2001 in music

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2001 in music (UK) Record labels established in 2001 Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 9 1.3 Unknown 2 Bands formed 3 Bands disbanded 4 Bands reformed 5 Albums released 5.1 January 5.2 February 5.3 March 5.4 April 5.5 May 5.6 June 5.7 July 5.8 August 5.9 September 5.10 October 5.11 November 5.12 December 5.13 Release Date Unknown 6 Top 5 Selling Albums of Billboard Year 7 Top 10 Best Selling Albums 2001 (Soundscan) 8 Popular Songs 9 Hot Albums 10 Acclaimed Music 10.1 AcclaimedMusic.net's Top Albums from 2001 10.2 AcclaimedMusic.net's Top Songs from 2001 11 Classical music 12 Opera 13 Musical theater 14 Musical films 15 Deaths 16 Awards 16.1 ARIA Music Awards 16.2 Grammy Awards 16.3 Juno Awards 16.4 Country Music Association Awards 16.5 Eurovision Song Contest 16.6 Mercury Music Prize 16.7 MTV Video Music Awards 17 References // Events January 1 Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues Hum disbands. January 9 iTunes is Released. January 17 - Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band. January 26 - Crowd crush occurs during the a set by Limp Bizkit at the Sydney Big Day Out music festival. Jessica Michalik is killed and the band subsequently leaves the country after threats to their safety. January/February - Rush records Vapor Trails, which was released on May 14, 2002. February - CFXJ (Flow 93.5), Canada's first urban music station, goes to air for the first time as a testing signal (its official debut is on March 1.) This is considered a breakthrough for Canadian hip hop and R&B musicians. February 1 - Jennifer Lopez becomes first female and artist to have both a number one album J.Lo and a number one movie The Wedding Planner in the same week. February 13 - Peter Frampton receives the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award. February 17 - Manic Street Preachers become the first western rock band to play in Cuba. (Fidel Castro is in attendance.) They did not tour however, meaning that the unsigned British rock band Sandstone Veterans are the only band from the western world to tour Cuba. March 1 - Collin Raye is awarded the Artist Humanitarian Award from Country Radio Broadcasters Inc. The award was given in recognition of Raye's work on behalf of a number of different charitable organizations including Child Help USA, USA Weekend's Make a Difference Day and the Native American organization Hecel Oyakapi. March 14 - The Court of Appeals in Rome finds Michael Jackson "not guilty" of plagiarism, reversing a decision made in 1999 by a lower court. Italian songwriter Albano Carrisi had claimed that Jackson's "Will You Be There" was a copy of his song "I Cigni Di Balaka." March 24 - John Connolly of Sevendust marries Lori Kirkley. March 28 Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 replaces Max Bruch's violin concerto at #1 in the Classic FM Hall of Fame. Two super-mega hit albums : Hikaru Utada's Distance and Ayumi Hamasaki's A Best are released on exactly the same date. Their debut week sales are 3,002,720 and 2,874,870, respectively, setting the world's #1 and #2 one-week album sales records.1 March 31 - Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown are banned for life from Hollywood's Bel Air hotel and arrested after destroying their room. Property that was allegedly damaged included a TV, and two doors. According to Hotel Workers, the walls and carpets were also stained by alcohol. The Hotel closed down the room for five days for repairs. April 4 - Original Zombies lead singer Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent, reunite for a two-part performance at London's Jazz Cafe, the first time the two had performed together in over 30 years. April 24 and October 30 - Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson release albums in the same year, respectively. Janet releases All For You and Michael releases Invincible. Both albums would hit #1 on the album charts. May 1 - Huey Lewis and the News makes a comeback with their album Plan B, their first album of new material in a decade. May - The 4th EJCF is held in Basel. The next time was in 2004. June 2 - Christina Aguilera scores her fourth number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 for "Lady Marmalade" a collaboration with Lil' Kim, Mya, and Pink. The video wins the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. June 12 - Electric Light Orchestra release their first album in 15 years, entitled Zoom. June 16 - The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ airs the 9th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with Blink-182, Coldplay, Crazy Town, The Cult, Disturbed, Jane's Addiction, Linkin Park, The Living End, New Found Glory, Pennywise, Papa Roach, Stabbing Westward, Staind, Stone Temple Pilots, Sum 41 and 311. July - Backstreet Boy A. J. McLean enters a rehabilitation facility to deal with alcoholism and depression, as the Black & Blue summer tour is put on hold. July 17 - Aaliyah's long-awaited third album is released debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 August 13 – 2 weeks before its official release Spider One of Powerman 5000 pulls Anyone for Doomsday? off the market because it sounds too much like their previous release Tonight the Stars Revolt!. Later he releases the album on their website. 6 years later it's partially on iTunes. July 19 - Mariah Carey makes an unscheduled visit to MTV's Total Request Live, one of a number of unusual public appearances during the year [1] August 25 - A Cessna 402 aircraft carrying 9 people, including R&B singer Aaliyah, crashes in the Bahamas, killing all aboard. August 28 - Slipknot release their second studio album Iowa. September 4 - The second studio album from Armenian-American band System of a Down, Toxicity, is released worldwide. After the 9/11 attacks, the single "Chop Suey!" is put on the List of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel. September 10 - Blink-182 start shooting a video for "Stay Together for the Kids", featuring the band playing in a derelict house. When they try to finish the video the following day, the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City occur, and the band abandon the attempt and decide to shoot a different video for the song. September 11 Gerard Way witnesses the 9/11 attacks and is inspired to start a band, which later becomes My Chemical Romance. Mariah Carey releases her tenth album, Glitter, the P.O.D Releases Satellite. Produces three hits, Alive, Youth Of The Nation, Boom .

