2001 in British music charts
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This is a summary of 2001 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
The year saw the tradition of UK acts dominating the top of the charts carried on from 2000. Songs were starting to spend 2–3 weeks at the summit improving on the large amounts of one week number ones from the previous year. CD sales also improved slightly with 3 million selling singles being issued this year. Overall, 30 songs topped the charts over the course of this year.
Summary
The first new No. 1 of the year was from the first ever Portuguese act to top the UK charts;
21st century boy bands
Five scored their final chart topper with "Let's Dance", which marked their final single as a group. The follow-up No. 4 hit, "Closer to Me" was released after news of the band's split. They released a Greatest Hits compilation at the end of the year, which made number 9. BBMak were another boyband to split, however their career was very short-lived with 2001 seeing the start and end of it. Their debut single, "Back Here" failed to make the Top 20 upon initial release, however was then re-issued and peaked at #5. The follow-up single, "Still on Your Side" peaked at No. 8 and despite seeming to continue on with success, they disappeared after the release of their debut album Sooner or Later, which was a very slight Top 20 smash.
ABC aired a talent show, Making the Band, in which by the public vote, boyband O-Town were picked as winners. Their debut single, "Liquid Dreams" peaked at No. 3 in the UK and their follow-up, "All Or Nothing", stalled one place lower.
The Backstreet Boys released The Hits: Chapter One, which went platinum. The greatest hits album featured a new song, "Drowning", which got to number 4.
Girl groups
Girl groups were slowly changing away from 90s pop styles to a more R'N'B/Hip Hop direction.
Replacing
Film and TV music
2001 was a moderately successful year for film and television music, providing some memorable hit singles and albums. The
Two very successful movies,
2001 also saw the beginning of music talent programmes with the band
Charts
Number-one singles
Chart date (week ending) |
Song | Artist(s) | Sales |
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6 January | "Can We Fix It?" | Bob the Builder | 90,300 |
13 January | "Touch Me" | Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra | 68,473 |
20 January | "Love Don't Cost a Thing" | Jennifer Lopez | 67,879 |
27 January | " Rollin' " |
Limp Bizkit | 49,487 |
3 February | 47,435 | ||
10 February | "Whole Again" | Atomic Kitten | 69,286 |
17 February | 85,295 | ||
24 February | 101,919 | ||
3 March | 113,090 | ||
10 March | "It Wasn't Me" | Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent |
345,498 |
17 March | "Uptown Girl" | Westlife | 292,319 |
24 March | "Pure and Simple" | Hear'Say | 549,839 |
31 March | 242,000 | ||
7 April | 81,000 | ||
14 April | "What Took You So Long?" | Emma Bunton | 76,317 |
21 April | 64,818 | ||
28 April | "Survivor" | Destiny's Child | 104,062 |
5 May | "Don't Stop Movin'" | S Club 7 |
178,985 |
12 May | " It's Raining Men " |
Geri Halliwell | 154,811 |
19 May | 78,000 | ||
26 May | "Don't Stop Movin'" | S Club 7 | 63,500 |
2 June | "Do You Really Like It?" | DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies | 148,594 |
9 June | "Angel" | Shaggy featuring Rayvon | 178,645 |
16 June | 101,000 | ||
23 June | 76,000 | ||
30 June | "Lady Marmalade" | Mýa and Pink |
109,405 |
7 July | "The Way to Your Love" | Hear'Say | 75,514 |
14 July | "Another Chance" | Roger Sanchez | 72,534 |
21 July | "Eternity / The Road to Mandalay" | Robbie Williams | 70,186 |
28 July | 64,000 | ||
4 August | "Eternal Flame" | Atomic Kitten | 141,994 |
11 August | 70,000 | ||
18 August | "21 Seconds" | So Solid Crew | 118,135 |
25 August | "Let's Dance" | Five | 84,782 |
1 September | 52,000 | ||
8 September | "Too Close" | Blue |
83,886 |
15 September | "Mambo No. 5" | Bob the Builder | 102,056 |
22 September | " Hey Baby " |
DJ Ötzi | 90,748 |
29 September | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Kylie Minogue | 306,648 |
6 October | 180,699 | ||
13 October | 122,000 | ||
20 October | 95,500 | ||
27 October | "Because I Got High" | Afroman | 129,613 |
3 November | 109,000 | ||
10 November | 77,060 | ||
17 November | "Queen of My Heart" | Westlife | 139,344 |
24 November | "If You Come Back" | Blue | 87,600 |
1 December | "Have You Ever" | S Club 7 | 143,324 |
8 December | "Gotta Get Thru This" | Daniel Bedingfield | 108,799 |
15 December | 80,000 | ||
22 December | "Somethin' Stupid" | Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman | 98,506 |
29 December | 110,000 |
Number-one albums
Chart date (week ending) |
Album | Artist(s) | Sales |
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6 January | 1 | The Beatles | 88,739 |
13 January | 43,000 | ||
20 January | 31,000 | ||
27 January | The Greatest Hits | Texas | 29,000 |
3 February | Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water | Limp Bizkit | 40,000 |
