Except for the songs that made my Top 20 songs of 2001 and the representative tracks from my Top 20 Albums of 2001, these are the rest of the best pop tracks of 2001. To be eligible, a song needed to be included on an album released in the United States between December 1, 2000 and November 30, 2001.

1. Eve featuring Gwen Stefani “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” Scorpion (Interscope)

2. Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule “I’m Real (remix)” J. Lo (Epic/Sony)

3. Shakira “Whenever, Wherever” Laundry Service (Sony)

4. Res “They Say Vision” How I Do (MCA)

5. Pink “Get the Party Started” Missundaztood (La Face)

6. Destiny’s Child “Bootylicious” Survivor (Columbia/Sony)

7. Mary J. Blige “Family Affair” No More Drama (MCA)

8. Faith Evans “Alone In This World” Faithfully (Bad Boy)

9. City High “What Would You Do?” City High (Interscope)

10. Alicia Keys “Girlfriend” Songs in A Minor (J-Records)

11. Res “Golden Boys” How I Do (MCA)

12. Janet Jackson – “Someone To Call My Lover” All For You (Virgin)

13. Faith Evans featuring P. Diddy & Loon “You Gets No Love” Faithfully (Bad Boy)

14. Ginuwine featuring Ludacris “That’s How I Get Down” The Life (Epic/Sony)

15. Usher “U Remind Me” 8701 (Arista)

16. Craig David “Can’t Be Messing Around” Born To Do It (Atlantic)

17. Britney Spears “I’m A Slave 4 U” Britney (Jive)

18. City High “Didn’t Ya” City High (Interscope)

19. Michelle Branch “All You Wanted” (Maverick)

20. Pink “Just Like A Pill” Missundaztood (La Face)