| Top 40 Hits of September 1961 |
| 1 |
John Leyton |
Johnny Remember Me |
| 2 |
Shirley Bassey |
Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain |
| 3 |
Helen Shapiro |
You Don't Know |
| 4 |
Elvis Presley |
Wild In The Country / I Feel So Bad |
| 5 |
Billy Fury |
Halfway To Paradise |
| 6 |
Shadows |
Kon-Tiki |
| 7 |
Eden Kane |
Well I Ask You |
| 8 |
Sam Cooke |
Cupid |
| 9 |
Acker Bilk |
That's My Home |
| 10 |
Lonnie Donegan |
Michael Row The Boat / Lumbered |
| 11 |
Bobby Vee |
How Many Tears |
| 12 |
Petula Clark |
Romeo |
| 13 |
US Bonds |
Quarter To Three |
| 14 |
Billy Fury |
Jealousy |
| 15 |
Brook Brothers |
Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week |
| 16 |
Karl Denver |
Marcheta |
| 17 |
Highwaymen |
Michael |
| 18 |
Ricky Nelson |
Hello Mary Lou / Travelin' Man |
| 19 |
Del Shannon |
Hats Off To Larry |
| 20 |
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry |
You Always Hurt The One You Love |
| 21 |
Temperance Seven |
Pasadena |
| 22 |
Cleo Laine |
You'll Answer To Me |
| 23 |
Connie Francis |
Together |
| 24 |
Joe Loss |
Wheels Cha Cha |
| 25 |
Eden Kane |
Get Lost |
| 26 |
Adam Faith |
Don't You Know It? |
| 27 |
Craig Douglas |
Time |
| 28 |
Dorothy Squires & Russ Conway |
Say It With Flowers |
| 29 |
Chubby Checker |
Let's Twist Again |
| 30 |
Buddy Holly |
Baby I Don't Care / Valley Of Tears |
| 31 |
Don Gibson |
Sea Of Heartbreak |
| 32 |
Cliff Richard |
A Girl Like You |
| 33 |
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen |
Someday (You'll Be Sorry) |
| 34 |
Andy Stewart |
A Scottish Soldier |
| 35 |
Jan & Dean |
Heart And Soul |
| 36 |
Springfields |
Breakaway |
| 37 |
Eddie Cochran |
Weekend |
| 38 |
Everly Brothers |
Temptation |
| 39 |
Duane Eddy |
Drivin' Home |
| 40 |
Ken Dodd |
Once In Every Lifetime |