CHUM Chart number-one singles of 1961

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The following is a list of the CHUM Chart number-one singles of 1961.

Issue date	Song	Artist	Reference
January 2	"Wonderland by Night"	Bert Kaempfert	[1]
January 9			[2]
January 16			[3]
January 23	"Calendar Girl"	Neil Sedaka	[4]
January 30			[5]
February 6			[6]
February 13	"A Scottish Soldier"	Andy Stewart	[7]
February 20			[8]
February 27			[9]
March 6	"Donald Where's Your Troosers?"	Andy Stewart	[10]
March 13	"Apache"	Jørgen Ingmann	[11]
March 20			[12]
March 27	"Surrender"	Elvis Presley	[13]
April 3	"Blue Moon"	The Marcels	[14]
April 10			[15]
April 17	"Runaway"	Del Shannon	[16]
April 24			[17]
May 1			[18]
May 8			[19]
May 15	"Hello Mary Lou" / "Travelin' Man"	Ricky Nelson	[20]
May 22			[21]
May 29	"Running Scared"	Roy Orbison	[22]
June 5	"Hello Mary Lou" / "Travelin' Man"	Ricky Nelson	[23]
June 12			[24]
June 19	"Moody River"	Pat Boone	[25]
June 26			[26]
July 3	"Quarter to Three"	U.S Bonds	[27]
July 10	"Hats Off to Larry"	Del Shannon	[28]
July 17	"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door"	Eddie Hodges	[29]
July 24			[29]
July 31			[30]
August 7			[31]
August 14	"Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)"	Barry Mann	[32]
August 21			[33]
August 28			[34]
September 4	"Johnny Willow"	Fred Darian	[35]
September 11	"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"	Elvis Presley	[36]
September 18	"Take Good Care of My Baby"	Bobby Vee	[37]
September 25			[38]
October 2			[39]
October 9	"Big Bad John"	Jimmy Dean	[40]
October 16	"You're the Reason"	Bobby Edwards	[41]
October 23			[42]
October 30	"Runaround Sue"	Dion	[43]
November 6			[44]
November 13			[45]
November 20	"Walk On By"	Leroy Van Dyke	[46]
November 27			[47]
December 4	"Goodbye Cruel World"	James Darren	[48]
December 11	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"	The Tokens	[49]
December 18			[50]
December 25			[51]

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