List of UK top-ten singles in 2001

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Shaggy (pictured in 2018) had the best-selling single of 2001 with "It Wasn't Me". The song featuring Rikrok sold 1.15 million copies. Shaggy had two further top 10 entries this year, including "Angel", which also topped the chart. Shaggy (The Queen's Birthday Party) (cropped) (cropped).jpg
Shaggy (pictured in 2018) had the best-selling single of 2001 with "It Wasn't Me". The song featuring Rikrok sold 1.15 million copies. Shaggy had two further top 10 entries this year, including "Angel", which also topped the chart.
Kylie Minogue had another successful year, as "Can't Get You Out of My Head", which spent four weeks at number-one, became one of the biggest hits of her career, as well as the third best-selling song of this year. 201000 - Opening Ceremony Kylie Minogue performs 2 - 3b - 2000 Sydney opening ceremony photo.jpg
Kylie Minogue had another successful year, as "Can't Get You Out of My Head", which spent four weeks at number-one, became one of the biggest hits of her career, as well as the third best-selling song of this year.
Austrian musician DJ Otzi (pictured in 2016) reached number-one in the UK in September 2001 with "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)", a cover version of the Bruce Channel song "Hey! Baby", which lasted ten weeks in the top 10. It went on to become the fifth best selling single of the year. DJ Otzi had a second top 10 hit later in the year with his cover of "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", which reached number nine. DJOtzi Das Beste der Feste1.jpg
Austrian musician DJ Ötzi (pictured in 2016) reached number-one in the UK in September 2001 with "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)", a cover version of the Bruce Channel song "Hey! Baby", which lasted ten weeks in the top 10. It went on to become the fifth best selling single of the year. DJ Ötzi had a second top 10 hit later in the year with his cover of "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", which reached number nine.
Irish boy band Westlife (original member Brian McFadden not pictured) were responsible for this year's Children in Need single, a reworking of Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" which reached number-one in March. They had a second chart-topper in November with "Queen of My Heart". Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2009 Westlife2.jpg
Irish boy band Westlife (original member Brian McFadden not pictured) were responsible for this year's Children in Need single, a reworking of Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" which reached number-one in March. They had a second chart-topper in November with "Queen of My Heart".

The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. [1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles with airplay figures and digital downloads excluded from the official chart. [2] [3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2001, as well as singles which peaked in 2000 but were in the top 10 in 2001. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

Contents

Two hundred singles were in the top ten in 2001. Ten singles from 2000 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. Seventy-three artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2001. Blue, Daniel Bedingfield, Linkin Park, Nelly Furtado, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Outkast were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2001.

The 2000 Christmas number-one, "Can We Fix It?" by Bob the Builder (voiced by Neil Morrissey [4] and the theme song from the children's television series), remained at number-one for the first week of 2001. [5] [6] The first new number-one single of the year was "Touch Me" by Rui da Silva. Overall, thirty-one different singles peaked at number-one in 2001, with Atomic Kitten, Blue, Bob the Builder, Robbie Williams, S Club 7, Shaggy and Westlife (all 2) having the most singles hit that position.

Background

Multiple entries

Two hundred singles charted in the top 10 in 2000, with one-hundred and ninety singles reaching their peak this year (including the re-entry "Set You Free" which charted in previous years but reached a peak on its latest chart run).

Seventy-three artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2001. Jennifer Lopez and the three members of Destiny’s Child (Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams) shared the record for most top 10 hits in 1986 with five hit singles each. Both of these artists totals included a guest spot on the charity single "What's Going On" by Artists Against AIDS Worldwide (also known as All Star Tribute). [7] American girl group Destiny's Child were one of two artists along with Steps to have more than three singles reach the top 10. "Independent Women" [8] and "Survivor" [9] both reached number-one in the UK. "Bootylicious" peaked at number two [10] and "Emotion" landed one place lower at number three. [11] The group were to go on hiatus the following year, with Beyonce and Kelly Rowland both launching solo careers, making this one of their last years together until they reformed. [12]

Jennifer Lopez was the other artist with five top ten entries, including the charity single. "Love Don't Cost a Thing" scaled the chart to reach number one, while "Play" and "Ain't It Funny" [13] reached number three and "I'm Real" ranked at number four. [14]

