JANUARY
Top hit
Independent Women Part I · Destiny's Child
Top album
1 · The Beatles
Enter the Year
Year
2001
The Download Era
Pop, R&B, and rock collide in a faster cycle — but every week still leaves a mark.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
It Wasn't Me · Shaggy
Top album
1 · The Beatles
MARCH
Top hit
Stutter · Joe
Top album
Hotshot · Shaggy
APRIL
Top hit
Butterfly · Crazy Town
Top album
Hotshot · Shaggy
MAY
Top hit
All For You · Janet
Top album
Now 6 · Various Artists
JUNE
Top hit
Lady Marmalade · Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya
Top album
Lateralus · Tool
JULY
Top hit
U Remind Me · Usher
Top album
Devil's Night · D12
AUGUST
Top hit
Bootylicious · Destiny's Child
Top album
Songs In A Minor · Alicia Keys
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Fallin' · Alicia Keys
Top album
Now 7 · Various Artists
OCTOBER
Top hit
Fallin' · Alicia Keys
Top album
The Blueprint · Jay-z
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Family Affair · Mary J. Blige
Top album
God Bless America · Various Artists
DECEMBER
Top hit
Family Affair · Mary J. Blige
Top album
Scarecrow · Garth Brooks