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September 21 - America: A Tribute to Heroes airs uninterrupted on all major networks. The solemn concert, only 10 days after the September 11 attacks, included performances by Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Celine Dion, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews, Faith Hill, Mariah Carey, and others. October - Burton C. Bell gets into a fight with his bandmate Dino Cazares about a manager they fired. The event that triggers the demise of Fear Factory. October 16 - Michael Jackson releases his album's special edition of his albums Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous. October 20 The Concert for New York City airs on VH1, with performances by Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi The Who, Billy Joel and others. Volunteers For America benefit concert is held in Atlanta, Georgia, MC was Drew Carey with performances by Edgar Winter Group, Mark Farner, Jack Blades, John Waite, The Knack, Eddie Money, Peter Frampton, Survivor, Kansas, Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and others. October 21 United We Stand: What More Can I Give benefit concert is held at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., with performances by Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, James Brown, Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, and others. Volunteers For America benefit concert is held at Smirnoff StarPlex in Dallas, Texas, MC was Drew Carey with performances by Edgar Winter Group, Mark Farner, Jack Blades, John Waite, The Knack, Eddie Money, Peter Frampton, Survivor, Kansas, Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Bad Company, and others. October 23 - Incubus releases their third full-length major label album entitled Morning View. It debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at the #2 spot (266,000 copies were sold in its first week). This was the highest ever placement for Incubus. At the same time, "Wish You Were Here" was at #2 on the Modern Rock Charts, and "Drive" sat at #48 on the Hot 100 chart. October 25 - Quarashi performs a live concert with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra (the band, Botnleðja also performed) in the Háskólabíó in Reykjavík, Iceland, which is notable for being the first time that a rap act performed a live concert with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Quarashi performed seven songs from their (at the time) upcoming album, Jinx. October 31 - After 10 years, Al 3 & Dorian 27 leave Powerman 5000. It is speculated they left due towards Spider One's decision to pull Anyone for Doomsday?. November - The governing body of the UK Singles Chart, Chart Information Network Ltd. (CIN), changes its name to The Official UK Charts Company. November 13 - Shakira's fifth studio, third international and the first English language album Laundry Service has been released worldwide, fueled by success of its lead single Whenever, Wherever. November 16 - Britney Spears' third album, Britney debuts at #1, making her the first female artist with her first three albums to debut at #1. December - Mike Turner Quit Our Lady Peace. December 1 - Backstreet Boys release the classic hits album, The Hits: Chapter One Area One music festival brings together a variety of acts including Moby, Incubus, Outkast, New Order, Nelly Furtado, The Roots, Rinocerose, Paul Oakenfold, and Carl Cox. Napster's popularity peaks' The Republic of France awards Jean-Yves Thibaudet the honour of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Deporitaz releases Microwave this CD, his second album, on MP3.com. Sean Beasley joins Dying Fetus. Unknown dark tranquillity, Hires, Robin Engström, Temporarily. Bands formed See Musical groups established in 2001 Bands disbanded Aqua (reformed in 2007) At the Drive-In The Bates China Drum Cool For August Devourment (reformed in 2002) Elastica Five (reformed in 2006) LAND La Bouche Malice Mizer (indefinite hiatus) Murder City Devils Nitocris Pilfers Pizzicato Five Savage Garden Skunk Anansie (reformed in 2009) Spice Girls (reformed in 2007) Steps Sunny Day Real Estate ThaMuseMeant (reformed in 2003) Tilt Toadies Weta Bands reformed Army of Lovers Devourment Electric Light Orchestra (with new members except for original members, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy) Level 42 The Monkees Roxy Music Zebra Albums released Contents: Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December January Day Album Artist Notes 1 Çà et là du Japon Pizzicato Five - 8 Light of Day, Day of Darkness Green Carnation - 15 Nuclear Fire Primal Fear Germany 16 Alcohol Fueled Brewtality Black Label Society - From Long Beach 2 Fillmoe Daz Dillinger & J.T. the Bigga Figga - Mellow Yellow/Wear Your Love Like Heaven Donovan Reissues 19 The Anthology... So Far Ringo Starr Live 23 Carnival Diablos Annihilator - Day of the Death Death by Stereo - The Donnas Turn 21 The Donnas - It Was All a Dream Dream - The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates Hall & Oates JanuaGreatest Hits J.Lo Jennifer Lopez - O-Town O-Town - Anthology Obituary Compilation Folkémon Skyclad - 30 Dog in the Sand Frank Black and the Catholics - I Need You LeAnn Rimes - 31 Sounding the Seventh Trumpet Avenged Sevenfold - February Day Album Artist Notes 1 Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs Atmosphere - Brushfire Fairytales Jack Johnson - 6 End Is Forever The Ataris - Planet Pop ATC - You Had It Coming Jeff Beck - Sing Loud, Sing Proud! Dropkick Murphys - Greatest Hits Vol. II Gloria Estefan Compilation 604 Ladytron - Dither moe. - Risen O.A.R. - 12 Hits II: Ganked & Gaffled Spice 1 Greatest Hits 13 To Record Only Water for Ten Days John Frusciante - Road Movies LAND - Stephen Malkmus Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Conquering Ruler The Specials Covers album 15 Toki no Tsubasa Zard - 16 Flowers Echo & the Bunnymen - 19 Another Late Night: Fila Brazillia Fila Brazillia - Karma Kamelot - 20 Music Box The Monkees Box Set Wasted