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- Background Multiple entries Chart debuts Songs from films Best-selling singles
- Top-ten singles
- Entries by artist
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
{{1960s in music (UK)}}The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.[2][3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1961, as well as singles which peaked in 1960 and 1962 but were in the top 10 in 1961. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). One-hundred and four singles were in the top ten in 1961. Eleven singles from 1960 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Midnight in Moscow" by Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen, "Moon River" by Danny Williams with Geoff Love and His Orchestra and "Stranger on the Shore" by Mr Acker Bil" were all released in 1961 but did not reach their peak until 1962. "I Love You" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows and "Poetry in Motion" by John Tillotson were the singles from 1960 to reach their peak in 1961. Twenty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1961. Bobby Vee, Del Shannon, Eden Kane, Helen Shapiro, Kenny Ball and Matt Monro were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1961. The 1960 Christmas number-one, "I Love You" by Cliff Richard, remained at number one for the first two weeks of 1961. The first new number-one single of the year was "Poetry in Motion" by Johnny Tillotson. Overall, twenty-one different singles peaked at number-one in 1961, with Elvis Presley (4) having the most singles hit that position. BackgroundMultiple entriesOne-hundred and four singles charted in the top 10 in 1961, with ninety-two singles reaching their peak this year. Three songs were recorded by several artists with each version reaching the top 10: - "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" - The Highwaymen (version known as "Michael"), Lonnie Donegan (version known as "Michael, Row the Boat")
- "Rubber Ball" - Bobby Vee, Marty Wilde
- "Sailor" - Anne Shelton, Petula Clark
Twenty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1961. The Shadows secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1961 with nine hit singles, four of which were with Cliff Richard. The Everly Brothers was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "Walk Right Back"/"Ebony Eyes". Craig Douglas, Eden Kane, Matt Monro, Petula Clark and The Temperance Seven were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1961. Chart debutsThirty artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1961, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, eight went on to record another hit single that year: Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Del Shannon, Eden Kane, John Leyton, Karl Denver, Matt Monro, The Temperance Seven and "Whispering" Paul McDowell. Helen Shapiro achieved two more chart hits in 1961. Bobby Vee had three other entries in his breakthrough year. The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single. | Artist | Number of top 10s | First entry | Chart position | Other entries |
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| Matt Monro | 2 | "Portrait of My Love" | 3 | "My Kind of Girl" (5) | | Bobby Vee | 4 | "Rubber Ball" | 4 | "More Than I Can Say"/"Stayin' In" (4), "How Many Tears" (10), "Take Good Care of My Baby" (3) | | The|Shirelles}} | 1 | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | 4 | — | | The|Allisons}} | 1 | "Are You Sure?" | 2 | — | | The|Ramrods|The Ramrods (instrumental group)}} | 1 | "Riders in the Sky" | 8 | — | | The|String-A-Longs}} | 1 | "Wheels" | 8 | — | | Ferrante & Teicher | 1 | "Theme from Exodus" | 6 | — | | The|Temperance Seven}} | 1 | "You're Driving Me Crazy" | 1 | "Pasadena" (4) | | "Whispering"|Paul McDowell|Paul McDowell (actor)}} | | The|Marcels}} | 1 | "Blue Moon" | 1 | — | | The|Brook Brothers}} | 1 | "War Paint" | 5 | — | | Helen Shapiro | 3 | "Don't