| 2000s in music in the UK |
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| Charts |
TheUK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by theOfficial Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of theUK Albums Chart during2001, as well as albums which peaked in2000 and2002 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, whileAll Rise byBlue,Read My Lips bySophie Ellis-Bextor andSongs in A Minor byAlicia Keys were all released in 2001 but did not reach their peak until 2002.Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water byLimp Bizkit,Onka's Big Moka byToploader andWhite Ladder byDavid Gray were the albums from 2000 to reach their peak in 2001. Thirteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2001.Alicia Keys,Destiny's Child,Gorillaz,Muse andSophie Ellis-Bextor were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2001.
The 2000Christmas number-one album,1 byThe Beatles, remained at the top spot for the first two weeks of 2001.The Greatest Hits byTexas 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 wasChocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water byLimp Bizkit. Overall, twenty-five different albums peaked at number-one in 2001, with twenty-five unique artists hitting that position.
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 had the most entries this year with three.Bee Gees,Bob Dylan,David Gray,Destiny's Child,Five,Gabrielle,Limp Bizkit,Madonna,Paul McCartney,Robbie Williams,Rod Stewart, andS 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.
Thirty-six artists achieved their first top 10 album in 2001 as a lead artist.Destiny's Child 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.
Emma Bunton's debut solo album,A Girl Like Me peaked at number four this year. As part of theSpice Girls she had recorded two chart topping albums to date (Spice andSpiceworld) and a third album,Forever, which reached number two. Her former bandmateVictoria Beckham also reached the top 10 for the first time as a solo artist with herself-titled collection.Wet Wet Wet frontmanMarti Pellow scored a top 10 album with his debut solo, peaking at number 7 withSmile.
The only film soundtrack album to reach the top 10 this year wasGlitter byMariah Carey, from thefilm of the same name.
Dido had the best-selling album of the year withNo 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 theBPI.Swing When You're Winning byRobbie Williams came in second place.David Gray'sWhite Ladder,Just Enough Education to Perform fromStereophonics andDreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 byGabrielle made up the top five. Albums bySteps,Travis,Eva Cassidy,Destiny's Child andKylie Minogue were also in thetop ten best-selling albums of the year.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1999 or 2000 but still in chart in 2001. |
| ♦ | Album released in 2001 but peaked in 2002. |
| (#) | Year-endtop-ten album position and rank |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1999 | ||||||
| 13 November 1999 | 23 | Westlife ‡ | Westlife | 2 | 13 November 1999 | 1 |
| Albums in 2000 | ||||||
| 5 February 2000 | 22 | Rise ‡ | Gabrielle | 1 | 19 February 2000 | 3 |
| 13 May 2000 | 7 | 2001 ‡ | Dr. Dre | 4 | 20 May 2000 | 1 |
| 3 June 2000 | 41 | The Marshall Mathers LP ‡ | Eminem | 1 | 1 July 2000 | 2 |
| 14 | Onka's Big Moka | Toploader | 4 | 3 February 2001 | 3 | |
