Get Ready is the seventh studio album by English musical group New Order. Released in August 2001 this was the group's first album in eight years, following 1993's Republic. Peter Hook said of the album's title, "The title of the album is 'Get Ready' so it could mean anything or nothing. I thought it was just nice, New Order, 'Get Ready', 'cos we are, we're getting ready for the next phase of our musical lives both physically and mentally so it's quite a simple thing but it's very pertinent." The album was dedicated to Rob Gretton, the manager of Joy Division and New Order, who died in 1999. Keith Strickland, guitarist for the New Wave act The B-52's stated the sounds of "Get Ready" inspired him to make the sound for the B-52's 2008 album Funplex. The band The Killers took their name from the band playing in the "Crystal" video. "Someone Like You" appears in the independent film Haggard: The Movie. The album features a cover art directed by Peter Saville and designed by Howard Wakefield who have also designed covers for New Order and Joy Division albums. The cover model is German actress Nicolette Krebitz. In 2009, "Slow Jam" was used in a Visa advertising campaign.

Vespertine, released in August 2001, is an album by the Icelandic singer/songwriter/musician Björk. It sees Björk creating an introverted, quiet world of swirling microbeats and personal lyrics. On the cover she can be seen wearing the swan dress (designed by Marjan Pejoski) that caused a stir at the 2001 Academy Awards. The album was originally released both on CD and on DVD-Audio in 2-channel (48khz/24bit) and 5.1-channel (96khz/24bit) advanced resolution. It peaked at number eight in the UK Albums Chart and at number 19 in the U.S. Billboard 200. It was also nominated for Best Alternative Album at the 2002 Grammy Awards. Recently music webzine Drowned In Sound named Vespertine the number-one album of the last six years not to garner press attention.[1] Stylus Magazine placed it 36th on their 'Top 50 Albums: 2000-2005 Vespertine was also selected as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album was re-released in 2006 as a DualDisc including a lower-quality DTS 96/24 version of the original advanced resolution 5.1 mix. The DualDisc also formed part of the box set. On August 22, 2008 Björk wrote an open letter on her official website expressing her anger at the fact that Valgeir Sigurðsson has over the years been credited with writing the instrumentals for the album. She explained that he had been only an engineer and programmer (and that she herself had produced every track on the album), and argued that part of the reason was to do with sexism in the music industry.

Discovery is the second studio album by French house duo Daft Punk, released on 26 February 2001 by Virgin Records. It marks a shift in the sound from Chicago house, which they were previously known for, to disco, post-disco, garage house, and synthpop-inspired house. The album later became the soundtrack of the anime film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, which was a collaboration between Daft Punk, Leiji Matsumoto, and Toei Animation. All of the music videos for the tracks on the album are segments of the film, which follows a story of a kidnapped extraterrestrial band. Discovery is recognized as a concept album in reviews by New Musical Express and Spin magazines. Early versions of the album included a "Daft Club" membership card. The card included a code which granted access to an online music service, which featured tracks later released on the album of the same name and Alive 1997.

继《K歌之王》之后，新一代实力派歌王陈奕迅推出全新�语专辑《Shall We Dance? Shall We Talk!》，依然是品质的保证。新专辑收录了十三首新歌，首波主打歌「2001太空漫游」已雄踞香港各大排行榜榜首，成绩斐然；第二主打「Shall We Talk」是首旋律优美的慢歌，由林夕负责填词，描述二代之间的亲子关系，歌词意义深远；其他歌曲如「Shall We Dance」、「单车」等也是百听不厌的上上之选。 另外更附送一张收录「太空漫游」MTV的VCD。《Shall We Dance? Shall We Talk!》绝对是今年难得的佳作，你绝对不能错过！

改变，不一样，独一无二，是王菲的天分。这一次，全新制作班底：新加坡蔡健雅，台湾伍佰和深白色，以及内地的三宝、金武嶙，至爱谢霆锋特别创作“迷魂记”，主打歌“流年”由陈晓娟作曲，林夕填词，沿袭了王菲一向脍炙人口的抒情曲风，第二主打“流浪的红舞鞋”则是王菲自己最喜欢的歌曲之一，专辑中还特别收录了这首歌的钢琴版。“光之翼”极具朋克风格，王菲演绎得看似漫不经心，却颇堪回味……

Limited edition reissue of the experimental prog-rock act's eighth album includes a bonus enhanced disc that features 'Buying New Soul' (Edit), 'Pure Narcotic', 'Tinto Brass' (live at Southampton University), the video track 'Piano Lessons', a full discography and image gallery. Standard jewel case housed in a slipcase.

炙手可热的陈奕迅，为配合他在十一月举行的演唱会，推出最新广东唱碟《The Easy Ride》，收录了11首新歌，主打歌是甫推出即进占流行榜三甲的“冲口而出”；同时还收录了电影《常在我心》主题曲“活著多好”、某美容用品广告歌“大开眼戒”。