List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2001
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The Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing single (music), singles of the United States. Published by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly CD single, physical sales, and heavy rotation, airplay. In 2001 in music, 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 (musician), Shaggy, RikRok, Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent, OutKast, Mystikal, Crazy Town, Rayvon, Lil' Kim, Mýa, Pink (singer), Pink, Alicia Keys, Ja Rule, Mary J. Blige, and Nickelback. Destiny's Child, Usher (entertainer), Usher and Shaggy had two number-one singles in 2001. Janet Jackson's "All for You (Janet Jackson song), 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' (Alicia Keys song), Fallin'" and Mary J. Blige's "Family Affair (Mary J. Blige song), Family Affair"; both stayed atop for six weeks.


Chart history


Number-one artists


See also

*2001 in music *List of Billboard number-one singles *Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2001


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. {{Top 100 2001 record charts Lists of Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs, 2001