2001 in British music

2000s in music in the UK
Number-one singles
Number-one albums
Best-selling singles
Best-selling albums
Events
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Charts
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
1999 2010
Top 10 singles
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
1999 2010

This is a summary of 2001 in music in the United Kingdom.

Events

Classical music

Summary

Russell Watson came to the fore in 2001, with the release of his best-selling album The Voice. Another hit album was the score from Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Stephen Warbeck. Karl Jenkins "mass for peace", entitled The Armed Man, went quickly into the Classic FM top 300 annual chart, making him the highest-placed living composer.

Works

Opera

Albums

Musical films

Film scores and incidental music

Music awards

BRIT Awards

The 2001 BRIT Awards winners were:

Mercury Music Prize

The 2001 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to PJ HarveyStories from the City, Stories from the Sea.

Record of the Year

The Record of the Year was awarded to "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7.

Deaths

References

  1. "Mel C 'not quitting Spices'". BBC News. March 8, 2001. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  2. The Scotsman, 11 July 2001
  3. "Lawrence Leonard obituary". Music and Vision. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  4. The Dead Rock Stars Club 2001. Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-04.
  5. Hodgson, Brian (7 July 2001). "Obituary: Delia Derbyshire". Guardian Unlimited.
  6. Obituary of Norman Lumsden, 2 December 2001 in The Daily Telegraph
  7. Mike Wade, Autopsy shows star was drunk at time of suicide, The Scotsman, 26 January 2002.

External links

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