Here are the Top Albums of 2001 as selected by the members of the Nanci
Net List:
| Votes | Artist | Title |
| 23 | Griffith, Nanci. | CLOCK WITHOUT HANDS |
| 16 | Williams, Lucinda. | ESSENCE |
| 15 | Krauss, Alison & Union Station. | NEW FAVORITE |
| 14 | Kaplansky, Lucy. | EVERY SINGLE DAY |
| 13 | Carter, Dave and Tracy Grammer. | DRUM HAT BUDDHA |
| 11 | Welch, Gillian. | TIME (THE REVELATOR) |
| 10 | Miller, Buddy and Julie. | BUDDY & JULIE MILLER |
| 9 | Crowell, Rodney. | HOUSTON KID |
| 8 | Carpenter, Mary Chapin. | TIME*SEX*LOVE |
| 8 | Chambers, Kasey. | BARRICADES & BRICKWALLS |
| 6 | Adams, Ryan. | GOLD |
| 6 | Dylan, Bob. | LOVE AND THEFT |
| 6 | Russell, Tom. | BORDERLAND |
| 5 | Campbell, Kate. | WANDERING STRANGE |
| 5 | Loveless, Patty. | MOUNTAIN SOUL |
| 5 | Parton, Dolly. | LITTLE SPARROW |
| 5 | Taylor, Eric. | SCUFFLETOWN |
| 4 | Gerber, Nina. | NOT BEFORE NOON |
| 4 | Hiatt, John. | TIKI BAR IS OPEN |
| 4 | Keen, Robert Earl. | GRAVITATIONAL FORCES |
| 3 | Eddie from Ohio. | QUICK |
| 3 | Erelli, Mark. | COMPASS AND COMPANION |
| 3 | Escovedo, Alejandro. | MAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE |
| 3 | Hersh, Kristin. | SUNNY BORDER BLUE |
| 3 | Hubbard, Ray Wylie. | ETERNAL AND LOWDOWN |
| 3 | McKenna. Lori. | PIECES OF ME |
| 3 | Peters, Gretchen. | GRETCHEN PETERS |
| 3 | Rusby, Kate. | LITTLE LIGHTS |
| 3 | Warnes, Jennifer. | WELL |
| 3 | Williams, Dar. | OUT THERE LIVE |
| 2 | Arden, Jann. | BLOOD RED CHERRY |
| 2 | Ball, Marcia. | PRESUMED INNOCENT |
| 2 | Be Good Tanyas. | BLUE HORSE |
| 2 | Bennett, Tony. | PLAYIN' WITH MY FRIENDS: BENNETT SINGS THE BLUES |
| 2 | Bjork. | VESPERTINE |
| 2 | Britt, Catherine. | DUSTY SMILES AND HEARTBREAK CURES |
| 2 | Browne, Jann. | MISSED ME BY A MILE |
| 2 | Colvin, Shawn. | WHOLE NEW YOU |
| 2 | Farrar, Jay. | SEBASTOPOL |
| 2 | Franke, Denice. | COMFORT |
| 2 | Gilkyson, Eliza. | HARD TIMES IN BABYLON |
| 2 | Go-Go's. | GOD BLESS THE GO-GO'S. |
| 2 | Gorka, John. | COMPANY YOU KEEP |
| 2 | Holmes Brothers. | SPEAKING IN TONGUES |
| 2 | Kennedys. | POSITIVELY LIVE! |
| 2 | Knight, Chris. | PRETTY GOOD GUY |
| 2 | Krall, Diana. | LOOK OF LOVE |
| 2 | MacColl, Kirsty. | TROPICAL BRAINSTORM |
| 2 | M'Carver, Kimberly. | CROSS THE DANGER LINE |
| 2 | Merchant, Natalie. | MOTHERLAND |
| 2 | Nicks, Stevie. | TROUBLE IN SHANGRA-LA |
| 2 | Nields. | LIVE FROM NORTHAMPTON |
| 2 | O'Connell, Maura. | WALLS AND WINDOWS |
| 2 | Oh Susanna. | SLEEPY LITTLE SAILOR |
| 2 | Phillips, Sam. | FAN DANCE |
| 2 | R.E.M. | REVEAL |
| 2 | Shaver. | EARTH ROLLS ON |
| 2 | Spector, Ronnie. | SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN |
| 2 | Springsteen, Bruce. | LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY |
