| Top 40 Hits of October 1961 |
| 1 |
Helen Shapiro |
Walking Back To Happiness |
| 2 |
Highwaymen |
Michael |
| 3 |
Chubby Checker |
Let's Twist Again |
| 4 |
Shadows |
Kon-Tiki |
| 5 |
Billy Fury |
Jealousy |
| 6 |
John Leyton |
Wild Wind |
| 7 |
Cleo Laine |
You'll Answer To Me |
| 8 |
Del Shannon |
Hats Off To Larry |
| 9 |
John Leyton |
Johnny Remember Me |
| 10 |
Connie Francis |
Together |
| 11 |
Elvis Presley |
Wild In The Country / I Feel So Bad |
| 12 |
Tony Orlando |
Bless You |
| 13 |
Cliff Richard |
When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart |
| 14 |
Laurie Johnson Orchestra |
Sucu Sucu |
| 15 |
Eden Kane |
Get Lost |
| 16 |
Shirley Bassey |
Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain |
| 17 |
Helen Shapiro |
You Don't Know |
| 18 |
Charlie Drake |
My Boomerang Won't Come Back |
| 19 |
Don Gibson |
Sea Of Heartbreak |
| 20 |
Frank Sinatra |
Granada |
| 21 |
Karl Denver |
Mexicali Rose |
| 22 |
Lonnie Donegan |
Michael Row The Boat / Lumbered |
| 23 |
Acker Bilk |
That's My Home |
| 24 |
Viscounts |
Who Put The Bomp |
| 25 |
Bobby Darin |
You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby |
| 26 |
Ray Charles |
Hit The Road Jack |
| 27 |
Elvis Presley |
His Latest Flame / Little Sisters |
| 28 |
Everly Brothers |
Muskrat / Don't Blame Me |
| 29 |
Joe Loss |
Wheels Cha Cha |
| 30 |
Roy Orbison |
Cryin' |
| 31 |
Brook Brothers |
Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week |
| 32 |
Sam Cooke |
Cupid |
| 33 |
Ral Donner |
You Don't Know What You've Got |
| 34 |
Mike Berry |
Tribute To Buddy Holly |
| 35 |
Nina & Frederick |
Sucu Sucu |
| 36 |
Bobby Vee |
How Many Tears |
| 37 |
Adam Faith |
The Time Has Come |
| 38 |
Jimmy Dean |
Big Bad John |
| 39 |
Dave Brubeck |
Take Five |
| 40 |
Eden Kane |
Well I Ask You |