| Top 40 Hits of July 1961 |
| 1 |
Del Shannon | Runaway |
| 2 |
Everly Brothers | Temptation |
| 3 |
Eden Kane | Well I Ask You |
| 4 |
Ricky Nelson | Hello Mary Lou / Travelin' Man |
| 5 |
Cliff Richard | A Girl Like You |
| 6 |
Billy Fury | Halfway To Paradise |
| 7 |
Temperance Seven | Pasadena |
| 8 |
Helen Shapiro | You Don't Know |
| 9 |
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry | But I Do |
| 10 |
Elvis Presley | Surrender |
| 11 |
Roy Orbison | Running Scared |
| 12 |
Shadows | Frightened City |
| 13 |
Craig Douglas | Time |
| 14 |
Petula Clark | Romeo |
| 15 |
Connie Francis | Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart |
| 16 |
Eddie Cochran | Weekend |
| 17 |
Anthony Newley | Pop Goes The Weasel / Bee Bom |
| 18 |
Buddy Holly | Baby I Don't Care / Valley Of Tears |
| 19 |
Linda Scott | I've Told Every Little Star |
| 20 |
Duane Eddy | Ring Of Fire |
| 21 |
Shirley Bassey | You'll Never Know |
| 22 |
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry | You Always Hurt The One You Love |
| 23 |
Pat Boone | Moody River |
| 24 |
Karl Denver | Marcheta |
| 25 |
Lonnie Donegan | Have A Drink On Me |
| 26 |
Gene Vincent | She She Little Sheila |
| 27 |
Bobby Vee | More Than I Can Say / Staying In |
| 28 |
Joe Loss | Wheels Cha Cha |
| 29 |
Neil Sedaka | Little Devil |
| 30 |
Adam Faith | Don't You Know It? |
| 31 |
Andy Stewart | A Scottish Soldier |
| 32 |
Bobby Darin | Nature Boy |
| 33 |
Johnny & The Hurricanes | Old Smokie / High Voltage |
| 34 |
Acker Bilk | That's My Home |
| 35 |
Elvis Presley | Wooden Heart |
| 36 |
Ben E King | Stand By Me |
| 37 |
Ken Dodd | Once In Every Lifetime |
| 38 |
Jerry Lee Lewis | What'd I Say |
| 39 |
Brook Benton | Boll Weevil Song |
| 40 |
Helen Shapiro | Don't Treat Me Like A Child |
