Top 40 Hits of Late October 1961
| 1 | Helen Shapiro | Walking Back To Happiness |
| 2 | John Leyton | Wild Wind |
| 3 | The Highwaymen | Michael |
| 4 | Cliff Richard | When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart |
| 5 | Cleo Laine | You'll Answer To Me |
| 6 | Billy Fury | Jealousy |
| 7 | Tony Orlando | Bless You |
| 8 | Del Shannon | Hats Off To Larry |
| 9 | The Shadows | Kon-Tiki |
| 10 | Laurie Johnson Orchestra | Sucu Sucu |
| 11 | Connie Francis | Together |
| 12 | Karl Denver | Mexicali Rose |
| 13 | Elvis Presley | Wild In The Country / I Feel So Bad |
| 14 | Eden Kane | Get Lost |
| 15 | John Leyton | Johnny Remember Me |
| 16 | Charlie Drake | My Boomerang Won't Come Back |
| 17 | Ray Charles | Hit The Road Jack |
| 18 | Bobby Darin | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby |
| 19 | Helen Shapiro | You Don't Know |
| 20 | Frank Sinatra | Granada |
| 21 | Elvis Presley | His Latest Flame / Little Sisters |
| 22 | Don Gibson | Sea Of Heartbreak |
| 23 | Shirley Bassey | Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain |
| 24 | The Viscounts | Who Put The Bomp |
| 25 | Mike Berry & The Outlaws | A Tribute To Buddy Holly |
| 26 | Roy Orbison | Cryin' |
| 27 | The Everly Brothers | Muskrat / Don't Blame Me |
| 28 | Mr Acker Bilk | That's My Home |
| 29 | Nina & Frederick | Sucu Sucu |
| 30 | Ral Donner | You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) |
| 31 | Lonnie Donegan | Michael Row The Boat / Lumbered |
| 32 | Jimmy Dean | Big Bad John |
| 33 | Dave Brubeck | Take Five |
| 34 | Joe Loss | Wheels Cha Cha |
| 35 | Adam Faith | The Time Has Come |
| 36 | Hayley Mills | Let's Get Together |
| 37 | Ken Dodd | Once In Every Lifetime |
| 38 | Harry Belafonte & Odetta | Hole In The Bucket |
| 39 | Bobby Vee | Take Good Care Of My Baby |
| 40 | Eddie Hodges | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door |