These are the Oricon number one albums of 2001, per the Oricon Albums Chart.

Chart history +KeyIndicates best-selling album of 2001

Issue DateSee weekly issues of Oricon magazine with these dates. See also Youtaiju. Album Sales Artist(s) 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 29 274,320 February 5 Arashi No.1: 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 Various Artists May 7 Marvelous 881,150 Misia May 14 340,590 May 21 Colorless 201,160 Shela May 28 Looking Back 2 120,490 Kazumasa Oda June 4CDアルバム BEST50. Weekly Ranking. Oricon Entertainment Site. 4 June 2001. 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 25 261,720 July 2 Natsufuku 380,370 Aiko July 9 252,540 July 16 Perfect Crime 800,210 Mai Kuraki July 23 Mr. Children 1992–1995 1,201,730 Mr. Children July 30 234,600 August 6 E Album 400,480 KinKi Kids August 13 Volume 6 120,140 V6 August 20CDアルバム BEST50. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 20 August 2001. qamS 230,230 SMAP August 27 Glitter 70,260 Mariah Carey September 3 Bon Appetit! 501,530 Mariya Takeuchi September 10 348,730 September 17 Best + Ura Best + Mihappyōkyokushū 264,870 Cocco September 24 87,890 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 64,870 November 5CDアルバム BEST50. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 5 November 2001. 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 3 210,170 December 10CDアルバム BEST50. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 10 December 2001. 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 1st Message 191,810 W-inds

Annual Number-one album of 2001: Distance by Hikaru Utada. 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.

See also 2001 in music

References

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