| 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 |
