| TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | | The Marcels | Blue Moon | 5 | |
| 2 | 5 | | Del Shannon | Runaway | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | | Carla Thomas | Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | | Chubby Checker | Pony Time | 9 | |
| 5 | 4 | | The Shirelles | Dedicated To The One I Love | 7 | |
| 6 | 8 | | The Echoes | Baby Blue | 5 | |
| 7 | 12 | | Linda Scott | I've Told Every Little Star | 4 | |
| 8 | 7 | | Rochell And The Candles | Once Upon A Time | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | | Cathy Jean And The Roommates | Please Love Me Forever | 16 | |
| 10 | 9 | | Elvis Presley | Surrender | 6 | |
| 11 | 10 | | Dickie Goodman | The Touchables | 8 | |
| 12 | 11 | | Connie Francis | Where The Boys Are | 10 | |
| 13 | 14 | | Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar | Apache | 8 | |
| 14 | 13 | | Ben E. King | Spanish Harlem | 15 | |
| 15 | 17 | | Chuck Jackson | I Don't Want To Cry | 10 | |
| 16 | 15 | | The String-A-Longs | Wheels | 12 | |
| 17 | 19 | | Brook Benton | Think Twice | 8 | |
| 18 | 21 | | Marty Robbins | Don't Worry | 5 | |
| 19 | 16 | | Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra | Calcutta | 15 | |
| 20 | 28 | | Shep And The Limelites | Daddy's Home | 3 | |
| 21 | 18 | | The Everly Brothers | Walk Right Back | 7 | |
| 22 | 23 | | The Vibrations | The Watusi | 7 | |
| 23 | 20 | | Roy Hamilton | You Can Have Her | 10 | |
| 24 | 25 | | The Larks | It's Unbelievable | 4 | |
| 25 | 27 | | Frank Sinatra | The Second Time Around | 5 | |
| 26 | 29 | | The Cambridge Strings | Theme From "Tunes Of Glory" | 7 | |
| 27 | 37 | | The Untouchables | Raisin' Sugar Cane | 4 | |
| 28 | 51 | | Bob Knight Four | (So So Long) Good Goodby | 3 | |
| 29 | 33 | | Mary Wells | Bye Bye Baby | 12 | |
| 30 | 41 | | Maxine Brown | Funny | 2 | |
| 31 | -- | | The Tokens | Tonight I Fell In Love | 1 | |
| 32 | 39 | | Etta James | Trust In Me | 2 | |
| 33 | 60 | | Paul Anka | Tonight My Love, Tonight | 2 | |
| 34 | 40 | | Clarence Henry | But I Do (some 45s show title as "I Don't Know Why") | 2 | |
| 35 | 35 | | Bill Black's Combo | Hearts Of Stone | 4 | |
| 36 | 32 | | Ferrante & Teicher | Exodus | 20 | |
| 37 | 30 | | Jane Morgan | In Jerusalem | 7 | |
| 38 | 66 | | Ray Charles | One Mint Julep | 3 | |
| 39 | 22 | | Kokomo | Asia Minor | 7 | |
| 40 | 48 | | Bobby Darin | Lazy River | 7 | |
| 41 | 26 | | The Capris | There's A Moon Out Tonight | 16 | |
| 42 | 31 | | Buzz Clifford | Baby Sittin' Boogie | 13 | |
| 43 | 58 | | Little Anthony And The Imperials | Please Say You Want Me | 2 | |
| 44 | -- | | Santo & Johnny | Hop Scotch | 1 | |
| 45 | -- | | Ernie K-Doe | Mother-In-Law | 2 | |
| 46 | 65 | | Jerry Lee Lewis | What'd I Say | 2 | |
| 47 | -- | | The Chimes | I'm In The Mood For Love | 1 | |
| 48 | 24 | | Bobby Rydell | Good Time Baby | 10 | |
| 49 | 34 | | Maxine Brown | All In My Mind | 17 | |
| 50 | 49 | | Danny & The Juniors | Pony Express | 5 | |
| 51 | 45 | | Jackie Wilson | Please Tell Me Why | 3 | |
| 52 | 54 | | Jerry Butler | Find Another Girl | 3 | |
| 53 | 43 | | James Brown And The Famous Flames | Bewildered | 3 | |
| 54 | 38 | | Kathy Young With The Innocents | Happy Birthday Blues | 6 | |
| 55 | -- | | The Drifters | Some Kind Of Wonderful | 1 | |
| 56 | 52 | | Ferlin Husky | Wings Of A Dove | 9 | |
| 57 | -- | | The Timetones | In My Heart (some pressings show title as "Here In My Heart") | 1 | |
| 58 | -- | | Mina | This World We Love In (Il Cielo In Una Stanza) | 1 | |
| 59 | -- | | The Charts | Dance Girl | 1 | |
| 60 | 56 | | Roger Williams | Marie, Marie | 9 | |
| 61 | -- | | The Olympics | Little Pedro | 1 | |
| 62 | -- | | Ping-Ping | Sucu Sucu | 1 | |
| 63 | 46 | | Ray Charles | Them That Got | 10 | |
| 64 | -- | | The Everly Brothers | Ebony Eyes | 6 | |
| 65 | 36 | | The Playmates | Little Miss Stuck-Up | 5 | |
| 66 | -- | | Ferrante & Teicher | Love Theme From One Eyed Jacks | 1 | |
| 67 | 47 | | The Twilighters | Help Me | 11 | |
| 68 | 62 | | The Coasters | Wait A Minute | 9 | |
| 69 | 59 | | Connie & The Cones | Take All The Kisses | 3 | |
| 70 | 61 | | Al Martino | Little Girl, Little Boy | 5 | |
| HB | | | Ada Lee | You Always Hurt The One You Love | | |
| HB | | | Mahalia Jackson | Elijah Rock (the original 1959 45 also got airplay in 1961, as she'd temporarily left the Columbia label) | | |
| HB | | | Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs | Come Along | | |
| HB | | | The Skyliners | The Door Is Still Open | | |
| HB | | | Brenda Lee | You Can Depend On Me | | |
| HB | | | Tony Orlando | Halfway To Paradise | | |
| HB | | | The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown | Angel's Dolly | | |
| HB | | | Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra | African Waltz | | |
| HB | | | Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra | (Theme From) My Three Sons | | |
| PH | | | The Rollers | The Continental Walk | | |