Steps were one of four acts who had four hit singles in 2001, the best of these both double-A side singles. "Chain Reaction"/"One for Sorrow (Tony Moran US Remix)" [15] and "It's the Way You Make Me Feel" peaked at number two. Of their other singles, "Here and Now / You'll Be Sorry" reached number 4 and "Words Are Not Enough"/"I Know Him So Well" took fifth position on the chart. [16]

Bono and The Edge, both from the band U2, also featured on "What's Going On" and recorded three top 10 singles with their band. "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" had the most chart success, peaking at number two in February. [17] "Elevation" reached number three in July [18] and their final hit of the year was "Walk On", making number five in December. [19] Finally, Usher made the top 10 on three occasions in 2001: the American singer took "Pop Ya Collar" to number 2, "U Remind Me" charted one place lower [20] and "U Got It Bad" landed at number five in October.

Dido was one of a number of artists with 3 top-ten entries, including "Stan", "Here with Me" and Thank You". Blue, Mis-Teeq, Samantha Mumba, Robbie Williams and Stereophonics were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 2001.

Chart debuts

Seventy-four artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2001, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, eleven went on to record another hit single that year: Alicia Keys, BBMak, D12, Dido DJ Ötzi, Gorillaz, Ian Van Dahl, Lil' Kim, M.O.P., O-Town, So Solid Crew, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Wheatus. Blue, Eve, Hear'Say, Mis-Teeq and Nelly Furtado all had two other entries in their breakthrough year.

The following table (collapsed) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
Rui da Silva 1"Touch Me"1
Maria Rubia 1"Everytime You Need Me"3
Feeder 1"Buck Rogers"5
Mis-Teeq 3"Why?"8"All I Want" (2), "One Night Stand" (5)
Santos 1"Camels"9
Spooks 1"Things I've Seen"6
Safri Duo 1"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)"6
Planet Funk 1"Chase the Sun"5
Wheatus 2"Teenage Dirtbag"2"A Little Respect" (3)
Papa Roach 1"Last Resort"3
Mystikal 1"Stutter"7
Dido 2"Here with Me"4"Thank You" (3)
BBMak 2"Back Here"5"Still on Your Side" (8)
Debelah Morgan 1"Dance with Me"10
Outkast 1"Ms. Jackson"2
Stuntmasterz1"The Ladyboy is Mine"10
Rikrok 1"It Wasn't Me"1
Nelly Furtado 3"I'm Like a Bird"5"Turn Off the Light" (4), "What's Going On" (6)
Gorillaz 2"Clint Eastwood"4"19-2000" (6)
D12 2"Shit on You"10"Purple Pills" (2)
Hear'Say 3"Pure and Simple"1"The Way to Your Love" (1), "Everybody" (4)
Crazy Town 1"Butterfly"3
M&S 1"Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)"6
O-Town 2"Liquid Dreams"3"All or Nothing" (4)
M.O.P. 2"Cold as Ice"4"Ante Up" (7)
City Spud 1"Ride wit Me"3
Eve 3"Who's That Girl?"6"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (4), "What's Going On" (6)
A-Teens 1"Upside Down"10
DJ Pied Piper 1"Do You Really Like It?"1
Blue 3"All Rise"4"Too Close" (1), "If You Come Back" (1)
3LW 1"No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)"6
Sunshine Anderson 1"Heard It All Before"9
Ray J 1"Another Day in Paradise"5
Lil' Kim 2"Lady Marmalade"1"What's Going On" (6)
Faith Hill 1"There You'll Be"3
Roger Sanchez 1"Another Chance"1
OPM 1"Heaven Is a Halfpipe"4
Ian Van Dahl 2"Castles in the Sky"3"Will I?" (5)
Cosmic Gate 1"Fire Wire"9
Train 1"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"10
So Solid Crew 2"21 Seconds"1"They Don't Know" (3)
Ludacris 1"One Minute Man"10
Sophie Ellis-Bextor 2"Take Me Home"2"Murder on the Dancefloor" (2)
Kosheen 1"Hide U (Remix)"6
Uncle Kracker 1"Follow Me"3
Supermen Lovers 1"Starlight"2
DJ Ötzi 2"Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)"1"Doo Wah Diddy" (9)
Alien Ant Farm 1"Smooth Criminal"3
Samantha Cole 1"Luv Me, Luv Me"5
Starsailor 1"Alcoholic"10
City High 1"What Would You Do?"3
Liberty 1"Thinking It Over"5
Bell & Spurling 1"Sven, Sven, Sven"7
Sum 41 1"Fat Lip"8
The Ones 1"Flawless"7
Linkin Park 1"In the End"8
Afroman 1"Because I Got High"1
iiO 1"Rapture"2
Alicia Keys 2"Fallin'"3"What's Going On" (6)
The Dandy Warhols 1"Bohemian Like You"5
Artists Against AIDS Worldwide 1"What's Going On"6
Aaron Lewis
Jagged Edge
Ja Rule
Jermaine Dupri
Nona Gaye
Perry Farrell
Scott Weiland
Solange Knowles
Bubba Sparxxx 1"Ugly"7
Daniel Bedingfield 1"Gotta Get thru This"1
PPK 1"ResuRection"3
Hermes House Band 1"Country Roads"7
Nicole Kidman 1"Somethin' Stupid"1
Gordon Haskell 1"How Wonderful You Are"2
Notes