Days The Slackers - A Predator's Portrait Soilwork - Girls Can Tell Spoon - 26 Teen Spirit A*Teens - Sleepwalking Rae & Christian - 27 American Hi-Fi American Hi-Fi - Who I Am Jessica Andrews - A Bum Note and a Bead of Sweat Baboon Live Everyday Dave Matthews Band - Blackwater Park Opeth - (Self Titled) Zao - 30 Tem graça pôr nome Los Embarasados - March Day Album Artist Notes 1 B.P. Empire Infected Mushroom - Another Late Night: Rae & Christian Rae & Christian Compilation 5 Complete 'B' Sides Pixies Compilation When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up Snow Patrol - The Optimist LP Turin Brakes - 6 Just Push Play Aerosmith - ANThology Alien Ant Farm - Anarchists of Good Taste Dog Fashion Disco - Scorpion Eve - Loco Fun Lovin' Criminals - Dark Assault Iron Savior SGNL>05 Isis EP Unwind Oleander - Identity Crisis Thrice - Fat Music Volume 5: Live Fat, Die Young Various Artists Compilation 9 One Nil Neil Finn - Group Sounds Rocket from the Crypt - 12 Regeneration The Divine Comedy - Awakening the World Lost Horizon Sweden Back to the Blues Gary Moore - Superstars and Cannonballs Savage Garden VHS/DVD Timeless Departure Skyfire - 13 Gourmandises Alizee - Reptile Eric Clapton - Discovery Daft Punk - All About Chemistry Semisonic - Trick Pony Trick Pony - Let It Fall Sean Watkins - 18 Spin Darren Hayes Australia 19 Ease Down the Road Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - 456132015 De Facto EP Know Your Enemy Manic Street Preachers - 20 The Gift Bizzy Bone - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia Dimmu Borgir - Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards - Thug By Nature L-Burna - Unleashed Memories Lacuna Coil - Nation Sepultura - Hypothetical Threshold - Thugs Are Us Trick Daddy - Healing Unloco - 26 Angel of Mine Frank Duval Compilation Gorillaz Gorillaz - 27 Endangered Species Big Pun Compilation Another Perfect World Peter Cetera - The Moon is Down Further Seems Forever - Greatest Hits Billy Idol Greatest Hits Kiss tha Game Goodbye Jadakiss - The Sneak Attack KRS-One - Roll On The Living End - Every Six Seconds Saliva - Live in New York City Bruce Springsteen Live Drops of Jupiter Train - musicforthemorningafter Pete Yorn - Until the End of Time 2Pac - EP 2 Zero 7 EP 28 A Best Ayumi Hamasaki Compilation On the Edge Iron Fire - Distance Hikaru Utada - 29 10 Years of Abuse (and Still Broke) Eyehategod Live 31 Echo Echo Carbon Leaf - April Day Album Artist Notes 2 Clarence Park Chris Clark - Mutter Rammstein - 45 rpm: The Singles, 1977-1979 The Jam Box Set 3 From Here to Infirmary Alkaline Trio - The Swimming Hour Andrew Bird - The Yin and the Yang Cappadonna - I Don't Care That You Don't Mind Crash Test Dummies - The Life Ginuwine - Arrival Journey US Room Service Roxette - Crown Royal Run-D.M.C. - Poets and Madmen Savatage - Unholy Terror W.A.S.P. - Now That's What I Call Music! 6 (U.S. series) Various Artists Compilation 4 Room Service Roxette - 9 Now That's What I Call Music! 48 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation 10 No More Shall We Part Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Live Frogs Set 1 Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade Live For the Stars Elvis Costello and Anne-Sofie von Otter - Revelling/Reckoning Ani DiFranco - Isolation Drills Guided by Voices - Covered With Ants Guttermouth - Rock The Plank Mad Caddies - Surfer NOFX EP 16 Free All Angels Ash - A Girl Like Me Emma Bunton - Colossus of Destiny The Melvins Live 17 Steers & Stripes Brooks & Dunn - The Very Best of Elvis Costello Elvis Costello Compilation Live Insurrection Halford Live Up Close and Personal Angie Martinez - Super Hits New Kids on the Block Compilation 6.0 Sister Machine Gun - Olivia Olivia - Just Enough Education to Perform Stereophonics - Leaves Turn Inside You Unwound - One for the Kids Yellowcard - 21 Abulum Glen Phillips - Wide Awake Bored Treble Charger - 23 Echo Park Feeder - In America Kenny G Compilation To Be Frank Nik Kershaw - Simple Things Zero 7 UK 24 Underground Network Anti-Flag - This Is Where I Came In Bee Gees - Mutiny on the Bay Dead Kennedys Live Steers & Stripes Brooks & Dunn - Dizzy Spells The Ex - Digimortal Fear Factory - Going Somewhere Colin Hay - All for You Janet Jackson - Man in the Moon L.A. Guns - Set This Circus Down Tim McGraw - Sad Sappy Sucker Modest Mouse - The Unraveling Rise Against - 25 Wages of Sin Arch Enemy - 27 All Rise Blue - 30 45 rpm: The Singles, 1980-1982 The Jam Box Set Rock Action Mogwai - May Day Album Artist Notes 1 Ultimate Collection Buju Banton Compilation Survivor Destiny's Child - Dillinger & Young Gotti Tha Dogg Pound - Carrying On Montgomery Gentry - Mechanical Wonder Ocean Colour Scene - PeteStrumentals Pete Rock - 7 Wingspan: Hits and History Paul McCartney Greatest Hits Truth Be Told Shed Seven - 8 Ayeshteni Natacha Atlas - Lions The Black Crowes - Bridge Blues Traveler - Best of B-Boy Records Boogie Down Productions Compilation Look into the Eyeball David Byrne - Live on the Black Hand Side Danzig Live Deltron 3030: The Instrumentals Deltron 3030 - Falconer Falconer - Dare To Dream Billy Gilman - Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection Jimi Hendrix Compilation Hi-Teknology Hi-Tek - Field Songs Mark Lanegan - Awakening the World Lost Horizon - XX Mushroomhead - All Killer No Filler Sum 41 - Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film Various Artists Soundtrack 14 Exciter Depeche Mode - Reveal R.E.M. - Acoustica Scorpions Live 15 Shoulda Been Home Robert Cray - Brand New History Econoline Crush - beautiful. Fantastic Plastic Machine - Anoraknophobia Marillion - Meet Joe Mac Joey McIntyre - The World Needs a Hero Megadeth - Miss E… So Addictive Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott - Lateralus Tool - Weezer (The Green Album) Weezer - 17 Same Girl, New Songs The All-American Rejects EP 21 Scream if You Wanna Go Faster Geri Halliwell - 200 Po Vstrechnoy t.A.T.u. - Genetic World Télépopmusik - Can Our Love... Tindersticks - 22 Hawthorne, CA The Beach Boys Compilation