The top 100 1961 lists the 100 most popular hits in the UK singles music charts in 1961.

Position Artist Title 1 Elvis Presley Wooden Heart 2 Runaway 3 You Don't Know 4 Johnny Remember Me 5 Helen Shapiro Walking Back To Happiness 6 Eden Kane Well I Ask You 7 The Everly Brothers Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes 8 Allisons Are You Sure 9 Halfway To Paradise 10 Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight? 11 Elvis Presley Surrender 12 Ricky Nelson Hello Mary Lou / Travelin' Man 13 Shirley Bassey Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain 14 The Everly Brothers Temptation 15 Elvis Presley His Latest Flame / Little Sisters 16 Petula Clark Sailor 17 The Shadows Frightened City 18 The Temperance Seven You're Driving Me Crazy 19 The Marcels Blue Moon 20 Johnny Tillotson Poetry In Motion 21 Frankie Vaughan Tower Of Strength 22 Andy Stewart A Scottish Soldier 23 The Shadows FBI 24 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry But I Do 25 The Temperance Seven Pasadena 26 The Highwaymen Michael 27 Theme For A Dream 28 Helen Shapiro Don't Treat Me Like A Child 29 Bobby Vee More Than I Can Say / Staying In 30 The Shadows Kon-Tiki 31 Shirelles Will You Love Me Tomorrow? 32 Petula Clark Romeo 33 Jimmy Dean Big Bad John 34 Cliff Richard A Girl Like You 35 Cliff Richard I Love You 36 Floyd Cramer On The Rebound 37 Danny Williams Moon River 38 Duane Eddy Pepe 39 Matt Monro Portrait Of My Love 40 Cliff Richard When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart 41 Billy Fury Jealousy 42 Bobby Vee Take Good Care Of My Baby 43 Ferrante & Teicher Theme From 'Exodus' 44 John Leyton Wild Wind 45 Cleo Laine You'll Answer To Me 46 Who Am I? / This Is It 47 Bobby Darin Lazy River 48 Johnny Burnette You're Sixteen 49 Johnny Dankworth African Waltz 50 Shirley Bassey You'll Never Know 51 Elvis Presley Wild In The Country / I Feel So Bad 52 Mr Acker Bilk That's My Home 53 Matt Monro My Kind Of Girl 54 Cliff Richard Gee Whiz It's You 55 Karl Denver Marcheta 56 Running Scared 57 Adam Faith The Time Has Come 58 The Brook Brothers War Paint 59 Craig Douglas Time 60 Del Shannon Hats Off To Larry 61 The Drifters Save The Last Dance For Me 62 Mr Acker Bilk Buona Sera 63 The Ramrods Riders In The Sky 64 The String-A-Longs Wheels 65 Lonnie Donegan Have A Drink On Me 66 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry You Always Hurt The One You Love 67 Joe Loss Wheels Cha Cha 68 Connie Francis Where The Boys Are / Baby Roo 69 Anthony Newley And The Heavens Cried 70 US Bonds Quarter To Three 71 Lonnie Donegan presents & His Jazzmen Samantha 72 Bobby Vee Rubber Ball 73 Dave Brubeck Take Five 74 Cupid 75 Laurie Johnson Orchestra Sucu Sucu 76 Tony Orlando Bless You 77 Neil Sedaka Calendar Girl 78 Emile Ford & The Checkmates Counting Teardrops 79 Eddie Cochran Weekend 80 Connie Francis Together 81 Buddy Holly Baby I Don't Care / Valley Of Tears 82 Jerry Lee Lewis What'd I Say 83 Linda Scott I've Told Every Little Star 84 Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never 85 Ray Charles Hit The Road Jack 86 Karl Denver Mexicali Rose 87 Bobby Vee How Many Tears 88 Duane Eddy Theme From Dixie 89 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen Midnight In Moscow 90 Brenda Lee Let's Jump The Broomstick 91 Lonnie Donegan Michael Row The Boat / Lumbered 92 Neil Sedaka Little Devil 93 Eden Kane Get Lost 94 The Ventures Perfidia 95 Adam Faith Don't You Know It? 96 Don Gibson Sea Of Heartbreak 97 Johnny Burnette Little Boy Sad 98 Buzz Clifford Baby Sittin' Boogie 99 Charlie Drake My Boomerang Won't Come Back 100 Craig Douglas 100 Pounds Of Clay