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The highest-selling albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the Billboard 200 , published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales.[1] Unusually, the top-selling album of 2001 (Hybrid Theory ) did not get to number one.
Chart history
Key
†
Indicates best performing album of 2001
Issue Date
Album
Artist(s)
Label
Sales
Reference(s)
January 6
1 †
The Beatles
Apple
1,258,667
[2] [3]
January 13
451,253
[4] [5]
January 20
268,551
[6] [7]
January 27
260,179
[8] [9]
February 3
215,534
[10] [11]
February 10
J. Lo
Jennifer Lopez
Epic
272,262
[12] [13]
February 17
Hot Shot
Shaggy
MCA
245,678
[14] [15]
February 24
245,778
[16] [17]
March 3
293,979
[18] [19]
March 10
271,652
[20] [21]
March 17
Everyday
Dave Matthews Band
RCA
732,720
[22] [23]
March 24
280,081
[24] [25]
March 31
Hot Shot
Shaggy
MCA
209,767
[26] [27]
April 7
188,838
[28] [29]
April 14
Until the End of Time
2Pac
Amaru
426,870
[30] [31]
April 21
Now 6
Various Artists
Epic
525,005
[32] [33]
April 28
546,778
[34] [35]
May 5
248,811
[36] [37]
May 12
All for You
Janet Jackson
Virgin
605,128
[38] [39]
May 19
Survivor
Destiny's Child
Columbia
663,280
[40] [41]
May 26
358,959
[42] [43]
June 2
Lateralus
Tool
Tool Dissectional/Volcano
555,222
[44] [45]
June 9
Break the Cycle
Staind
Flip
716,003
[46] [47]
June 16
326,299
[48] [49]
June 23
244,698
[50] [51]
June 30
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Blink-182
MCA
349,846
[52] [53]
July 7
Devil's Night
D12
Shady
371,881
[54] [55]
July 14
Songs in A Minor
Alicia Keys
J
235,816
[56] [57]
July 21
Devil's Night
D12
Shady
173,956
[58] [59]
July 28
Songs in A Minor
Alicia Keys
J
221,813
[60] [61]
August 4
221,749
[62] [63]
August 11
Celebrity
NSYNC
Jive
1,879,955
[64] [65]
August 18
Now 7
Various Artists
Virgin
621,419
[66] [67]
August 25
394,483
[68] [69]
September 1
278,538
[70] [71]
September 8
Now
Maxwell
Columbia
296,388
[72] [73]
September 15
Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Blackground
305,911
[74] [75]
September 22
Toxicity
System of a Down
American
222,038
[76]
September 29
The Blueprint
Jay-Z
Roc-A-Fella
426,550
[77] [78]
October 6
270,814
[79] [80]
October 13
173,663
[81] [82]
October 20
Pain Is Love
Ja Rule
Murder, Inc.
360,712
[83] [84]
October 27
220,793
[85] [86]
November 3
God Bless America: For the Benefit of the Twin Towers Fund
Various Artists
Columbia
180,894
[87]
November 10
The Great Depression
DMX
Ruff Ryders
439,957
[88] [89]
November 17
Invincible
Michael Jackson
Epic
366,272
[90] [91]
November 24
Britney
Britney Spears
Jive
745,744
[92] [93]
December 1
Scarecrow
Garth Brooks
Capitol
465,523
[94]
December 8
Weathered
Creed
Wind-Up
887,229
[95]
December 15
417,462
[96]
December 22
458,033
[97]
December 29
555,092
[98]
See also
References
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^ Martens, Todd (2001-06-14). "Staind Fends Off Radiohead, St. Lunatics At No. 1" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-24 .
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^ Martens, Todd (2001-06-21). "Blink-182 Opens At No. 1, Sugar Ray Debuts High" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-24 .
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^ Martens, Todd (2001-06-28). "Devilish D12 Debut At No. 1" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-24 .
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^ Martens, Todd (2001-07-05). "Keys' Debut Tops The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-24 .
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