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In 2001 there were 51 weekly charts, with 290 different records. Of those, 254 entered the chart that year and 17 reached number 1. Longest at number 1 was It Wasn't Me by Shaggy: seven weeks. The record that stayed longest was Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) by Safri Duo: 25 weeks, with number 2 as its peak. The highest new entry was Damn (I Think I Love You) by Starmaker, straight in at 1 in week 15. Top of the year chart is Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) by Safri Duo, with 686 points.

Weeks

Year chart 2001

The top 10 of the 2001 year chart, on points: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40. The full list of 100 is on the year chart page.

  1. 1Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)
    Safri Duo · 686 points · 25 weeks · peak position 2
  2. 2Fallin'
    Alicia Keys · 548 points · 18 weeks · peak position 1
  3. 3Whole Again
    Atomic Kitten · 540 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1
  4. 4Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)
    Train · 531 points · 20 weeks · peak position 3
  5. 5Can't Get You out of My Head
    Kylie Minogue · 519 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  6. 6Moi... Lolita
    Alizée · 515 points · 17 weeks · peak position 2
  7. 7It Wasn't Me
    Shaggy · 505 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1
  8. 8Schudden
    Def Rhymz · 478 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1
  9. 9Angel
    Shaggy, Rayvon · 461 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  10. 10You
    Judith · 460 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2

The full 2001 year chart: the 100 best records

Number ones

  1. wk 1–2Can't Fight The Moonlight
    LeAnn Rimes · 2 weeks at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 3–4Love Don't Cost a Thing
    Jennifer Lopez · 2 weeks at 1 · week 3
  3. wk 5Ms. Jackson
    Outkast · 1 week at 1 · week 5
  4. wk 6–7Schudden
    Def Rhymz · 2 weeks at 1 · week 6
  5. wk 8–14It Wasn't Me
    Shaggy · 7 weeks at 1 · week 8
  6. wk 15–19Damn (I Think I Love You)
    Starmaker · 5 weeks at 1 · week 15
  7. wk 20–23I Wanna Be A One Day Fly
    One Day Fly · 4 weeks at 1 · week 20
  8. wk 24Whole Again
    Atomic Kitten · 1 week at 1 · week 24
  9. wk 25–31Angel
    Shaggy, Rayvon · 7 weeks at 1 · week 25
  10. wk 32Elevation
    U2 · 1 week at 1 · week 32
  11. wk 33–34My Way
    Herman Brood · 2 weeks at 1 · week 33
  12. wk 35Miss California
    Dante Thomas · 1 week at 1 · week 35
  13. wk 36–39Fallin'
    Alicia Keys · 4 weeks at 1 · week 36
  14. wk 40–45Can't Get You out of My Head
    Kylie Minogue · 6 weeks at 1 · week 40
  15. wk 46–47Zij Maakt Het Verschil
    De Poema's · 2 weeks at 1 · week 46
  16. wk 48–49Happy
    Sita · 2 weeks at 1 · week 48
  17. wk 50–51L'amour Toujours
    GIGI D'AGOSTINO · 2 weeks at 1 · week 50

Longest in the chart

  1. 25Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)
    Safri Duo · weeks in 2001 · peak position 2 · from week 6
  2. 20Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)
    Train · weeks in 2001 · peak position 3 · from week 27
  3. 20On The Move
    Barthezz · weeks in 2001 · peak position 8 · from week 16
  4. 19Whole Again
    Atomic Kitten · weeks in 2001 · peak position 1 · from week 14
  5. 19La Passion
    GIGI D'AGOSTINO · weeks in 2001 · peak position 13 · from week 11
  6. 19Hanging By A Moment
    Lifehouse · weeks in 2001 · peak position 19 · from week 26
  7. 18Fallin'
    Alicia Keys · weeks in 2001 · peak position 1 · from week 34
  8. 17It Wasn't Me
    Shaggy · weeks in 2001 · peak position 1 · from week 7
  9. 17Moi... Lolita
    Alizée · weeks in 2001 · peak position 2 · from week 14
  10. 17Silence [Remixes]
    Delerium, Sarah McLachlan · weeks in 2001 · peak position 7 · from week 1

Highest new entries

  1. 1Damn (I Think I Love You)
    Starmaker · new at 1 in week 15
  2. 1I Wanna Be A One Day Fly
    One Day Fly · new at 1 in week 20
  3. 1Angel
    Shaggy, Rayvon · new at 1 in week 25
  4. 3Ms. Jackson
    Outkast · new at 3 in week 3
  5. 3Schudden
    Def Rhymz · new at 3 in week 5

Source: top40.nl

Sound of 2001

2001 sounded faster, more electric and more energetic than 2000, at a tempo around 131 bpm.

Measured across 55 of the 290 records from 2001 with a sound analysis. The mark and the small number: the average of all Dutch Top 40 years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many records reached number 1 in 2001?

In total 17 different records, across 51 charts. The first was Can't Fight The Moonlight by LeAnn Rimes, the last L'amour Toujours by GIGI D'AGOSTINO.

Which record had the longest run at number 1 in 2001?

It Wasn't Me by Shaggy: seven weeks in a row at 1.

Which record stayed in the chart longest in 2001?

Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) by Safri Duo: 25 weeks in 2001, peaking at number 2 that year.

What was the highest new entry of 2001?

Damn (I Think I Love You) by Starmaker, straight in at 1 in week 15.

Which record tops the 2001 year chart?

Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) by Safri Duo, with 686 points from 25 weeks. The top 3: 1. Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) (Safri Duo), 2. Fallin' (Alicia Keys), 3. Whole Again (Atomic Kitten).

How is the year chart compiled?

On points from all weekly charts of 2001; only the weeks of that year count. The full ranking and the count are on the year chart of 2001.

How many records made the Dutch Top 40 in 2001?

In total 290 different records, spread over 51 charts. Of those, 254 entered the chart that year.