# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2001

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales, and airplay. In 2001, there were 14 singles that topped the chart, in 52 issue dates. Although 15 singles claimed the top position throughout the year, group Destiny's Child's "Independent Women Part I" is credited in 2000, and is thus excluded.
During the year, 12 acts had achieved a first U.S. number-one single, namely: Shaggy, Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent, OutKast, Mystikal, Crazy Town, Rayvon, Lil' Kim, Mýa, Pink, Alicia Keys, Ja Rule, Mary J. Blige, and Nickelback. Destiny's Child, Usher and Shaggy had two number-one singles in 2001.
Janet Jackson's "All for You" is the longest-running single of the year, staying at number one for seven consecutive weeks. 2001 is the first year since 1993 that there has not been at least one number-one hit with a double-digit run. "All for You" is also responsible to give to Jackson the tenth Hot 100 number one of her career; making her the fourth female artist with most number ones in the rock era. Other singles that had a multiple chart run includes Alicia Keys' "Fallin'" and Mary J. Blige's "Family Affair"; both stayed atop for six weeks.

## Chart history

Key :
* The #1 song of 2001, "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse, never reached #1 on the weekly charts.
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 867 | January 6 | "Independent Women" | Destiny's Child |
| 867 | January 13 | "Independent Women" | Destiny's Child |
| 867 | January 20 | "Independent Women" | Destiny's Child |
| 867 | January 27 | "Independent Women" | Destiny's Child |
| 868 | February 3 | "It Wasn't Me" | Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent |
| 868 | February 10 | "It Wasn't Me" | Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent |
| 869 | February 17 | "Ms. Jackson" | OutKast |
| 870 | February 24 | "Stutter" | Joe featuring Mystikal |
| 870 | March 3 | "Stutter" | Joe featuring Mystikal |
| 870 | March 10 | "Stutter" | Joe featuring Mystikal |
| 870 | March 17 | "Stutter" | Joe featuring Mystikal |
| 871 | March 24 | "Butterfly" | Crazy Town |
| 872 | March 31 | "Angel" | Shaggy featuring Rayvon |
| re | April 7 | "Butterfly" | Crazy Town |
| 873 | April 14 | "All for You" | Janet Jackson |
| 873 | April 21 | "All for You" | Janet Jackson |
| 873 | April 28 | "All for You" | Janet Jackson |
| 873 | May 5 | "All for You" | Janet Jackson |
| 873 | May 12 | "All for You" | Janet Jackson |
| 873 | May 19 | "All for You" | Janet Jackson |
| 873 | May 26 | "All for You" | Janet Jackson |
| 874 | June 2 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink |
| 874 | June 9 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink |
| 874 | June 16 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink |
| 874 | June 23 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink |
| 874 | June 30 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink |
| 875 | July 7 | "U Remind Me" | Usher |
| 875 | July 14 | "U Remind Me" | Usher |
| 875 | July 21 | "U Remind Me" | Usher |
| 875 | July 28 | "U Remind Me" | Usher |
| 876 | August 4 | "Bootylicious" | Destiny's Child |
| 876 | August 11 | "Bootylicious" | Destiny's Child |
| 877 | August 18 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| 877 | August 25 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| 877 | September 1 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| 878 | September 8 | "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| 878 | September 15 | "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| 878 | September 22 | "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| re | September 29 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| re | October 6 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| re | October 13 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| re | October 20 | "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| re | October 27 | "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| 879 | November 3 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| 879 | November 10 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| 879 | November 17 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| 879 | November 24 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| 879 | December 1 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| 879 | December 8 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| 880 | December 15 | "U Got It Bad" | Usher |
| 881 | December 22 | "How You Remind Me" | Nickelback |
| 881 | December 29 | "How You Remind Me" | Nickelback |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Janet Jackson | 7 |
| 2 | Destiny's Child | 6 |
| 2 | Alicia Keys | 6 |
| 2 | Mary J. Blige | 6 |
| 5 | Christina Aguilera | 5 |
| 5 | Lil' Kim | 5 |
| 5 | Mýa | 5 |
| 5 | Pink | 5 |
| 5 | Jennifer Lopez | 5 |
| 5 | Ja Rule | 5 |
| 5 | Usher | 5 |
| 12 | Joe | 4 |
| 12 | Mystikal | 4 |
| 14 | Shaggy | 3 |
| 15 | Ricardo 'RikRok' Ducent | 2 |
| 15 | Crazy Town | 2 |
| 15 | Nickelback | 2 |
| 18 | OutKast | 1 |
| 18 | Rayvon | 1 |