10 February | No Angel |
Dido | 78,500 |
17 February | 79,000 | ||
24 February | 101,000 | ||
3 March | 84,000 | ||
10 March | 83,000 | ||
17 March | 64,000 | ||
24 March | Songbird | Eva Cassidy | 78,000 |
31 March | 120,000 | ||
7 April | Popstars | Hear'Say | 306,631 |
14 April | 127,000 | ||
21 April | Just Enough Education to Perform | Stereophonics | 140,000 |
28 April | 51,000 | ||
5 May | Free All Angels | Ash | 39,900 |
12 May | Survivor | Destiny's Child | 118,000 |
19 May | 53,000 | ||
26 May | Reveal | R.E.M. | 111,000 |
2 June | 53,000 | ||
9 June | Hot Shot | Shaggy | 54,500 |
16 June | Amnesiac | Radiohead | 90,500 |
23 June | The Invisible Band | Travis | 199,697 |
30 June | 78,000 | ||
7 July | 53,000 | ||
14 July | 35,000 | ||
21 July | 8701 | Usher |
42,500 |
28 July | Survivor | Destiny's Child | 30,000 |
4 August | 31,500 | ||
11 August | White Ladder | David Gray | 35,000 |
18 August | Right Now | Atomic Kitten | 47,000 |
25 August | White Ladder | David Gray | 180,000 |
1 September | Break the Cycle | Staind | 39,000 |
8 September | Iowa | Slipknot | 52,000 |
15 September | A Funk Odyssey | Jamiroquai | 80,200 |
22 September | 43,500 | ||
29 September | The Id | Macy Gray | 36,000 |
6 October | No Angel | Dido | 35,000 |
13 October | Fever | Kylie Minogue | 139,000 |
20 October | 115,000 | ||
27 October | Gold | Steps |
146,000 |
3 November | 98,000 | ||
10 November | Invincible | Michael Jackson | 110,000 |
17 November | Gold | Steps | 55,000 |
24 November | World of Our Own | Westlife | 178,000 |
1 December | Swing When You're Winning | Robbie Williams | 295,024 |
8 December | 194,000 | ||
15 December | 212,000 | ||
22 December | 245,000 | ||
29 December | 365,208 |
Number-one compilation albums
Chart date (week ending) |
Album |
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6 January | Now 47
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13 January | |
20 January | Clubbers Guide to 2001 |
27 January | |
3 February | Breakdown – The Very Best of Euphoric Dance |
10 February | |
17 February | The Chillout Session |
24 February | |
3 March | |
10 March | |
17 March | |
24 March | |
31 March | New Woman 2001 |
7 April | The Annual – Spring 2001 |
14 April | |
21 April | Now 48
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28 April | |
5 May | |
12 May | Bridget Jones' Diary
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19 May | |
26 May | |
2 June | |
9 June | |
16 June | |
23 June | Capital Gold – Legends |
30 June | |
7 July | |
14 July | |
21 July | |
28 July | |
4 August | |
11 August | Now 49
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18 August | |
25 August | |
1 September | |
8 September | |
15 September | |
22 September | The Classic Chillout Album |
29 September | Hits 50 |
6 October | |
13 October | The Classic Chillout Album |
20 October | Pepsi Chart 2002 |
27 October | |
3 November | Now Dance 2002
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10 November | |
17 November | The Annual 2002 |
24 November | |
1 December | Now 50
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8 December | |
15 December | |
22 December | |
29 December |
Year-end charts
Best-selling singles
Data based on sales from 31 December 2000 to 29 December 2001.[1]
Best-selling albums
Data based on sales from 31 December 2000 to 29 December 2001.[3]
Notes:
Best-selling compilation albums
Data based on sales from 31 December 2000 to 29 December 2001.[5]
No. | Title | Peak position |
Sales[5] |
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1 | Now! 50
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1 | 1,210,000 |
2 | Bridget Jones's Diary Original Soundtrack
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1 | 961,000 |
3 | Now! 48
|
1 | 867,000 |
4 | Now! 49
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1 | 836,000 |
5 | The Classical Chillout Album | 1 | |
6 | The Chillout Session | 1 | |
7 | Capital Gold Legends | 1 | |
8 | The Annual 2002 | 1 | 370,000 |
9 | Chilled Ibiza | 3 | |
10 | Classical Chillout | 4 | 364,000 |
See also
- 2001 in British radio
- 2001 in British television
- 2001 in the United Kingdom
- List of British films of 2001
- List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2001
- List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2001
- List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2001
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Best Sellers of 2001: Singles Top 100". Music Week. London, England: United Business Media. 19 January 2002. p. 11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jones, Alan (19 January 2002). "Shaggy bounces back, but overall singles market shows sales slump". Music Week. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Best Sellers of 2001: Albums Top 100". Music Week. 19 January 2002. p. 23.
- ^ a b c d e Jones, Alan (19 January 2002). "Dido seizes her chances to score a first for UK females". Music Week. p. 22.
- ^ a b "Best Sellers of 2001: Top 50 Compilations". Music Week. 19 January 2002. p. 24.