R&B number-one hits of 2001 (USA)
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These are the Billboard
R&B singles chart number-one singles of 2001.
Billboard (magazine)
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R&B singles chart number-one singles of 2001.
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 6 | Independent Women Part I Independent Women Part I "Independent Women" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child. The song first appeared as the soundtrack to the 2000 film adaption of Charlie's Angels, and later included in the group's third studio album, Survivor... |
Destiny's Child Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme... |
| January 13 | I Just Wanna Luv U (Give It 2 Me) | Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010... |
| January 20 | I Just Wanna Luv U (Give It 2 Me) | Jay-Z |
| January 27 | Danger (Been So Long) Danger (Been So Long) "Danger " was the second single released by rapper Mystikal from his fourth album, Let's Get Ready, it featured singer Nivea. It was released on December 12, 2000 and was produced by The Neptunes... |
Mystikal Mystikal Michael Lawrence Tyler , better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans.-1993-1994: Early career:... featuring Nivea |
| February 3 | Ms. Jackson Ms. Jackson "Ms. Jackson" is a song by OutKast and the second single from their fourth album Stankonia. It topped the U.S. charts for the week of February 17, 2001, and won a 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. It also reached number one in Germany and number two in the United... |
OutKast OutKast Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast... |
| February 10 | Stutter Stutter (Joe song) "Stutter" is a 2000 song by American R&B singer Joe. The original version of the song was produced by Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Teddy Riley. Written by Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Ernest E. Dixon... |
Joe Joe (singer) Joseph Lewis Thomas , usually credited simply as Joe, is an American R&B singer and record producer.-Early life:Joe is a native of Cuthbert, Georgia and later moved to Opelika, Alabama. The son of two preachers, Joe spent much time in church singing, playing guitar, and even directing the choir... featuring Mystikal |
| February 17 | Stutter | Joe featuring Mystikal |
| February 24 | Stutter | Joe featuring Mystikal |
| March 3 | Stutter | Joe featuring Mystikal |
| March 10 | Stutter | Joe featuring Mystikal |
| March 17 | It's Over Now It's Over Now (112 song) "It's Over Now" is the lead single by 112's from their third album, Part III, and their first number-one R&B single, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks for two weeks.... |
112 112 (band) 112 is an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly artists on Diddy's Bad Boy Records, the group signed to the Def Soul roster in 2002. They had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as "Only You", "Anywhere" and "Peaches & Cream"... |
| March 24 | It's Over Now | 112 |
| March 31 | Promise Promise (Jagged Edge song) "Promise" is a song by R&B group Jagged Edge. The song spent two weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number nine on the U.S. Pop chart.-Charts:... |
Jagged Edge Jagged Edge (band) Jagged Edge is an American R&B group, with the lead singers, Brandon & Brian, born in Hartford, CT on October 13, 1975, Kyle Norman of Decatur, GA born on February 26,1976 and Richard Wingo of College Park, GA born on September 3, 1975. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after Kandi... |
| April 7 | Promise | Jagged Edge |
| April 14 | All for You | Janet Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years... |
| April 21 | All for You | Janet |
| April 28 | Missing You Missing You (Case song) "Missing You" is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Case. It was produced by Tim & Bob and released as the album's first single. The song itself is a cover of the same song done by Joe the year before. The hit song spent four weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart.The song was covered... |
Case Case (singer) Case Woodard, stage name Case, is an American R&B singer who was born in New York City.-Music career:After stints with R&B group Future and a duo called Black, Case got work co-writing and singing background for artists including Usher, Christopher Williams and Al B. Sure. Case finally felt close... |
| May 5 | Missing You | Case |
| May 12 | Missing You | Case |
| May 19 | Missing You | Case |
| May 26 | My Baby My Baby (Lil' Romeo song) "My Baby" is the first single by American rapper Lil' Romeo from his debut studio album Lil' Romeo by No Limit Records. The song samples "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5. It topped the Billboard R&B chart and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and is, to date, Romeo's biggest hit. It was... |
