1000 British No1 Hit Records
From 1952 to 2005

The Sixties-1961
 

No

1st entry date at No1

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Record title

Artist

111

10th January 1961

2

Poetry In Motion

Johnny Tillotson

112

24th January 1961

4

Are You Lonesome Tonight

Elvis Presley

113

24th January 1961

4

Are You Lonesome Tonight

Elvis Presley

114

28th February 1961

3

Walk Right Back/Ebony Eyes

The Everly brothers

115

21st March 1961

6

Wooden Heart

Elvis Presley

116

2nd May 1961

2

Blue Moon

The Marcels

117

16thMay 1961

1

On The Rebound

Floyd Cramer

118

23rd May 1961

1

Your Driving Me Crazy

The Temperance Seven

119

30th May 1961

4

Surrender

Elvis presley

120

27th June 1961

3

Runaway

Del Shannon

121

18th July 1961

1

Temptation

Everly Brothers

122

1st August 1961

1

Well I Ask you

Eden Kane

123

8th August 1961

3

You don't Know

Helen Shapiro

124

29th August 1961
&26/9/61(1)

3

Johnny Remember Me

John Leyton

125

19th September 1961

1

Reach for The Stars/Climb Every Mountain

Shirley Bassey

126

3rd October 1961

1

Kon Tiki

The Shadows

127

10th October 1961

1

Michael

The Highwaymen

128

17th October 1961

3

Walkin Back To Happiness

Helen Shapiro

129

7th November 1961

4

His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

130

5th December 1961

3

Tower Of Strenght

Frankie Vaughan

131

26th December 1961

2

Moon River

Danny Williams


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