Treat Me Like a Child" | 3 | "You Don't Know" (1), "Walkin' Back to Happiness" (1) | | Floyd Cramer | 1 | "On the Rebound" | 1 | — | | Del Shannon | 2 | "Runaway" | 1 | "Hats Off to Larry" (6) | | Clarence "Frogman" Henry" | 2 | "But I Do" | 3 | "You Always Hurt the One You Love" (6) | | Linda Scott | 1 | "I've Told Every Little Star" | 7 | — | | Eden Kane | 2 | "Well I Ask You" | 1 | "Get Lost" (10) | | John Leyton | 2 | "Johnny Remember Me" | 1 | "Wild Wind" (2) | | Gary U.S. Bonds | 1 | "Quarter to Three" | 7 | — | | Karl Denver | 2 | "Marcheta" | 8 | "Mexicali Rose" (8) | | The|Highwaymen|The Highwaymen (folk band)}} | 1 | "Michael" | 1 | — | | Cleo Laine | 1 | "You'll Answer to Me" | 5 | — | | Tony Orlando | 1 | "Bless You" | 5 | — | | The|Laurie Johnson Orchestra|Laurie Johnson}} | 1 | "Sucu Sucu" | 9 | — | | Ray Charles | 1 | "Hit the Road Jack" | 6 | — | | Jimmy Dean | 1 | "Big Bad John" | 2 | — | | The|Dave Brubeck Quartet|Dave Brubeck}} | 1 | "Take Five" | 6 | — | | Danny Williams | 1 | Moon River|A|a}} | 1 | — | | Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen | 1 | Moscow|B|b}} | 2 | — | | The Leon Young String Chorale | 1 | "Stranger on the Shore" | 2 | — |
Songs from filmsOriginal songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Wooden Heart (Muss i denn)" (from G.I. Blues), "Theme from "Exodus" " (Exodus), "Where the Boys Are" (Where the Boys Are), "The Frightened City" (The Frightened City), "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (The Sound of Music), "Wild in the Country" (Wild in the Country), "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" (The Young Ones) and "The Time Has Come" (What a Whopper) Additionally, the original Spanish language version of "Perfidia" sung by Desi Arnaz featured in the 1941 film Father Takes a Wife. Duane Eddy covered the title song to the comedy film Pepe. Shirley Jones had been responsible for the version on the soundtrack. American songwriter Hoagy Carmichael's recording of "(Up a) Lazy River" (simply called "Lazy River" when released by Bobby Darin) was briefly heard in the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives, as well as the 1959 film Hey Boy! Hey Girl!. The Marcels' version of "Blue Moon" was referenced in the Disney animated short-film A Symposium on Popular Songs. "You'll Never Know" was first introduced in the 1943 film Hello, Frisco, Hello, sung by Alice Faye, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song at that year's ceremony. Elvis Presley covered "What'd I Say", originally by Ray Charles, and it featured in the 1964 film Viva Las Vegas. "Mexicali Rose" appeared in the 1939 film of the same name. Similarly, "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" was on the soundtrack the previous year to the film Hard to Get. "Moon River" was written for Breakfast at Tiffany's to be performed by Audrey Hepburn. Johnny Burnette's song "You're Sixteen" would later feature prominently in the 1973 film American Graffiti. Best-selling singlesUntil 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list. However in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "Wooden Heart (Muss i denn)" by Elvis Presley is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1961. Top-ten singles- Key
| Symbol | Meaning | | ‡ | Single peaked in 1960 but still in chart in 1961. | | ♦ | Single released in 1961 but peaked in 1962. | | (#) | Year-end best-selling single. | | Entered | The date that the single first appeared in the chart. |
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| Peak | Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
