Other #1 songs on August 31, 2001
Across genres and charts

#1 alternative hit

Smooth Criminal

Alien Ant Farm

#1 country song

Austin

Blake Shelton

#1 R&B song

Fallin'

Alicia Keys

#1 song in the UK

Let's Dance

Five

#1 song

Fallin'

Alicia Keys

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 31, 2001

American Pie 2

Directed by J.B. Rogers

Notable August 31 Birthdays
Born in the 2000s

Sauce Gardner

Football Player

Born August 31, 2000

Amanda Anisimova

Tennis Player

Born August 31, 2001