The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official 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 the UK Albums Chart during 2001, as well as albums which peaked in 2000 and 2002 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, while All Rise by Blue, Read My Lips by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Songs in A Minor by Alicia Keys were all released in 2001 but did not reach their peak until 2002. Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit, Onka's Big Moka by Toploader and White Ladder by David 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 and Sophie Ellis-Bextor were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2001.
The 2000 Christmas number-one album, 1 by The Beatles, remained at the top spot for the first two weeks of 2001. The Greatest Hits by Texas 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 was Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp 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, and S 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.
The only film soundtrack album to reach the top 10 this year was Glitter by Mariah Carey, from the film of the same name.
Dido had the best-selling album of the year with No 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 the BPI. Swing When You're Winning by Robbie Williams came in second place. David Gray's White Ladder, Just Enough Education to Perform from Stereophonics and Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 by Gabrielle made up the top five. Albums by Steps, Travis, Eva Cassidy, Destiny's Child and Kylie Minogue were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.
| Symbol | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=lightblue | ‡ | Album peaked in 1999 or 2000 but still in chart in 2001. |
| ♦ | Album released in 2001 but peaked in 2002. | |
| (#) | Year-end top-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. |
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.
| Entries | Artist | Weeks | Albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Westlife | 10 | Coast to Coast, Westlife, World of Our Own |
| 2 | Bee Gees | ||
| Bob Dylan | |||
| David Gray | |||
| Destiny's Child | |||
| Five | |||
| Gabrielle | 12 | Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1, Rise | |
| Limp Bizkit | |||
| Madonna | |||
| Paul McCartney | |||
| Robbie Williams | 10 | Sing When You're Winning, Swing When You're Winning | |
| Rod Stewart | |||
| S Club 7 |
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