| Top 40 Hits of August 1961 |
| 1 |
Helen Shapiro | You Don't Know |
| 2 |
John Leyton | Johnny Remember Me |
| 3 |
Eden Kane | Well I Ask You |
| 4 |
Petula Clark | Romeo |
| 5 |
Billy Fury | Halfway To Paradise |
| 6 |
Shirley Bassey | Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain |
| 7 |
Ricky Nelson | Hello Mary Lou / Travelin' Man |
| 8 |
Everly Brothers | Temptation |
| 9 |
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry | You Always Hurt The One You Love |
| 10 |
Craig Douglas | Time |
| 11 |
Cliff Richard | A Girl Like You |
| 12 |
Temperance Seven | Pasadena |
| 13 |
US Bonds | Quarter To Three |
| 14 |
Adam Faith | Don't You Know It? |
| 15 |
Karl Denver | Marcheta |
| 16 |
Del Shannon | Runaway |
| 17 |
Buddy Holly | Baby I Don't Care / Valley Of Tears |
| 18 |
Bobby Vee | How Many Tears |
| 19 |
Acker Bilk | That's My Home |
| 20 |
Eddie Cochran | Weekend |
| 21 |
Pat Boone | Moody River |
| 22 |
Roy Orbison | Running Scared |
| 23 |
Andy Stewart | A Scottish Soldier |
| 24 |
Sam Cooke | Cupid |
| 25 |
Brenda Lee | Dum Dum |
| 26 |
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry | But I Do |
| 27 |
Shadows | Frightened City |
| 28 |
Joe Loss | Wheels Cha Cha |
| 29 |
Elvis Presley | Surrender |
| 30 |
Fireballs | Quite A Party |
| 31 |
Brook Benton | Boll Weevil Song |
| 32 |
Anthony Newley | What Kind Of Fool Am I? |
| 33 |
Connie Francis | Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart |
| 34 |
Duane Eddy | Ring Of Fire |
| 35 |
Ken Dodd | Once In Every Lifetime |
| 36 |
Shirley Bassey | You'll Never Know |
| 37 |
Floyd Cramer | San Antonio Rose |
| 38 |
Tommy Steele | Writing On The Wall |
| 39 |
Bobby Angelo | Baby Sittin' |
| 40 |
Brook Brothers | Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week |