Dido made her official chart debut this year with "Here with Me", although she provided uncredited vocals on Eminem's 2000 number-one hit "Stan". Sophie Ellis-Bextor was the vocalist on Spiller's 2000 number-one hit "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", but was uncredited. "Take Me Home" was her first credited entry in the UK Singles Chart. Darren Hayes had several hit singles as part of Savage Garden in the 1990s, but he appeared on the charity single "What's Going On" as a solo artist. [21] All of The Edge's previous chart success was with his band U2; he featured on "What's Going On" along with Bono. [22] Fred Durst also made his debut independent of Limp Bizkit on this song, [22] as did Chris Martin from Coldplay, [23] Pat Monahan of Train [24] and R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe. [25] Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) [26] and Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction) [27] also appeared as solo artists but neither of their groups had previously recorded a top ten single in the UK. T-Boz and Chilli, both from the girl group TLC also made their top 10 debut away from the group with this single. [28] 3LW as a group had one top 10 entry, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", but the three members (Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Naturi Naughton) all featured on "What's Going On".

Songs from films

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Inner Smile" (from Bend It Like Beckham ), [29] "Lady Marmalade" ( Moulin Rouge! ), [30] "Out of Reach" and "It's Raining Men" ( Bridget Jones' Diary ), [31] "There You'll Be" ( Pearl Harbor ), [32] "What If" ( Christmas Carol: The Movie [33] ), "What Would You Do?" ( Life ) [34] and "Because I Got High" ( Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ).

Charity singles

A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top 10 in the charts in 2001. The Comic Relief single was a cover of Billy Joel's "Uptown" by Westlife, peaking at number one on 17 March 2001. [35]

S Club 7 recorded the Children in Need single for 2001, "Have You Ever". It was their fourth number-one single, reaching the top spot on 1 December 2001. Their song "Never Had a Dream Come True" was the Children in Need single the previous year, peaking at number-one, and it remained in the chart for the early part of the year. [36]

A group of artists came together under the banner Artists Against AIDS Worldwide (also known as All Star Tribute) to produce a cover of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On". This included Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado and Wyclef Jean. The song reached a high of number six on 17 November 2001. [7]

Best-selling singles

Shaggy had the best-selling single of the year with "It Wasn't Me". The song spent ten weeks in the top 10 and sold 1.15 million copies and was certified 2× platinum by the BPI. [37] "Pure and Simple" by Hear'Say came in second place, selling 1.07 million copies and losing out by around 80,000 sales. [6] [38] Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head", [39] "Whole Again" from Atomic Kitten [40] and "Hey! Baby" by DJ Ötzi made up the top five. [41] Singles by Westlife, [35] S Club 7, [42] Shaggy featuring Rayvon ("Angel"), [43] Wheatus [40] and Afroman [44] were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year. [45]

"It Wasn't Me" (4), "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (7) and "Pure and Simple" (9) were all ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the decade.

