See also: 1999 in music, other events of 2000, 2001 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Albums Released
Top Hits
- "Breathe" - Faith Hill
- "Everything You Want" - Vertical Horizon
- "I Wanna Know" - Joe
- "Fly" - Dixie Chicks
- "Kryptonite" - 3 Doors Down
- "There She Goes" - Sixpence None The Richer
- "Who Let The Dogs Out" - Baha Men
- "A Puro Dolor" - Son By Four
Top 10 Selling Albums of the Year
- The Beatles - 1, best selling album of the year
- NSYNC - No Strings Attached
- Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
- Britney Spears - Oops I Did It Again
- Creed - Human Clay, Wind-Up
- Santana - Supernatural
- Nelly - Country Grammar, Fo' Real
- Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue
- Dr. Dre - Dr. Dre 2001
- Destiny's Child - The Writing's on the Wall
Events
- The latest Joel and Ethan Coen film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? was released to much criticial acclaim. The film and its T-Bone Burnett produced soundtrack ignite a new found popularity of traditional American folk music and bluegrass.
- The Beatles release The Beatles Anthology book which included interviews with all four band members and others involved, plus rare photos. The book went straight to the top of the New York Times bestsellers list.
Births
Deaths
- February 12 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins, 70, American rock artist
- March 20 - Gene "Eugene" Andrusco, actor, singer
- March 27 - Ian Dury, 57, English rock musician
- October 3 - Benjamin Orr, bassist, vocalist for American rock group The Cars
- October 30 - Steve Allen, comedian, composer, talk show host, author
Awards
- The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Eric Clapton, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lovin' Spoonful, The Moonglows, Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor
- Inductees of the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame include Shirley Caesar, and The Oak Ridge Boys