This is a list of the number-one hits of 1961 on Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart.[1] [2]
| Indicates best-performing single of 1961[3] |
| Issue Date | Song | Artist | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | "Il cielo in una stanza" | Mina | ||
| January 14 | ||||
| January 21 | ||||
| January 28 | "What a Sky (Su nel cielo)" | Nico Fidenco | ||
| February 4 | ||||
| February 11 | "24.000 baci" | Adriano Celentano | ||
| February 18 | ||||
| February 25 | ||||
| March 4 | ||||
| March 11 | ||||
| March 18 | "Come sinfonia" | Pino Donaggio | ||
| March 25 | ||||
| April 1 | ||||
| April 8 | "Jealous of You" | Connie Francis | ||
| April 15 | ||||
| April 22 | ||||
| April 29 | ||||
| May 6 | ||||
| May 13 | "Where the Boys Are" | |||
| May 20 | ||||
| May 27 | ||||
| June 3 | ||||
| June 10 | ||||
| June 17 | "Il mondo di Suzie Wong" | Nico Fidenco | ||
| June 24 | "Legata a un granello di sabbia" | |||
| July 1 | "Il mondo di Suzie Wong" | |||
| July 8 | "Legata a un granello di sabbia" | |||
| July 15 | ||||
| July 22 | ||||
| July 29 | ||||
| August 5 | ||||
| August 12 | ||||
| August 19 | ||||
| August 26 | ||||
| September 2 | ||||
| September 9 | "La novia" | Domenico Modugno | ||
| September 16 | Tony Dallara | |||
| September 23 | Domenico Modugno | |||
| September 30 | ||||
| October 7 | "Pepito" | Los Machucambos | ||
| October 14 | "La novia" | Antonio Prieto | ||
| October 21 | Domenico Modugno | |||
| October 28 | Tony Dallara | |||
| November 4 | Domenico Modugno | |||
| November 11 | ||||
| November 18 | bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="5" | "Nata per me" | Adriano Celentano | |
| November 25 | ||||
| December 2 | ||||
| December 9 | ||||
| December 16 | ||||
| December 23 | "La ballata della tromba" | Nini Rosso | ||
| December 30 | bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" | "Nata per me" | Adriano Celentano |