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is one of many music charts compiled by the

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that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the

during

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but were in the top 10 in 2001. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). One-hundred and thirty-one albums were in the top ten this year. One album from 1999 and sixteen albums from 2000 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while '' All Rise'' by

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'' by

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and '' Songs in A Minor'' by

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were all released in 2001 but did not reach their peak until 2002. ''

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, ''

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'' by

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and ''

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'' by David Gray were the albums from 2000 to reach their peak in 2001. Thirteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2001.

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and

were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2001. The 2000

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, remained at the top spot for the first two weeks of 2001. '' The Greatest Hits'' by

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replaced it at number-one for a single week to add to its other week at number-one from October 2000. The first new number-one album of the year was ''

'' by

. Overall, twenty-five different albums peaked at number-one in 2001, with twenty-five unique artists hitting that position.

Background

Multiple entries

One-hundred and thirty-one albums charted in the top 10 in 2001, with one-hundred and fourteen albums reaching their peak this year (including, ''Songbird'' which charted previously but reached a peak on its latest chart run). Thirteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2001.

Westlife Westlife is an Irish pop vocal group formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1998. The group currently consists of members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne. Brian McFadden was a member, until he left in 2004. The group temporarily di ...

had the most entries this year with three.

Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in ...

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

, David Gray,

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, Gabrielle,

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Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

, and S Club 7 were the acts who had two top 10 albums this year. Bee Gees, Bob Dylan, Destiny's Child, Five and Rod Stewart's two entries were both released this year.

Chart debuts

Thirty-six artists achieved their first top 10 album in 2001 as a lead artist.

had one other entry in their breakthrough year. The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo album, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings. ;Notes

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's debut solo album, '' A Girl Like Me'' peaked at number four this year. As part of the

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she had recorded two chart topping albums to date (''

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'' and '' Spiceworld'') and a third album, ''

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'', which reached number two. Her former bandmate Victoria Beckham also reached the top 10 for the first time as a solo artist with her self-titled collection.

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frontman

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scored a top 10 album with his debut solo, peaking at number 7 with '' Smile''.

Soundtracks

The only film soundtrack album to reach the top 10 this year was ''

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'' by

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, from the '' film of the same name''.

Best-selling albums

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had the best-selling album of the year with '' No Angel''. The album spent fifty-three weeks in the top 10 (including seven weeks at number one), sold over 1.92 million copies and was certified 7× platinum by the BPI. '' Swing When You're Winning'' by

came in second place. David Gray's ''

'', ''

Just Enough Education to Perform ''Just Enough Education to Perform'' is the third studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. Released on 11 April 2001, the album topped the UK Albums Chart with 140,000 copies sold. and spawned three top-ten singles in the form of "Mr. Write ...

'' from

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and '' Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1'' by Gabrielle made up the top five. Albums by Steps, Travis, Eva Cassidy,

and

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were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.

Top-ten albums

;Key

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2001, including albums that reached their peak in 2000. The figures only include main artists, with featured artists and appearances on compilation albums not counted individually for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2001 is also shown.

Notes

* ''Read My Lips'' reached its peak of number two on 29 June 2002 (week ending). * ''Songs in A Minor'' reached its peak of number six on 30 March 2002 (week ending). * ''All Rise'' reached its peak of number one on 4 May 2002 (week ending). * ''Westlife'' re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 20 January 2001 (week ending). * ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog'' re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 20 January 2001 (week ending) for 7 weeks. * ''Born to Do It'' re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 27 January 2001 (week ending) and at number 8 on 10 March 2001 (week ending) for 2 weeks. * ''Onka's Big Moka'' re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 13 January 2001 (week ending) for 10 weeks. * ''Not That Kind'' re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 12 May 2001 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 10 on 9 June 2001 (week ending). * ''All That You Can't Leave Behind'' re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 10 February 2001 (week ending) for 7 weeks. * ''2001'' re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 10 February 2001 (week ending) for 2 weeks. * ''Songbird'' originally peaked outside the top 10 at number 78 upon its initial release in 1999. It re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 25 August 2001 (week ending) for 2 weeks. * ''Wheatus'' re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 21 July 2001 (week ending). * ''White Ladder'' re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 10 March 2001 (week ending) for 7 weeks and at number 8 on 21 July 2001 (week ending) for 12 weeks. * ''All Rise'' re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 30 March 2002 (week ending) for 2 weeks. * ''Just Enough Education to Perform'' re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 5 January 2002 (week ending) for 10 weeks. * ''Sunshine'' re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 2 March 2002 (week ending). * ''World of Our Own'' re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 23 February 2002 (week ending) for 4 weeks. * ''No Angel'' re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 5 January 2002 (week ending) for 6 weeks, at number 9 on 23 February 2002 (week ending) for 5 weeks and at number 8 on 6 July 2002 (week ending) for 2 weeks. * ''Gold - The Greatest Hits'' re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 5 January 2002 (week ending) for 2 weeks. * ''Their Greatest Hits - The Record'' re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 29 December 2001 (week ending) for 2 weeks. * ''Read My Lips'' re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 12 January 2002 (week ending) for 5 weeks and at number 2 on 29 June 2002 (week ending) for 5 weeks. * ''Songs in A Minor'' re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 19 January 2002 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 8 on 23 March 2002 (week ending) for 4 weeks. * ''Whoa, Nelly!'' re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 26 January 2002 (week ending). * ''The Ultimate Collection'' re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 19 May 2001 (week ending) and at number 8 on 23 June 2001 (week ending). * ''The Greatest Hits'' re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 31 March 2001 (week ending). * ''Fever'' re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 23 February 2002 (week ending) for 5 weeks, at number 10 on 6 April 2002 (week ending), at number 10 on 18 May 2002 (week ending) for 3 weeks and at number 9 on 22 June 2002 (week ending) for 4 weeks. * ''A Funk Odyssey'' re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 16 March 2002 (week ending) for 4 weeks. * ''Britney'' re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 27 April 2002 (week ending). * ''Lickin' on Both Sides'' re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 6 July 2002 (week ending). * Figure includes album that peaked in 2000. * Figure includes album that first charted in 2000 but peaked in 2001.

References

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Background

Multiple entries

Chart debuts

Soundtracks

Best-selling albums

Top-ten albums

Entries by artist

Notes

See also

References

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