Top-ten singles

SymbolMeaning
Single peaked in 2000 but still in chart in 2001.
(#)Year-end top-ten single position and rank
EnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
10
SingleArtistPeakPeak
reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Singles in 2000
28 October 200012"Who Let the Dogs Out?" ‡ Baha Men 228 October 20002
25 November 20007"Can't Fight the Moonlight" ‡ LeAnn Rimes 125 November 20001
2 December 20007"Independent Women" ‡ Destiny's Child 12 December 20001
5"Operation Blade (Bass in the Place)" [A] Public Domain 52 December 20002
9 December 20006"Never Had a Dream Come True" ‡ [B] S Club 7 19 December 20001
16 December 20006"Stan" ‡ Eminem featuring Dido 116 December 20001
6"Can We Fix It?" ‡ Bob the Builder [C] 123 December 20003
2"Stronger" [D] Britney Spears 716 December 20001
30 December 20003"No Good 4 Me" ‡ Oxide & Neutrino featuring Megaman
MC Romeo & Lisa Maffia
630 December 20002
3"What Makes a Man" ‡ Westlife 230 December 20001
Singles in 2001
13 January 20015"Touch Me" Rui da Silva featuring Cassandra 113 January 20011
3"It's the Way You Make Me Feel" Steps 213 January 20011
5"Everytime You Need Me" Fragma featuring Maria Rubia 313 January 20012
20 January 20013"Love Don't Cost a Thing" Jennifer Lopez 120 January 20011
2"Buck Rogers" Feeder 520 January 20011
1"Inner Smile" Texas 620 January 20011
2"Why?" Mis-Teeq 820 January 20011
1"Camels" Santos 920 January 20011
27 January 20015"Rollin'" Limp Bizkit 127 January 20012
2"Things I've Seen" Spooks 627 January 20011
1"All Hooked Up" All Saints 727 January 20011
1"You Make Me Sick" Pink 927 January 20011
3 February 20013"Pop Ya Collar" Usher 23 February 20011
2"The Next Episode" Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg 33 February 20011
1"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" Safri Duo 63 February 20011
1"On the Radio" Martine McCutcheon 73 February 20011
1"Dream to Me" Dario G 93 February 20011
10 February 200111"Whole Again" (#4) Atomic Kitten 110 February 20014
2"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" U2 210 February 20011
2"Case of the Ex" Mýa 310 February 20011
1"Chase the Sun" Planet Funk 510 February 20011
1"Shining Light" Ash 810 February 20011
17 February 20019"Teenage Dirtbag" (#9) Wheatus 217 February 20012
2"Last Resort" Papa Roach 317 February 20011
1"Loco" Fun Lovin' Criminals 517 February 20011
1"Stutter" Joe featuring Mystikal 717 February 20011
2"Dancing in the Moonlight" [E] Toploader 724 February 20011
24 February 20012"American Dream" Jakatta 324 February 20011
3"Here with Me" Dido 424 February 20011
1"Back Here" BBMak 524 February 20011
1"The Call" Backstreet Boys 824 February 20011
1"Dance with Me" Debelah Morgan 1024 February 20011
3 March 20014"Ms Jackson" Outkast 23 March 20011
4"Always Come Back to Your Love" Samantha Mumba 33 March 20011
1"Feels So Good" Melanie B 53 March 20011
1"No More" A1 63 March 20011
1"Shut Up and Forget About It" Dane Bowers 93 March 20011
1"The Ladyboy Is Mine" Stuntmasterz 103 March 20011
10 March 200110"It Wasn't Me" (#1) Shaggy featuring Rikrok 110 March 20011
2"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" Ricky Martin with Christina Aguilera 410 March 20011
5"I'm Like a Bird" Nelly Furtado 510 March 20011
1"So Why So Sad" Manic Street Preachers 810 March 20011
1"Found That Soul"910 March 20011
17 March 20016"Uptown Girl" (#6) [F] Westlife 117 March 20011
8"Clint Eastwood" Gorillaz 417 March 20012
1"Shit on You" D12 1017 March 20011
24 March 20015"Pure and Simple" (#2) Hear'Say 124 March 20013
2"I Wanna Be U" Chocolate Puma 624 March 20011
31 March 20012"Mr Writer" Stereophonics 531 March 20011
1"Rendezvous" Craig David 831 March 20011
7 April 20013"Butterfly" Crazy Town 37 April 20011
2"Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)" M&S Presents Girl Next Door67 April 20011
