| World Music Charts Europe 2001 | |||
| 950 nominated records | |||
| 100 | A LO CUBANO | Orishas | Chrysalis |
| 101 | UJUMBE | Samba Mapangala | Stern's Africa |
| 102 | TARDO DE LLUVIA EN LA HABANA | El Curi | Nubenegra |
| 103 | BUSHMEN OF THE KALAHARI | V.A. | M.E.L.T. 2000 |
| 104 | SPACECAKE | Genetic Drugs & Jasmon | Black Flame |
| 105 | IMA-C | IMA-C | Jumi |
| 106 | KABUL WORKSHOP | Kabul Workshop | Night&Day |
| 107 | CAPOEIRA MATA UM | Capoeira Project | Tropical |
| 108 | IMPIRIA CONSEQUENTIAL | Dar Beida 04 | Barbarity |
| 109 | THE RADIO TSIDAS SESSIONS | Tinariwen | Waynard |
| 110 | WINDOGUR | Lena Willemark | Amigo |
| 110 | ABRA CADA BRASIL | Tupi Nago | Night & Day |
| 112 | QUEEN OF HENNA | Setona | Blue Flame |
| 113 | SANSCAPES | V.A. | electric M.E.L.T. |
| 114 | TRAVELER '01 | V.A. | Six Degrees |
| 115 | LA TROVA DE LA FAEZ | Floricelda & Candida Faez | Detour |
| 116 | SKOGSFLOT | Barka Vall | Barka Vall Records |
| 117 | MI ARMONIA | Osdalgia | Lusafrika |
| 118 | DABAH | Ismael Lo | Universal |
| 119 | SRBIJA: SOUNDS GLOBAL | V.A. | FreeB92 |
| 120 | BROADCAST | Eleftheria Arvanitaki | Universal |
| 121 | BEL AMI | Papa Noel | Stern's Africa |
| 122 | SHADES OF BROWN | Los Mocosos | Six Degrees |
| 123 | YEMEN CUTTA CONNECTION | Black Star Liner | Echobeach |
| 124 | RETURN OF EL SANTO | King Chango | Luaka Bop |
| 125 | DOS GARDENIAS | Omara Portuondo | Tumi |
| 128 | O.S.T. SONOS E'MEMORIA | Paolo Fresu | ACT Music |
| 127 | ASTRAKAN CAFE | Anouar Brahem | ECM |
| 128 | FUTURE WORLD FUNK: THIRD DIMENSION | V.A. | Ocho |
| 129 | BAHIA DO MUNDO | Carlinhos Brown | Virgin |
| 1161 | AFRO SWING | Momo Wandel Soumah | Fonti Musicali |
| 1161 | LIVE | Africando | Sono/Next Music |
| 132 | FÖN | Hubert von Goisern | Virgin |
| 133 | CORSICABOVERDE | Charles Marcellesi | Lusafrica |
| 134 | THE FISH ARE PRAYING FOR RAIN | Theodosii Spassov Trio | Traditional Crossroads |
| 135 | THE SOUND OF OUR SOUL | Trichordon | BMG |
| 128 | UN HOMME LIBRE | Sahraoui | Sono |
| 137 | FADING LIGHT | Pops Mohamed meets the London Sound Co | M.E.L.T. 2000 |
| 138 | AZA ARINAO | Jaojoby | Label Bleu |
| 139 | FIGHT TO WIN | Femi Kuti | Barclay |
| 140 | CHAMBRE AVEC VUE | Henry Salvador | France |
| 141 | FLASHBACKS #1 - #6 | V.A. | Trikont |
| 142 | INTELECTUAL | Ildo Lobo | Lusafrica |
| 143 | INKARNATION | Iya Karna & Wailers | Rub-a-Dub |
| 144 | AANS | Peter Rosmanith | Extraplatte |
| 145 | SEBAI BAI | Mahotella Queens | Label Bleu/Indigo |
| 146 | REI DI FUNANA | Ferro Gaita | Lusafrica |
| 147 | MUSIC FROM THE OASIS TOWNS OF CENTRAL ASIA | Uyghur Musicians from Xinjiang | Globestyle |
