2001 in hip-hop
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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2001.
Released albums
Highest-charting singles
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|+Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 2001 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100|title = The Hot 100 Chart|magazine = Billboard}} ! scope="col"|Song ! scope="col"|Artist ! scope="col"|Project ! scope="col"|Peak position |
| "Ms. Jackson"
| OutKast | 1 |
| "Ride Wit Me"
|3 |
| "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
| Jay-Z | 8 |
| "E.I."
| Nelly | Country Grammar | 15 |
| "Girls, Girls, Girls"
| Jay-Z | The Blueprint | rowspan="2"| 17 |
| "I'm a Thug" |
| "Purple Pills"
| D12 | 19 |
| "#1"
| Nelly | rowspan="2"| 22 |
| "Music"
| Erick Sermon featuring Marvin Gaye | Music |
| "Area Codes"
| Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg | 24 |
| "Can't Deny It"
| Fabolous featuring Nate Dogg | 25 |
| "Oochie Wally"
| Nas & Bravehearts | Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest | 26 |
| "So Fresh, So Clean"
| OutKast | Stankonia | 31 |
Highest first-week sales
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|+List of top ten albums with the highest first-week ! scope="col"|Number ! scope="col"|Album ! scope="col"|Artist ! scope="col"|1st-week sales ! scope="col"|1st-week position |
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| DMX | 439,000 | 1 |
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| 2Pac | 427,000 | 1 |
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| Jay-Z | 420,000 | 1 |
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| D12 | 372,000 | 1 |
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| Ja Rule | 361,000 | 1 |
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| Nas | 342,000 | 8 |
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| 320,000 | 11 |
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| Ludacris | 281,000 | 3 |
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| 250,000 | 2 |
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| Juvenile | 213,000 | 2 |
All critically reviewed albums ranked (Metacritic)
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! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Album ! scope="col"| Average score ! scope="col"| Number of reviews ! scope="col"| Reference |
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| 92 | 5 reviews |
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| 89 | 16 reviews |
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| Jay-Z | 88 | 12 reviews |
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| The Coup | 85 | 11 reviews |
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| 77 | 15 reviews |
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| Genesis | 77 | 8 reviews |
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| Gorillaz | Gorillaz | 71 | 18 reviews |
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| 71 | 12 reviews |
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|Eve | Scorpion | 70 | 12 reviews |
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| Nas | 69 | 12 reviews |
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| 69 | 12 reviews |
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| KRS-One | 69 | 8 reviews |
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| 68 | 13 reviews |
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| Mystikal | 68 | 7 reviews |
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| Ludacris | 67 | 8 reviews |
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| RZA | 67 | 8 reviews |
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| Tha Liks | 65 | 10 reviews |
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| Date of Birth | 63 | 7 reviews |
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| 63 | 6 reviews |
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| DMX | 62 | 10 reviews |
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| Sisqó | 61 | 9 reviews |
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| Ja Rule | 59 | 10 reviews |
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| Redman | 59 | 8 reviews |
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| D12 | 58 | 11 reviews |
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| 2Pac | 51 | 8 reviews |
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| Run-DMC | 43 | 17 reviews |
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| Master P | 40 | 4 reviews |
See also
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References
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