Totally Hits 2001 | ||||
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Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
Released | September 25, 2001 | |||
Recorded | Various Times | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Various artists chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Totally Hits 2001 is an album in the Totally Hits series, reaching #3 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. [2] The album contains two Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "U Remind Me" and "Fallin'".
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [7] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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