Bliss, Please blackmail - One Wild Night Live 1985-2001 Bon Jovi Live How I Spent My Summer Vacation The Bouncing Souls - All This and Puppet Stew The Dickies - Rising Again Donovan Live Lechuza Fenix*TX - Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 Kardinal Offishall - Mediocre Generica Leftöver Crack - Put Yo Hood Up Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz - The Renaissance EP MxPx EP Malpractice Redman - Stabbing Westward Stabbing Westward - Break the Cycle Staind - Machine Static-X - 23 Lovebeat Yoshinori Sunahara - 28 10 000 Hz Legend Air - Pause Four Tet UK 29 Part II Brad Paisley - Irresistible Jessica Simpson - June Day Album Artist Notes 4 Amnesiac Radiohead - 5 Aura Asia - Somewhere Over The Slaughter House Buckethead - Sinner Drowning Pool - Broken Silence Foxy Brown - A Flight and a Crash Hot Water Music - Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979-1997) INXS Compilation Songs in A Minor Alicia Keys - Loser Anthems Matthew Good Band EP Full Bluntal Nugity Ted Nugent Live Swordfish:The Album Paul Oakenfold Soundtrack This Ain't a Game Ray J - The Economy of Sound Seven Mary Three - Styx World: Live 2001 Styx Live Poses Rufus Wainwright - Inside Out Trisha Yearwood - Punk-O-Rama Vol. 6 Various Artists Compilation 11 Organik Robert Miles - 12 Beneath the Encasing of Ashes As I Lay Dying - 9 Lives AZ - Take off Your Pants and Jacket blink-182 - Zoom Electric Light Orchestra - PS You Love Me Kid 606 - Recordings Porcupine Tree Compilation Archive The Specials Compilation Sugar Ray Sugar Ray - 13 The Best of Eighteen Visions Eighteen Visions Compilation Perhaps, I Suppose... Rufio - 18 Outrospective Faithless - Beat 'Em Up Iggy Pop - Origin of Symmetry Muse UK 19 !!! !!! - From Chaos 311 - Just Like Gravity CPR - Devil's Night D12 - No Nose Job: The Legend of Digital Underground Digital Underground Compilation Far from Over Edwin McCain - Tongues Esham LP Mandy Moore Mandy Moore - Greatest Fits Ministry Compilation Land of the Free? Pennywise - I'm Already There Lonestar - GQ on the EQ++ Kid 606 - Live, Loud and Loose Loverboy Live Live in San Francisco Joe Satriani Live Shangri-La Dee Da Stone Temple Pilots - Alive in an Ultra World Steve Vai Live Don't Tell the Band Widespread Panic - 2001 Warped Tour Compilation Various Artists Compilation 20 Friends & Family, Vol. 2 Suicidal Tendencies, Various Artists Compilation 26 Madhouse - The Very Best of Anthrax Anthrax Greatest Hits Show-Biz Blues: Fleetwood Mac 1968-1970 Fleetwood Mac Compilation Horror Show Iced Earth - Jagged Little Thrill Jagged Edge - Episode II Safri Duo - July Day Album Artist Notes 1 Nearly Lost You Screaming Trees Greatest Hits Tales of the Inexpressible Shpongle - 2 Rock and Roll: an Introduction to The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground Compilation Blowback Tricky - 3 Brothers and Sisters, Are You Ready? Big Sugar - Tales from the B-Side Biohazard Compilation Live at L'Olympia Jeff Buckley Live X.O. Experience Tha Liks - Lil' Romeo Lil' Romeo - White Blood Cells The White Stripes - 9 The Director's Cut Fantômas Covers album 4.35am Gemma Hayes EP 11:11 Regina Spektor - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Yeah Yeah Yeahs EP 10 Anakonda Akinyele - Blood Red Cherry Jann Arden - The Metal Opera Avantasia - Fires at Midnight Blackmore's Night - Ancient Melodies of the Future Built to Spill - Camino Palmero The Calling - Dream Street Dream Street - Skin Melissa Etheridge - Priesthood Killah Priest - Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey Kurupt - Stay What You Are Saves The Day - King of da Ghetto Z-Ro - 17 Aaliyah Aaliyah -2x platinum 1st Born Second Bilal - Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield Box Set Born to Do It Craig David US Tales from the Lotus Pod Dark Lotus LP What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce Goo Goo Dolls - Pleased to Meet You James - 21 Ryden Dirtay Psychopathic Rydas LP 24 Greatest Hits Alice in Chains Greatest Hits Sounding the Seventh Trumpet Avenged Sevenfold - Comfort Eagle Cake - Contact! Eiffel 65 - Live Frogs Set 2 Les Claypool's Frog Brigade Live Love Is a Battlefield Hi-Standard EP Bleed American (later retitled Jimmy Eat World) Jimmy Eat World - Celebrity 'N Sync - The Butterfly Collection The Nerve Agents - Global a Go-Go Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite Tiger Army - 30 Beetroot Cast - Captain Easychord Stereolab EP Now That's What I Call Music! 49 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation 31 Tweekend The Crystal Method - Megaton Shotblast De Facto EP 2002 Tha Dogg Pound Compilation Duces 'N Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way Tha Eastsidaz - Girl Eskimo Joe - Losing All Hope Is Freedom Evergreen Terrace - Demolition Judas Priest - The Very Best of Prince Prince Greatest Hits Blake Shelton Blake Shelton - Take-Offs and Landings Rilo Kiley - Now That's What I Call Music! 7 (U.S. series) Various Artists Compilation August Day Album Artist Notes 6 The Tokyo Showdown Live In Japan 2000 In Flames Live Crow Sit on Blood Tree Graham Coxon - Secrets The Human League - 7 Oh Aaron Aaron Carter - Eternal The Isley Brothers feat. Ronald Isley, aka Mr. Biggs - Mechanized Warfare Jag Panzer - Gravitational Forces Robert Earl Keen - True Carnage Six Feet Under - 8701 Usher - 8 Warmness on the Soul Avenged Sevenfold EP 10 Pull My Chain Toby Keith - 13 How It Works Bodyjar - 14 The Spirit Room Michelle Branch - Jump5 Jump5 - New Favorite Alison Krauss - Live by Request k.d. lang Live No Self Control The Planet Smashers - 21 Adema Adema - Live Plus One ALL/Descendents Live The War of Art American Head Charge - The Best of the Early Years: 1990-1995 Buju Banton Compilation Closer Better Than Ezra - Just Be Free Christina Aguilera - Die Hards The Casualties - Danse Macabre The Faint - Too Bad You're Beautiful From Autumn To Ashes - 10 Years of Chaos and Confusion Hypocrisy - Project English Juvenile - Nice Rollins Band - Start Static Sugarcult - Choices: The Album Three 6 Mafia - Mother Earth Within