Billboard's Year In Review 2001

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Dec 06, 2001 Source: Billboard Submitted By: Misty THE BILLBOARD 200 As already stated, the No. 1 album of the year is the Beatles' Capitol compilation "1." The collection, which spent eight weeks in pole position on The Billboard 200, is the Fab Four's first year-end album recap chart-topper. The person who should be the most unhappy fella about the Beatles owning the No. 1 album of 2001 is Shaggy, who has to settle for second place with his hit-laden "Hotshot" (MCA). The Backstreet Boys, No. 9 last year with "Millennium," improved this year, coming in third with "Black & Blue" (Jive). The "Now That's What I Call Music!" series performed much better in 2001 than the previous year, when "Now 3" was No. 26 and "Now 4" was No. 33. "Now 5" is the No. 4 album of 2001, with "Now 6" at No. 15 and "Now 7" at No. 24. The only other act aside from the Backstreet Boys to repeat from last year's top-10 is 'N Sync. "No Strings Attached" was the No. 1 album of 2000, while "Celebrity" (Jive) ranks No. 9 for 2001. Irish new-age queen Enya ranks No. 9 with the highest-charting album of her 12-year chart span, "A Day Without Rain" (Reprise/Warner Bros.). Last year's top soundtrack was "Mission: Impossible 2," all the way down at No. 59. You don't have to look that far down the list to find the top soundtrack of 2001. "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (Mercury), which has proven it really has legs, checked in at No. 23. The top Billboard 200 artist is the Beatles, followed by Shaggy and the Backstreet Boys. The top group is Destiny's Child, and the top solo female artist is Enya. Combining the Hot 100 and The Billboard 200, the top pop artist is once again Destiny's Child. The top solo males are Shaggy, Nelly, and Ja Rule. The top solo females are Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, and Alicia Keys. The top new artists are Lifehouse, Alicia Keys, and Dream. Click here to view the top 100 positions of The Billboard 200. Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: buy cheap oem software YGc0E0 Comrade kill yourself. Comment on this item. Next Item: Olympic torch coming Friday Prev Item: Official Spokeswoman: Boys Not Breaking Up