The following is a list of Oricon number-one singles of 2001.
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.January 1"M"Ayumi HamasakiJanuary 8January 15"Fragile"Every Little ThingJanuary 22January 29"Minimoni. Jankenpyon!"MinimoniFebruary 5February 12"Evolution"Ayumi HamasukiFebruary 19"Boku no Senaka ni wa Hane ga Aru"KinKi KidsFebruary 26"Can You Keep a Secret?"Hikaru UtadaMarch 5March 12"Baby! Koi ni Knock Out!"PetitmoniMarch 19"Never Ever"Ayumi HamasakiMarch 26"ultra soul"B'zApril 2April 9"Ai no bakayaro"Maki GotoApril 16"Ashita ga arusa"Re:JapanApril 23"Pieces of a Dream"ChemistryApril 30"Kimi no tame ni boku ga iru"ArashiMay 7"Global Communications"GlayMay 14"Zero Landmine"NMLMay 21May 28"Endless sorrow"Ayumi HamasakiJune 4"Jonetsu"KinKi KidsJune 11"Message"TokioJune 18"Point of No Return"ChemistryJune 25July 2"Lifetime Respect"Dōzan MikiJuly 9"Agehachō"Porno GraffittiJuly 16"Naminori Jonny"Keisuke KuwataJuly 23"UNITE!"Ayumi HamasakiJuly 30"Naminori Jonny"Keisuke KuwataAugust 6"The Peace!"Morning MusumeAugust 13"Jidai"ArashiAugust 20"Gold"B'zAugust 27September 3"Yasashii uta"Mr. ChildrenSeptember 10"Dasenai tegami"V6September 17"Spirit dreams inside"L'Arc-en-CielSeptember 24"Mini-Moni Telephone! Rin Rin Rin"MinimoniOctober 1"Hitohirano jiyu"GlayOctober 8"Dearest"Ayumi HamasakiOctober 15October 22"you go your way"ChemistryOctober 29"evergreen"HydeNovember 5"Shiroi koibitotachi"Keisuke KuwataNovember 12"Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)"Morning MusumeNovember 19"Youthful Days"Mr. ChildrenNovember 26"Hey! Minna genki kai?"KinKi KidsDecember 3"Ōjisama to yuki no yoru"TanpopoDecember 10"Traveling"Hikaru UtadaDecember 17December 24"A Song is Born"Ayumi Hamasaki and KeikoDecember 31"Always (A Song For Love)"J Friends
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