Temptation - 27 Vespertine Björk - Trouble - Norwegian Live EP Coldplay Live EP Grave Disorder The Damned - Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever Explosions in the Sky - Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights HIM - Get Ready New Order - Is This It The Strokes - 28 No More Drama Mary J. Blige - Gangland Kool & the Gang - Thug On Da Line Krayzie Bone - Anyone for Doomsday? Powerman 5000 - Come Clean Puddle of Mudd - The Creepy EP Relient K EP The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek Relient K - Digital Bullet RZA - Alien Youth Skillet - Iowa Slipknot - It's a Wonderful Life Sparklehorse - 30 Live at Java Joe's Jason Mraz - September Day Album Artist Notes 3 If You've Never Been Embrace - Mutilated Genitals Dog Fashion Disco EP A Funk Odyssey Jamiroquai - Sound-Dust Stereolab - 4 A-Town Blues Wayne Hancock - Back to the Mansion April Wine - Jane Doe Converge - The Tokyo Showdown In Flames Live Silence Sonata Arctica - Toxicity System of a Down - 11 The Goat of Mendes Akercocke - Uncivilization Biohazard - Glitter Mariah Carey Soundtrack "Love and Theft" Bob Dylan - Ghetto Fabolous Fabolous - Rockin' The Suburbs Ben Folds - The Blueprint Jay-Z - Wonders of the World Long Beach Dub Allstars - Halfway Tree Damian Marley - All Is Dream Mercury Rev - The Moldy Peaches The Moldy Peaches - Silver Side Up Nickelback - Live in a Dive: No Use for a Name No Use for a Name Live Tomcats Screaming Outside Roland Orzabal US Satellite P.O.D. - God Hates Us All Slayer - Scars Soil - Mink Car They Might Be Giants - Magnification Yes UK 14 Revolutionary Vol. 1 Immortal Technique - 17 Strange Little Girls Tori Amos - EP+6 Mogwai UK; Compilation 18 The Power Station Years: The Unreleased Recordings Jon Bon Jovi Compilation 7even Year Itch Collective Soul Compilation Dragontown Alice Cooper - Live Scenes from New York Dream Theater Live In Search of Truth Evergrey - Greatest Hits Martina McBride Greatest Hits The Id Macy Gray - Revolution Revolución Ill Niño - The Look of Love Diana Krall - V Live - Room for Squares John Mayer - The Dirty Story: The Best of Ol' Dirty Bastard Ol' Dirty Bastard - Positively Somewhere Jennifer Paige - The Golden Hum Remy Zero - Rain on Lens Smog - Shameless Therapy? - The Attraction to All Things Uncertain Tweaker - 22 Kristnihald undir Jökli Quarashi - 24 Resonance Anathema Compilation Souljacker Eels UK 25 A Wild-Eyed Christmas Night .38 Special Christmas Humanistic Abandoned Pools - AArt Acoustic Alchemy - Gold Ryan Adams - Dead Yuppies Agnostic Front - Songs from Call Me Claus Garth Brooks Christmas The Best of Bruce Dickinson Bruce Dickinson Greatest Hits Baldhead Slick & Da Click Guru - Manic Moonlight King's X - Violent Revolution Kreator - Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks Modest Mouse EP Nivea Nivea - Live Evolution Queensrÿche Live Killing Ground Saxon - Steal This Record The Suicide Machines - Songs in Red and Gray Suzanne Vega - Tenacious D Tenacious D - World of Glass Tristania - 28 Fantasies & Delusions Billy Joel - In Search Of... N*E*R*D - October Day Album Artist Notes 1 Victoria Beckham Victoria Beckham - Beautifulgarbage Garbage - Songs from the West Coast Elton John UK Fever Kylie Minogue - Amélie Yann Tiersen Soundtrack Trouble Every Day Tindersticks Soundtrack 2 Total Devastation: The Best of Busta Rhymes Greatest Hits Pass Out of Existence Chimaira - Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set Creedence Clearwater Revival Box Set Greatest Hits Live: Vancouver 1986 Donovan Live Alright Guy Gary Allan - Instructions Jermaine Dupri - Pain Is Love Ja Rule - Supercharger Machine Head - All Back to the Mine Moloko Compilation The Very Best of Winger Winger Compilation 6 Nothing New for Trash Like You Against All Authority - 8 thefakesoundofprogress Lostprophets Re-release Secret of the Runes Therion - 9 Chrome Trace Adkins - A Fine Day to Exit Anathema - Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 Leonard Cohen Live Ten New Songs Leonard Cohen - The Photo Album Death Cab for Cutie - Your Favorite Weapon Brand New - Falling into Place Finch EP Is This It The Strokes US Epitaph Front Line Assembly - No World Order Gamma Ray - Gerardo: Fame, Sex y Dinero Gerardo - Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop Kottonmouth Kings - Christina Milian Christina Milian - Together Again For The First Time Pulley - Direct Action: Day 21 Sham 69 - 1942 Soul-Junk EP Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chris Thile - I'm Serious T.I. - Stupid Fat Americans Zebrahead - 15 The Very Best of Bananarama Bananarama Greatest Hits The DVD Napalm Death Live DVD Gold - The Greatest Hits Steps Greatest Hits 16 1 Less G N Da Hood Blaze Ya Dead Homie LP Live in L.A. (Death & Raw) Death Live The Argument Fugazi - The Essential Journey Journey Compilation Atomic Lit - Cuttin' Heads John Mellencamp - Down to Earth Ozzy Osbourne - God Bless America LeAnn Rimes - Here to Heaven Jamie-Lynn Sigler - John P. Kelly Mr. Cheeks - Pretty Together Sloan - Mahogany Soul Angie Stone US The Interzone Mantras The Tea Party - Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes The Velvet Underground Live 18 Disposable Arts Masta Ace - Full Collapse Thursday - 21 A Bad Brains Reunion Live from Maritime Hall Bad Brains Live Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise Emperor - 22 drukqs Aphex Twin - The Grave Digger Grave Digger Germany Your New Favourite Band The Hives Compilation We Love Life Pulp - Cryptic Collection Vol. 2 Twiztid LP 23 The Hits: Chapter One Backstreet Boys Greatest Hits Snowflakes Toni Braxton Christmas Golden State Bush - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee The Cranberries - 8 Days of Christmas Destiny's Child Christmas Expansion Team Dilated Peoples - Change The Dismemberment Plan - The Great Depression DMX - Kingsize Five - Understand This Grand Puba - Greatest Fits The Headstones Greatest Hits Morning View Incubus - A New Morning, Changing Weather The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Live in Chicago 12.19.98 Dave Matthews Band Live The Melancholy Collection Millencolin US; Compilation Novakane Outlawz - Feeding the Wheel Jordan Rudess - First Strike Still Deadly Testament - The Complete Limelight Sessions Shania Twain Compilation Bi-Polar Vanilla Ice LP Now That's What I Call Christmas! (U.S. series) Various Artists Compilation Greatest Hits Vol. 3: I'm a Survivor Reba McEntire Greatest Hits 29 Wanderland Kelis - Into The Rasmus - Turn to Me Vanessa Amorosi - 30 Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection Boyz II Men Greatest Hits Everywhere Michelle Branch - Through the Eyes Flaw - Escape Enrique Iglesias - Invincible Michael Jackson - Versus Kings of Convenience Remix Lenny Lenny Kravitz - The Audio of Being Matthew Good Band - Cuts from the Crypt The Misfits Compilation Tomahawk Tomahawk - White Knuckled Substance Vendetta Red - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Clint Black Greatest Hits 31 Give Blood Bane - November Day Album Artist Notes 2 The Definitive Collection ABBA Greatest Hits 5 All Hits All Saints Greatest Hits Best of The Corrs The Corrs Compilation The Fallout Default - Are You Are Missing Winner The Fall - White Lilies Island Natalie Imbruglia - Premium Quality... Serve Loud! Peter Pan Speedrock - Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd Pink Floyd Compilation 6 Playing with my friends: Bennett Sings The Blues Tony Bennett - Party Music The Coup - Alive 1997 Daft Punk Live Life Dope - Seul... avec vous Garou Live You Pass the City Eddie Mitchell - Word of Mouf Ludacris - Warts and All: Volume 1 moe. Live Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry Petey Pablo - Best of SWV SWV Greatest Hits They Might Be Giants in Holidayland They Might Be Giants Christmas EP Britney Britney Spears - Momentum tobyMac - Relative Ways ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Extended Play (EP) 11 They Don't Know So Solid Crew Debut Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams - 12 Play It Like That Bardot - Work to a Calm Gemma Hayes EP I Might Be Wrong Radiohead Live World of Our Own Westlife - 13 Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits Barenaked Ladies Greatest Hits Cunt Blood Duster - Scarecrow Garth Brooks - C True Hollywood Stories Canibus - Bulletproof Wallets Ghostface Killah - International Superhits! Green Day Greatest Hits Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I Michael Jackson Greatest Hits This Way Jewel - GHV2 Madonna Greatest Hits Here at the Mayflower Barry Manilow - 25 & Alive Boneshaker Motörhead DVD Driving Rain Paul McCartney - Motherland Natalie Merchant - Destination Unknown Mest - Rain of a Thousand Flames Rhapsody EP The Sinister Urge Rob Zombie - Animosity Sevendust - Laundry Service Shakira - Bad Dreams Swollen Members - Live on the Edge of Forever Symphony X - Dirty Money UGK - Simple Things Zero 7 US 14 Rusty Medals and Broken Badges Over My Dead Body - 16 Violence Has Arrived GWAR - Here & Now: The Best of Human Nature Human Nature Greatest Hits 19 Légende du Scorpion à Quatre Queues De Facto EP Whatever Gets You Through The Day Lighthouse Family UK Now That's What I Call Music! 50 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation Insignificance Jim O'Rourke - Not for Beginners Ronnie Wood - 20 Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty Atreyu EP Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology Aerosmith Compilation Cappadonna Hits Cappadonna Compilation Washed Up and Through the Ringer Catch 22 - Weathered Creed - Hoobastank Hoobastank - Cocky Kid Rock - The Box Set Kiss Box Set The Beginning of All Things to End Mudvayne - Songs for the Front Row Ocean Colour Scene Greatest Hits Missundaztood Pink - The Rainbow Children Prince - Bright Flight Silver Jews - Rotten Apples The Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits ...All This Time Sting Live Indecent Proposal Timbaland & Magoo - Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (U.S. series) Various Artists Compilation 21 Greatest Hits The Cure Greatest Hits 22 Cover Up UB40 - 26 Even in Darkness Dungeon Family - Arcana Edenbridge - 7 Worlds Collide Neil Finn Live Sunshine S Club 7 - 27 Genesis Busta Rhymes - Mandrake Edguy - Marc Lavoine Marc Lavoine - Eudora The Get Up Kids Compilation Dark Genesis Iced Earth Box Set Smash Mouth Smash Mouth - December Day Album Artist Notes 4 Stiff Upper Lip Live AC/DC VHS/DVD Tears The Crüxshadows EP Stoned Raiders Cypress Hill - AOI: Bionix De La Soul - Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) Fat Joe - B-Sides Ultra James Compilation New Old Songs Limp Bizkit Remix Bang or Ball Mack 10 - Music and Me Nate Dogg - Rock Steady No Doubt - Big Boi and Dre Present...OutKast OutKast Greatest Hits 7 Paws Four Tet EP 11 Freak of Nature Anastacia - Cannon to a Whisper Breaking Pangaea - Les Indispensables Celine Dion Compilation Better Days Joe - The Return of the Regulator Warren G - 14 2 Florent Pagny Cover album 18 Idiot Road The Arrogant Worms - Doggy Bag Bow Wow - Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Gabrielle Greatest Hits Forgotten Freshness Volume 3 Insane Clown Posse Compilation Jay-Z: Unplugged Jay-Z Live Game Face Master P - Stillmatic Nas - Iron Flag Wu-Tang Clan - 21 A Call to Arms Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution EP 23 For the Kids Gym Class Heroes - Release Date Unknown Yule Ritual - Hawkwind Top 5 Selling Albums of Billboard Year Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park 1 - The Beatles A Day Without Rain - Enya All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2 Britney - Britney Spears Top 10 Best Selling Albums 2001 (Soundscan) Hybrid Theory / Linkin Park ~ 4,812,852 Hot Shot / Shaggy ~ 4,507,568 Celebrity / 'N Sync ~ 4,421,231 A Day Without Rain / Enya ~ 4,410,053 Break the Cycle / Staind ~ 4,242,507 Songs in A Minor / Alicia Keys ~ 4,102,482 Survivor / Destiny's Child ~ 3,718,446 Weathered / Creed ~ 3,581,344 O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Soundtrack ~ 3,460,852 Now That's What I Call Music! 