UNITED KINGDOM'S TOP (OLD CHARTS WEBSITE) SINGLES OF 1961

No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER-ANDY STEWART-JANUARY
  2 WOODEN HEART-ELVIS PRESLEY-April
  3 HALFWAY TO PARADISE-BILLY FURY-August
  4 YOU DON'T KNOW-HELEN SHAPIRO-August
  5 RUNAWAY-DEL SHANNON-July
  6 WELL I ASK YOU-EDEN KANE-July
  7 FRIGHTENED CITY-SHADOWS-June
  8 HELLO MARY LOU-Rick Nelson-July
  9 F.B.I.-Shadows-February
 10 BUT I DO-Clarence "Frogman" Henry-June
 11 Don't Treat Me Like A Child-Helen Shapiro-May
 12 African Waltz-Johnny Dankworth-April
 13 Reach For The Stars-Shirley Bassey-September
 14 Walk Right Back-Everly Brothers-March
 15 Pasadena-Temperance Seven-July
 16 Are You Sure-Allisons-April
 17 Johnny Remember Me-John Leyton-September
 18 Wheels Cha Cha-Joe Loss-April
 19 Marcheta-Karl Denver-September
 20 Walking back to happiness-Helen Shapiro-October
 21 Theme From "Exodus"-Ferrate & Teicher-April
 22 You're Driving Me Crazy-Temperance Seven-May
 23 Temptation-Everly Brothers-July
 24 More Than I Can Say-Bobby Vee-May
 25 Are You Lonesome Tonight?-Elvis Presley-February
 26 Surrender-Elvis Presley-June
 27 That's My Home-Mr.Acker Bilk-September
 28 Sailor-Petula Clark-February
 29 You'll Never Know-Shirley Bassey-June
 30 Will You Love Me Tomorrow-Shirelles-March
 31 Romeo-Petula Clark-August
 32 A Girl Like You-Cliff Richard-July
 33 Running Scared-Roy Orbison-June
 34 Theme For A Dream-Cliff Richard-March
 35 Who Am I?-Adam Faith-February
 36 Michael-Highwaymen-October
 37 Blue Moon-Marcels-May
 38 Weekend-Eddie Cochran-July
 39 On The Rebound-Floyd Cramer-May
 40 Pepe-Duane Eddy-January
 41 Samantha-Kenny Ball-March 
 42 Gee Whiz It's You-Cliff Richard-April
 43 Wheels-String-A-Longs-March
 44 Have A Drink On Me-Lonnie Donegan-June
 45 You'll Answer To Me-Cleo Laine-October
 46 Time-Craig Douglas-August
 47 War Paint-Brook Brothers-April
 48 Buona Sera-Mr.Acker Bilk-February
 49 Portrait Of My Love-Matt Monro-January
 50 Where The Boys Are-Connie Francis-April
 51 Cupid-Sam Cooke-September
 52 Kon-Tiki-The Shadows-October
 53 Baby I Don't Care-Buddy Holly-August
 54 Lazy River-Bobby Darin-April
 55 Calendar Girl-Neil Sedaka-Ferbruary
 56 Let's Jump The Broomstick-Brenda Lee-February
 57 Quarter To Three-Gary US Bonds-August
 58 You're Sixteen-Johnny Burnette-February
 59 What'd I Say-Jerry Lee Lewis-June
 60 Hats Off To Larry-Del Shannon-October
 61 When The Girl In Your Arms...Girl In Your Heart-Cliff Richard-November
 62 Jealousy-Billy Fury-October
 63 Wild In The Country-Elvis Presley-September
 64 Riders In The Sky-Ramrods-March
 65 My Kind Of Girl-Matt Monro-March
 66 You Always Hurt The One You Love-Clarence "Frogman" Henry-August
 67 Sucu Sucu-Laurie Johnson Orchestra-October
 68 Once In Every Lifetime-Ken Dodd-July
 69 I've Told Every Little Star-Linda Scott-June
 70 How Many Tears-Bobby Vee-September
 71 And The Heavens Cried-Anthony Newley-April
 72 Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean-November
 73 Sea Of Heartbreak-Don Gibson-October
 74 Poetry In Motion-Johnny Tillotson-January
 75 Take Good Care Of My Baby-Bobby Vee-December
 76 Baby Sittin' Boogie-Buzz Clifford-April
 77 I Love You-Cliff Richard-January 
 78 (Marie's The Name)His Latest Flame-Elvis Presley-November
 79 Wild Wind-John Leyton-October
 80 Bless You-Tony Orlando-October
 81 The Time Has Come-Adam Faith-November
 82 Together-Connie Francis-October
 83 Mexicali Rose-Karl Denver-October
 84 Take Five-Dave Brubeck Quartet-November
 85 Rubber Ball-Bobby Vee-February
 86 Little Devil-Neil Sedaka-June
 87 Little Boy Sad-Johnny Burnette-May
 88 Hit The Road Jack-Ray Charles-November
 89 My Boomerang Won?t Come Back-Charlie Drake-November
 90 Michael Row The Boat-Lonnie Donegan-September
 91 Get Lost-Eden Kane-October
 92 Breakin' In A Brand New Heart-Connie Francis-July
 93 Theme From Dixie-Duane Eddy-May
 94 Moon River-Danny Williams-December
 95 Don't You Know It?-Adam Faith-August
 96 Sucu Sucu-Nina & Frederick-October
 97 It's Now Or Never-Elvis Presley-January
 98 You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby-Bobby Darin-November
 99 Easy Going Me-Adam Faith-May
100 Tower Of Strength-Frankie Vaughan-December
101 Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week-Brook Brothers-September
102 Counting Teardrops- Emile Ford & Checkmates-January
103 Sway-Bobby Rydell-January
104 Save The Last Dance For Me-Drifters-January
105 Moody River-Pat Boone-July
106 New Orleans-Gary U.S. Bonds-February
107 Marry Me-Mike Preston-March
108 Let's Get Together-Hayley Mills-November
109 Piltdown Rides Again-Piltdown Men-February
110 76 Trombones-King Brothers-April
111 A Hundred Pounds Of Clay-Craig Douglas-May
112 Runaround Sue-Dion-November
113 Ring Of Fire-Duane Eddy-July
114 A Thousand Stars-Billy Fury-February
115 The Battles O'er-Andy Stewart-July
116 Pop Goes The Weasel-Anthony Newley-July
117 How wonderful To Know-Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson-July
118 Rubber Ball-Marty Wilde-February
119 Perfidia-Ventures-January
120 Midnight In Moscow-Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen-December
121 Many Tears Ago-Connie Francis-January
122 Stay-Marice Williams & Zodiacs-January
123 She Little Sheila-Gene Vincent-July
124 (I Wanna) Love My Life Away-Gene Pitney-Aptil
125 Ja-Da-Johnny & Hurricanes-March
126 Pepe-Russ Conway-February
127 First Taste Of Love-Ben E King-February
128 Who Put The Bomp-Viscounts-August
129 You Don't Know What You've Got-Ral Donner-September
130 Sailor-Anne Shelton-February
131 North To Alaska-Johnny Horton-January
132 The Savage-The Shadows-November
133 This Time-Troy Shondell-November
134 Cryin'-Roy Orbison-October
135 Say It With Flowers-Dorothy Squires & Russ Conway-July
136 Mystery Girl-Jess Conrad-February
137 Stars And Stripes-Acker Bilk-October
138 Gather In The Mushrooms-Benny Hill-February
139 Granada-Frank Sinatra-October
140 Why Not Now-Matt Monro-July
141 Dum Dum-Brenda Lee-August
142 Like Strangers-Everly Brothers-January
143 Doll House-King Brothers-July
144 I'm A Moody Guy-Shane Fenton-July
145 My Friend The Sea-Petula Clark-December
146 The Boll Wweevil Song-Brook Benton-July