14 April 20013"What Took You So Long?" Emma Bunton 114 April 20012
1"Bow Wow (That's My Name)" Lil' Bow Wow featuring Snoop Dogg 614 April 20011
21 April 20012"All for You" Janet Jackson 321 April 20011
6"Out of Reach" Gabrielle 421 April 20012
1"Let Love Be Your Energy" Robbie Williams 1021 April 20011
28 April 20014"Survivor" Destiny's Child 128 April 20011
3"Lovin' Each Day" Ronan Keating 228 April 20011
2"Liquid Dreams" O-Town 328 April 20011
3"Get Ur Freak On" Missy Elliott 428 April 20011
1"What It Feels Like for a Girl" Madonna 728 April 20011
5 May 20019"Don't Stop Movin'" (#7) [G] S Club 7 15 May 20012
1"Dream On" Depeche Mode 65 May 20011
1"Star 69"/"Weapon of Choice" Fatboy Slim 105 May 20011
12 May 20015"It's Raining Men" Geri Halliwell 112 May 20012
3"Play" Jennifer Lopez 312 May 20011
4"Cold as Ice" M.O.P. 412 May 20012
1"Imitation of Life" R.E.M. 612 May 20011
19 May 20014"Ride wit Me" Nelly featuring City Spud 319 May 20012
2"You Are Alive" Fragma 419 May 20011
1"Who's That Girl" Eve 619 May 20011
1"One Wild Night" Bon Jovi 1019 May 20011
26 May 20011"Up Middle Finger" Oxide & Neutrino 726 May 20011
1"Still on Your Side" BBMak 826 May 20011
1"Upside Down" A-Teens 1026 May 20011
2 June 20016"Do You Really Like It?" DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies 12 June 20011
2"Thank You" Dido 32 June 20011
5"All Rise" Blue 42 June 20011
1"Pyramid Song" Radiohead 52 June 20011
2"No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" 3LW 62 June 20011
1"Heard It All Before" Sunshine Anderson 92 June 20011
9 June 20017"Angel" (#8) Shaggy featuring Rayvon 19 June 20013
2"Sing" Travis 39 June 20011
1"Electric Avenue (Ringbang Remix)" Eddy Grant 59 June 20011
16 June 20012"We Come 1" Faithless 316 June 20011
1 "Here and Now"/"You'll Be Sorry" Steps 416 June 20011
4"Another Day in Paradise" Brandy & Ray J 516 June 20012
1"Romeo" Basement Jaxx 616 June 20011
1"Close to You" Marti Pellow 916 June 20011
23 June 20014"All I Want" Mis-Teeq 223 June 20011
2"Until the End of Time" 2Pac 423 June 20011
1"Have a Nice Day" Stereophonics 523 June 20011
2"My Way" Limp Bizkit 623 June 20011
30 June 20016"Lady Marmalade" Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa & Pink 130 June 20011
3"There You'll Be" Faith Hill 330 June 20011
7 July 20012"The Way to Your Love" Hear'Say 17 July 20011
2"U Remind Me" Usher 37 July 20011
2"19/2000" Gorillaz 67 July 20011
1"Another Lover" Dane Bowers 97 July 20011
14 July 20013"Another Chance" Roger Sanchez 114 July 20011
3"A Little Respect" Wheatus 314 July 20011
6"Heaven Is a Halfpipe" OPM 414 July 20011
21 July 20015 "Eternity"/"The Road to Mandalay" Robbie Williams 121 July 20012
4"Purple Pills" D12 221 July 20012
7"Perfect Gentleman" Wyclef Jean 421 July 20013
7"Castles in the Sky" Ian Van Dahl 311 August 20011
1"Pop" NSYNC 921 July 20011
28 July 20011"Elevation" U2 328 July 20011
1"Dance for Me" Sisqo 628 July 20011
4 August 20015"Eternal Flame" Atomic Kitten 14 August 20012
3"Bootylicious" Destiny's Child 24 August 20011
2"All or Nothing" O-Town 44 August 20011
1"Firewire" Cosmic Gate 94 August 20011
11 August 20011"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" Geri Halliwell 811 August 20011
1"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" Train 1011 August 20011
18 August 20015"21 Seconds" So Solid Crew 118 August 20011
2"Ain't It Funny" Jennifer Lopez 318 August 20011
1"Ante Up" M.O.P. featuring Busta Rhymes 718 August 20011
1"One Minute Man" Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris 1018 August 20011
25 August 20015"Let's Dance" Five 125 August 20012
4"Take Me Home" Sophie Ellis-Bextor 225 August 20011
4"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" Eve featuring Gwen Stefani 425 August 20011
3"Little L" Jamiroquai 525 August 20011
1"Crystal" New Order 825 August 20011
