# List of number-one hits of 1961 (Mexico)

This is a list of the songs that reached number one in Mexico in 1961, according to Billboard magazine with data provided by Audiomusica.

## Chart history

| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| April 8 | "Mi pueblo" | César Costa |
| April 21 | "Chica alborotada" | Los Locos del Ritmo |
| April 28 | "Creí" | Juan Mendoza |
| May 5 | "Suspenso infernal" | Los Dandys |
| May 12 | "Más allá" | Los Tres Diamantes |
| May 19 | "Ay, mexicanita" | Julio Jaramillo |
| May 26 | "Y..." | Javier Solís |
| June 5 | "Escándalo" | Marco Antonio Muñiz |
| June 12 | "Escándalo" | Marco Antonio Muñiz |
| June 19 | "Escándalo" | Marco Antonio Muñiz |
| June 26 | "Presumida" | Los Teen Tops |
| July 3 | "Presumida" | Los Teen Tops |
| July 10 | "Presumida" | Los Teen Tops |
| July 17 | "Presumida" | Los Teen Tops |
| July 24 | "Presumida" | Los Teen Tops |
| July 31 | "Escándalo" | Marco Antonio Muñiz/Javier Solís/Juan Mendoza |
| August 7 | "Escándalo" | Marco Antonio Muñiz/Javier Solís/Juan Mendoza |
| August 14 | "Agujetas de color de rosa" | Los Hooligans |
| August 21 | "Agujetas de color de rosa" | Los Hooligans |
| August 28 | "Agujetas de color de rosa" | Los Hooligans |
| September 4 | "Escándalo" | Marco Antonio Muñiz/Javier Solís |
| September 11 | "Escándalo" | Marco Antonio Muñiz/Javier Solís |
| September 18 | "Agujetas de color de rosa" | Los Hooligans |
| September 25 | "Agujetas de color de rosa" | Los Hooligans |
| October 2 | "Agujetas de color de rosa" | Los Hooligans |
| October 9 | "Escándalo" | Marco Antonio Muñiz/Javier Solís |
| October 16 | "Agujetas de color de rosa" | Los Hooligans |
| October 23 | "Agujetas de color de rosa" | Los Hooligans |
| October 30 | "Agujetas de color de rosa" | Los Hooligans |
| November 6 | "Popotitos" | Los Teen Tops |
| November 13 | "Popotitos" | Los Teen Tops |
| November 20 | "Popotitos" | Los Teen Tops |
| November 27 | "Popotitos" | Los Teen Tops |
| December 4 | "Popotitos" | Los Teen Tops |
| December 11 | "Popotitos" | Los Teen Tops |
| December 18 | "Popotitos" | Los Teen Tops |
| December 25 | "Popotitos" | Los Teen Tops |
| December 30 | "Popotitos" | Los Teen Tops |

### By country of origin

Number-one artists:
| Country of origin | Number of artists | Artists |
| Mexico | 9 | César Costa |
| Mexico | 9 | Los Locos del Ritmo |
| Mexico | 9 | Juan Mendoza |
| Mexico | 9 | Los Dandys |
| Mexico | 9 | Los Tres Diamantes |
| Mexico | 9 | Javier Solís |
| Mexico | 9 | Marco Antonio Muñiz |
| Mexico | 9 | Los Teen Tops |
| Mexico | 9 | Los Hooligans |
| Ecuador | 1 | Julio Jaramillo |
Number-one compositions (it denotes the country of origin of the song's composer[s]; in case the song is a cover of another one, the name of the original composition is provided in parentheses):
| Country of origin | Number of compositions | Compositions |
| Mexico | 3 | "Creí" |
| Mexico | 3 | "Suspenso infernal" |
| Mexico | 3 | "Escándalo" |
| United States | 3 | "Chica alborotada" ("Tallahassee Lassie") |
| United States | 3 | "Agujetas de color de rosa" ("Pink Shoelaces") |
| United States | 3 | "Popotitos" ("Bony Moronie") |
| Canada | 1 | "Mi pueblo" ("My Hometown") |
| Italy | 1 | "Más allá" ("Al di lá") |
| Ecuador | 1 | "Ay, mexicanita" |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | "Y..." |
| United Kingdom | 1 | "Presumida" ("High Class Baby") |