Best-Selling Music of 2001

The top 100 on Amazon UK that year.

A definitive look back at the 2001 Amazon UK chart. Click any cover to find it on Amazon.

A year of global upheaval found Britain turning to books for escape and understanding. Online book-buying was growing fast, and the charts were beginning to reflect a new kind of mass-market reach.

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#1 — Swing When You're Winning

Swing When You're Winning

4.3 · 311

#3 — No Angel

No Angel

4.5 · 257

#4 — The Invisible Band

The Invisible Band

3.9 · 99

#5 — Fever

Fever

4.5 · 135

#6 — Parachutes

Parachutes

4.4 · 412

#7 — GHV2 (Greatest Hits Volume 2)

GHV2 (Greatest Hits Volume 2)

4.3 · 70

#8 — Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 50

Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 50

4.5 · 38

#9 — Jools Holland And Friends - Small World Big Band

Jools Holland And Friends - Small World Big Band

4.3 · 128

#10 — All That You Can't Leave Behind

All That You Can't Leave Behind

4.3 · 208

#11 — White Ladder

White Ladder

4.5 · 256

#12 — Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary

4.6 · 78

#13 — Dreams Can Come True - Greatest Hits Vol 1

Dreams Can Come True - Greatest Hits Vol 1

4.6 · 70

#14 — Songs From The West Coast

Songs From The West Coast

4.7 · 65

#15 — Reveal

Reveal

4.4 · 103

#16 — Is This It?

Is This It?

4.3 · 227

#17 — Echoes (The Best of Pink Floyd)

Echoes (The Best of Pink Floyd)

4.6 · 216

#18 — Gold: Greatest Hits

Gold: Greatest Hits

4.6 · 108

#19 — Sunshine

Sunshine

4.9 · 34

#20 — Simple Things

Simple Things

4.6 · 166

#21 — Sing When You're Winning

Sing When You're Winning

4.2 · 81

#22 — Survivor

Survivor

4.4 · 92

#23 — Music (Int'l)

Music (Int'l)

4.4 · 158

#24 — Just Enough Education to Perform

Just Enough Education to Perform

4.2 · 105

#25 — ...All This Time

...All This Time

4.4 · 35

#26 — The Voice - Encore

The Voice - Encore

4.2 · 59

#27 — Hybrid Theory

Hybrid Theory

4.6 · 451

#28 — World Of Our Own

World Of Our Own

4.7 · 66

#29 — Songs in a Minor

Songs in a Minor

4.5 · 61

#30 — O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

4.7 · 195

#31 — The Beatles: 1

The Beatles: 1

4.7

#32 — Love Is Here

Love Is Here

4.4 · 70

#33 — A Funk Odyssey

A Funk Odyssey

4.1 · 61

#34 — Just Enough Education to Perform

Just Enough Education to Perform

4.2 · 105

#35 — Popstars

Popstars

3.9 · 39

#36 — Amnesiac

Amnesiac

4.2 · 184

#37 — Not That Kind

Not That Kind

4.2 · 43

#38 — Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

4.5 · 160

#39 — Days Of Speed

Days Of Speed

4.6 · 51

#40 — Solid Bronze - Great Hits

Solid Bronze - Great Hits

4.8 · 134

#41 — Discovery

Discovery

4.4 · 179

#42 — Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)

Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)

4.5 · 27

#43 — All Rise

All Rise

4.6 · 48

#44 — The Chillout Session

The Chillout Session

3.7 · 49

#45 — Whoa Nelly [UK Edition]

Whoa Nelly [UK Edition]

4.3 · 39

#46 — Gorillaz

Gorillaz

4.4 · 121

#47 — Since I Left You

Since I Left You

4.5 · 59

#48 — Best Of The Corrs

Best Of The Corrs

4.7 · 124

#49 — Classical Chillout

Classical Chillout

4.7 · 55

#50 — Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 49

Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 49

4.2 · 42

#51 — Origin Of Symmetry

Origin Of Symmetry

4.7 · 341

#52 — Invincible

Invincible

4.5 · 285

#53 — All Things Must Pass

All Things Must Pass

4.6 · 184

#54 — The Classic Chillout Album: A Collection of Classics for a M...

The Classic Chillout Album: A Collection of Classics for a M...

4.1 · 83

#55 — Time After Time

Time After Time

4.8 · 81

#56 — Get Ready

Get Ready

4.2 · 61

#57 — Know Your Enemy

Know Your Enemy

4.1 · 93

#58 — Kind Of Blue

Kind Of Blue

4.7 · 454

#59 — No Angel

No Angel

4.5 · 257

#60 — Sailing To Philadelphia

Sailing To Philadelphia

4.7 · 148

#61 — Free All Angels

Free All Angels

4.6 · 75

#62 — We Love Life

We Love Life

4.4 · 51

#63 — The Optimist LP

The Optimist LP

4.5 · 67

#65 — Collection

Collection

4.6 · 98

#66 — Amnesiac

Amnesiac

4.2 · 184

#67 — 10 000 Hz Legend

10 000 Hz Legend

4.1 · 65

#68 — Echo Park

Echo Park

4.6 · 103

#69 — The Look Of Love

The Look Of Love

4.5 · 104

#70 — Lemonjelly.ky

Lemonjelly.ky

4.5 · 67

#71 — Whatever Gets You Through The Day

Whatever Gets You Through The Day

4.8 · 31

#72 — The Record: Their Greatest Hits

The Record: Their Greatest Hits

4.8 · 147

#73 — Cieli di Toscana

Cieli di Toscana

4.7 · 37

#74 — The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

4.4 · 78

#75 — The Annual 2002

The Annual 2002

3.8 · 36

#76 — Classic FM: Time to Relax

Classic FM: Time to Relax

4.5 · 25

#77 — Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia

Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia

4.7 · 66

#78 — Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

4.3 · 53

#79 — ROOTY

ROOTY

4.2 · 24

#80 — Gladiator

Gladiator

4.7 · 231

#81 — Break The Cycle

Break The Cycle

4.4 · 101

#82 — Wheatus

Wheatus

4.1 · 57

#83 — BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

4.8 · 141

#84 — Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water [Special U...

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water [Special U...

4.0 · 243

#85 — No Angel

No Angel

4.5 · 257

#86 — Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

4.7 · 81

#87 — Outrospective

Outrospective

4.6 · 30

#88 — Asleep in the Back

Asleep in the Back

4.4 · 107

#89 — The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever Vol.1

The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever Vol.1

4.4 · 72

#90 — International Superhits! Parental Advisory [Explicit Lyrics]...

International Superhits! Parental Advisory [Explicit Lyrics]...

4.7 · 99

#91 — Chilled Ibiza: Experience the Ultimate Sunset Mix

Chilled Ibiza: Experience the Ultimate Sunset Mix

4.3 · 79

#92 — 100 Popular Classics

100 Popular Classics

4.2 · 25

#93 — The Greatest Hits

The Greatest Hits

4.7 · 132

#94 — Anthology

Anthology

4.4 · 69

#95 — Read My Lips

Read My Lips

4.3 · 70

#96 — Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 48

Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 48

4.3 · 45

#97 — White Blood Cells

White Blood Cells

4.5 · 74

#98 — The Look of Love - The Burt Bacharach Collection

The Look of Love - The Burt Bacharach Collection

4.5 · 75

#99 — The Very Best of Prince

The Very Best of Prince

4.7 · 417

#100 — Vertigo

Vertigo

4.8 · 38

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