2001 was a hard year. First we saw the death of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of the R&B group TLC, then R&B princess Aaliyah died in a tragic plane crash. Mariah Carey's debut film "Glitter" and its accompanying soundtrack were both universally panned and led to her mental breakdown. And to top it all of, there was the tragedy of September 11. But with all these hardships came some really great music. Enya was vaulted to super-stardom after her song "Only Time" was used to help victims of the 9/11 tragedy, Destiny's Child continued to reign over the radio with "Survivor", Jennifer Lopez came back with a new album and more irresistible hits, and so did No Doubt, Pink, Janet Jackson, Enrique, and so much more. New artists were Nelly Furtado, Lifehouse, and 3LW. Even though this year was filled with heart-ache, there was still a grandiose load of great music. Complete with their peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard year-end charts, here are the best 40 songs that defined 2001:
40. Mandy Moore-Cry
Peak: NA* Billboard Year-End; NA
39. Usher-U Remind Me
Peak: 1 (4 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 15
38. Jessica Simpson-Irresistible
Peak: 15 Billboard Year-End: 63
37. LeAnn Womack-I Hope You Dance
Peak: 14 Billboard Year-End: 32
36. Mariah Carey-Loverboy
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 80
35. Pink-You Make Me Sick
Peak: 33 Billboard Year-End: NA
34. Faith Hill-There You'll Be
Peak: 10 Billboard Year-End: 66
33. Enrique Iglesias-Hero
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 99
32. Incubus-Drive
Peak: 9 Billboard Year-End: NA
31. Britney Spears-I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
Peak: NA* Billboard Year-End: NA
30. 3LW-No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)
Peak: 23 Billboard Year-End: 69
29. Matchbox Twenty-If You're Gone
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 6
28. ATC-Around the World (La la la la la)
Peak: 28 Billboard Year-End: NA
27. Nelly and City Spud-Ride Wit Me
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 18
26. Lenny Kravitz-Again
Peak: 4 Billboard Year-End: 9
25. Janet Jackson-All For You
Peak: 1 (7 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 3
24. Madonna-Don't Tell Me
Peak: 4 Billboard Year-End: 34
23. Britney Spears-I'm a Slave 4 U
Peak: 27 Billboard Year-End: NA
22. Jennifer Lopez-Play
Peak: 18 Billboard Year-End: 72
21. Nelly Furtado-Turn Off the Light
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 70
20. Jennifer Lopez-Love Don't Cost a Thing
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 26
19. Staind-It's Been Awhile
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 14
18. Five for Fighting-Superman (It's Not Easy)
Peak: 14 Billboard Year-End: NA
17. Missy Elliot-Get Ur Freak On
Peak: 7 Billboard Year-End: 35
16. Shaggy-Angel
Peak: 1 (1 week) Billboard Year-End: 17
15. Destiny's Child-Survivor
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 23
14. Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil Kim, Mya-Lady Marmalade
Peak: 1 (5 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 24
13. Kylie Minogue-Can't Get You Outta My Head
Peak: 7 Billboard Year-End: NA
12. Destiny's Child-Bootylicious
Peak: 1 (2 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 42
11. Enya-Only Time
Peak: 10 Billboard Year-End: 59
10. Dido-Thank You
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 8
9. Eve and Gwen Stefani-Let Me Blow Ya Mind
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 7
8. Nelly Furtado-I'm Like a Bird
Peak: 9 Billboard Year-End: 43
7. Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule-I'm Real
Peak: 1 (5 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 5
6. Lifehouse-Hanging by a Moment
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 1
5. Mary J Blige-Family Affair
Peak: 1 (6 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 31
4. Alicia Keys-Fallin'
Peak: 1 (6 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 2
3. Destiny's Child-Independent Women Part I
Peak: 1 (4 weeks)+ Billboard Year-End: 10
2. Pink-Get the Party Started
Peak: 4 Billboard Year-End: NA
1. Train-Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 4
*This song did not chart in the US, but was a hit internationally
+This song topped the charts for seven weeks at the end of 2000
Some of these songs did not reach their peak on the year-end chart until 2002
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