| 2 | Talan, Deb. | SINCERELY |
| 2 | Thile, Chris. | NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST |
| 2 | Wainwright, Rufus. | POSES |
| 2 | Werner, Susan. | NEW NON-FICTION |
| 2 | Whiskeytown. | PNEUMONIA |
| 1 | Allison, Amy. | SAD GIRL |
| 1 | Ash. | FREE ALL ANGELS |
| 1 | Barlow, Kim. | GINGERBREAD |
| 1 | Basement Jaxx. | ROOTY |
| 1 | Bell, Vince. | LIVE IN TEXAS |
| 1 | Bonet, Deni. | BIGGER IS ALWAYS BETTER |
| 1 | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. | EASE DOWN THE ROAD |
| 1 | Brain Surgeons & Friends. | TO HELEN WITH LOVE |
| 1 | Brooke, Jonatha. | STEADY PULL |
| 1 | Bud and Travis. | BEST OF BUD AND TRAVIS (1999 release) |
| 1 | Burns, Annie. | DAYS IN ITALY |
| 1 | Burns, Jeannie. | COMING UP CLOSE |
| 1 | Cale, J.J. | J.J. CALE LIVE |
| 1 | Carroll, Tim. | FREE AGAIN |
| 1 | Cary, Meghan. | ONION DREAM |
| 1 | Casey, Karan. | WINDS BEGIN TO SING |
| 1 | Cohen, Leonard. | TEN NEW SONGS |
| 1 | Continental Drifters. | BETTER DAY |
| 1 | Cook, Elizabeth. | ELIZABETH COOK. |
| 1 | Cowboy Junkies. | OPEN |
| 1 | CPR. | JUST LIKE GRAVITY |
| 1 | Curtis, Katie. | MY SHIRT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU |
| 1 | Davis, Rachael. | MINOR LEAGUE DEITIES |
| 1 | Delisle, Grey. | SMALL TIME |
| 1 | Delmhorst, Kris. | FIVE STORIES |
| 1 | DiFranco, Ani. | REVELLING/RECKONING |
| 1 | Doctorow, Caroline. | THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING |
| 1 | Dr. John. | CREOLE MOON |
| 1 | Eaglesmith, Fred. | RALPH'S LAST SHOW: LIVE IN SANTA CRUZ |
| 1 | Earle, Stacey and Mark Stuart. | MUST BE LIVE |
| 1 | Earle, Steve, Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. | TOGETHER AT THE BLUEBIRD CAFE |
| 1 | Easton, Tim. | TRUTH ABOUT US |
| 1 | Elliott, Missy. | MISS E.. SO ADDICTIVE |
| 1 | Etheridge, Melissa. | SKIN |
| 1 | Ferrick, Melissa. | VALENTINE HEARTACHE |
| 1 | Fiddlers' Sons. | CHANGING TIMES. |
| 1 | Finn, Neil. | ONE NIL |
| 1 | Five Blind Boys of Alabama. | SPIRIT OF THE CENTURY |
| 1 | Foster, Radney. | ARE YOU READY FOR THE BIG SHOW |
| 1 | Franti, Michael & Spearhead. | STAY HUMAN |
| 1 | Furtado, Nelly. | WHOA, NELLY! (2000 Release) |
| 1 | Gaughan, Dick. | OUTLAWS AND DREAMERS |
| 1 | Gorillaz. | GORILLAZ |
| 1 | Gray, Macy. | ID |
| 1 | Haney, Pat. | GHOST OF THINGS TO COME |
| 1 | Harcourt, Ed. | HERE BE MONSTERS |
| 1 | Herring, Caroline. | TWILIGHT |
| 1 | Imbruglia, Natalie. | WHILE LILIES ISLAND |
| 1 | Jarvis, Duane. | CERTIFIED MIRACLE |
| 1 | Jewel. | THIS WAY |
| 1 | Jones, Marti. | MY TIDY DOILY DREAM |
| 1 | Jones, Norah. | FIRST SESSIONS (EP) |
| 1 | Jones, Rickie Lee. | IT'S LIKE THIS (2000 release) |
