| Top 40 Hits of December 1961 |
| 1 |
Frankie Vaughan |
Tower Of Strength |
| 2 |
Danny Williams |
Moon River |
| 3 |
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen |
Midnight In Moscow |
| 4 |
Bobby Vee |
Take Good Care Of My Baby |
| 5 |
Elvis Presley |
His Latest Flame / Little Sisters |
| 6 |
Jimmy Dean |
Big Bad John |
| 7 |
Pat Boone |
Johnny Will |
| 8 |
Helen Shapiro |
Walking Back To Happiness |
| 9 |
Acker Bilk |
Stranger On The Shore |
| 10 |
Sandy Nelson |
Let There Be Drums |
| 11 |
Petula Clark |
My Friend The Sea |
| 12 |
Chubby Checker |
Let's Twist Again |
| 13 |
Adam Faith |
The Time Has Come |
| 14 |
Shirley Bassey |
I'll Get By |
| 15 |
Russ Conway |
Toy Balloons |
| 16 |
Shadows |
The Savage |
| 17 |
Del Shannon |
So Long Baby |
| 18 |
Dave Brubeck |
Take Five |
| 19 |
Neil Sedaka |
Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen |
| 20 |
Cliff Richard |
When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart |
| 21 |
Jim Reeves |
You're The Only Good Thing |
| 22 |
Bobby Darin |
Multiplication |
| 23 |
G-Clefs |
I Understand |
| 24 |
Billy Fury |
I'd Never Find Another You |
| 25 |
Dion |
Runaround Sue |
| 26 |
Springfields |
Bambino |
| 27 |
Dorothy Provine |
Don't Bring Lulu |
| 28 |
Jimmy Crawford |
I Love How You Love Me |
| 29 |
Temperance Seven |
Charleston |
| 30 |
Troy Shondell |
This Time |
| 31 |
Mrs Mills |
Mrs Mills Medley |
| 32 |
Ray Charles |
Hit The Road Jack |
| 33 |
Karl Denver |
Mexicali Rose |
| 34 |
Acker Bilk |
Stars And Stripes / Creole Jazz |
| 35 |
Tokens |
The Lion Sleeps Tonight |
| 36 |
Bobby Vee |
Run To Him |
| 37 |
Rose Brennan |
Tall Dark Stranger |
| 38 |
Hayley Mills |
Let's Get Together |
| 39 |
Nat 'King' Cole |
Let True Love Begin |
| 40 |
Laurie Johnson Orchestra |
Sucu Sucu |
