List of UK top-ten singles in 2001

Blue, Daniel Bedingfield, Linkin Park, Nelly Furtado, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Outkast were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2001.

by Bob the Builder (voiced by Neil Morrissey[4] and the theme song from the children's television series), remained at number-one for the first week of 2001.

Of these, eleven went on to record another hit single that year: Alicia Keys, BBMak, D12, Dido DJ Ötzi, Gorillaz, Ian Van Dahl, Lil' Kim, M.O.P., O-Town, So Solid Crew, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Wheatus.

The following table (collapsed) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

Dido made her official chart debut this year with "Here with Me", although she provided uncredited vocals on Eminem's 2000 number-one hit "Stan".

Sophie Ellis-Bextor was the vocalist on Spiller's 2000 number-one hit "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", but was uncredited.

[22] Fred Durst also made his debut independent of Limp Bizkit on this song,[22] as did Chris Martin from Coldplay,[23] Pat Monahan of Train[24] and R.E.M.

[25] Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots)[26] and Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction)[27] also appeared as solo artists but neither of their groups had previously recorded a top ten single in the UK.

[28] 3LW as a group had one top 10 entry, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", but the three members (Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Naturi Naughton) all featured on "What's Going On".

),[30] "Out of Reach" and "It's Raining Men" (Bridget Jones' Diary),[31] "There You'll Be" (Pearl Harbor),[32] "What If" (Christmas Carol: The Movie[33]), "What Would You Do?"

The Comic Relief single was a cover of Billy Joel's "Uptown" by Westlife, peaking at number one on 17 March 2001.

This included Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado and Wyclef Jean.

The song spent ten weeks in the top 10 and sold 1.15 million copies and was certified 2× platinum by the BPI.

Shaggy (pictured in 2018) had the best-selling single of 2001 with " It Wasn't Me ". The song featuring Rikrok sold 1.15 million copies. Shaggy had two further top 10 entries this year, including " Angel ", which also topped the chart.
Kylie Minogue had another successful year, as " Can't Get You Out of My Head ", which spent four weeks at number-one, became one of the biggest hits of her career, as well as the third best-selling song of this year.
Austrian musician DJ Ötzi (pictured in 2016) reached number-one in the UK in September 2001 with " Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh) ", a cover version of the Bruce Channel song " Hey! Baby ", which lasted ten weeks in the top 10. It went on to become the fifth best selling single of the year. DJ Ötzi had a second top 10 hit later in the year with his cover of " Do Wah Diddy Diddy ", which reached number nine.
Irish boy band Westlife (original member Brian McFadden not pictured) were responsible for this year's Children in Need single, a reworking of Billy Joel 's " Uptown Girl " which reached number-one in March. They had a second chart-topper in November with " Queen of My Heart ".
Jennifer Lopez had five singles in the top 10 in 2001, notably reaching number-one in January with " Love Don't Cost a Thing ".
Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit had three top 10 entries in 2001, two of which were with his group. The most successful of his entries was Rollin' , which hit number-one in January.
English boy band Blue landed three entries in the top 10 this year, including the number-ones " Too Close " and " If You Come Back ".
French composer and electronic music producer The Supermen Lovers reached number two in the UK in September 2001 with his single " Starlight ", which featured vocals from singer Mani Hoffman .
English singer-songwriter Gordon Haskell , who had been an active musician since the 1960s, became a one-hit wonder in the UK Singles Chart in December of this year with his song " How Wonderful You Are ", which peaked at number two.
Another one-hit wonder who made the UK charts in 2001 was American county rock singer Uncle Kracker , whose single " Follow Me " peaked at number three and lasted four weeks in the top 10.
US country singer Faith Hill reached number three in the UK in June of this year with her single " There You'll Be ", which featured on the soundtrack of the movie Pearl Harbor .