Muziek Express jaarlijst 1961
| pos | pnt | hp | mnd | |
| 1 | 206 | 1 | 9 | Non je ne regrette rien - Edith Piaf |
| 2 | 194 | 1 | 8 | Wheels - Strings-a-longs Wheels - Billy Vaughn Wheels - Jumping Jewels |
| 3 | 169 | 2 | 6 | Och was ik maar - Johnny Hoes |
| 4 | 166 | 1 | 6 | Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' man - Ricky Nelson Hello Mary Lou - Harry Bliek |
| 5 | 158 | 2 | 7 | Rockin' Billy - Ria Valk |
| 6 | 157 | 6 | 7 | Afscheid van een soldaat / Tommie uit Tennessee - Ria Valk |
| 7 | 148 | 1 | 6 | Wooden heart (Muss I denn) - Elvis Presley |
| 8 | 144 | 4 | 7 | Baby sittin' boogie - Buzz Clifford Baby sittin' boogie - Raplh Bendix |
| 9 | 128 | 1 | 5 | Save the last dance for me - Drifters |
| 10 | 128 | 2 | 6 | Sucu sucu - Ping Ping |
| 11 | 125 | 2 | 5 | Are you sure - Allisons |
| 12 | 104 | 5 | 5 | Corrina Corrina - Ray Peterson Corrina Corrina - Herman van Keeken |
| 13 | 96 | 4 | 4 | Barcelona - Wilmari's |
| 14 | 93 | 3 | 4 | Surrender - Elvis Presley |
| 15 | 92 | 4 | 4 | Runaway - Del Shannon |
| 16 | 91 | 4 | 4 | Are you lonesome tonight - Elvis Presley |
| 17 | 90 | 5 | 4 | La paloma - Freddy Quinn |
| 18 | 89 | 3 | 4 | Temptation - Everly Brothers |
| 19 | 87 | 3 | 4 | Dance on little girl - Paul Anka |
| 20 | 85 | 3 | 4 | Les enfants du piree - Melina Mercouri Nooit op zondag - Mieke Telkamp |
| 21 | 85 | 6 | 4 | My girl Josephine - Fats Domino |
| 22 | 82 | 5 | 4 | Pepito - Los Machucambos |
| 23 | 82 | 8 | 4 | Ebony eyes / Walk right back - Everly Brothers |
| 24 | 79 | 1 | 3 | Ramona - Blue Diamonds |
| 25 | 79 | 8 | 5 | Tonight my love tonight - Paul Anka |
| 26 | 77 | 9 | 4 | In a little Spanish town - Blue Diamonds |
| 27 | 76 | 2 | 3 | Brigitte Bardot - Jorge Veiga |
| 28 | 68 | 9 | 4 | Blue moon - Marcels |
| 29 | 62 | 6 | 4 | Zarina - Rex Gildo Zarina - Fouryo's |
| 30 | 61 | 8 | 4 | A girl like you - Cliff Richard |
| 31 | 60 | 9 | 3 | I love you - Cliff Richard |
| 32 | 60 | 9 | 3 | Breakin' in a brand new broken heart - Connie Francis |
| 33 | 57 | 1 | 2 | I'm gonna knock on your door - Eddie Hodges |
| 34 | 57 | 7 | 3 | Mama - Robertino |
| 35 | 57 | 8 | 3 | Telephony baby - Johnny Otis |
| 36 | 54 | 11 | 3 | Little sister - Elvis Presley |
| 37 | 52 | 7 | 3 | OK ik ga met je mee / Adieu vaarwel goodbye - Ria Valk |
| 38 | 51 | 2 | 2 | It's now or never (O sole mio) - Elvis Presley |
| 39 | 51 | 12 | 3 | Have I told you lately / Down by the river side - Blue Diamonds |
| 40 | 51 | 12 | 3 | Batje vier - Cocktail Trio |
| 41 | 51 | 13 | 3 | Seeman (deine Heimat ist das Meer) - Lolita Sailor - Petula Clark Zeeman - Caterina Valente |
| 42 | 50 | 4 | 2 | Michael - Highwaymen |
| 43 | 47 | 6 | 2 | Little ship - Blue Diamonds |
| 44 | 47 | 13 | 3 | Kili watch - Cousins |
| 45 | 45 | 5 | 2 | Everybody's somebody's fool - Connie Francis |
| 46 | 43 | 10 | 3 | Romeo - Petula Clark |
| 47 | 42 | 17 | 4 | Danke für dit Blumen - Siw Malmkwist Dank je voor de bloemen - Selvera's |
| 48 | 41 | 7 | 2 | Nine times out of ten - Cliff Richard |
| 49 | 40 | 16 | 3 | Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher Exodus - Edith Piaf |
| 50 | 40 | 16 | 3 | Let the four winds blow - Fats Domino |
| 51 | 38 | 9 | 3 | La novia - Tony Dallara |
| 52 | 36 | 12 | 2 | Kon-tiki - Shadows |
| 53 | 32 | 13 | 2 | Apache - Shadows |
| 54 | 31 | 10 | 3 | Hawaii tattoo - Waikiki's |
| 55 | 31 | 13 | 2 | I feel so bad - Elvis Presley |
| 56 | 30 | 12 | 2 | Lucille / So sad - Everly Brothers |
| 57 | 30 | 14 | 2 | Gee whiz it's you - Cliff Richard |
| 58 | 29 | 13 | 2 | Pepe - Duane Eddy Pepe - Caterina Valente Pepe - Dalida |
| 59 | 29 | 15 | 2 | Good time baby - Bobby Rydell |
| 60 | 28 | 15 | 2 | Theme for a dream - Cliff Richard |
| 61 | 27 | 16 | 2 | Eén twee drie - Butterflies |
| 62 | 26 | 16 | 2 | Calender girl - Neil Sedaka |
| 63 | 24 | 15 | 2 | You don't know - Helen Shapiro |
| 64 | 23 | 15 | 2 | De bedelaar van Parijs - Jerry & Mary Bye |
| 65 | 21 | 13 | 2 | Sneeuwwitte boezem - Jukebox Johnny Sneeuwwitte boezem - Rio Jim |
| 66 | 20 | 11 | 1 | Please help me I'm fallin - Hank Locklin |
| 67 | 19 | 13 | 2 | Cinderella - Paul Anka |
| 68 | 18 | 22 | 3 | Crazy love - John Lamers |
| 69 | 17 | 14 | 1 | He'll have to go - Jim Reeves |
| 70 | 16 | 15 | 1 | (I don't know why I love you) But I do - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry |
| 71 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 24.000 kussen - Peter & zijn Rockets |
| 72 | 15 | 16 | 1 | Ja was jij maar - Paula Dennis |
| 73 | 14 | 17 | 1 | Der rote Tango - Regenpfeifer |
| 74 | 14 | 17 | 1 | Walking back to happiness - Helen Shapiro |
| 75 | 13 | 18 | 1 | Schnaps das war sein lätztes Wort - Willy Millowitsch |
| 76 | 13 | 18 | 1 | Poetry in motion - Johnny Tillotson |
| 77 | 13 | 18 | 1 | Rubber ball - Bobby Vee |
| 78 | 13 | 23 | 2 | O sole mio - Robertino |
| 79 | 12 | 19 | 1 | Twee dorpjes verder - Limbra Zusjes |
| 80 | 12 | 19 | 1 | Moody river - Pat Boone |
| 81 | 11 | 20 | 1 | Weit is der Weg / La Guitarra Brasiliana - Freddy Quinn |
| 82 | 11 | 20 | 1 | Carolina Dai - Rocco Granata |
| 83 | 9 | 22 | 1 | Hit the road Jack - Ray Charles |
| 84 | 9 | 24 | 2 | Johnny remember me - Johnny Leyton |
| 85 | 8 | 24 | 2 | Blonde Greetje - Johnny Hoes |
| 86 | 6 | 25 | 1 | Mexico - Bob Moore Mexico - Willy Schobben |
| 87 | 4 | 27 | 1 | Schade schade schade - Siw Malmkwist |
| 88 | 3 | 28 | 1 | Irena - Rocco Granata |
| 89 | 3 | 28 | 1 | Der Scheriff von Arkansas ist 'ne lady - Caterina Valente De sheriff van Arkansas is een lady - Ria Valk |
© the Chartsman.
Deze lijst is samengesteld op basis van de maandelijkse lijst uit het blad Muziek Express.
In 1961 was de lijst een Top 15 (januari), Top 20 (februari t/m september) en Top 30 (oktober t/m december). Voor dit overzicht is uitgegaan dat de lijst het gehele jaar een Top 30 was.