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