List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2001

In the year's first issue of Billboard the number one song was "The Christmas Shoes" by contemporary Christian music group NewSong, which moved into the top spot that week.

The first was "Only Time" by Irish musician Enya, which reached the top spot in the issue of Billboard dated September 29.

The song, originally released in 2000, was used in a video paying tribute to the victims of the attacks which went viral on the internet and was featured on television,[3][4] and it went on to spend six non-consecutive weeks atop the AC chart.

It was replaced at number one in early December by "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias, another song which came to be associated with the aftermath of the attacks.

The song, which Iglesias performed on the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon on September 21,[5] and which became ubiquitous in the weeks after the attacks as what MTV later called an "impromptu anthem of healing",[6][7] held the top spot for the final four weeks of the year.

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" If You're Gone " was a number one for Matchbox Twenty .
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Lee Ann Womack 's " I Hope You Dance " spent a total of 11 weeks at number one.
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Faith Hill spent twelve weeks atop the chart with " There You'll Be ".
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Enrique Iglesias ended the year at number one with his song " Hero ".