| TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | | Connie Francis | Where The Boys Are | | |
| 2 | 2 | | Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra | Calcutta | | |
| 3 | 10 | | The Everly Brothers | Ebony Eyes | | |
| 4 | 3 | | Neil Sedaka | Calendar Girl | | |
| 5 | 5 | | The Miracles | Shop Around | | |
| 6 | 4 | | Ferrante & Teicher | Exodus | | |
| 7 | 9 | | Paul Anka | The Story Of My Love | | |
| 8 | 15 | | Bobby Rydell | Good Time Baby | | |
| 8 | 15 | | Bobby Rydell | Cherie | | |
| 9 | 6 | | Carla Thomas | Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) | | |
| 10 | 7 | | Al Caiola And His Orchestra | The Magnificent Seven | | |
| 11 | 12 | | Chuck Jackson | I Don't Want To Cry | | |
| 12 | 19 | | Chubby Checker | Pony Time | | |
| 13 | 18 | | The Capris | There's A Moon Out Tonight | | |
| 14 | 11 | | The Shirelles | Dedicated To The One I Love | | |
| 15 | 14 | | Maxine Brown | All In My Mind | | |
| 16 | 17 | | Aretha Franklin | Won't Be Long | | |
| 17 | 13 | | The Shirelles | Will You Love Me Tomorrow | | |
| 18 | 20 | | The Royaltones | Flamingo Express | | |
| 19 | 8 | | Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra | Wonderland By Night | | |
| 20 | 16 | | The Olympics | Dance By The Light Of The Moon | | |
| 21 | 25 | | Johnny Tillotson | Jimmy's Girl | | |
| 22 | 27 | | Cathy Jean And The Roommates | Please Love Me Forever | | |
| 23 | 21 | | Brenda Lee | Emotions | | |
| 23 | 21 | | Brenda Lee | I'm Learning About Love | | |
| 24 | 22 | | The Dreamers | Teenage Vows Of Love | | |
| 25 | 24 | | Buzz Clifford | Baby Sittin' Boogie | | |
| 26 | 31 | | Johnny Burnette | Little Boy Sad | | |
| 27 | 26 | | Jackie Wilson | My Empty Arms | | |
| 28 | 29 | | Etta James | At Last | | |
| 29 | 33 | | Marty Robbins | Don't Worry | | |
| 30 | 40 | | Brook Benton | For My Baby | | |
| 30 | 40 | | Brook Benton | Think Twice | | |
| 31 | 48 | | Kathy Young With The Innocents | Happy Birthday Blues | | |
| 32 | 39 | | The Dubs | Be Sure (My Love) (the original 1958 45 release also got airplay in 1961) | | |
| 33 | 35 | | Fats Domino | What A Price | | |
| 33 | 35 | | Fats Domino | Ain't That Just Like A Woman | | |
| 34 | 36 | | Tarheel Slim And Little Ann | Bless You My Darling | | |
| 35 | 34 | | The String-A-Longs | Wheels | | |
| 36 | 54 | | Johnny Nash | Some Of Your Lovin' | | |
| 37 | 58 | | Ben E. King | Spanish Harlem | | |
| 38 | 41 | | Bobby Bland | I Pity The Fool | | |
| 39 | 46 | | Frank Gari | Utopia | | |
| 40 | 51 | | Miss Frankie Nolan | A Week From Sunday | | |
| 41 | 45 | | The Vibrations | The Watusi | | |
| 42 | 57 | | Frankie Avalon | All Of Everything | | |
| 43 | 56 | | Roy Hamilton | You Can Have Her | | |
| 44 | 60 | | The Belmonts | We Belong Together | | |
| 45 | 59 | | Dion | Havin' Fun | | |
| 46 | 47 | | Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar | Apache | | |
| 47 | 53 | | The T-Birds | Green Stamps | | |
| 48 | 43 | | The Chantels | I Love You So (1958 original 45 also got airplay in 1961) | | |
| 49 | 49 | | Rufus Beacham | Summertime | | |
| 50 | 44 | | Johnny Williams And His Orchestra | Theme From "Checkmate" | | |
| 51 | 55 | | Freddy King | Hide Away | | |
| 52 | 52 | | Fred Darian | Battle Of Gettysburg | | |
| 53 | -- | | Austin Taylor | I Don't Want To Love You | | |
| 54 | -- | | Bobby Darin | Lazy River | | |
| 55 | -- | | The Miracles | Way Over There | | |
| 56 | -- | | Bobby Vee | Stayin' In | | |
| 57 | -- | | The Pentagons | To Be Loved (Forever) | | |
| 58 | -- | | The Channels | The Closer You Are | | |
| 59 | -- | | Curtis Lee | Pledge Of Love | | |
| 60 | -- | | Henry Mancini And His Orchestra | (Theme From) The Great Imposter | | |
| PH | | | Clarence Henry | But I Do (some 45s show title as "I Don't Know Why") | | |
| PH | | | Ed Townsend | Cherrigale | | |
| PH | | | Elvis Presley | Surrender | | |
| PH | | | Ike And Tina Turner | I'm Jealous | | |
| PH | | | Ike And Tina Turner | You're My Baby | | |
| PH | | | Hank Ballard And The Midnighters | Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) | | |