2001 Oricon Number 1 Releases

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#1 Singles and Albums in 2001 according to Oricon

From November 20, 2000 to November 18, 2001. Week 6's sales unavailable due to Oricon holidays and week 7’s sales is a combination of two weeks. Click on the # for that week to view the top 30 albums, singles.

Note: 'Week Sales' means the number of units that the product sold to get to #1 for that week. Usually this is the product's first week sales, but not always.

#	Date	Single Artist	Single	Week Sales	Album Artist	Album	Week Sales
1	12.04	MISIA	Everything	163,980	Southern All Stars	Ballad 3 ~the album of LOVE~	1,368,650
2	12.11	J-FRIENDS	I WILL GET THERE	312,640	GLAY	DRIVE-GLAY complete BEST	1,726,780
3	12.18	Porno Graffitti	Saboten	130,190	B'z	ELEVEN	756,910
4	12.25	Hamasaki Ayumi	M	541,350	KinKi Kids	D album	354,830
5	01.01	Hamasaki Ayumi	M	185,290	LUNA SEA	PERIOD ~THE BEST SELECTION~	166,400
6	01.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
7	01.15	Every Little Thing	fragile / JIRENMA	278,120	V6	Very best	261,400
8	01.22	Every Little Thing	fragile / JIRENMA	127,490	LOVE PSYCHEDELICO	THE GREATEST HITS	351,260
9	01.29	Minimoni	Minimoni. Jankenpyon! / Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu Daisukki!	265,270	LOVE PSYCHEDELICO	THE GREATEST HITS	274,320
10	02.05	Minimoni	Minimoni. Jankenpyon! / Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu Daisukki!	115,780	ARASHI	ARASHI No.1 ~Arashi wa Arashi wo Yobu~	267,220
11	02.12	Hamasaki Ayumi	evolution	503,020	Morning Musume	Best! Morning Musume 1	1,218,990
12	02.19	KinKi Kids	Boku no Senaka ni wa Hane ga Aru	411,820	JUDY AND MARY	WARP	502,470
13	02.26	Utada Hikaru	Can You Keep A Secret?	783,620	ZARD	Toki no Tsubasa	231,850
14	03.05	Utada Hikaru	Can You Keep A Secret?	332,080	Do As Infinity	NEW WORLD	201,310
15	03.12	Petitmoni	BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT!	270,730	DA PUMP	Da Best of Da Pump	688,390
16	03.19	Hamasaki Ayumi	NEVER EVER	423,480	Onitsuka Chihiro	Insomnia	441,470
17	03.26	B'z	ultra soul	501,040	L'Arc~en~Ciel	Clicked Singles Best 13	802,530
18	04.02	B'z	ultra soul	100,450	SMAP	Smap Vest	1,005,080
19	04.09	Goto Maki	Ai no Bakayarou	268,330	Utada Hikaru	Distance	3,002,720
20	04.16	Re:Japan	Ashita ga Arusa	62,280	Hamasaki Ayumi	A BEST	510,160
21	04.23	CHEMISTRY	PIECES OF A DREAM	71,250	Utada Hikaru	Distance	294,340
22	04.30	ARASHI	Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru	241,050	Nakazawa Yuko, Tanpopo, Petitmoni, Minimoni	Together! -Tanpopo, Petit, Mini, Yuko-	314,420
23	05.07	GLAY	GLOBAL COMMUNICATION	364,420	MISIA	MARVELOUS	881,150
24	05.14	N.M.L.	ZERO LANDMINE	126,320	MISIA	MARVELOUS	340,590
25	05.21	N.M.L.	ZERO LANDMINE	87,540	shela	COLORLESS	201,160
26	05.28	Hamasaki Ayumi	Endless sorrow	430,220	Oda Kazumasa	LOOKING BACK 2	120,490
27	06.04	KinKi Kids	Jounetsu	375,410	JUDY AND MARY	The Great Escape ~Complete Request Best~	374,620
28	06.11	TOKIO	Message / Hitoribocchi no Haburashi	121,830	Suzuki Ami	FUN for FAN	242,330
29	06.18	CHEMISTRY	Point of No Return / Kimi wo Sagashiteta	231,180	The Gospellers	Love Notes	502,040
30	06.25	CHEMISTRY	Point of No Return / Kimi wo Sagashiteta	106,520	The Gospellers	Love Notes	261,720
31	07.02	Miki Douzan	Lifetime Respect	108,210	aiko	Natsufuku	380,370
32	07.09	Porno Graffitti	Agehachou	175,530	aiko	Natsufuku	252,540
33	07.16	Kuwata Keisuke	Naminori Johnny	518,590	Kuraki Mai	PERFECT CRIME	800,210
34	07.23	Hamasaki Ayumi	UNITE!	365,910	Mr.Children	Mr.Children 1992-1995	1,201,730
35	07.30	Kuwata Keisuke	Naminori Johnny	110,560	Mr.Children	Mr.Children 1992-1995	234,600
36	08.06	Morning Musume	The☆Pea~ce!	310,810	KinKi Kids	E album	400,480
37	08.13	ARASHI	Jidai	250,880	V6	Volume 6	120,140
38	08.20	B'z	GOLD	400,020	SMAP	pamS	230,230
39	08.27	B'z	GOLD	75,230	Mariah Carey	Glitter	70,260
40	09.03	Mr.Children	Yasashii Uta	250,610	Takeuchi Mariya	BON APPETIT	501,530
41	09.10	V6	Dasenai Tegami	135,250	Takeuchi Mariya	BON APPETIT	348,730
42	09.17	L'Arc~en~Ciel	Spirit dreams inside -another dream	201,020	Cocco	Best+Ura Best+Mihappyou Kyokushuu	264,870
43	09.24	Minimoni	Minimoni. Telephone! Rin Rin Rin / Minimoni. Bus Guide	171,190	Cocco	Best+Ura Best+Mihappyou Kyokushuu	87,890
44	10.01	GLAY	Hitohira no Jiyuu	280,100	Do As Infinity	DEEP FOREST	301,580
45	10.08	Hamasaki Ayumi	Dearest	363,730	Hamasaki Ayumi	SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2	201,030
46	10.15	Hamasaki Ayumi	Dearest	124,020	Suga Shikao	Sugarless	101,950
47	10.22	CHEMISTRY	You Go Your Way	207,350	Various Artists	WOMAN 2	59,030
48	10.29	HYDE	evergreen	191,120	Various Artists	WOMAN 2	64,870
49	11.05	Kuwata Keisuke	Shiroi Koibitotachi	520,040	Backstreet Boys	The Hits: Chapter One	311,320
50	11.12	Morning Musume	Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~	308,940	Yaida Hitomi	Candlize	401,090
51	11.19	Mr.Children	youthful days	352,730	CHEMISTRY	The Way We Are	1,143,310
52	11.26	KinKi Kids	Hey! Minna Genki Kai?	260,250	Matsutoya Yumi	sweet,bitter sweet~YUMING BALLAD BEST	411,030