1 September 20012"Turn Off the Light" Nelly Furtado 41 September 20011
1"Hide U (Remix)" [H] Kosheen 61 September 20011
8 September 20013"Too Close" Blue 18 September 20011
4"Follow Me" Uncle Kracker 38 September 20011
3"Stuck in the Middle with You" Louise 48 September 20011
1"Take My Breath Away" Emma Bunton 58 September 20011
15 September 20015"Mambo No. 5" Bob the Builder [C] 115 September 20011
3"Starlight" Supermen Lovers featuring Mani Hoffman 215 September 20011
1"TwentyFourSeven" Artful Dodger featuring Melanie Blatt 615 September 20011
22 September 200110"Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)" (#5) DJ Ötzi 122 September 20011
2"Set You Free (2001 Remixes)" [I] N-Trance 422 September 20011
1"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" Samantha Mumba 522 September 20011
1"It Began in Afrika" The Chemical Brothers 822 September 20011
29 September 20017"Can't Get You Out of My Head" (#3) Kylie Minogue 129 September 20014
6"Smooth Criminal" Alien Ant Farm 329 September 20011
2"Luv Me, Luv Me" [J] Shaggy featuring Samantha Cole 529 September 20011
1"Not Such an Innocent Girl" Victoria Beckham 629 September 20011
1"Alcoholic" Starsailor 1029 September 20011
6 October 20014 "Chain Reaction"/"One for Sorrow" Steps 26 October 20011
6"What Would You Do?" City High 313 October 20011
2"Thinking It Over" Liberty 56 October 20011
3"Family Affair" Mary J. Blige 86 October 20011
1"I Want Love" Elton John 96 October 20011
13 October 20011"Sven, Sven, Sven" Bell & Spurling 713 October 20011
1"Fat Lip" Sum 41 813 October 20011
20 October 20013"You Rock My World" Michael Jackson 220 October 20011
1"U Got It Bad" Usher 520 October 20011
1"Flawless" The Ones 720 October 20011
1"In the End" Linkin Park 820 October 20011
27 October 20016"Because I Got High" (#10) Afroman 127 October 20013
2"I'm a Slave 4 U" Britney Spears 427 October 20011
3"One Night Stand" Mis-Teeq 527 October 20011
3 November 20012"Closer to Me" Five 43 November 20011
1"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" Gabrielle 73 November 20011
10 November 20014"Rapture" iio 210 November 20011
4"Fallin'" Alicia Keys 310 November 20011
2"I'm Real" Jennifer Lopez 410 November 20011
2"Bohemian Like You" [K] The Dandy Warhols 510 November 20011
17 November 20014"Queen of My Heart" Westlife 117 November 20011
2"They Don't Know" So Solid Crew 317 November 20011
1"What's Going On" [L] Artists Against AIDS Worldwide 617 November 20011
1"The Music's No Good Without You" Cher 817 November 20011
24 November 20013"If You Come Back" Blue 124 November 20011
2"Emotion" Destiny's Child 324 November 20011
1"(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" Lighthouse Family 624 November 20011
1"Ugly" Bubba Sparxxx 724 November 20011
1 December 20017"Have You Ever" [M] S Club 7 11 December 20011
3"Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer)" Riva featuring Dannii Minogue 31 December 20011
1"Walk On" U2 51 December 20011
1"Do Wah Diddy" DJ Ötzi 91 December 20011
8 December 20018"Gotta Get Thru This" [N] Daniel Bedingfield 18 December 20013
3"ResuRection" PPK 38 December 20011
1"Everybody" Hear'Say 48 December 20011
4"What If" [O] Kate Winslet 68 December 20011
1"Calling" Geri Halliwell 78 December 20011
1"Where's Your Head At" Basement Jaxx 98 December 20011
15 December 20016"Murder on the Dancefloor" Sophie Ellis-Bextor 215 December 20012
6"Handbags and Gladrags" Stereophonics 415 December 20012
1"Words Are Not Enough"/"I Know Him So Well" Steps 515 December 20011
5"Country Roads" Hermes House Band 715 December 20011
3"I Believe in Christmas" Tweenies 915 December 20013
22 December 20014"Somethin' Stupid" Robbie Williams &
Nicole Kidman
122 December 20013
4"Will I?" Ian Van Dahl 522 December 20011
4"Lately" Samantha Mumba 622 December 20012
29 December 20012"How Wonderful You Are" Gordon Haskell 229 December 20011

