The 2001 Meteor Music Awards was the first edition of Ireland's national music awards. A total of twenty-five awards were presented at the ceremony.^[1]

The list of winners list is located here.

• Best Selling Irish Pop/Rock Album – Male Artist: Ronan – Ronan Keating
• Best Selling Dance Act: Morcheeba
• Best Selling Irish Album – Female Artist: The Diamond Mountain Sessions – Sharon Shannon
• Best Irish Newcomer: JJ72
• Best Selling International Album – Male Artist: White Ladder – David Gray
• Best Selling Irish Rock Group – Album: All That You Can't Leave Behind – U2
• Music Industry Award: Louis Walsh
• Hope for 2001: Relish
• Best Selling Pop Group – Album: Coast to Coast – Westlife
• Best Selling Irish Single – Male Artist: "Maniac 2000" – Mark McCabe
• Best Rock DJ: Dave Fanning – RTÉ 2fm
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Christy Moore
• Best Selling Irish Single – Female Artist: "Gotta Tell You" – Samantha Mumba
• Best Selling Irish Video: D'Mother – D'Unbelievables
• Best International Songwriter: David Gray
• Hot Press Album of the Year: Red Dirt Girl – Emmylou Harris
• Best Irish Song/Band: U2
• Humanitarian Award: Elton John Foundation
• Best Irish Songwriter: Bono/The Edge
• Best International Female – Album: The Greatest Hits – Whitney Houston
• Best Selling International Group – Album: 1 – The Beatles
• Best Selling International Single – Male Artist: "Stan" – Eminem
• Best Selling International Single – Female Artist: "Can't Fight the Moonlight" – LeAnn Rimes
• Best Selling International Single – Group: "The Bad Touch" – Bloodhound Gang
• Best Selling Irish Album – Male Artist: Faith & Inspiration – Daniel O'Donnell

• Official site
• MCD Promotions
• List of winners through the years Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine