| Top 40 Hits of July 1961 |
| 1 |
Del Shannon |
Runaway |
| 2 |
Everly Brothers |
Temptation |
| 3 |
Eden Kane |
Well I Ask You |
| 4 |
Ricky Nelson |
Hello Mary Lou / Travelin' Man |
| 5 |
Cliff Richard |
A Girl Like You |
| 6 |
Billy Fury |
Halfway To Paradise |
| 7 |
Temperance Seven |
Pasadena |
| 8 |
Helen Shapiro |
You Don't Know |
| 9 |
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry |
But I Do |
| 10 |
Elvis Presley |
Surrender |
| 11 |
Roy Orbison |
Running Scared |
| 12 |
Shadows |
Frightened City |
| 13 |
Craig Douglas |
Time |
| 14 |
Petula Clark |
Romeo |
| 15 |
Connie Francis |
Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart |
| 16 |
Eddie Cochran |
Weekend |
| 17 |
Anthony Newley |
Pop Goes The Weasel / Bee Bom |
| 18 |
Buddy Holly |
Baby I Don't Care / Valley Of Tears |
| 19 |
Linda Scott |
I've Told Every Little Star |
| 20 |
Duane Eddy |
Ring Of Fire |
| 21 |
Shirley Bassey |
You'll Never Know |
| 22 |
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry |
You Always Hurt The One You Love |
| 23 |
Pat Boone |
Moody River |
| 24 |
Karl Denver |
Marcheta |
| 25 |
Lonnie Donegan |
Have A Drink On Me |
| 26 |
Gene Vincent |
She She Little Sheila |
| 27 |
Bobby Vee |
More Than I Can Say / Staying In |
| 28 |
Joe Loss |
Wheels Cha Cha |
| 29 |
Neil Sedaka |
Little Devil |
| 30 |
Adam Faith |
Don't You Know It? |
| 31 |
Andy Stewart |
A Scottish Soldier |
| 32 |
Bobby Darin |
Nature Boy |
| 33 |
Johnny & The Hurricanes |
Old Smokie / High Voltage |
| 34 |
Acker Bilk |
That's My Home |
| 35 |
Elvis Presley |
Wooden Heart |
| 36 |
Ben E King |
Stand By Me |
| 37 |
Ken Dodd |
Once In Every Lifetime |
| 38 |
Jerry Lee Lewis |
What'd I Say |
| 39 |
Brook Benton |
Boll Weevil Song |
| 40 |
Helen Shapiro |
Don't Treat Me Like A Child |