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| {{dts|format=dmy|1960|11|09}} | 12 | "It's Now or Never (O Sole Mio)" ‡ | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires | 1 | format=dmy|1960|11|09}} | 8 | | 11 | "Rocking Goose" ‡ | Johnny and the Hurricanes | 3 | format=dmy|1960|11|23}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1960|11|23}} | 11 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" ‡ | {{sortname|The|Drifters}} | 2 | format=dmy|1960|12|07}} | 4 | | 5 | "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" ‡ {{ref label|Heart|C|c}} | Connie Francis | 3 | format=dmy|1960|11|30}} | 1 | | 9 | "Man of Mystery"/"The Stranger" ‡ {{ref label|Mystery|D|d}} | {{sortname|The|Shadows}} | 5 | format=dmy|1960|12|07}} | 2 | | format=dmy|1960|11|30}} | 8 | "Goodness Gracious Me" ‡ {{ref label|Goodness|E|e}} | Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren | 4 | format=dmy|1960|12|07}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1960|12|07}} | 6 | "Little Donkey" ‡ | Nina & Frederik | 3 | format=dmy|1960|12|14}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1960|12|14}} | 9 | "I Love You" | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | 1 | format=dmy|1961|01|04}} | 2 | | 6 | "Strawberry Fair" ‡ | Anthony Newley | 3 | format=dmy|1960|12|21}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1960|12|21}} | 10 | "Poetry in Motion" | Johnny Tillotson | 1 | format=dmy|1961|01|18}} | 2 | | 4 | "Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop)" ‡ | Adam Faith | 4 | format=dmy|1960|12|28}} | 2 | | Singles in 1961 |
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| format=dmy|1961|01|11}} | 4 | "Perfidia" | {{sortname|The|Ventures}} | 4 | format=dmy|1961|01|25}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|01|18}} | 5 | "Portrait of My Love" | Matt Monro | 3 | format=dmy|1961|01|25}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|01|25}} | 4 | "Counting Teardops" | Emile Ford & The Checkmates | 4 | format=dmy|1961|02|01}} | 1 | | 6 | "Pepe" | Duane Eddy | 2 | format=dmy|1961|02|08}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|02|01}} | 7 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires | 1 | format=dmy|1961|02|01}} | 4 | | 4 | "Buona Sera" | Mr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band | 7 | format=dmy|1961|02|22}} | 1 | | 6 | "You're Sixteen" | Johnny Burnette | 3 | format=dmy|1961|02|22}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|02|08}} | 7 | "Sailor (Seemann)" {{ref label|Sailor Petula|F|f}} | Petula Clark | 1 | format=dmy|1961|03|01}} | 1 | | 4 | "Rubber Ball" | Bobby Vee | 4 | format=dmy|1961|02|22}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|02|15}} | 1 | "Sailor (Seemann)" | Anne Shelton | 10 | format=dmy|1961|02|15}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|02|22}} | 9 | "FBI" {{ref label|FBI|G|g}} | {{sortname|The|Shadows}} | 6 | format=dmy|1961|02|22}} | 3 | | 11 | "Walk Right Back"/"Ebony Eyes" | {{sortname|The|Everly Brothers}} | 1 | format=dmy|1961|03|08}} | 3 | | 1 | "Rubber Ball" | Marty Wilde | 9 | format=dmy|1961|02|22}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|03|01}} | 4 | "Who Am I?"/"This Is It!" | Adam Faith | 5 | format=dmy|1961|03|01}} | 1 | | 7 | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | {{sortname|The|Shirelles}} | 4 | format=dmy|1961|03|15}} | 1 | | 3 | "Calendar Girl" | Neil Sedaka | 8 | format=dmy|1961|03|08}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|03|08}} | 10 | "Are You Sure?" {{ref label|Eurovision|H|h}} | {{sortname|The|Allisons}} | 2 | format=dmy|1961|03|15}} | 6 | | 6 | "Riders in the Sky" | {{sortname|The|Ramrods|The Ramrods (instrumental group)}} | 8 | format=dmy|1961|03|29}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|03|15}} | 7 | "Theme for a Dream" | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | 3 | format=dmy|1961|03|22}} | 3 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|03|22}} | 11 | "Wooden Heart (Muss i denn)" (#1) | Elvis Presley | 1 | format=dmy|1961|03|29}} | 6 | | 1 | "Wheels" | {{sortname|The|String-A-Longs}} | 8 | format=dmy|1961|03|22}} | 1 | | 6 | "My Kind of Girl" | Matt Monro | 5 | format=dmy|1961|03|29}} | 2 | | format=dmy|1961|03|29}} | 6 | "Theme from Exodus" | Ferrante & Teicher | 6 | format=dmy|1961|04|26}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|04|05}} | 1 | "And the Heavens Cried" | Anthony Newley | 6 | format=dmy|1961|04|19}} | 1 | | 4 | "Lazy River" {{ref label|Lazy River|I|i}} | Bobby Darin | 2 | format=dmy|1961|05|03}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|04|19}} | 3 | "Where the Boys Are"/"Baby Roo" {{ref label|Baby Roo|J|j}} | Connie Francis | 5 | format=dmy|1961|05|03}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|04|26}} | 7 | "You're Driving Me Crazy" | {{sortname|The|Temperance Seven}} featuring "Whispering" Paul McDowell | 1 | format=dmy|1961|05|31}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|05|03}} | 2 | "Gee Whiz It's You" | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | 4 | format=dmy|1961|05|10}} | 1 | | 7 | "Blue Moon" | {{sortname|The|Marcels}} | 1 | format=dmy|1961|05|10}} | 2 | | 4 | "War Paint" {{ref label|War Paint|K|k}} | {{sortname|The|Brook Brothers}} | 5 | format=dmy|1961|05|10}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|05|10}} | 6 | "Don't Treat Me Like a Child" {{ref label|Child|L|l}} | Helen Shapiro | 3 | format=dmy|1961|05|17}} | 1 | | 4 | "Theme from Dixie" | Duane Eddy | 7 | format=dmy|1961|05|17}} | 2 | | 2 | "African Waltz" | Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra | 9 | format=dmy|1961|05|10}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|05|17}} | 6 | "More Than I Can Say"/"Stayin' In" | Bobby Vee | 4 | format=dmy|1961|05|17}} | 5 | | 5 | "On the Rebound" | Floyd Cramer | 1 | format=dmy|1961|05|24}} | 1 | | 3 | "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" | Craig Douglas | 9 | format=dmy|1961|05|17}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|05|24}} | 12 | "Runaway" | Del Shannon | 1 | format=dmy|1961|07|05}} | 3 | | 9 | "The Frightened City" | {{sortname|The|Shadows}} | 3 | format=dmy|1961|06|07}} | 3 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|06|07}} | 7 | "Surrender (Torna A Surriento)" | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires | 1 | format=dmy|1961|06|07}} | 4 | | 4 | "You'll Never Know" | Shirley Bassey | 6 | format=dmy|1961|06|21}} | 1 | | 2 | "What'd I Say" | Jerry Lee Lewis | 10 | format=dmy|1961|06|07}} | 2 | | format=dmy|1961|06|14}} | 7 | "But I Do" | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | 3 | format=dmy|1961|06|28}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|06|21}} | 1 | "Have a Drink on Me" | Lonnie Donegan | 8 | format=dmy|1961|06|21}} | 1 | | 15 | "Halfway to Paradise" | Billy Fury | 3 | format=dmy|1961|08|09}} | 2 | | 3 | "I've Told Every Little Star" | Linda Scott | 7 | format=dmy|1961|06|28}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|06|28}} | 12 | "Hello Mary Lou"/"Travelin' Man" | Ricky Nelson | 2 | format=dmy|1961|07|12}} | 2 | | 1 | "Little Devil" | Neil Sedaka | 9 | format=dmy|1961|06|28}} | 1 | | 9 | "Pasadena" {{ref label|Pasadena|M|m}} | {{sortname|The|Temperance Seven}} featuring "Whispering" Paul McDowell | 4 | format=dmy|1961|07|05}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|07|05}} | 9 | "Temptation" | {{sortname|The|Everly Brothers}} | 1 | format=dmy|1961|07|26}} | 2 | | 3 | "Running Scared" {{ref label|Running Scared|N|n}} | Roy Orbison | 9 | format=dmy|1961|07|05}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|07|12}} | 6 | "A Girl Like You" | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | 3 | format=dmy|1961|07|26}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|07|19}} | 11 | "Well I Ask You" | Eden Kane | 1 | format=dmy|1961|08|09}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|07|26}} | 12 | "You Don't Know" {{ref label|You Don't Know|O|o}} | Helen Shapiro | 1 | format=dmy|1961|08|16}} | 3 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|08|02}} | 4 | "Time" {{ref label|Time|P|p}} | Craig Douglas | 9 | format=dmy|1961|08|02}} | 3 | | 7 | "Romeo (Salome)" | Petula Clark | 3 | format=dmy|1961|08|30}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|08|09}} | 4 | "You Always Hurt the One You Love" | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | 6 | format=dmy|1961|08|16}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|08|23}} | 10 | "Johnny Remember Me" | John Leyton | 1 | format=dmy|1961|09|06}} | 4 | | 8 | "Reach For The Stars (Woher Ich Auch Komm', Wohin Ich Auch Geh')"/"Climb Ev'ry Mountain (from The Sound of Music) | Shirley Bassey | 1 | format=dmy|1961|09|27}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|09|06}} | 3 | "Quarter to Three" | Gary U.S. Bonds | 7 | format=dmy|1961|09|06}} | 1 | | 2 | "Marcheta" | Karl Denver | 8 | format=dmy|1961|09|06}} | 2 | | format=dmy|1961|09|13}} | 2 | "That's My Home" | Mr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band | 7 | format=dmy|1961|09|13}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|09|20}} | 6 | "Wild in the Country"/"I Feel So Bad" | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires | 4 | format=dmy|1961|09|20}} | 2 | | 7 | "Kon-Tiki" | {{sortname|The|Shadows}} | 1 | format=dmy|1961|10|11}} | 1 | | 2 | "How Many Tears" | Bobby Vee | 10 | format=dmy|1961|09|06}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|09|27}} | 1 | "Michael, Row the Boat"/"Lumbered" | Lonnie Donegan | 6 | format=dmy|1961|09|27}} | 1 | | 2 | "Cupid" | Sam Cooke | 7 | format=dmy|1961|09|27}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|10|04}} | 5 | "Jealousy (Jalousie)" | Billy Fury | 2 | format=dmy|1961|10|11}} | 1 | | 5 | "Michael" | {{sortname|The|Highwaymen|The Highwaymen (folk band)}} | 1 | format=dmy|1961|10|18}} | 1 | | 6 | "You'll Answer to Me" | Cleo Laine | 5 | format=dmy|1961|10|25}} | 1 | | 4 | "Together" | Connie Francis | 6 | format=dmy|1961|10|18}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|10|11}} | 4 | "Hats Off to Larry" | Del Shannon | 6 | format=dmy|1961|11|01}} | 1 | | 1 | "Get Lost" | Eden Kane | 10 | format=dmy|1961|10|11}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|10|18}} | 11 | "Walkin' Back to Happiness" | Helen Shapiro | 1 | format=dmy|1961|10|25}} | 3 | | format=dmy|1961|10|25}} | 5 | "Wild Wind" | John Leyton | 2 | format=dmy|1961|11|01}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|11|01}} | 6 | "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" | Cliff Richard | 3 | format=dmy|1961|11|08}} | 2 | | 4 | "Bless You" | Tony Orlando | 5 | format=dmy|1961|11|08}} | 1 | | 3 | "Sucu Sucu (Theme from the TV series Top Secret)" {{ref label|Sucu Sucu|Q|q}} | {{sortname|The|Laurie Johnson Orchestra|Laurie Johnson}} | 9 | format=dmy|1961|11|01}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|11|08}} | 8 | "His Latest Flame"/"Little Sister" | Elvis Presley | 1 | format=dmy|1961|11|15}} | 4 | | 3 | "Hit the Road Jack" {{ref label|Hit the Road Jack|R|r}} | Ray Charles | 6 | format=dmy|1961|11|15}} | 1 | | 2 | "Mexicali Rose" | Karl Denver | 8 | format=dmy|1961|11|08}} | 1 | | 1 | "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" | Bobby Darin | 10 | format=dmy|1961|11|08}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|11|15}} | 7 | "Big Bad John" | Jimmy Dean | 2 | format=dmy|1961|11|29}} | 1 | | 6 | "The Time Has Come" | Adam Faith | 4 | format=dmy|1961|11|29}} | 1 | | 5 | "Take Five" | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 6 | format=dmy|1961|11|22}} | 1 | | format=dmy|1961|11|22}} | 7 | "Take Good Care of My Baby" | Bobby Vee | 3 | format=dmy|1961|12|20}} | 2 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|11|29}} | 7 | "Tower of Strength" | Frankie Vaughan | 1 | format=dmy|1961|12|13}} | 3 | | 9 | "Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany's)" ♦ | Danny Williams | 1 | format=dmy|1962|01|03}} | 2 | | format=dmy|1961|12|06}} | 1 | "The Savage" | {{sortname|The|Shadows}} | 10 | format=dmy|1961|12|06}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|12|13}} | 9 | "Midnight in Moscow" ♦ | Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen | 2 | format=dmy|1962|01|10}} | 1 | | 2 | "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)" | Shirley Bassey | 10 | format=dmy|1961|12|13}} | 2 | | format=dmy|1961|12|20}} | 3 | "My Friend the Sea" | Petula Clark | 7 | format=dmy|1961|12|27}} | 1 | | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|12|27}} | 5 | "Johnny Will" | Pat Boone | 4 | format=dmy|1961|12|27}} | 2 | | 17 | "Stranger on the Shore" ♦ {{ref label|Stranger|S|s}} | Mr. Acker Bilk with The Leon Young String Chorale | 2 | format=dmy|1962|01|17}} | 3 |
