List of Oricon number-one albums of 2001
These are the Oricon number one albums of 2001, per the Oricon Weekly Album Charts.
Issue Date | Album | Sales | Artist |
January 1 | Period -the Best Selection- | 166,400 | Luna Sea |
January 15 | Very Best | 261,400 | V6 |
January 22 | The Greatest Hits | 351,260 | Love Psychedelico |
January 29 | The Greatest Hits | 274,320 | Love Psychedelico |
February 5 | Arashi No.1 Ichigou -Arashi wa Arashi o Yobu!- | 267,220 | Arashi |
February 12 | Best! Morning Musume 1 | 1,218,990 | Morning Musume. |
February 19 | Warp | 502,470 | Judy and Mary |
February 26 | Toki no Tsubasa | 231,850 | Zard |
March 5 | New World | 201,310 | Do As Infinity |
March 12 | Da Best of Da Pump | 688,390 | Da Pump |
March 19 | Insomnia | 441,470 | Chihiro Onitsuka |
March 26 | Clicked Singles Best 13 | 802,530 | L'Arc-en-Ciel |
April 2 | Smap Vest | 1,005,080 | SMAP |
April 9 | Distance | 3,002,720 | Hikaru Utada |
April 16 | A Best | 510,160 | Ayumi Hamasaki |
April 23 | Distance | 294,340 | Hikaru Utada |
April 30 | Together! -Tanpopo, Petit, Mini, Yuko- | 314,420 | Yuko Nakazawa, Tanpopo, Petitmoni, Mini Moni |
May 7 | Marvelous | 881,150 | Misia |
May 14 | Marvelous | 340,590 | Misia |
May 21 | COLORLESS | 201,160 | shela |
May 28 | Looking Back 2 | 120,490 | Kazumasa Oda |
June 4 | The Great Escape - Complete Best | 374,620 | Judy and Mary |
June 11 | Fun for Fan | 242,330 | Ami Suzuki |
June 18 | Love Notes | 502,040 | The Gospellers |
June 25 | Love Notes | 261,720 | The Gospellers |
July 2 | Natsufuku | 380,370 | aiko |
July 9 | Natsufuku | 252,540 | aiko |
July 16 | Perfect Crime | 800,210 | Mai Kuraki |
July 23 | Mr. Children 1992–1995 | 1,201,730 | Mr. Children |
July 30 | Mr. Children 1992–1995 | 234,600 | Mr. Children |
August 6 | E Album | 400,480 | KinKi Kids |
August 13 | Volume 6 | 120,140 | V6 |
August 20 | qamS | 230,230 | SMAP |
August 27 | Glitter | 70,260 | Mariah Carey |
September 3 | Bon Appetit! | 501,530 | Mariya Takeuchi |
September 10 | Bon Appetit! | 348,730 | Mariya Takeuchi |
September 17 | Best + Ura Best + Mihappyokyokushuu | 264,870 | Cocco |
September 24 | Best + Ura Best + Mihappyokyokushuu | 87,890 | Cocco |
October 1 | Deep Forest | 301,580 | Do As Infinity |
October 8 | Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix 2 | 201,030 | Ayumi Hamasaki |
October 15 | Sugarless | 101,950 | Shikao Suga |
October 22 | Woman 2 | 59,030 | Various Artists |
October 29 | Woman 2 | 64,870 | Various Artists |
November 5 | Greatest Hits: Chapter One | 311,320 | Backstreet Boys |
November 12 | Candlize | 401,090 | Hitomi Yaida |
November 19 | The Way We Are | 1,143,310 | Chemistry |
November 26 | Sweet, Bitter Sweet Yuming Ballad Best | 411,030 | Yumi Matsutoya |
December 3 | Sweet, Bitter Sweet Yuming Ballad Best | 210,170 | Yumi Matsutoya |
December 10 | One Love | 451,050 | GLAY |
December 17 | Monkey Girl Odyssey | 200,210 | Dreams Come True |
December 24 | Singles | 190,210 | My Little Lover |
December 31 | w-inds. ~1st Message~ | 191,810 | w-inds. |
Trivia
- Number-one album of 2001: Distance by Utada Hikaru.
- Most weeks at number-one: Aiko, Ayumi Hamasaki, Do As Infinity, Hikaru Utada, Love Psychedelico, Mariya Takeuchi, Misia, Mr. Children, The Gospellers, V6, Yumi Matsutoya with a total of 2 weeks.
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