Top songs of 2001

What was the number one song of 2001?

The number one song of 2001 was “Hanging by a Moment” by Lifehouse, the top song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2001.

“All for You” by Janet was number one for the most weeks of 2001: 7 of the year's 52 weekly charts, starting with the chart dated April 14, 2001.

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Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2001, year-end Hot 100 of 2001).

How many songs reached number one in 2001?

14 songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2001. Counting “Independent Women”, which was already at number one when the year began, 15 songs held the top spot across the year's 52 weekly charts.

Of the songs that first reached number one in 2001, “All for You” by Janet stayed there longest: 7 weeks in total, from the chart dated April 14, 2001.

Weeks at No. 1 counts every week the song spent at the top, including weeks in other years; the number in brackets is the weeks on charts dated 2001. Dates are chart issue dates.

Which artists had more than one number one in 2001?

3 acts had more than one number one in 2001, counting lead and featured credits. Destiny's Child, Shaggy and Usher had 2 each.

• Destiny's Child: “Independent Women” and “Bootylicious”
• Shaggy: “It Wasn't Me” and “Angel”
• Usher: “U Remind Me” and “U Got It Bad”

What were the biggest songs of 2001?

The five biggest songs of 2001 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 were “Hanging by a Moment” by Lifehouse, “Fallin'” by Alicia Keys, “All for You” by Janet, “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” by Train and “I'm Real (Murder Remix)” by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule.

The year-end chart ranks songs by how they performed on the weekly Hot 100 across Billboard’s chart year, so a song that peaked late in the year can rank lower than its weekly peak suggests, or count toward the next year’s list. The top 30 below show each song’s length where we could match the recording.

Numbers 31 to 100

31. “Family Affair” Mary J. Blige
32. “I Hope You Dance” Lee Ann Womack
33. “South Side” Moby featuring Gwen Stefani
34. “Don't Tell Me” Madonna
35. “Get Ur Freak On” Missy Elliott
36. “Crazy” K-Ci & JoJo
37. “Fill Me In” Craig David
38. “Someone to Call My Lover” Janet
39. “With Arms Wide Open” Creed
40. “Case of the Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)” Mýa
41. “All or Nothing” O-Town
42. “Bootylicious” Destiny's Child
43. “I'm Like a Bird” Nelly Furtado
44. “Kryptonite” 3 Doors Down
45. “Fiesta” R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z
46. “When It's Over” Sugar Ray
47. “Jaded” Aerosmith
48. “Promise” Jagged Edge
49. “Missing You” Case
50. “Differences” Ginuwine
51. “This I Promise You” NSYNC
52. “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” Jay-Z
53. “Superwoman Pt. II” Lil' Mo featuring Fabolous
54. “Crazy for This Girl” Evan and Jaron
55. “Nobody Wants to Be Lonely” Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera
56. “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)” Jay-Z
57. “One Minute Man” Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris
58. “Danger (Been So Long)” Mystikal featuring Nivea
59. “Only Time” Enya
60. “I Do!!” Toya
61. “Never Had a Dream Come True” S Club 7
62. “Stranger in My House” Tamia
63. “Irresistible” Jessica Simpson
64. “Heard It All Before” Sunshine Anderson
65. “The Space Between” Dave Matthews Band
66. “There You'll Be” Faith Hill
67. “Love” Musiq Soulchild
68. “It's Over Now” 112
69. “No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)” 3LW
70. “Turn Off the Light” Nelly Furtado
71. “Ain't Nothing 'bout You” Brooks & Dunn
72. “Play” Jennifer Lopez
73. “I'm Already There” Lonestar
74. “My Baby” Lil' Romeo
75. “Beautiful Day” U2
76. “Austin” Blake Shelton
77. “Southern Hospitality” Ludacris
78. “Grown Men Don't Cry” Tim McGraw
79. “Livin' It Up” Ja Rule featuring Case
80. “Loverboy” Mariah Carey featuring Cameo
81. “Contagious” The Isley Brothers featuring R. Kelly and Chanté Moore
82. “Who I Am” Jessica Andrews
83. “Music” Erick Sermon featuring Marvin Gaye
84. “I Wanna Be Bad” Willa Ford
85. “Don't Happen Twice” Kenny Chesney
86. “One More Day” Diamond Rio
87. “I Wish” R. Kelly
88. “It's a Great Day to Be Alive” Travis Tritt
89. “I'm a Thug” Trick Daddy
90. “Here's to the Night” Eve 6
91. “You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This” Toby Keith
92. “Get Over Yourself” Eden's Crush
93. “Dance with Me” Debelah Morgan
94. “So Fresh, So Clean” Outkast
95. “E.I.” Nelly
96. “Be Like That” 3 Doors Down
97. “Most Girls” Pink
98. “Oochie Wally” QB Finest featuring Nas and Bravehearts
99. “Hero” Enrique Iglesias
100. “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)” Fuel

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2001, year-end Hot 100 of 2001).

What songs should go on a 2001 mix CD?

A 2001 mix that fits one 80-minute CD holds 19 of the year's biggest songs, opening with “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” by Train and closing with “Survivor” by Destiny's Child, for 77:11 of music.

We built it from the year-end top 30 and every number one of 2001, taking songs in year-end order until the disc was full, then sequenced it to follow the year: the number ones in the order they reached the top, with the year’s other big hits placed between them. With a 2-second gap before each track it runs 77:49, under the 79 minutes we fill a CD to.

Lengths are the recordings matched in Deezer’s catalog. Single edits, album versions and remasters can run a little longer or shorter, so check your own playlist before you burn it.

Turn 2001 into a CD. Send us this list, or your own 2001 songs, and we burn it to a real audio CD, test-play it and post it. It makes a good gift for a birth year, a graduation year or a wedding year.

To change the songs, paste the list into the playlist length calculator to keep it under 80 minutes, then print an insert with the CD case template. Our guide to making a mixtape covers sequencing, and nostalgic gift ideas has more ways to give a year as a present.

What was popular music like in the 2000s?

Popular music in the 2000s was dominated by hip-hop, R&B and pop, and featured guest artists became a regular part of number one hits. By 2005 the Hot 100 counted digital download sales alongside physical singles and radio airplay.

From 2000 to 2009, 129 songs reached number one on the Hot 100, and 12 songs stayed there for 10 weeks or more. Of those 129, “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey and “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas spent the most weeks at number one, 14 each. Usher had the most number ones that reached the top in these years, with 7. The typical number one of these years ran 4:03 (the median of the 100 with a known length).