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that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of

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singles with

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figures and digital downloads excluded from the official chart. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the

during

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, as well as singles which peaked in

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but were in the top 10 in 2001. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). Two hundred singles were in the top ten in 2001. Ten singles from 2000 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. Seventy-three artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2001.

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Nelly Furtado Nelly Kim Furtado (; ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired deb ...

Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded Ellis-Bextor went solo and ach ...

and Outkast were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2001. The 2000 Christmas number-one, " Can We Fix It?" by

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(voiced by

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and the theme song from the

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), remained at number-one for the first week of 2001. The first new number-one single of the year was " Touch Me" by Rui da Silva. Overall, thirty-one different singles peaked at number-one in 2001, with

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, Bob the Builder,

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and

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(all 2) having the most singles hit that position.

Background

Multiple entries

Two hundred singles charted in the top 10 in 2000, with one-hundred and ninety singles reaching their peak this year (including the re-entry " Set You Free" which charted in previous years but reached a peak on its latest chart run). Seventy-three artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2001.

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and the three members of

Destiny’s Child Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas. After years of limited ...

( Beyonce,

Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl ...

and Michelle Williams) shared the record for most top 10 hits in 1986 with five hit singles each. Both of these artists totals included a guest spot on the charity single " What's Going On" by Artists Against AIDS Worldwide (also known as All Star Tribute). American girl group

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were one of two artists along with Steps to have more than three singles reach the top 10. "

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" and " Survivor" both reached number-one in the UK. "

Bootylicious "Bootylicious" is a song recorded by American group Destiny's Child for their third studio album ''Survivor (Destiny's Child album), Survivor'' (2001). It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Beyoncé and Falonte Moore. The song contains a pro ...

" peaked at number two and "

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" landed one place lower at number three. The group were to go on hiatus the following year, with Beyonce and

both launching solo careers, making this one of their last years together until they reformed.

was the other artist with five top ten entries, including the charity single. " Love Don't Cost a Thing" scaled the chart to reach number one, while "

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" and "

Ain't It Funny "Ain't It Funny" is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez. It was written by Lopez and Cory Rooney for the Adam Shankman-directed romantic comedy ''The Wedding Planner'' (2001). Shankman, however, felt that the song had too much of a Lati ...

" reached number three and " I'm Real" ranked at number four. Steps were one of four acts who had four hit singles in 2001, the best of these both double-A side singles. "Chain Reaction"/"One for Sorrow (Tony Moran US Remix)" and "

It's the Way You Make Me Feel "It's the Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by British dance-pop group Steps, released as their 12th single on 1 January 2001. It is the second track to be released from their third album, '' Buzz'', and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Ch ...

" peaked at number two. Of their other singles, " Here and Now / You'll Be Sorry" reached number 4 and " Words are Not Enough"/"

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" took fifth position on the chart.

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and

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, both from the band U2, also featured on "What's Going On" and recorded three top 10 singles with their band. "

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" had the most chart success, peaking at number two in February. "

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" reached number three in July and their final hit of the year was " Walk On", making number five in December. Finally, Usher made the top 10 on three occasions in 2001: the American singer took "

Pop Ya Collar "Pop Ya Collar" is a single by American recording artist Usher, released to US radio on October 17, 2000. It was written by himself, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, and Kandi Burruss. The song was produced for his cancelled third studio album ''Al ...

" to number 2, "

U Remind Me "U Remind Me" is a song by American singer Usher. It was written by Edmund "Eddie Hustle" Clement and Anita McCloud and produced by Clement for Usher's third studio album ''8701'' (2001). A mid-tempo R&B track, the song is about a man who meets ...

" charted one place lower and "

U Got It Bad "U Got It Bad" is a song by American singer Usher, released through Arista Records as the second official single from his third studio album '' 8701'' (2001). It was written by the rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, and co-pro ...

" landed at number five in October.

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was one of a number of artists with 3 top-ten entries, including "

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", " Here with Me" and

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and

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were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 2001.

Chart debuts

Seventy-five artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2001, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, eleven went on to record another hit single that year:

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DJ Ötzi Gerhard "Gerry" Friedle (born 7 January 1971), better known by his stage name DJ Ötzi (), is an Austrian pop and Schlager singer. Successful mainly in German-speaking countries, he is best known in the English-speaking world for his 2000 single ...

