UK Number One singles of 1961

Here are the Number One Hit Singles in the UK for 1961, based on sales.

• 12/1/1961 : (2 weeks) - Johnny Tillotson - Poetry In Motion
• 26/1/1961 : (4 weeks) - Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight
• 23/2/1961 : (1 week) - Petula Clark - Sailor
• 2/3/1961 : (3 weeks) - The Everly Brothers - Walk Right Back
• 23/3/1961 : (6 weeks) - Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart
• 4/5/1961 : (2 weeks) - The Marcels - Blue Moon
• 18/5/1961 : (1 week) - Floyd Cramer - On The Rebound
• 25/5/1961 : (1 week) - The Temperance Seven - You're Driving Me Crazy
• 1/6/1961 : (4 weeks) - Elvis Presley - Surrender
• 29/6/1961 : (3 weeks) - Del Shannon - Runaway
• 20/7/1961 : (2 weeks) - The Everly Brothers - Temptation
• 3/8/1961 : (1 week) - Eden Kane Well - I Ask You
• 10/8/1961 : (3 weeks) - Helen Shapiro - You Don't Know
• 31/8/1961 : (3 weeks) - John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me
• 21/9/1961 : (2 weeks) - Shirley Bassey - Reach For The Stars / Climb Every Mountain
• 5/10/1961 : (1 week) - The Shadows - Kon Tiki
• 12/10/1961 : (1 week) - The Highwaymen - Michael
• 19/10/1961 : (3 weeks) - Helen Shapiro - Walkin' Back To Happiness
• 9/11/1961 : (4 weeks) - Elvis Presley - His Latest Flame
• 7/12/1961 : (3 weeks) - Frankie Vaughan - Tower Of Strength
• 28/12/1961 : (2 weeks) - Danny Williams - Moon River

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Singles are shown with the date they entered the Number One slot. UK_Charter is an autonoder under the control of spiregrain.