Lil' Romeo Romeo Miller Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. , better known by his stage name Romeo , is an American rapper, actor, basketball player, entrepreneur, and model. He is the son of rapper and entrepreneur Master P and former rapper Sonya C. He is the nephew of rappers C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker and the brother of... |
| June 2 | Fiesta | R. Kelly R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play... featuring Jay-Z |
| June 9 | Fiesta | R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z |
| June 16 | Fiesta | R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z |
| June 23 | Fiesta | R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z |
| June 30 | Fiesta | R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z |
| July 7 | U Remind Me U Remind Me "U Remind Me" is a 2001 single from Usher's 2001 album 8701. It was the first US single from the album... |
Usher Usher (entertainer) Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100... |
| July 14 | U Remind Me | Usher |
| July 21 | U Remind Me | Usher |
| July 28 | U Remind Me | Usher |
| August 4 | Loverboy Loverboy (Mariah Carey song) "Loverboy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on July 16, 2001 by Virgin Records as the lead single from Carey's eighth studio album, Glitter . Written and produced by Carey, Larry Blackmon, Thomas Jenkins, Clark Kent, "Loverboy" is built around a sample from... |
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... featuring Cameo Cameo (band) Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from Ohio Players, another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded several... |
| August 11 | Loverboy | Mariah Carey featuring Cameo |
| August 18 | Fallin' Fallin' "Fallin" is a song recorded, written, and produced by American recording artist Alicia Keys for her debut album, Songs in A Minor. Released to radio and music video outlets in 2001, it is generally considered her signature song. "Fallin'" became Keys' first number-one single in the United States... |
Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano... |
| August 25 | Fallin' | Alicia Keys |
| September 1 | Fallin' | Alicia Keys |
| September 8 | Fallin' | Alicia Keys |
| September 15 | Where the Party At Where the Party At "Where the Party At" was a number-one R&B single by group Jagged Edge featuring Nelly. The hit song spent three weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart, and was the group's highest-charting single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #3.... |
Jagged Edge with Nelly Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album... |
| September 22 | Where the Party At | Jagged Edge with Nelly |
| September 29 | Where the Party At | Jagged Edge with Nelly |
| October 6 | Differences Differences "Differences" is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Ginuwine. The hit song spent four weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart.This is Ginuwine's best selling and top charting single yet in his career, also peaking at number four on the main US pop chart.-Single track listing: CD... |
Ginuwine Ginuwine Elgin Baylor Lumpkin , better known by his stage name Ginuwine is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Signed to Epic Records since the mid-1990s, Ginuwine had released a number of multi-platinum and platinum-selling albums and singles, becoming one of R&B's top artists during the late 1990's... |
| October 13 | Differences | Ginuwine |
| October 20 | Differences | Ginuwine |
| October 27 | Differences | Ginuwine |
| November 3 | Family Affair Family Affair (Mary J. Blige song) "Family Affair" is a 2001 hit song for Mary J. Blige, produced by Dr. Dre. It was taken from her fifth album, No More Drama, and was responsible for popularizing the terms "hateration" and "dancery" in the US, as well as contributing to the popularity of the word "crunk". The single topped the... |
Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has... |
| November 10 | Family Affair | Mary J. Blige |
| November 17 | U Got It Bad U Got It Bad "U Got It Bad" is a 2001 single from Usher's 2001 album 8701. It was the second US single from the album and the third international single, reaching number 1 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, and reaching the top 5 in the United Kingdom and Australia.The song was produced by... |
Usher |
| November 24 | U Got It Bad | Usher |
| December 1 | U Got It Bad | Usher |
| December 8 | U Got It Bad | Usher |
| December 15 | U Got It Bad | Usher |
| December 22 | U Got It Bad | Usher |
| December 29 | U Got It Bad | Usher |