Entries by artist{{see also|List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1960s#1961}}The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1961, including singles that reached their peak in 1960 or 1962. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1961 is also shown. | Entries | Artist | Country of origin | Weeks | Singles |
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| 9 | The|Shadows}} {{ref label|1960|T|t}}{{ref label|1961 peak|U|u}} | {{UK}} | 50 | "A Girl Like You", "FBI", "Gee Whiz, It's You", "I Love You", "Kon-Tiki", "Man of Mystery"/"The Stranger", "The Frightened City", "The Savage", "Theme for a Dream" | | 6 | 1960|T|t}} | {{USA}} | 43 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?", "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"/"Little Sister", "It's Now or Never (O Sole Mio)", "Surrender (Torna A Surriento)", "Wild in the Country"/"I Feel Bad", "Wooden Heart (Muss i denn)" | | 5 | 1961 peak|U|u}} | {{UK}} | 27 | "A Girl Like You", "Gee Whiz, It's You", "I Love You", "Theme for a Dream", "When the Girl in Your Arms is the Girl in Your Heart" | | 4 | Bobby Vee | {{USA}} | 18 | "How Many Tears", "More Than I Can Say"/"Stayin' In", "Rubber Ball", "Take Good Care of My Baby" | | The|Jordanaires}} {{ref label|1960|T|t}} | 24 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?", "It's Now or Never (O Sole Mio)", "Surrender (Torna A Surriento)", "Wild in the Country"/"I Feel Bad" | | 3 | 1962|V|v}} | {{UK}} | 7 | "Buona Sera", "Stranger on the Shore", "That's My Home" | | 1960|T|t}} | 12 | "Lonely Pup In a Christmas Shop", "The Time Has Come", "Who Am I?"/"This Is It!" | | 1960|T|t}} | {{USA}} | 8 | "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own", "Together", "Where the Boys Are"/"Baby Roo" | | Helen Shapiro | {{UK}} | 29 | "Don't Treat Me Like a Child", "Walkin' Back to Happiness", "You Don't Know" | | Petula Clark | 16 | "My Friend, the Sea", "Romeo (Salome)", "Sailor (Seemann)" | | Shirley Bassey | 14 | "I'll Get By", "Reach For The Stars (Woher Ich Auch Komm', Wohin Ich Auch Geh')"/"Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "You'll Never Know" | | 2 | 1960|T|t}} | 4 | "And the Heavens Cried", "Strawberry Fair" | | Billy Fury | 20 | "Halfway to Paradise", "Jealousy (Jalousie)" | | Bobby Darin | {{USA}} | 5 | "Lazy River", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" | | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | 11 | "But I Do", "You Always Hurt the One You Love" | | Craig Douglas | {{UK}} | 7 | "A Hundred Pounds of Clay", "Time" | | Del Shannon | {{USA}} | 16 | "Hats Off to Larry", "Runaway" | | Duane Eddy | 10 | "Pepe", "Theme from Dixie" | | Eden Kane | {{UK}} | 12 | "Get Lost", "Well I Ask You" | | The|Everly Brothers}} | {{USA}} | 20 | "Temptation", "Walk Right Back"/"Ebony Eyes" | | John Leyton | {{UK}} | 15 | "Johnny Remember Me", "Wild Wind" | | Karl Denver | 4 | "Marcheta", "Mexicali Rose" | | Lonnie Donegan | 2 | "Have a Drink on Me", "Michael, Row the Boat"/"Lumbered" | | Matt Monro | 11 | "My Kind of Girl", "Portrait of My Love" | | Neil Sedaka | {{USA}} | 4 | "Calendar Girl", "Little Devil" | | "Whispering"|Paul McDowell|Paul McDowell (actor)}} | {{UK}} | 16 | "Pasadena", "You're Driving Me Crazy" | | The|Temperance Seven}} | 16 | "Pasadena", "You're Driving Me Crazy" |
Notes{{refbegin|2}}- {{note label|Moon River|A|a}} "Moon River" reached its peak of number one on 3 January 1962 (week ending).
