Top Billboard 200 Artists (The Year in Music 2001)

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Artists

#ArtistTypeGenderAreaBeginBegin areaEndEnd areaRating
1The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)GroupEngland1960Liverpool1970-04-104.8
2Shaggy (Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer)PersonMaleJamaica1968-10-22Kingston5
3Backstreet BoysGroupUnited States1993Orlando3.85
4N-SYNC (US dance music duo Bryan Thompson & Paul Scott)GroupUnited States
5Limp BizkitGroupUnited States1994Jacksonville4.15
6Destiny’s ChildGroupUnited States1990Houston20064.25
7Tim McGraw (American country music singer, songwriter and actor)PersonMaleUnited States1967-05-01Delhi3.65
8Linkin Park (American rock band)GroupUnited States1999Agoura Hills4.3
9StaindGroupUnited States1995-11-24Springfield3.85
10Enya (Irish singer-songwriter)PersonFemaleIreland1961-05-17Gweedore4.35
11Nelly (US rapper)PersonMaleUnited States1974-11-02Austin3.8
12Creed (US rock band from Tallahassee, FL)GroupUnited States1995Tallahassee3.85
13Ja RulePersonMaleSaddle River1976-02-29Queens2.5
14Alicia KeysPersonFemaleUnited States1981-01-25Manhattan4.7
15Britney SpearsPersonFemaleUnited States1981-12-02McComb4.15
16Sade (group w/ singer of same performance name)GroupUnited Kingdom1982London (Greater London)4.75
17Dave Matthews BandGroupUnited States1991Charlottesville4.2
18Lenny KravitzPersonMaleUnited States1964-05-26Manhattan4.15
19OutKastGroupUnited States1991East Point4.55
20JAY‐Z (US rapper)PersonMaleUnited States1969-12-04Brooklyn3.55
21Dido (English singer‐songwriter)PersonFemaleUnited Kingdom1971-12-25London (Greater London)4.3
22R. KellyPersonMaleUnited States1967-01-08Chicago3.25
23Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo)PersonFemaleUnited States1969-07-24The Bronx4.4
24Aaron Carter (US teen pop vocalist)PersonMaleUnited States1987-12-07Tampa2022-11-05Lancaster
25Janet JacksonPersonFemaleUnited States1966-05-16Gary4
26U2 (Irish rock band)GroupIreland1976Dublin4.35
27Ludacris (US rapper & actor)PersonMaleUnited States1977-09-11Champaign4.6
28Snoop Dogg (US rapper)PersonMaleUnited States1971-10-20Long Beach4.25
29blink‐182GroupUnited States1992-08-01Poway4.45
30LifehouseGroupUnited States1996Los Angeles4.25
31Faith Hill (Country pop singer)PersonFemaleUnited States1967-09-21Jackson3.75
32Bow Wow (rapper fka Lil Bow Wow)PersonMaleUnited States1987-03-09Columbus
33Baha MenGroupBahamas1977Bahamas1
34Tool (American rock band)GroupUnited States1990Los Angeles4.7
352Pac (US rapper)PersonMaleUnited States1971-06-16East Harlem1996-09-13Las Vegas4.65
36Christina AguileraPersonFemaleUnited States1980-12-18Staten Island4.65
37D12GroupUnited States1996Detroit4
38Train (US pop rock band)GroupUnited States1994San Francisco4
39The Chicks (US country trio, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks)GroupUnited States1989Dallas4
403 Doors DownGroupUnited States1996Escatawpa3.75
41Ricky Martin (Puerto Rican singer, actor, author & King of latin pop)PersonMalePuerto Rico1971-12-24San Juan4.6
42Jagged Edge (American R&B singing group)GroupUnited States1993Atlanta3.5
43Jill ScottPersonFemaleUnited States1972-04-04Philadelphia4.5
44112GroupUnited States1996Atlanta1
45Matchbox TwentyGroupUnited States1996Orlando5
46Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)PersonFemaleUnited States1958-08-16Bay City4.35
47Incubus (US alternative rock band)GroupUnited States1991Calabasas4.2
