Hot 100 Airplay number-one hits of 2001 (USA)
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 Airplay number-ones of 2001.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 6 | "Independent Women Part I Independent Women Part I "Independent Women" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child. The song first appeared as the soundtrack to the 2000 film adaption of Charlie's Angels, and later included in the group's third studio album, Survivor... " |
Destiny's Child Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme... |
| January 13 | "Independent Women Part I" | Destiny's Child |
| January 20 | "It Wasn't Me It Wasn't Me "It Wasn't Me" is the first official single from reggae artist Shaggy's multi-platinum studio album Hot Shot, released on February 26, 2001. The song has since been regarded as Shaggy's breakthrough in the pop market, and is his highest charting song to date, topping the charts in Australia,... " |
Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent Rikrok Ricardo George Ducent better known by his stage name Rikrok is an English singer. Rikrok is most famous for the single "It Wasn't Me" from Shaggy's Hot Shot album.-Life and career:... |
| January 27 | "It Wasn't Me" | Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent |
| February 3 | "It Wasn't Me" | Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent |
| February 10 | "It Wasn't Me" | Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent |
| February 17 | "It Wasn't Me" | Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent |
| February 24 | "Love Don't Cost a Thing Love Don't Cost a Thing (song) "Love Don't Cost a Thing" is the lead single from Jennifer Lopez's second studio album, J.Lo . It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, besides being her first number one in the United Kingdom. Its Spanish-language version, "Amor Se Paga con Amor" , included on the Latin American edition... " |
Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller... |
| March 3 | "Love Don't Cost a Thing" | Jennifer Lopez |
| March 10 | "Angel Angel (Shaggy song) "Angel" is a 2001 number one hit song by reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon. It was the follow-up to Shaggy's U.S. number-one hit "It Wasn't Me". "Angel" reached number one in the U.S... " |
Shaggy featuring Rayvon Rayvon Rayvon is a Barbadian reggae singer, known for his work with Shaggy.-Singles:*1992 "Big Up" *1994 "No Guns, No Murder" Hi.*1995 "In The Summertime" #5 UK... |
| March 17 | "Angel" | Shaggy featuring Rayvon |
| March 24 | "Angel" | Shaggy featuring Rayvon |
| March 31 | "Butterfly Butterfly A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured... " |
Crazy Town Crazy Town Crazy Town is a rap rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer. The band is best known for their 2001 single, "Butterfly", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart... |
| April 7 | "Butterfly" | Crazy Town |
| April 14 | "Survivor" | Destiny's Child Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme... |
| April 21 | "Survivor" | Destiny's Child |
| April 28 | "Survivor" | Destiny's Child |
| May 5 | "Survivor" | Destiny's Child |
| May 12 | "Survivor" | Destiny's Child |
| May 19 | "All For You" | Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years... |
| May 26 | "All For You" | Janet Jackson |
| June 2 | "Lady Marmalade Lady Marmalade "Lady Marmalade" was also covered by Italian pop star Sabrina. It was released in 1987 as the album's second single by Baby Records. In some countries, including France and the Netherlands, the song was known as "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? " and was released in 1988.-Track listings:7" maxi#... " |
Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994... , Pink Pink (singer) Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress.... , Mýa Mya -A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code... , Lil' Kim Lil' Kim Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A..... |
| June 9 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mýa, Lil' Kim |
| June 16 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mýa, Lil' Kim |
| June 23 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mýa, Lil' Kim |
| June 30 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mýa, Lil' Kim |
| July 7 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mýa, Lil' Kim |
| July 14 | "Hanging by a Moment Hanging by a Moment "Hanging by a Moment" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It was the first single released from their debut studio album, No Name Face . The track was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade, who said that he wrote the song in about five minutes without thinking about what would... " |
Lifehouse Lifehouse (band) Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia... |
| July 21 | "Let Me Blow Ya Mind Let Me Blow Ya Mind "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" is the second and final single from Eve's second album, Scorpion. Released in 2001, the single peaked at number two in the United States; it also reached number 29 in Canada, and was also her second hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number four... " |
Eve Eve (rapper) Eve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the... featuring Gwen Stefani Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over... |
| July 28 | "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" | Eve featuring Gwen Stefani |
| August 4 | "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" | Eve featuring Gwen Stefani |
| August 11 | "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" | Eve featuring Gwen Stefani |
| August 18 | "Fallin' Fallin' "Fallin" is a song recorded, written, and produced by American recording artist Alicia Keys for her debut album, Songs in A Minor. Released to radio and music video outlets in 2001, it is generally considered her signature song. "Fallin'" became Keys' first number-one single in the United States... " |
Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano... |
| August 25 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| September 1 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| September 8 | "I'm Real I'm Real/I'm Real (Murder Remix) "I'm Real" is the name of two songs by Jennifer Lopez. One is the song taken from her second studio album, J.Lo , and the other is "I'm Real ", which features rapper Ja Rule of The Inc. Records "I'm Real" is the name of two songs by Jennifer Lopez. One is the song taken from her second studio... " |
Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller... featuring Ja Rule Ja Rule Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"... |
| September 15 | "I'm Real" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| September 22 | "I'm Real" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| September 29 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| October 6 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| October 13 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| October 20 | "I'm Real" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| October 27 | "I'm Real" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| November 3 | "I'm Real" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| November 10 | "Family Affair Family Affair (Mary J. Blige song) "Family Affair" is a 2001 hit song for Mary J. Blige, produced by Dr. Dre. It was taken from her fifth album, No More Drama, and was responsible for popularizing the terms "hateration" and "dancery" in the US, as well as contributing to the popularity of the word "crunk". The single topped the... " |
Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has... |
| November 17 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| November 24 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| December 1 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| December 8 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| December 15 | "U Got It Bad U Got It Bad "U Got It Bad" is a 2001 single from Usher's 2001 album 8701. It was the second US single from the album and the third international single, reaching number 1 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, and reaching the top 5 in the United Kingdom and Australia.The song was produced by... " |
Usher Usher (entertainer) Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100... |
| December 22 | "U Got It Bad" | Usher |
| December 29 | "U Got It Bad" | Usher |