This is a list of the Europarade number-one singles of 1961.
| Date | Song | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January | "It's Now or Never" | Elvis Presley | |
| 14 January | |||
| 21 January | |||
| 28 January | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | ||
| 4 February | |||
| 11 February | |||
| 18 February | |||
| 25 February | |||
| 4 March | |||
| 11 March | |||
| 18 March | |||
| 25 March | "Wooden Heart" | ||
| 1 April | |||
| 8 April | |||
| 15 April | |||
| 22 April | |||
| 29 April | |||
| 6 May | "Surrender" | ||
| 13 May | |||
| 20 May | |||
| 27 May | |||
| 3 June | |||
| 10 June | |||
| 17 June | |||
| 24 June | |||
| 1 July | |||
| 8 July | "Hello Mary Lou" | Ricky Nelson | |
| 15 July | |||
| 22 July | |||
| 29 July | |||
| 5 August | |||
| 12 August | |||
| 19 August | |||
| 26 August | |||
| 2 September | |||
| 9 September | |||
| 16 September | "You Don't Know" | Helen Shapiro | |
| 23 September | "Hello Mary Lou" | Ricky Nelson | |
| 30 September | "You Don't Know" | Helen Shapiro | |
| 7 October | "Pepito" | Los Machucambos | |
| 14 October | "Michael" | The Highwaymen | |
| 21 October | |||
| 28 October | |||
| 4 November | "Walkin' Back to Happiness" | Helen Shapiro | |
| 11 November | "Little Sister / (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" | Elvis Presley | |
| 18 November | |||
| 25 November | |||
| 2 December | |||
| 9 December | |||
| 16 December | |||
| 23 December | |||
| 30 December | "Tower Of Strength" | Frankie Vaughan |