48Aaliyah (American R&B singer)PersonFemaleUnited States1979-01-16Brooklyn2001-08-25Marsh Harbour4
49Charlotte ChurchPersonFemaleUnited Kingdom1986-02-21Cardiff3
50Uncle KrackerPersonMaleUnited States1974-06-06Mount Clemens3
51Nelly FurtadoPersonFemaleCanada1978-12-02Victoria4.3
52Godsmack (American metal band)GroupUnited States1995Lawrence4.5
53Musiq SoulchildPersonMaleUnited States1977-09-16Philadelphia
54Dream (American pop girl group)GroupUnited States1998-10Los Angeles2016-10-055
55Eve (US rapper/singer)PersonFemaleUnited States1978-11-10Philadelphia4.5
56Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1978-10-14Dallas2.75
57Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)PersonFemaleUnited States1971-07-01Portsmouth4.65
58Crazy TownGroupHollywood1995Los Angeles
59Fuel (American rock / post‐grunge band)GroupUnited States1994Jackson3.65
60Eminem (US rapper)PersonMaleUnited States1972-10-17St. Joseph4.25
61Lee Ann WomackPersonFemaleUnited States1966-08-19Jacksonville4
62O‐TownGroupUnited States2000Orlando
63David Gray (British singer/songwriter)PersonMaleUnited Kingdom1968-06-13Sale4.5
64Kenny ChesneyPersonMaleUnited States1968-03-26Knoxville4.5
65Disturbed (USA metal band)GroupUnited States1996Chicago4.35
66Toby Keith (US country singer & guitarist)PersonMaleUnited States1961-07-08Clinton2024-02-05Norman4.35
67K‐Ci & JoJo (US R&B duo)GroupUnited States1997Charlotte
68Trick DaddyPersonMaleUnited States1973-09-23Miami
69Billy GilmanPersonMaleUnited States1988-05-24Westerly
70NickelbackGroupCanada1995Hanna4.2
71Sum 41GroupCanada1996Ajax3.75
723LWGroupUnited States199920074
73XzibitPersonMaleUnited States1974-09-18Detroit4
74St. LunaticsGroupUnited States1993St. Louis2010
75Alien Ant FarmGroupUnited States1995Moreno Valley3.8
76DMX (US rapper)PersonMaleUnited States1970-12-18Mount Vernon2021-04-09White Plains3.5
77Weezer (American rock band)GroupUnited States1992-02-14Los Angeles4
78Mystikal (US rapper)PersonMaleUnited States1970-09-22New Orleans3
79Mary J. BligePersonFemaleUnited States1971-01-11The Bronx4.5
80Erykah BaduPersonFemaleUnited States1971-02-26Dallas4.5
81Maxwell (US soul/R&B singer-songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1973-05-23Brooklyn5
82Aerosmith (American hard rock band)GroupUnited States1970Boston4.15
83Ginuwine (US R&B singer)PersonMaleUnited States1970-10-15Washington, D.C.4
84Bon Jovi (group)GroupUnited States1983Sayreville4
85Gorillaz (virtual band)GroupEngland1999Essex4.05
86The Offspring (American punk)GroupUnited States1984Huntington Beach4.3
87Wu‐Tang ClanGroupUnited States1992Staten Island4.5
88RadioheadGroupUnited Kingdom1991Abingdon-on-Thames4.5
89India.AriePersonFemaleUnited States1975-10-03Denver
90Lonestar (US country band)GroupUnited States1992Nashville3
91P!nk (American singer/songwriter)PersonFemaleUnited States1979-09-08Doylestown3.9
92The Isley BrothersGroupUnited States1954Cincinnati4.5
93JaheimPersonMaleUnited States1978-05-26New Brunswick
94System of a DownGroupUnited States1994Glendale4.55
96Diddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)PersonMaleUnited States1969-11-04Harlem2
9798° (US pop & R&B group)GroupUnited States1997Los Angeles2.5
98ColdplayGroupUnited Kingdom1996-09London (Greater London)4.15
99Sara EvansPersonFemaleUnited States1971-02-05Boonville4
100Luther VandrossPersonMaleUnited States1951-04-20Manhattan2005-07-01Edison5

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