6 / Various ~ 3,133,462 Popular Songs "19/2000" - Gorillaz (August) "A Little Respect" - Wheatus "À ma place" - Axel Bauer and Zazie "All for You" - Janet Jackson (March 27) "All or Nothing" - O-Town (January 23) "American Psycho" - Treble Charger "Another Day In Paradise" - Brandy feat. Ray J (March) "Bad Ambassador" - The Divine Comedy (April 17) "Bootylicious" - Destiny's Child (June 26 (US), July 3(worldwide)) "Brand New Low" - Treble Charger "Buck Rogers" - Feeder (January 8) "Butterfly" - Crazy Town "California" - Wave "Candy" - Ash (October 1) "Can't Get You out of My Head" - Kylie Minogue (September 17) "Chop Suey!" - System of a Down (August) "Clint Eastwood" - Gorillaz (March 5) UK)) "Control"- Puddle of Mudd (July) "Crawling" - Linkin Park (April 17) "Crying at the Discoteque" - Alcazar "Crystal" - New Order (13 August) "Don't Tell Me" - Madonna (November 21, 2000 (non-US); January 16, 2001 (US)) "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" - Train (February 20) Drowning - Backstreet Boys "Electric Avenue (remix)" - Eddy Grant "Elevation" - U2 (June 25 [AUS]; July 2 [EUR]; July 10 [US]) "Eternity/The Road to Mandalay" - Robbie Williams (July 9) "Fallin'" - Alicia Keys (July 10) "Fat Lip" - Sum 41 (August 28 USA; October 1 UK) "First Date" - Blink-182 (September 24) "Get Ur Freak On" - Missy Elliott (February 20) "Gone" - 'N Sync (October) "Handbags and Gladrags" - Stereophonics "Hanging By A Moment" - Lifehouse "Hard to Explain" - The Strokes (June 25, 2001 (UK), April 30, 2002 (USA)) "Have a Nice Day" - Stereophonics "Hell Bent"- Kenna "Here With Me" - Dido (January 29 EU; February 5 UK) "Here's to the Night (song)" - Eve 6 (May 21 US) "Hero" - Enrique Iglesias (November) "How We Roll" - Big Pun "How You Remind Me" - Nickelback "I Don't Want a Lover (remix)" - Texas "I Feel Loved" - Depeche Mode (July 30 UK; July 31 US) "I Want Love" - Elton John "I'm a Slave 4 U" - Britney Spears (October 23 [US]; October 8 [UK]) "I'm Real" - Jennifer Lopez (October 16) "Imitation of Life" - R.E.M. (April) "Inner Smile" - Texas "In the End" - Linkin Park (November 20) "In Too Deep - Sum 41 (December 3 UK) "Island in the Sun"- Weezer (August 28) "It's Been Awhile"- Staind (June 26) "It's Raining Men" - Geri Halliwell (April 30 [UK]) "I Wanna Be Bad" - Willa Ford (May 22) "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" - Jay Z (July 17) "Jaded" - Aerosmith (March 13) "Just Like a Pill" - Pink (September 10, 2002 (US)) "Just Push Play" - Aerosmith "Juxtapozed with U" - Super Furry Animals "Knives Out" - Radiohead (August 14 (Pt.1, Pt.2); August 28 (US CD); September 25, 2001 (Pt. 3) "La Musique (Angelica)" - Star Academy France (December) "Lady Marmalade"- Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim & Mýa (May 8) "Last Nite" - The Strokes "Left Behind" - Slipknot "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" - Eve featuring Gwen Stefani (May 15) "Liquid Dreams" - O-Town "Love Don't Cost A Thing" - Jennifer Lopez (January 30) "Love What You Do" - The Divine Comedy "Loverboy" - Mariah Carey (July 16) "Moi... Lolita" - Alizée (July 4, 2000) "Mr. Writer" - Stereophonics "More Than a Woman - Aaliyah (November 13, 2001 [US]; February 19, 2002 [UK]; March 5, 2002 [AUS]) "Movies" - Alien Ant Farm "My Sacrifice" - Creed (December 11) "My Way" - Limp Bizkit (May) "19-2000" - Gorillaz (June 25 (UK) July 17 (US)) "Ocean Spray" - Manic Street Preachers (June 4) "One Last Breath" - Creed "One Minute Man" - Missy Elliott (featuring Ludacris and Trina) "One Step Closer" - Linkin Park "Out of Reach" - Gabrielle "Outside" - Staind (May) "Overprotected" - Britney Spears (December) "Pisa no freio" - Los Embarasados "Pissing in the Wind" - Badly Drawn Boy "Pop" - 'N Sync (July 17) "Purple Hills" - D12 featuring Eminem "Pyramid Song" - Radiohead (May 29, 2001; June 19, 2001 (Pt.1, Pt.2); December 11, 2001 (Japan CD) "Ramp! (The Logical Song)" - Scooter "Ride Wit Me" - Nelly (July 24) "Rock The Boat" - Aaliyah (August 2001 (North America); March 5, 2002 (Australia); May 6, 2002 (UK)) "Sail Away" - David Gray "Seul" - Garou "Sexual Guarantee" - Alcazar (November 26) "Shining Light" - Ash (January 29) "Schism" - Tool "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" - Cake "Sick Cycle Carousel" - Lifehouse "Side" - Travis (September 17) "Sing" - Travis (May 28) "Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm "Someone To Call My Lover" - Janet Jackson "So Why So Sad" - Manic Street Preachers (February 26) "Standing Still" - Jewel "Starlight" - The Supermen Lovers "Step On My Old Size Nines" - Stereophonics "Stop Your Crying" - Spiritualized "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" - U2 (January 29 UK, February 12 AUS, March 27 FRA, October 30 CAN) "Survivor" - Destiny's Child (February 13, 2001 (Australia); April 24, 2001 (Germany); May 8, 2001 (U.S.) May 15, 2001 (U.K.)) "Teenage Dirtbag" - Wheatus "Thank You" - Dido (21 May) "The Rock Show" - Blink-182 (July 1) "This Year's Love" - David Gray "Toutes les femmes de ta vie" - L5 "Turn off the Light" - Nelly Furtado (August 14) "Up On The Downside" - Ocean Colour Scene "Walk On" - U2 (November 19) (UK/Eur); November 26(Aus) "We Need A Resolution" - Aaliyah (April 24) "What It Feels Like for a Girl" - Madonna "Whenever, Wherever" - Shakira "Wherever You Will Go" - The Calling "Who Do You Love Now?" - Riva featuring Dannii Minogue (November 19) "With Arms Wide Open" - Creed "Wish You Were Here" - Incubus "Wrong Impression" - Natalie Imbruglia "Yellow" - Coldplay "You Rock My World" - Michael Jackson

See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 2001 (USA)

Hot Albums Ayumi Hamasaki - A BEST Hikaru Utada - Distance Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket Shakira - Laundry Service Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue Britney Spears - Britney Enya - A Day Without Rain Janet Jackson - All For You Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor Destiny's Child - Survivor Creed - Weathered Aaliyah - Aaliyah 'N Sync - Celebrity Staind - Break The Cycle Nickelback - Silver Side Up System of a Down - Toxicity Kylie Minogue - Fever Pink - Missundaztood Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP P.O.D. - Satellite Michael Jackson - Invincible Jennifer Lopez - J. Lo Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction Acclaimed Music AcclaimedMusic.net's Top Albums from 2001 Is This It — The Strokes White Blood Cells — The White Stripes The Blueprint — Jay Z Love And Theft — Bob Dylan Amnesiac — Radiohead Vespertine — Bjork Discovery — Daft Punk Toxicity — System of a Down In Search Of... — N.E.R.D. Miss E… So Addictive — Missy Elliott Melody A.M. — Röyksopp Time (The Revelator) — Gillian Welch The Glow, Pt. 2 — The Microphones Gold — Ryan Adams Rings Around the World — Super Furry Animals AcclaimedMusic.net's Top Songs from 2001 "Get Ur Freak On" — Missy Elliott "Can't Get You Out of My Head" — Kylie Minogue "Fell in Love with a Girl" — The White Stripes "Clint Eastwood" — Gorillaz "Last Nite" — The Strokes "Crystal" — New Order "Emerge" — Fischerspooner "Pyramid Song" — Radiohead "Hard to Explain" — The Strokes "My Red Hot Car" — Squarepusher "Sing" — Travis "Fallin'" — Alicia Keys "Digital Love" — Daft Punk "Romeo" — Basement Jaxx "The Modern Age — The Strokes Classical music Leonardo Balada - Cello Concerto No. 2 New Orleans Osvaldas Balakauskas - Symphony No. 5 John Corigliano - Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra George Crumb - Unto the Hills for soprano, percussion quartet and piano Joël-François Durand - Athanor for orchestra Lorenzo Ferrero Two Cathedrals in the South concertino for trumpet and orchestra Moonlight Sonata for five percussion instruments Howard Goodall - In Memoriam Anne Frank Helmut Lachenmann - Grido (string quartet) Stuart Mitchell - Seven Wonders Suite for Choir & Orchestra Peter Ruzicka - Trans - Requiem für Giuseppe Sinopoli Opera Theo Loevendie - Johnny & Jones Sven-David Sandström - Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy Musical theater Atgof o'r Sêr – first performed by Bryn Terfel and Cor Rhuthun in north Wales. Commissioned for the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Denbigh. A Class Act Broadway production opened at the Ambassador Theatre on March 11 and ran for 105 performances 42nd Street Broadway revival opened at the Ford Center on May 2 Mamma Mia! Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 18 The Producers Broadway production opened at St. James Theatre on April 19 Urinetown Broadway production opened at the Hudson Theatre on September 20 and ran for 965 performances Musical films Moulin Rouge! released May 18, starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor Glitter released September 21, starring Mariah Carey and Max Beesley Deaths January 4 - Les Brown, bandleader (89) January 7 - James Carr (58), soul singer February 4 - Iannis Xenakis (78), Greek composer February 13 - George Simon, music critic and original Glenn Miller Orchestra drummer (pneumonia) February 19 - Charles Trenet (87), French singer, songwriter February 21 Ronnie Hilton (75), English singer Malcolm Yelvington (82) rockabilly musician February 22 - John Fahey (61), guitarist, indie label owner March 4 - Glenn Hughes (50), The Village People March 12 - Sir Lancelot (98), Calypso singer March 18 - John Phillips (65), cofounder of pop group The Mamas & the Papas March 28 - Moe Koffman (73), Canadian Jazz singer April 6 - Charles Pettigrew (37), Charles & Eddie (cancer) April 11 - Graciela Naranjo (84), bolero singer and actress April 15 - Joey Ramone (49), lead singer for The Ramones (lymphoma) April 20 - Giuseppe Sinopoli (54), composer and conductor (heart attack) May 12 - Perry Como (88), American crooner May 16 - Prince Ital Joe (38), reggae singer (car accident) May 20 - Renato Carosone (81), Italian musician and singer June 4 - John Hartford (64), bluegrass musician June 7 - Carole Fredericks, singer June 13 - Marcelo Fromer (39), guitarrist for Brazilian band Titãs (rammed by a motorcycle) June 18 - Davorin Popović (55), lead singer for Bosnian band Indexi June 21 - John Lee Hooker (83), blues musician June 30 Chet Atkins (77), country musician Joe Henderson (64), jazz saxophonist July 15 - Anthony Ian Berkeley (36), Rapper Brothers Grym, Gravediggaz July 27 - Leon Wilkeson (49), bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd August 25 - Aaliyah (22), American singer and actress (air crash) August 29 - Graeme "Shirley" Strachan (49), lead singer with Skyhooks September 1 - Ted Mulry (54), lead singer with Ted Mulry Gang September 22 - Isaac Stern (81), violinist October 5 - Ivan Hrušovský (74), Slovak composer October 17 - Jay Livingston (86), songwriter November 21 - Ralph Burns November 24 - Melanie Thornton (34), singer (La Bouche) (air crash) November 29 - George Harrison (58), musician and former member of The Beatles (lung cancer) December 13 - Chuck Schuldiner (34), vocalist and guitarist with Death (cancer) December 15 - Rufus Thomas (84), singer December 16 - Stuart Adamson (43), guitarist with Big Country (suicide) December 18 - Gilbert Bécaud (74), singer-songwriter December 22 - Norman Granz (83), American producer December 29 - Cássia Eller (39), Brazilian singer Awards The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Aerosmith, Solomon Burke, The Flamingos, Michael Jackson, Queen, Paul Simon, Steely Dan and Ritchie Valens Inductees of the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame include Larry Norman, and Elvis Presley ARIA Music Awards ARIA Music Awards of 2001 Grammy Awards Grammy Awards of 2001 Juno Awards Juno Awards of 2001 March 4 - Bruce Cockburn is inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame Country Music Association Awards Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 2001 Mercury Music Prize Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea - PJ Harvey wins. MTV Video Music Awards 2001 MTV Video Music Awards References ^ ORICON STYLE - Weekly album chart : 2nd week of April 2001

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