Number 1 Songs for 1961 |
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Date Reached No. 1 |
Artist |
Song Title |
Wks |
| 1st January | Johnny Tilliston | Poetry in Motion | 3 |
| 22nd January | Elvis Presley | Are You Lonesome Tonight | 4 |
| 19th February | Everly Brothers | Walk Right Back | 4 |
| 19th March | Elvis Presley | Wooden Heart | 3 |
| 9th April | The Allisons | Are You Sure? | 2 |
| 23rd April | Elvis Presley | Wooden Heart | 1 |
| 30th April | The Temperance Seven | You're Driving Me Crazy | 1 |
| 7th May | Marcels | Blue Moon | 2 |
| 21st May | Del Shannon | Runaway | 1 |
| 28th May | Elvis Presley | Surrender | 4 |
| 25th June | Del Shannon | Runaway | 1 |
| 2nd July | Everly Brothers | Temptation | 4 |
| 30th July | Eden Kane | Well I Ask You | 1 |
| 6th August | Helen Shapiro | You Don't Know | 2 |
| 20th August | John Leyton | Johnny Remember Me | 5 |
| 24th September | The Shadows | Kon-Tiki | 1 |
| 1st October | The Highwaymen | Michael Row the Boat | 1 |
| 8th October | Helen Shapiro | Walkin' Back to Happiness | 4 |
| 5th November | Elvis Presley | His Latest Flame | 3 |
| 26th November | Bobby Vee | Take Good Care of my Baby | 1 |
| 3rd December | Frankie Vaughan | Tower of Strength | 4 |
| 31st December | Acker Bilk | Stranger on the Shore | 2 |
| Number 1s 1960 |
Number 1s 1962 |
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