| 24 June 2000 | 13 | 7 ‡ | S Club 7 | 1 | 24 June 2000 | 1 |
| 1 July 2000 | 40 | White Ladder(#3) | David Gray | 1 | 11 August 2001 | 2 |
| 22 July 2000 | 32 | Parachute ‡ | Coldplay | 1 | 22 July 2000 | 1 |
| 12 August 2000 | 10 | Ronan ‡ | Ronan Keating | 1 | 12 August 2000 | 2 |
| 26 August 2000 | 23 | Born to Do It ‡ | Craig David | 1 | 26 August 2000 | 2 |
| 9 September 2000 | 20 | Sing When You're Winning ‡ | Robbie Williams | 1 | 9 September 2000 | 3 |
| 30 September 2000 | 13 | Music ‡ | Madonna | 1 | 30 September 2000 | 2 |
| 28 October 2000 | 9 | Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water | Limp Bizkit | 1 | 3 February 2001 | 1 |
| 4 November 2000 | 18 | The Greatest Hits ‡ | Texas | 1 | 4 November 2000 | 2 |
| 11 November 2000 | 10 | All That You Can't Leave Behind ‡ | U2 | 1 | 11 November 2000 | 1 |
| 18 November 2000 | 10 | Coast to Coast ‡ | Westlife | 1 | 18 November 2000 | 1 |
| 25 November 2000 | 11 | 1 ‡ | The Beatles | 1 | 25 November 2000 | 9 |
| Albums in 2001 | ||||||
| 6 January 2001 | 1 | The Writing's on the Wall | Destiny's Child | 10 | 6 January 2001 | 1 |
| 27 January 2001 | 53 | No Angel(#1) | Dido | 1 | 10 February 2001 | 7 |
| 3 February 2001 | 2 | J.Lo | Jennifer Lopez | 2 | 3 February 2001 | 1 |
| 14 | Not That Kind | Anastacia | 2 | 17 February 2001 | 3 | |
| 17 February 2001 | 1 | Stankonia | Outkast | 10 | 17 February 2001 | 1 |
| 24 February 2001 | 1 | Love Songs | Roy Orbison | 4 | 24 February 2001 | 1 |
| 1 | Lost Songs 95–98 | David Gray | 7 | 24 February 2001 | 1 | |
| 3 March 2001 | 12 | Songbird(#8) | Eva Cassidy | 1 | 24 March 2001 | 2 |
| 2 | Wheatus | Wheatus | 7 | 3 March 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Infest | Papa Roach | 9 | 3 March 2001 | 1 | |
| 10 March 2001 | 1 | Loco | Fun Lovin' Criminals | 5 | 10 March 2001 | 1 |
| 17 March 2001 | 1 | Reptile | Eric Clapton | 7 | 17 March 2001 | 1 |
| 24 March 2001 | 2 | Discovery | Daft Punk | 2 | 24 March 2001 | 1 |
| 1 | Just Push Play | Aerosmith | 7 | 24 March 2001 | 1 | |
| 8 | Whoa, Nelly! | Nelly Furtado | 2 | 15 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 2 | Renaissance | Lionel Richie | 6 | 31 March 2001 | 1 | |
| 31 March 2001 | 2 | Know Your Enemy | Manic Street Preachers | 2 | 31 March 2001 | 1 |
| 8 | The Ultimate Collection | Billy Joel | 4 | 31 March 2001 | 1 | |
| 7 April 2001 | 5 | Popstars | Hear'Say | 1 | 7 April 2001 | 2 |
| 11 | Gorillaz | Gorillaz | 3 | 7 April 2001 | 2 | |
| 2 | Human | Rod Stewart | 9 | 7 April 2001 | 1 | |
| 14 April 2001 | 2 | This Is Where I Came In | Bee Gees | 6 | 14 April 2001 | 1 |
| 1 | I Need You | LeAnn Rimes | 7 | 14 April 2001 | 1 | |
| 21 April 2001 | 22 | Just Enough Education to Perform(#4) | Stereophonics | 1 | 21 April 2001 | 5 |
| 1 | Mechanical Wonder | Ocean Colour Scene | 7 | 21 April 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | This Is the Moment | Donny Osmond | 10 | 21 April 2001 | 1 | |
| 28 April 2001 | 1 | A Girl Like Me | Emma Bunton | 4 | 28 April 2001 | 1 |
| 1 | Since I Left You | The Avalanches | 8 | 28 April 2001 | 1 | |
| 8 | Hybrid Theory | Linkin Park | 4 | 3 November 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Significant Other | Limp Bizkit | 10 | 28 April 2001 | 1 | |
| 5 May 2001 | 2 | Free All Angels | Ash | 1 | 5 May 2001 | 1 |