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Ian Van Dahl AnnaGrace, formerly Ian Van Dahl, was a Belgian progressive house, electro house, and deep house music project fronted by Belgian singer Annemie Coenen and produced by DJ and record producer Peter Luts. The project first achieved success in 2008 ...

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and

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and

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made her official chart debut this year with " Here with Me", although she provided uncredited vocals on

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's 2000 number-one hit "

was the vocalist on

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's 2000 number-one hit "

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", but was uncredited. " Take Me Home" was her first credited entry in the

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had several hit singles as part of

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in the 1990s, but he appeared on the charity single " What's Going On" as a solo artist. All of

's previous chart success was with his band U2; he featured on "What's Going On" along with

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also made his debut independent of

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on this song, as did

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from

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and

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) and

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(

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) also appeared as solo artists but neither of their groups had previously recorded a top ten single in the UK.

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, both from the girl group

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also made their top 10 debut away from the group with this single.

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as a group had one top 10 entry, "

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", but the three members (Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Naturi Naughton) all featured on "What's Going On".

Songs from films

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "

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''), "

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" (''

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''), " Out of Reach" and "

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" ('' Bridget Jones' Diary''), "

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" ('' Christmas Carol: The Movie''), " What Would You Do?" (''

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'').

Charity singles

A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top 10 in the charts in 2001. The

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single was a cover of

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's " Uptown" by

, peaking at number one on 17 March 2001.

recorded the Children in Need single for 2001, "

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's " What's Going On". This included

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. The song reached a high of number six on 17 November 2001.

Best-selling singles

had the best-selling single of the year with "It Wasn't Me". The song spent ten weeks in the top 10 and sold 1.15 million copies and was certified 2× platinum by the BPI. " Pure and Simple" by

came in second place, selling 1.07 million copies and losing out by around 80,000 sales.

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's "

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", "

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" from

and "

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made up the top five. Singles by

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were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year. "It Wasn't Me" (4), "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (7) and "Pure and Simple" (9) were all ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the decade.

Top-ten singles

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2001, including singles that reached their peak in 2000. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2001 is also shown. The opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2014 10 (cropped) 2

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Notes

* "Operation Blade" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 6 January 2001 (week ending). * Released as the official single for Children in Need in 2000. * Bob the Builder is voiced by

. * "Stronger" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 6 January 2001 (week ending). * "Dancing in the Moonlight" originally reached number 19 in February 2000. It was re-released in November 2000. * Released as the official single for

. * "Don't Stop Movin'" had two separate single-weeks at number one, on 11 May 2001 and 1 June 2001 (week ending). * "Hide U" was first released in 2000 in double A-side with "Empty Skies", charting at number 73. * The original version of "Set You Free" was released in 1995 and peaked at number two. * "Luv Me, Luv Me" failed to chart upon its original release in 1998. Samantha Cole featured on the re-release in place of Janet Jackson. * "Bohemian Like You" charted at number 42 in 2000 and was re-released in 2001. * Released as a charity single to benefit AIDS programs. * Released as the official single for Children in Need. * "Gotta Get Thru This" spent two weeks at number one in 2001. It returned to the top of the charts on 12 January 2002 (week ending). * "What If" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 5 January 2002 (week ending) for two weeks. * Figure includes an appearance on the charity single "What's Going On" as part of All Star Tribute. * Figure includes song that peaked in 2000. * Figure includes four top 10 hits with the group Destiny's Child. * Figure includes two top 10 hits with the group U2. * Figure includes appearance on Eminem's "Stan". * Figure includes two top 10 hits with the group Limp Bizkit. * Figure includes two top 10 hits with the group So Solid Crew. * Figure includes appearance on Oxide & Neutrino's "No Good 4 Me". * Figure includes a top 10 hit with the group 3LW. * Figure includes a top 10 hit with the group Backstreet Boys. * Figure includes a top 10 hit with the group NSYNC. * Figure includes appearance on Eve's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind". * Figure includes one top 10 hit with the group R.E.M.

References

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External links

2001 singles chart archive
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(click on relevant week) {{UK Music Charts 2001 record charts 2001 in British music

Background

Multiple entries

Chart debuts

Songs from films

Charity singles

Best-selling singles

Top-ten singles

Entries by artist

Notes

See also

References

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