunny Afternoon"
* The Beatles - "Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby"
* Sonny & Cher - "Little Man"
* Herman's Hermits - "No Milk Today"

## 1967

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

## 1968

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

## 1969

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

## 1970

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

## 1971

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

## 1972

* Middle of the Road - "Sacramento"
* New Seekers - "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
* Ann-Louise Hanson - "Tag emot en utsträckt hand"
* Stein Ingebrigtsen - "Cento Campane"
* Daniel Boone - "Beautiful Sunday"
* Hot Butter - "Popcorn"
* Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Matrimony"
* Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Clair"

## 1973

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

## 1974

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

## 1975

* Slade - "Far Far Away"
* Billy Swan - "I Can Help"
* Teach-In - "Ding-A-Dong"
* Nazareth - "Love Hurts"
* George Baker Selection - "Paloma Blanca"
* Rod Stewart - "Sailing"

## 1976

* Roger Whittaker - "The Last Farewell"
* Harpo - "Movie Star"
* Brotherhood of Man - "Save Your Kisses for Me"
* ABBA - "Dancing Queen"
* Pussycat - "Mississippi"

## 1977

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

## 1978

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

## 1979

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

## 1980

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

## 1981

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

## 1982

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

## 1983

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

## 1984

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

## 1985

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

## 1986

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

## 1987

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

## 1988

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

## 1989

* Robin Beck - "First Time"
* Will To Power - "Baby, I Love Your Way"
* Paula Abdul - "Straight Up"
* Madonna - "Like a Prayer"
* Roxette - "The Look"
* The Bangles - "Eternal Flame"
* Prince - "Batdance"
* Franklin - "Bombadilla Life"
* Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers - "Swing the Mood"
* Kaoma - "Lambada"
* Phil Collins - "Another Day in Paradise"

## 1990

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

## 1991

* Enigma - "Sadeness (Part I)"
* Inner Circle - "Bad Boys"
* The Simpsons - "Do the Bartman"
* Roxette - "Joyride"
* Cher - "The Shoop Shoop Song"
* Scorpions - "Wind of Change"
* Zucchero & Paul Young - "Senza una donna"
* Bryan Adams - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
* U2 - "The Fly"
* Michael Jackson - "Black or White"

## 1992

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

## 1993

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

## 1994

* Aerosmith - "Cryin'"
* Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting - "All For Love"
* Sissel Kyrkjebø - "Se ilden lyse"
* Enigma - "Return to Innocence"
* Bruce Springsteen - "Streets of Philadelphia"
* Beck - "Loser"
* Crash Test Dummies - "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
* Wet Wet Wet - "Love Is All Around"
* Rednex - "Cotton Eye Joe"