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.
| Week | Artist | Single | Country | Weeks | Straight to #1 ? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1 | Top 10 | Top 20 | ||||||
| 1 | Elvis Presley | "It's Now or Never" |  | |||||
| 2 | Elvis Presley | "It's Now or Never" | ||||||
| 3 | Lolita | "Seemann" |  | 9 | 23 | No | ||
| 4 | Lolita | "Seemann" | ||||||
| 5 | Lolita | "Seemann" | ||||||
| 6 | Lolita | "Seemann" | ||||||
| 7 | Lolita | "Seemann" | ||||||
| 8 | Lolita | "Seemann" | ||||||
| 9 | Lolita | "Seemann" | ||||||
| 10 | Lolita | "Seemann" | ||||||
| 11 | Lolita | "Seemann" | ||||||
| 12 | Robertino | "Romantica" |  | 6 | 17 | No | ||
| 13 | Robertino | "Romantica" | ||||||
| 14 | Robertino | "Romantica" | ||||||
| 15 | Robertino | "Romantica" | ||||||
| 16 | Robertino | "Romantica" | ||||||
| 17 | Robertino | "Romantica" | ||||||
| 18 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" |  | 5 | 14 | No | ||
| 19 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" | ||||||
| 20 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" | ||||||
| 21 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" | ||||||
| 22 | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" | ||||||
| 23 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | | 5 | 23 | No | ||
| 24 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | ||||||
| 25 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | ||||||
| 26 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | ||||||
| 27 | The Brothers Four | "Greenfields" | ||||||
| 28 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | | 14 | 24 | No | ||
| 29 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 30 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 31 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 32 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 33 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 34 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 35 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 36 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 37 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 38 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 39 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 40 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 41 | Ricky Nelson | "Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man" | ||||||
| 42 | The Highwaymen | "Michael" | | 5 | 15 | No | ||
| 43 | The Highwaymen | "Michael" | ||||||
| 44 | The Highwaymen | "Michael" | ||||||
| 45 | The Highwaymen | "Michael" | ||||||
| 46 | The Highwaymen | "Michael" | ||||||
| 47 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | | 8 | 12 | No | ||
| 48 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | ||||||
| 49 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | ||||||
| 50 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | ||||||
| 51 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | ||||||
| 52 | Cliff Richard | "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" | ||||||