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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1961.
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(as certified by Billboard)
| Date | Single Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | Spec. Note |
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| January 9 | North to Alaska | Johnny Horton | 5 | [B] |
| February 27 | Don't Worry | Marty Robbins | 10 | |
| May 8 | Hello Walls | Faron Young | 9 |
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| July 10 | Heartbreak U.S.A. | Kitty Wells | 4 | [B] |
| August 7 | I Fall to Pieces | Patsy Cline | 2 | [1] [A] |
| August 21 | Tender Years | George Jones | 7 | [2]
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| September 25 | Walk on By | Leroy Van Dyke | 19 | [2] [C] |
| November 20 | Big Bad John | Jimmy Dean | 2 | [A]
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| US | Single | Artist |
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| 8 | Backtrack | Faron Young |
| 9 | Be Quiet Mind | Del Reeves |
| 5 | Beggar to a King | Hank Snow |
| 18 | Big, Big Love | Wynn Stewart |
| 7 | Big River, Big Man | Claude King |
| 16 | Black Land Farmer | Frankie Miller |
| 4 | The Blizzard | Jim Reeves |
| 14 | Blue Blue Day | The Wilburn Brothers |
| 14 | Conscience I'm Guilty | Rose Maddox |
| 16 | Cozy Inn | Leon McAuliffe |
| 11 | Crazy Bullfrog | Lewis Pruitt |
| 15 | Did I Ever Tell You | George Jones and Margie Singleton |
| 14 | Diggy Liggy Lo | Rusty & Doug |
| 14 | Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die | Reno and Smiley |
| 14 | Everybody's Dying for Love | Jimmy C. Newman |
| 16 | Family Bible | George Jones |
| 9 | Flat Top | Cowboy Copas |
| 2 | Foolin' Around | Buck Owens |
| 15 | Forever Gone | Ernest Ashworth |
| 20 | Forget the Past | Faron Young |
| 12 | From Here to There to You | Hank Locklin |
| 10 | Go Home | Flatt & Scruggs |
| 11 | The Hands You're Holding Now | Skeeter Davis |
| 12 | Hangover Tavern | Hank Thompson |
| 7 | Happy Birthday to Me | Hank Locklin |
| 5 | Heart Over Mind | Ray Price |
| 4 | Hello Fool | Ralph Emery |
| 7 | How Do You Talk to a Baby | Webb Pierce |
| 5 | I Dreamed of a Hill-Billy Heaven | Tex Ritter |
| 12 | I Love You Best of All | The Louvin Brothers |
| 15 | I Want to Live Again | Rose Maddox |
| 9 | I Went Out of My Way (To Make You Happy) | Roy Drusky |
| 10 | I'd Rather Loan You Out | Roy Drusky |
| 4 | I'll Just Have a Cup of Coffee (Then I'll Go) | Claude Gray |
| 17 | In Memory of Johnny Horton | Johnny Hardy |
| 3 | It's Your World | Marty Robbins |
| 11 | Kisses Never Lie | Carl Smith |
| 14 | Kissing My Pillow | Rose Maddox |
| 11 | Last Date | Floyd Cramer |
| 5 | Let Forgiveness In | Webb Pierce |
| 20 | Lonelyville | Ray Sanders |
| 4 | Loose Talk | Buck Owens and Rose Maddox |
| 10 | Louisiana Man | Rusty & Doug |
| 7 | Loving You (Was Worth This Broken Heart) | Bob Gallion |
| 8 | Mental Cruelty | Buck Owens and Rose Maddox |
| 3 | My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About) | Claude Gray |
| 5 | My Last Date (With You) | Skeeter Davis |
| 7 | Odds and Ends (Bits and Pieces) | Warren Smith |
| 13 | Oh Lonesome Me | Johnny Cash |
| 7 | Oklahoma Hills | Hank Thompson |
| 17 | One Grain of Sand | Eddy Arnold |
| 14 | One Step Ahead of My Past | Hank Locklin |
| 20 | One Way Street | Bob Gallion |
| 10 | Optimistic | Skeeter Davis |
| 19 | The Other Cheek | Kitty Wells |
| 11 | Please Mr. Kennedy | Jim Nesbitt |
| 9 | Po' Folks | Bill Anderson |
| 12 | Polka on a Banjo | Flatt & Scruggs |
| 15 | Ragged but Right | Moon Mullican |
| 11 | The Restless One | Hank Snow |
| 9 | Right or Wrong | Wanda Jackson |
| 8 | San Antonio Rose | Floyd Cramer |
| 2 | Sea of Heartbreak | Don Gibson |
| 16 | Shorty | Jimmy Smart |
| 10 | Signed Sealed and Delivered | Cowboy Copas |
| 20 | Sleep, Baby, Sleep | Connie Hall |
| 9 | Sleepy-Eyed John | Johnny Horton |
| 3 | Soft Rain | Ray Price |
| 16 | Stand at Your Window | Jim Reeves |
| 12 | Sunny Tennessee | Cowboy Copas |
| 6 | Sweet Dreams | Don Gibson |
| 3 | Sweet Lips | Webb Pierce |
| 20 | Sweethearts Again | Bob Gallion |
| 20 | There Must Be Another Way to Live | Kitty Wells |
| 16 | Thoughts of a Fool | Ernest Tubb |
| 2 | Three Hearts in a Tangle | Roy Drusky |
| 9 | Three Steps to the Phone (Millions of Miles) | George Hamilton IV |
| 14 | Through That Door | Ernest Tubb |
| 13 | To You and Yours (From Me and Mine) | George Hamilton IV |
| 10 | Too Many Times | Don Winters |
| 13 | Twenty-Fourth Hour | Ray Price |
| 2 | Under the Influence of Love | Buck Owens |
| 9 | Walk Out Backwards | Bill Anderson |
| 5 | Walking the Streets | Webb Pierce |
| 15 | What Would You Do | Jim Reeves |
| 6 | When Two Worlds Collide | Roger Miller |
| 2 | Window Up Above | George Jones |
| 8 | Wreck on the Highway | Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper |
| 14 | You Don't Want My Love | Roger Miller |
| 4 | You're the Reason | Bobby Edwards |
| 14 | You're the Reason | Hank Locklin |
| 16 | You're the Reason | Joe South |
| 10 | Your Old Love Letters | Porter Wagoner |
| Single | Artist | Record Label |
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| At the Golden Nugget | Hank Thompson | Capitol |
| Buck Owens | Buck Owens | Capitol |
| Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard | Buck Owens | Capitol |
| Chet Atkins' Workshop | Chet Atkins | RCA |
| Cowboy Copas Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous | Cowboy Copas | Starday |
| Got You on My Mind | Jean Shepard | Capitol |
| Here's the Answer | Skeeter Davis | RCA |
| Hank Snow Souvenirs | Hank Snow | RCA |
| Chet Atkins in Hollywood | Chet Atkins | RCA |
| Let's Make Memories Tonight | Eddy Arnold | RCA |
| A Man and His Guitar | Chet Atkins | RCA |
| The Most Popular Guitar | Chet Atkins | RCA |
| Our Favorite Folk Songs | The Browns | RCA |
| Patsy Cline Showcase | Patsy Cline | Decca |
| Right or Wrong | Wanda Jackson | Capitol |
| San Antonio Rose | Ray Price | Columbia |
| The Wild, Wicked But Wonderful West | Johnny Bond | Starday |
| The Versatile Burl Ives | Burl Ives | Decca |
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