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2001, including singles that reached their peak in 2000. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2001 is also shown.

Jennifer Lopez had five singles in the top 10 in 2001, notably reaching number-one in January with "Love Don't Cost a Thing". The opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2014 10 (cropped) 2.jpg
Jennifer Lopez had five singles in the top 10 in 2001, notably reaching number-one in January with "Love Don't Cost a Thing".
Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit had three top 10 entries in 2001, two of which were with his group. The most successful of his entries was Rollin', which hit number-one in January. 13-06-09 RiP Limp Bizkit Fred Durst 1.JPG
Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit had three top 10 entries in 2001, two of which were with his group. The most successful of his entries was Rollin', which hit number-one in January.
English boy band Blue landed three entries in the top 10 this year, including the number-ones "Too Close" and "If You Come Back". Blue (6100521867).jpg
English boy band Blue landed three entries in the top 10 this year, including the number-ones "Too Close" and "If You Come Back".
French composer and electronic music producer The Supermen Lovers reached number two in the UK in September 2001 with his single "Starlight", which featured vocals from singer Mani Hoffman. The Supermen Lovers.jpg
French composer and electronic music producer The Supermen Lovers reached number two in the UK in September 2001 with his single "Starlight", which featured vocals from singer Mani Hoffman.
English singer-songwriter Gordon Haskell, who had been an active musician since the 1960s, became a one-hit wonder in the UK Singles Chart in December of this year with his song "How Wonderful You Are", which peaked at number two. Gordon+Haskell.jpg
English singer-songwriter Gordon Haskell, who had been an active musician since the 1960s, became a one-hit wonder in the UK Singles Chart in December of this year with his song "How Wonderful You Are", which peaked at number two.
Another one-hit wonder who made the UK charts in 2001 was American county rock singer Uncle Kracker, whose single "Follow Me" peaked at number three and lasted four weeks in the top 10. Uncle Kracker entertains troops at Camp Striker DVIDS296050.jpg
Another one-hit wonder who made the UK charts in 2001 was American county rock singer Uncle Kracker, whose single "Follow Me" peaked at number three and lasted four weeks in the top 10.
US country singer Faith Hill reached number three in the UK in June of this year with her single "There You'll Be", which featured on the soundtrack of the movie Pearl Harbor. Faith Hill 2006 (cropped).jpg
US country singer Faith Hill reached number three in the UK in June of this year with her single "There You'll Be", which featured on the soundtrack of the movie Pearl Harbor .
EntriesArtistWeeksSingles
5 Beyoncé Knowles [P] [Q] [R] 16"Bootylicious", "Emotion", "Independent Women", "Survivor", "What's Going On"
Jennifer Lopez [P] 10"Ain't It Funny", "I'm Real", "Love Don't Cost a Thing", "Play" "What's Going On"
Kelly Rowland [P] [Q] [R] 16"Bootylicious", "Emotion", "Independent Women", "Survivor", "What's Going On"
Michelle Williams [P] [Q] [R] 16"Bootylicious", "Emotion", "Independent Women", "Survivor", "What's Going On"
4 Bono [P] [S] 4"Elevation", "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of", "Walk On", "What's Going On"
Destiny's Child [Q] 15"Bootylicious", "Emotion", "Independent Women", "Survivor"
The Edge [P] [S] 4"Elevation", "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of", "Walk On", "What's Going On"
Steps 9 "Chain Reaction"/"One for Sorrow", "Here and Now"/"You'll Be Sorry", "It's the Way You Make Me Feel", "Words Are Not Enough"/"I Know Him So Well"
Usher [P] 6"Pop Ya Collar, "U Got It Bad", "U Remind Me", "What's Going On"
