List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1961

These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1961.

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
7 January	"It's Now Or Never"	Elvis Presley
14 January	"Ramona"	Blue Diamonds
21 January
28 January	"Save the Last Dance for Me"	The Drifters
4 February
11 February
18 February
25 February	"Wooden Heart"	Elvis Presley
4 March
11 March
18 March
25 March
1 April
8 April
15 April	"Non je ne regrette rien"	Edith Piaf
22 April
29 April
6 May
13 May	"Wheels"	The String-A-Longs
20 May
27 May
3 June
10 June
17 June	"Non je ne regrette rien"	Edith Piaf
24 June	"Wheels"	The String-A-Longs
1 July
8 July
15 July
22 July
29 July
5 August	"Hello Mary Lou"	Ricky Nelson
12 August
19 August
26 August
2 September
9 September
16 September
23 September	"Och was ik maar bij moeder thuis gebleven"	Johnny Hoes
30 September
7 October
14 October
21 October
28 October
4 November
11 November
18 November
25 November
2 December
9 December
16 December	"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door"	Eddie Hodges
23 December
30 December

See also

• 1961 in music