thumb|Canadian rock band [[Nickelback earned their first and only number one single with "How You Remind Me". It went on to be the best-charting song of 2002.]]
thumb|[[Janet Jackson's "All for You" was the longest-running single of 2001, topping the Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks.]]
The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales, and airplay. In 2001, there were 14 singles that topped the chart, in 52 issue dates. Although 15 singles claimed the top position throughout the year, group Destiny's Child's "Independent Women Part I" is credited in 2000, and is thus excluded.
During the year, 12 acts had achieved a first U.S. number-one single, namely: Shaggy, Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent, OutKast, Mystikal, Crazy Town, Rayvon, Lil' Kim, Mýa, Pink, Alicia Keys, Ja Rule, Mary J. Blige, and Nickelback. Destiny's Child, Usher and Shaggy had two number-one singles in 2001.
Janet Jackson's "All for You" is the longest-running single of the year, staying at number one for seven consecutive weeks. Other singles that had a multiple chart run includes Alicia Keys' "Fallin'" and Mary J. Blige's "Family Affair"; both stayed atop for six weeks.
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|align="left"|January 13
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|align="left"|January 20
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|align="left"|January 27
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|868
|align="left"|February 3
|align="center" rowspan="2"|"It Wasn't Me"
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center|869
|align="left"|February 17
|align="center"|"Ms. Jackson"
|align="center"|OutKast
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4|870
|align="left"|February 24
|align="center" rowspan="4"|"Stutter"
|align="center" rowspan="4"|Joe featuring Mystikal
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|align="left"|March 10
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|align="left"|March 17
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center|871
|align="left"|March 24
|align="center"|"Butterfly"
|align="center"|Crazy Town
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center|872
|align="left"|March 31
|align="center"|"Angel"
|align="center"|Shaggy featuring Rayvon
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center|re
|align="left"|April 7
|align="center"|"Butterfly"
|align="center"|Crazy Town
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=7|873
|align="left"|April 14
|align="center" rowspan="7"|"All for You"
|align="center" rowspan="7"|Janet Jackson
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|align="left"|April 21
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|align="left"|April 28
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|align="left"|May 5
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|align="left"|May 12
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|align="left"|May 19
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|align="left"|May 26
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=5|874
|align="left"|June 2
|align="center" rowspan="5"|"Lady Marmalade"
|align="center" rowspan="5"|Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink
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|align="left"|June 9
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|align="left"|June 16
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|align="left"|June 23
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|align="left"|June 30
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4|875
|align="left"|July 7
|align="center" rowspan="4"|"U Remind Me"
|align="center" rowspan="4"|Usher
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|align="left"|July 14
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|align="left"|July 21
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|align="left"|July 28
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|876
|align="left"|August 4
|align="center" rowspan="2"|"Bootylicious"
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Destiny's Child
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|align="left"|August 11
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3|877
|align="left"|August 18
|align="center" rowspan="3"|"Fallin'"
|align="center" rowspan="3"|Alicia Keys
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|align="left"|August 25
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|align="left"|September 1
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3|878
|align="left"|September 8
|align="center" rowspan="3"|"I'm Real (Murder Remix)"
|align="center" rowspan="3"|Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule
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|align="left"|September 15
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|align="left"|September 22
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3|re
|align="left"|September 29
|align="center" rowspan="3"|"Fallin'"
|align="center" rowspan="3"|Alicia Keys
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|align="left"|October 6
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|align="left"|October 13
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|re
|align="left"|October 20
|align="center" rowspan="2"|"I'm Real (Murder Remix)"
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule
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|align="left"|October 27
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=6|879
|align="left"|November 3
|align="center" rowspan="6"|"Family Affair"
|align="center" rowspan="6"|Mary J. Blige
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|align="left"|November 10
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|align="left"|November 17
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|align="left"|November 24
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|align="left"|December 1
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|align="left"|December 8
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center|880
|align="left"|December 15
|align="center" rowspan="1"|"U Got It Bad"
|align="center" rowspan="1"|Usher
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| bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|881
|align="left"|December 22
|align="center" rowspan="2"|"How You Remind Me"
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Nickelback
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|align="left"|December 29
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Number-one artists
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
! Position
! Artist
! Weeks at No. 1
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| 1
| Janet Jackson
| 7
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| rowspan=3| 2
| Destiny's Child
| rowspan=3| 6
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| Alicia Keys
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| Mary J. Blige
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| rowspan=7| 5
| Christina Aguilera
| rowspan=7| 5
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| Lil' Kim
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| Mýa
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| Pink
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| Jennifer Lopez
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| Ja Rule
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| Usher
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| rowspan=2| 12
| Joe
| rowspan=2| 4
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| Mystikal
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| 14
| Shaggy
| 3
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| rowspan=3| 15
| Ricardo 'RikRok' Ducent
| rowspan=3| 2
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| Crazy Town
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| Nickelback
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| rowspan=2| 18
| OutKast
| rowspan=2| 1
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| Rayvon
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See also
- 2001 in music
- List of Billboard number-one singles
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2001
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2000s
References
Additional sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition ()
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition ()
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s ()
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.