3 Atomic Kitten 17"Eternal Flame", "Whole Again", "You Are"
Blue 11"All Rise", "If You Come Back", "Too Close"
Britney Spears [P] [Q] 5"I'm a Slave 4 U", "Stronger", "What's Going On"
Christina Aguilera [P] 9"Lady Marmalade", "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely", "What's Going On"
Dido [Q] [T] 11"Here with Me", "Stan", "Thank You"
Eve [P] 6"Let Me Blow Ya Mind", "Who's That Girl", "What's Going On"
Geri Halliwell 7"Calling", "It's Raining Men", "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster"
Hear'Say 8"Everybody", "Pure and Simple", "The Way to Your Love"
Fred Durst [P] [U] 8"My Way", "Rollin'", "What's Going On"
Lisa Maffia [Q] [V] [W] 10"21 Seconds", "No Good 4 Me", "They Don't Know"
Missy Elliott [P] 5"Get Ur Freak On", "One Minute Man", "What's Going On"
Mis-Teeq 9"All I Want", "One Night Stand", "Why?"
Samantha Mumba 9"Always Come Back To Your Love", "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)", "Lately"
MC Romeo [Q] [V] [W] 10"21 Seconds", "No Good 4 Me", "They Don't Know"
Nelly Furtado [P] 8"I'm Like a Bird", "Turn Off the Light", "What's Going On"
Robbie Williams 10 "Eternity"/"The Road to Mandalay", "Let Love Be Your Energy", "Somethin' Stupid"
S Club 7 [Q] 22"Don't Stop Movin'", "Have You Ever", "Never Had a Dream Come True"
Shaggy 19"Angel", "It Wasn't Me" "Luv Me, Luv Me"
Stereophonics 9"Handbags and Gladrags", "Have a Nice Day", "Mr. Writer"
U2 4"Elevation", "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of", "Walk On"
Westlife [Q] 13"Queen of My Heart", "Uptown Girl", "What Makes a Man"
2 Adrienne Bailon [X] 3"No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", "What's Going On"
Alicia Keys [P] 5"Fallin'", "What's Going On"
AJ McLean [P] [Y] 2"The Call", "What's Going On"
Basement Jaxx 2"Romeo", "Where's Your Head At"
BBMak 2"Back Here", "Still on Your Side"
Bob the Builder [Q] 8"Can We Fix It?", "Mambo No. 5"
Brian Littrell [P] [Y] 2"The Call", "What's Going On"
Chris Kirkpatrick [P] [Z] 2"Pop", "What's Going On"
D12 5"Purple Pills", "Shit on You"
Dane Bowers 2"Another Lover", "Shut Up and Forget About It"
DJ Ötzi 11"Do Wah Diddy", "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)"
Emma Bunton 4"Take My Breath Away", "What Took You So Long?"
Five 7"Closer to Me"/"Rock the Party", "Let's Dance"
Fragma 7"Everytime You Need Me", "You Are Alive"
Gabrielle 7"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)", "Out of Reach"
Gorillaz 10"19/2000", "Clint Eastwood"
Gwen Stefani [P] [AA] 2"Let Me Blow Ya Mind", "What's Going On"
Howie D [P] [Y] 2"The Call", "What's Going On"
Ian Van Dahl 9"Castles in the Sky", "Will I?"
JC Chasez [P] [Z] 2"Pop", "What's Going On"
Joey Fatone [P] [Z] 2"Pop", "What's Going On"
Justin Timberlake [P] [Z] 2"Pop", "What's Going On"
Kevin Richardson [P] [Y] 2"The Call", "What's Going On"
Kiely Williams [X] 3"No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", "What's Going On"
Lance Bass [P] [Z] 2"Pop", "What's Going On"
Lil' Kim [P] 7"Lady Maramalade", "What's Going On"
Limp Bizkit 7"My Way", "Rollin'"
Manic Street Preachers 2"Found That Soul", "So Why So Sad"
Mary J. Blige [P] 4"Family Affair", "What's Going On"
Michael Stipe [P] [BB] 2"Imitation of Life", "What's Going On"
M.O.P. 5"Ante Up", "Cold as Ice"
Mýa 8"Case of the Ex", "Lady Marmalade"
Naturi Naughton [X] 3"No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", "What's Going On"
Nelly [P] 5"Ride wit Me", "What's Going On"
Nick Carter [P] [Y] 2"The Call", "What's Going On"
O-Town 4"All or Nothing", "Liquid Dreams"
Oxide & Neutrino [Q] 3"No Good 4 Me", "Up Middle Finger"
Pink 7"Lady Marmalade", "You Make Me Sick"
Snoop Dogg 3"Bow Wow (That's My Name)", "The Next Episode"
So Solid Crew 7"21 Seconds", "They Don't Know"
Sophie Ellis-Bextor 7"Take Me Home", "Murder on the Dancefloor"
Wheatus 12"A Little Respect", "Teenage Dirtbag"
Wyclef Jean [P] 8"Perfect Gentleman", "What's Going On"

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