Best Albums of 2001

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Explore the best albums of 2001, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts. Last updated: 7 hours ago

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2001 year summaryThe best artists of 2001 were The Strokes, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Björk, Tool, Muse, Phil Elverum, System Of A Down, The White Stripes and Jay-Z.

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Genesis

Busta Rhymes

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2001

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8 charts

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Artificial Intelligence: A.I.
Soundtrack

John Williams (US)

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2001

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漸次投射 [Gradually Projection]

高柳昌行 [Masayuki Takayanagi] ・阿部薫 [Kaoru Abe]

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Core

Steve Roach

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Boy Hits Car

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2001

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5 charts

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Each Eye A Path

Mick Karn

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Pocustone

Floex

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Someday My Blues Will Cover The Earth

His Name Is Alive

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Listen To What The Man Said: Popular Artists Pay Tribute To The Music Of Paul McCartney

Various Artists

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Vida Real

Autoramas

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Best Albums of 2001 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	1%
King Crimson	3	0%
高柳昌行 [Masayuki Takayanagi] ・阿部薫 [Kaoru Abe]	2	0%
Daft Punk	2	0%
Bee Gees	2	0%
Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade	2	0%
John Frusciante	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	460	46%
	179	18%
	42	4%
	41	4%
	38	4%
	27	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	933	93%
Yes	68	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	41	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

Best Albums of 2001 chart changes

Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month
Up 10 from 100th to 90th Rêver Mieux by Daniel Bélanger
Up 4 from 51st to 47th Silent Hill 2 Original Soundtracks by 山岡晃 [Akira Yamaoka]
Up 2 from 102nd to 100th How I Loved You by Angels Of Light

Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month
Down 7 from 61st to 68th La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project
Down 2 from 67th to 69th Stephen Malkmus by Stephen Malkmus
Down 1 from 30th to 31st Take Off Your Pants And Jacket by Blink-182

New entries New entries in top 100 since last month
Up 2 from 102nd to 100th How I Loved You by Angels Of Light

Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month
Down 0 from 101st to 101st Behind The Music by The Soundtrack Of Our Lives

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6. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)

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9. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)

10. The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s by Spin (2020)