| 2 | All for You | Janet Jackson | 2 | 5 May 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Echo Park | Feeder | 5 | 5 May 2001 | 1 | |
| 12 May 2001 | 16 | Survivor(#9) | Destiny's Child | 1 | 12 May 2001 | 4 |
| 14 | Hot Shot | Shaggy | 1 | 9 June 2001 | 1 | |
| 19 May 2001 | 7 | The Greatest Hits | Eddy Grant | 3 | 9 June 2001 | 2 |
| 1 | Wingspan: Hits and History | Paul McCartney | 5 | 19 May 2001 | 1 | |
| 26 May 2001 | 5 | Reveal | R.E.M. | 1 | 26 May 2001 | 2 |
| 2 | One Wild Night Live 1985–2001 | Bon Jovi | 2 | 26 May 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Scream If You Wanna Go Faster | Geri Halliwell | 5 | 26 May 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Exciter | Depeche Mode | 9 | 26 May 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Miss E... So Addictive | Missy Elliott | 10 | 26 May 2001 | 1 | |
| 2 June 2001 | 3 | One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 5 | 2 June 2001 | 1 |
| 2 | The Essential Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | 9 | 2 June 2001 | 2 | |
| 9 June 2001 | 10 | The Very Best of the Eagles | Eagles | 3 | 23 June 2001 | 1 |
| 1 | 10 000 Hz Legend | Air | 7 | 9 June 2001 | 1 | |
| 16 June 2001 | 2 | Amnesiac | Radiohead | 1 | 16 June 2001 | 1 |
| 23 June 2001 | 15 | The Invisible Band(#7) | Travis | 1 | 23 June 2001 | 4 |
| 1 | Take Off Your Pants and Jacket | Blink-182 | 4 | 23 June 2001 | 1 | |
| 30 June 2001 | 7 | Devil's Night | D12 | 2 | 30 June 2001 | 2 |
| 1 | Origin of Symmetry | Muse | 3 | 30 June 2001 | 1 | |
| 3 | Outrospective | Faithless | 4 | 30 June 2001 | 1 | |
| 7 July 2001 | 1 | Rooty | Basement Jaxx | 5 | 7 July 2001 | 1 |
| 2 | Smile | Marti Pellow | 7 | 7 July 2001 | 1 | |
| 21 July 2001 | 5 | 8701 | Usher | 1 | 21 July 2001 | 1 |
| 4 August 2001 | 1 | Rings Around the World | Super Furry Animals | 3 | 4 August 2001 | 1 |
| 11 August 2001 | 5 | The Very Best of Prince | Prince | 2 | 11 August 2001 | 1 |
| 3 | The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book | Wyclef Jean | 5 | 18 August 2001 | 1 | |
| 18 August 2001 | 4 | Right Now | Atomic Kitten | 1 | 18 August 2001 | 1 |
| 1 | Paper Scissors Stone | Catatonia | 6 | 18 August 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | O-Town | O-Town | 7 | 18 August 2001 | 1 | |
| 25 August 2001 | 2 | Drops of Jupiter | Train | 8 | 25 August 2001 | 1 |
| 1 September 2001 | 5 | Break the Cycle | Staind | 1 | 1 September 2001 | 1 |
| 8 September 2001 | 2 | Iowa | Slipknot | 1 | 8 September 2001 | 1 |
| 2 | Is This It | The Strokes | 2 | 8 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 2 | Kingsize | Five | 3 | 8 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Get Ready | New Order | 6 | 8 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Vespertine | Björk | 8 | 8 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 15 September 2001 | 8 | A Funk Odyssey | Jamiroquai | 1 | 15 September 2001 | 2 |
| 11 | Read My Lips ♦ | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | 2 | 29 June 2002 | 2 | |
| 1 | If You've Never Been | Embrace | 9 | 15 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 22 September 2001 | 2 | Wonderland | The Charlatans | 2 | 22 September 2001 | 1 |
