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. 2001 is the first year since 1993 that there has not been at least one number-one hit with a double-digit run. "All for You" is also responsible to give to Jackson the tenth Hot 100 number one of her career; making her the fourth female artist with most number ones in the rock era. 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.
Chart history
+KeyThe #1 song of 2001, "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse, never reached #1 on the weekly charts. Issue dateSongArtist(s)867January 6"Independent Women"Destiny's Child January 13January 20January 27868February 3"It Wasn't Me"Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" DucentFebruary 10869February 17"Ms. Jackson"OutKast870February 24"Stutter"Joe featuring MystikalMarch 3March 10March 17871March 24"Butterfly"Crazy Town872March 31"Angel"Shaggy featuring RayvonreApril 7"Butterfly"Crazy Town873April 14"All for You"JanetApril 21April 28May 5May 12May 19May 26874June 2"Lady Marmalade"Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and PinkJune 9June 16June 23June 30875July 7"U Remind Me"UsherJuly 14July 21July 28876August 4"Bootylicious"Destiny's ChildAugust 11877August 18"Fallin'"Alicia KeysAugust 25September 1878September 8"I'm Real (Murder Remix)"Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja RuleSeptember 15September 22reSeptember 29"Fallin'"Alicia KeysOctober 6October 13reOctober 20"I'm Real (Murder Remix)"Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja RuleOctober 27879November 3"Family Affair"Mary J. BligeNovember 10November 17November 24December 1December 8880December 15"U Got It Bad"Usher881December 22"How You Remind Me"NickelbackDecember 29
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Janet 7 2 Destiny's Child 6 Alicia Keys Mary J. Blige 5 Christina Aguilera 5 Lil' Kim Mýa Pink Jennifer Lopez Ja Rule Usher 12 Joe 4 Mystikal 14 Shaggy 3 15 Ricardo 'RikRok' Ducent 2 Crazy Town Nickelback 18 OutKast 1 Rayvon
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.