List of European number-one hits of 1961
This is a list of the Europarade number-one singles of 1961.

List of European number-one hits of 1961

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Table Section Text: 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

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Pepito became the number 1 hit in 1961.

final_sentence: Pepito became the number 1 hit in 1961.