| 1 | Keb' Mo'. | BIG WIDE GRIN |
| 1 | Kelley, Irene. | SIMPLE PATH |
| 1 | Kirchen, Bill. | TIED TO THE WHEEL |
| 1 | Kuhl, Karyn. | LITTLE DEMON GIRL |
| 1 | Le Tigre. | FEMINIST SWEEPSTAKES |
| 1 | LFO. | LIFE IS GOOD |
| 1 | Los Straitjackets. | SING ALONG WITH |
| 1 | Lunasa. | MERRY SISTERS OF FATE |
| 1 | Lynne, Shelby. | LOVE, SHELBY |
| 1 | Malo, Raul. | TODAY |
| 1 | Malone, Michelle. | HELLO OUT THERE |
| 1 | Mammina, Jenna. | MEANT TO BE |
| 1 | Martin, Amy. | UNBROKEN |
| 1 | Martino, Pat. | LIVE AT YOSHI'S |
| 1 | McCoury, Del. | DEL AND THE BOYS |
| 1 | Mellencamp, John. | CUTTIN' HEADS |
| 1 | Medeski, John, et al. | WORD |
| 1 | Mercury Rev. | ALL IS DREAM |
| 1 | Miles, Lynn. | TRUE NORTH |
| 1 | Minogue, Kylie. | LIGHT YEARS (Australian Tour Edition) |
| 1 | Mosser, Jonell. | ENOUGH ROPE |
| 1 | Mountain Soul (The Kimbros). | TROTLINE |
| 1 | Mum. | YESTERDAY WAS DRAMATIC TODAY IS OK |
| 1 | Murphy, Trish. | CAPTURED |
| 1 | Murray, Patricia. | PRIMROSE |
| 1 | New Order. | GET READY |
| 1 | Pallot, Nerina. | DEAR FRUSTRATED SUPERSTAR |
| 1 | Patinkin, Mandy. | KIDULTS |
| 1 | Peaches. | TEACHES OF PEACHES (2000 release) |
| 1 | Picott, Rod. | TIGER TOM DIXON'S BLUES |
| 1 | Price, Toni. | MIDNIGHT PUMPKIN |
| 1 | Purpose, Darryl. | CROOKED LINE |
| 1 | Radiohead. | AMNESIAC |
| 1 | Rainravens. | ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT |
| 1 | Ray, Amy. | STAG |
| 1 | Rose, Pamela. | MORPHEUS |
| 1 | Ryan, Cathie. | SOMEWHERE ALONG THE ROAD |
| 1 | Sage, Rachael. | PAINTING OF A PAINTING |
| 1 | Sampou, Les. | BORROWED & BLUE |
| 1 | Satcher, Leslie. | LOVE LETTERS |
| 1 | Siberry, Jane. | CITY |
| 1 | Sigur Ros. | AGAETIS BYRJUN |
| 1 | Skaggs, Ricky and Kentucky Thunder. | HISTORY OF THE FUTURE |
| 1 | Sparklehorse. | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE |
| 1 | Stewart, John. | WIRES FROM THE BUNKER |
| 1 | Sting. | ALL THIS TIME (LIVE) |
| 1 | Strokes. | IS THIS IT |
| 1 | Swing Out Sister. | SOMEWHERE DEEP IN THE NIGHT |
| 1 | Tarriers. | TARRIERS |
| 1 | Taylor, Chip. | BLACK AND BLUE AMERICA |
| 1 | Too Human. | TRUE |
| 1 | Trailer Bride. | HIGH SEAS |
| 1 | Twain, Shania. | PLATINUM COLLECTION (DVD) |
| 1 | Vega, Suzanne. | SONGS IN RED AND GRAY |
| 1 | Vincent, Rhonda. | STORM STILL RAGES |
| 1 | Walker, Jerry Jeff. | GONZO STEW |
| 1 | Webster, Lucy. | KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED |
| 1 | Weezer. | WEEZER (THE GREEN ALBUM) |
| 1 | Welch, Kevin. | MILLIONAIRE |
| 1 | White, Jim. | NO SUCH PLACE |
| 1 | Williams, Andre. | BAIT & SWITCH |
| 1 | Williams, Dar. | GREEN WORLD (2000 release) |
| 1 | Williams, Robbie. | SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING |