Top 40 Hits of Mid October 1961
 | 1 | The Highwaymen | Michael |
 | 2 | Helen Shapiro | Walking Back To Happiness |
 | 3 | The Shadows | Kon-Tiki |
 | 4 | Billy Fury | Jealousy |
 | 5 | Cleo Laine | You'll Answer To Me |
 | 6 | John Leyton | Johnny Remember Me |
 | 7 | Connie Francis | Together |
 | 8 | Del Shannon | Hats Off To Larry |
 | 9 | John Leyton | Wild Wind |
 | 10 | Elvis Presley | Wild In The Country / I Feel So Bad |
 | 11 | Eden Kane | Get Lost |
 | 12 | Helen Shapiro | You Don't Know |
 | 13 | Laurie Johnson Orchestra | Sucu Sucu |
 | 14 | Shirley Bassey | Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain |
 | 15 | Tony Orlando | Bless You |
 | 16 | Frank Sinatra | Granada |
 | 17 | Don Gibson | Sea Of Heartbreak |
 | 18 | Charlie Drake | My Boomerang Won't Come Back |
 | 19 | Lonnie Donegan | Michael Row The Boat / Lumbered |
 | 20 | Mr Acker Bilk | That's My Home |
 | 21 | The Everly Brothers | Muskrat / Don't Blame Me |
 | 22 | The Brook Brothers | Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week |
 | 23 | The Viscounts | Who Put The Bomp |
 | 24 | Joe Loss | Wheels Cha Cha |
 | 25 | Roy Orbison | Cryin' |
 | 26 | Sam Cooke | Cupid |
 | 27 | The Temperance Seven | Hard Hearted Hannah |
 | 28 | Nina & Frederick | Sucu Sucu |
 | 29 | Ral Donner | You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) |
 | 30 | Eden Kane | Well I Ask You |
 | 31 | Bobby Vee | How Many Tears |
 | 32 | Ken Dodd | Once In Every Lifetime |
 | 33 | Mike Berry & The Outlaws | A Tribute To Buddy Holly |
 | 34 | Dorothy Squires & Russ Conway | Say It With Flowers |
 | 35 | Petula Clark | Romeo |
 | 36 | Ted Heath Orchestra | Sucu Sucu |
 | 37 | Bobby Darin | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby |
 | 38 | Eddie Hodges | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door |
 | 39 | The Springfields | Breakaway |
 | 40 | Ben E King | Amor |