| 148 | ECHOES FROM AFAR | V.A. | Oriente |
| 149 | BAREH DROMA | Bareh Droma | Manas |
| 150 | DESERT POEMS | Stephan Micus | ECM |
| 151 | PROFOLKUJ SOBIE | V.A. | Polskie Radio |
| 152 | THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE MUSIC OF CABO VERD | V.A. | World Network |
| 153 | THE JOURNEY OF CHRIS STRACHWITZ | V.A. | Arhoolie |
| 154 | ISLA MUJERES | David Broza | DRO |
| 155 | PYGMY ATTITUDE | Toups Bebey & Paris Africains | VEK |
| 156 | RAOUI | Souad Massi | Island |
| 157 | AFRICA AND THE BLUES | various | Network |
| 158 | GYPSY TIMES FOR NUNJA | Loyko | Jaro |
| 159 | AGÜITA SALA | Tito Alcedo | Intuition |
| 160 | BORDER | Lila Downs | Narada |
| 161 | WHEN THE RIDDIM EXPLODE | Brother Resistance | Rituals/Blue Flame |
| 162 | KING OF GYPSY RUMBA | Peret | Virgin |
| 163 | CANTO | Los Super Seven | Columbia |
| 164 | REALISE | Karsh Kale | Six Degrees |
| 165 | SAMBA ROCK | Trio Mocoto | Ziriguiboom |
| 166 | ETHIOPIQUES 9 | Alemayehu Eshete | Buda Musique |
| 167 | LUDO LUDA | Csokolom | Arhoolie |
| 168 | ISDOTTIR/Eivor Palsdottir | Eivor Palsdottir | Tutl |
| 169 | BAMANA | Soriba Kouyate | ACT Music |
| 170 | ETHNOSPHERE | Agricantus | CNI |
| 171 | WAIL100% | WAI | Jayrem |
| 171 | O.S.T. VENGO | V.A. | WEA |
| 173 | EN ROUTE | Orquesta Aragon | Lusafrica |
| 174 | FANAMBY | Rajery | Indigo |
| 175 | WELCOME | Mbilia Bel | Sono/Next Music |
| 176 | STUDIO ONE ROCKERS | V.A. | Soul Jazz |
| 177 | DIVANE | Slobo Horo | Rockadillo |
| 178 | ESCAPE | Marcos Valle | Faro |
| 179 | TIM ERIKSEN | Tim Eriksen | Appleseed |
| 180 | NO SUCH PLACE | Jim White | Luaka Bop |
| 181 | NWAHULWANA | Wazimbo & Orchestra Marrabenta Star de | Piranha |
| 182 | THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE MUSIC OF GREECE | V.A. | World Music Network |
| 183 | TEA IN MARRAKECH | V.A. | Earthworks |
| 184 | NEW YORK: GLOBAL BEAT OF THE BOROUGHS | V.A. | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 185 | CHOUBENE | Zina | Wagram Music |
| 185 | WASTED DAYS | Slackers | Hellcat |
| 187 | LA CHISMOSA | Septeto Santiaguero | Nubenegra |
| 188 | REVERENCE | Richard Bona | Sony |
| 189 | SPIRIT OF THE CENTURY | The Blind Boys of Alabama | Realworld |
| 190 | THE SHED SESSIONS | Bhundu Boys | Stern's Africa |
| 190 | SI SE | Si Sé | Luaka Bop |
| 192 | SONGS OF THE COCKOO BIRD | Laiksne | Upe |
| 193 | ASTROLABIO | Mawaca | MCD |
| 194 | AMADLOZI | Brenda Fassie | EMI |
| 195 | SEYAHATNAME | Mercan Dede | Doublemoon |
| 196 | DANCEHALLFIEBER | V.A. | Hoanzl/Geco |
| 197 | MUSIC FROM MOCAMBIQUE | V.A. | Caprice |
| 198 | EL CANCIONERO | Los Lobos | Warner |
| 199 | BIG MEN | V.A. | Tabou |