- {{note label|Moscow|B|b}} "Midnight in Moscow" reached its peak of number two on 10 January 1962 (week ending).
- {{note label|Heart|C|c}} "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 4 January 1961 (week ending).
- {{note label|Mystery|D|d}} "Man of Mystery"/"The Stranger" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 18 January 1961 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
- {{note label|Goodness|E|e}} "Goodness Gracious Me" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 11 January 1961 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
- {{note label|Sailor Petula|F|f}} "Sailor" (Petula Clark version) re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 29 March 1961 (week ending).
- {{note label|FBI|G|g}} "FBI" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 12 April 1961 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
- {{note label|Eurovision|H|h}} "Are You Sure?" was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961.
- {{note label|Lazy River|I|i}} "Lazy River" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 19 April 1961 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
- {{note label|Baby Roo|J|j}} "Where the Boys Are"/"Baby Roo" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 3 May 1961 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
- {{note label|War Paint|K|k}} "War Paint" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 31 May 1961 (week ending).
- {{note label|Child|L|l}} "Don't Treat Me Like a Child" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 7 June 1961 (week ending).
- {{note label|Pasadena|M|m}} "Pasadena" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 6 September 1961 (week ending).
- {{note label|Running Scared|N|n}} "Running Scared" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 26 July 1961 (week ending).
- {{note label|You Don't Know|O|o}} "You Don't Know" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 18 October 1961 (week ending).
- {{note label|Time|P|p}} "Time" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 16 August 1961 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
- {{note label|Sucu Sucu|Q|q}} "Sucu Sucu" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 22 November 1961 (week ending).
- {{note label|Hit the Road Jack|R|r}} "Hit the Road Jack" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 29 November 1961 (week ending).
- {{note label|Stranger|S|s}} "Stranger on the Shore" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 21 March 1962 (week ending) for 5 weeks and at number 10 on 9 May 1962 (week ending).
- {{note label|1960|T|t}} Figure includes single that peaked in 1960.
- {{note label|1961 peak|U|u}} Figure includes single that first charted in 1961 but peaked in 1962.
- {{note label|1962|V|v}} Figure includes single that peaked in 1962.
{{refend}}See also- 1961 in British music
- List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)
ReferencesGeneral- {{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |title=Six decades of singles charts |publisher=The Official Charts Company |accessdate=18 January 2018 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |archivedate=15 February 2018 |df= }}
Specific1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ |title=The Official UK Charts Company |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=1 January 2012}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition)|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2005|isbn=1-904994-00-8|pages=14|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3196892.stm |title=New singles formats to save the charts|work=BBC News|date=16 October 2003 |accessdate=21 February 2010}}
External links- 1961 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
{{UKTop10s}}{{UK Music Charts}} 3 : 1961 record charts|Lists of UK top-ten singles|1961 in British music |