Napster is the final nail in the coffin of the Pop single as the Airplay and Sales charts diverge, but Post-Grunge bands are scoring major Hot100 hits and Alternative is the new Mainstream in Rock. Meanwhile, Mary J. Blige and Janet Jackson are single again and ready to hit the club and get crunk, Ja Rule’s J.Lo “Murder remixes” are completely different songs and Alicia Keys sweeps the Grammys her first year on the charts.
#1 Song of the Year
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Artists of the Year
- Destiny’s Child
- Ja Rule
- 112
Artist with Most Charting Songs
- Jay-Z (5)
Average #1 Artist Age
- 27.2 years
#1 Songs
- Shaggy feat. Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent – It Wasn’t Me (February, 2 wks)
- OutKast – Ms. Jackson (February, 1 wk)
- Joe feat. Mystikal – Stutter (February, 4 wks)
- Crazy Town – Butterfly (March, 2 wks)
- Shaggy feat. Rayvon – Angel (March, 1 wk)
- Janet – All for You (April, 7 wks)
- Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink – Lady Marmalade (June, 5 wks)
- Usher – U Remind Me (July, 4 wks)
- Destiny’s Child – Bootylicious (August, 2 wks)
- Alicia Keys – Fallin’ (August, 6 wks)
- Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule – I’m Real (September, 5 wks)
- Mary J. Blige – Family Affair (November, 6 wks)