| 1 | Love and Theft | Bob Dylan | 3 | 22 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 2 | Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) | Groove Armada | 5 | 22 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Changing Faces – The Best of Louise | Louise | 9 | 22 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Glitter | Mariah Carey | 10 | 22 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 29 September 2001 | 2 | The Id | Macy Gray | 1 | 29 September 2001 | 1 |
| 1 | Let It Come Down | Spiritualized | 3 | 29 September 2001 | 1 | |
| 2 | Gotta Tell You | Samantha Mumba | 9 | 6 October 2001 | 1 | |
| 6 October 2001 | 3 | Collection | Tracy Chapman | 3 | 6 October 2001 | 1 |
| 13 October 2001 | 20 | Fever(#10) | Kylie Minogue | 1 | 13 October 2001 | 2 |
| 4 | Songs from the West Coast | Elton John | 2 | 13 October 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Music of the Spheres | Ian Brown | 3 | 13 October 2001 | 1 | |
| 2 | Bob the Builder: The Album | Bob the Builder | 4 | 13 October 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Beautiful Garbage | Garbage | 6 | 13 October 2001 | 1 | |
| 2 | Then and Now | David Cassidy | 5 | 20 October 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Victoria Beckham | Victoria Beckham | 10 | 13 October 2001 | 1 | |
| 20 October 2001 | 2 | Love Is Here | Starsailor | 2 | 20 October 2001 | 1 |
| 3 | Days of Speed | Paul Weller | 3 | 20 October 2001 | 1 | |
| 27 October 2001 | 11 | Gold: Greatest Hits(#6) | Steps | 1 | 27 October 2001 | 3 |
| 3 | Cieli di Toscana | Andrea Bocelli | 3 | 27 October 2001 | 2 | |
| 3 | There You'll Be | Faith Hill | 6 | 27 October 2001 | 1 | |
| 3 November 2001 | 1 | We Love Life | Pulp | 6 | 3 November 2001 | 1 |
| 10 November 2001 | 2 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | 1 | 10 November 2001 | 1 |
| 2 | Lickin' on Both Sides | Mis-Teeq | 3 | 10 November 2001 | 1 | |
| 2 | The Hits – Chapter One | Backstreet Boys | 5 | 10 November 2001 | 1 | |
| 8 | Encore | Russell Watson | 6 | 10 November 2001 | 1 | |
| 8 | Songs in A Minor ♦ | Alicia Keys | 6 | 30 March 2002 | 1 | |
| 17 November 2001 | 5 | Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd | Pink Floyd | 2 | 17 November 2001 | 1 |
| 1 | All This Time | Sting | 3 | 17 November 2001 | 1 | |
| 2 | Britney | Britney Spears | 4 | 17 November 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Best of The Corrs | The Corrs | 6 | 17 November 2001 | 1 | |
| 24 November 2001 | 11 | World of Our Own | Westlife | 1 | 24 November 2001 | 1 |
| 5 | Greatest Hits Volume 2 | Madonna | 2 | 24 November 2001 | 1 | |
| 9 | Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1(#5) | Gabrielle | 2 | 15 December 2001 | 4 | |
| 6 | Their Greatest Hits: The Record | Bee Gees | 5 | 24 November 2001 | 1 | |
| 3 | The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart | Rod Stewart | 7 | 24 November 2001 | 2 | |
| 1 | Solid Bronze – Great Hits | The Beautiful South | 10 | 24 November 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 December 2001 | 13 | Swing When You're Winning(#2) | Robbie Williams | 1 | 1 December 2001 | 7 |
| 1 | They Don't Know | So Solid Crew | 6 | 1 December 2001 | 1 | |
| 1 | Whatever Gets You Through the Day | Lighthouse Family | 7 | 1 December 2001 | 1 | |
| 8 December 2001 | 14 | All Rise ♦ | Blue | 1 | 4 May 2002 | 1 |
| 8 | Sunshine | S Club 7 | 3 | 8 December 2001 | 4 | |
| 1 | Greatest Hits | Five | 9 | 8 December 2001 | 1 | |
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.
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