This is a list of the French singles & airplay chart reviews number-ones of 1961.
| Week | Issue date | Artist(s) | Song | Ref. | |||||
| 1 | 2 January | Dalida | "Itsy Bitsy Petit Bikini" | [1] | |||||
| 2 | 9 January | Johnny Hallyday | "Kili Watch" | ||||||
| 3 | 16 January | "Les Fiancés D'auvergne" | |||||||
| 4 | 23 January | Édith Piaf | "Non, je ne regrette rien" | ||||||
| 5 | 30 January | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 February | ||||||||
| 7 | 13 February | Richard Anthony | "Tu Parles Trop " | ||||||
| 8 | 20 February | ||||||||
| 9 | 27 February | Édith Piaf | Non, je ne regrette rien" | ||||||
| 10 | 6 March | Richard Anthony | "Tu Parles Trop " | ||||||
| 11 | 13 March | "Les Fiancés D'auvergne" | |||||||
| 12 | 20 March | ||||||||
| 13 | 27 March | ||||||||
| 14 | 3 April | ||||||||
| 15 | 10 April | ||||||||
| 16 | 17 April | ||||||||
| 17 | 24 April | ||||||||
| 18 | 1 May | ||||||||
| 19 | 8 May | ||||||||
| 20 | 15 May | ||||||||
| 21 | 22 May | ||||||||
| 22 | 29 May | ||||||||
| 23 | 5 June | ||||||||
| 24 | 12 June | Édith Piaf | "Non, je ne regrette rien" | ||||||
| 25 | 19 June | ||||||||
| 26 | 26 June | ||||||||
| 27 | 3 July | Jean-Claude Pascal | "Nous les amoureux" | ||||||
| 28 | 10 July | ||||||||
| 29 | 17 July | ||||||||
| 30 | 24 July | ||||||||
| 31 | 31 July | ||||||||
| 32 | 7 August | "Les fiancés d'Auvergne" | |||||||
| 33 | 14 August | ||||||||
| 34 | 21 August | ||||||||
| 35 | 28 August | Charles Aznavour | "Il faut savoir" | ||||||
| 36 | 4 September | ||||||||
| 37 | 11 September | Les Chaussettes Noires | "Daniela" | ||||||
| 38 | 18 September | ||||||||
| 39 | 25 September | ||||||||
| 40 | 2 October | Les Compagnons de la chanson | " La Marche Des Anges " | ||||||
| 41 | 9 October | ||||||||
| 42 | 16 October | ||||||||
| 43 | 23 October | ||||||||
| 44 | 30 October | ||||||||
| 45 | 6 November | ||||||||
| 46 | 13 November | Johnny Hallyday | "Viens Danser Le Twist" | ||||||
| 47 | 20 November | ||||||||
| 48 | 27 November | ||||||||
| 49 | 4 December | ||||||||
| 50 | 11 December | Henri Tisot | "L'Auto-circulation | ||||||
| 51 | 18 December | ||||||||
| 52 | 25 December | ||||||||