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Best Albums of 2002

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 2002 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 greatest album charts.

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2002 year summaryThe best bands of 2002 were Coldplay, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Interpol, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Libertines, Beck, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sigur Rós and Broken Social Scene.

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11.

In Absentia

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	84 charts
Rank in 2002:	11	Rank Score:	3,013
Rank in 2000s	87	Overall Rank:	395
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12.

The Eminem Show

Eminem

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	91 charts
Rank in 2002:	12	Rank Score:	2,808
Rank in 2000s	91	Overall Rank:	412
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13.

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	68 charts
Rank in 2002:	13	Rank Score:	2,085
Rank in 2000s	120	Overall Rank:	547
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14.

Original Pirate Material

The Streets

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	81 charts
Rank in 2002:	14	Rank Score:	2,054
Rank in 2000s	122	Overall Rank:	554
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15.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	89 charts
Rank in 2002:	15	Rank Score:	2,015
Rank in 2000s	127	Overall Rank:	566
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16.

Audioslave

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	82 charts
Rank in 2002:	16	Rank Score:	1,982
Rank in 2000s	129	Overall Rank:	579
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17.

Damien Rice

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	70 charts
Rank in 2002:	17	Rank Score:	1,979
Rank in 2000s	131	Overall Rank:	582
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18.

Geogaddi

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	80 charts
Rank in 2002:	18	Rank Score:	1,894
Rank in 2000s	134	Overall Rank:	596
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19.

Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	55 charts
Rank in 2002:	19	Rank Score:	1,577
Rank in 2000s	158	Overall Rank:	713
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20.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	68 charts
Rank in 2002:	20	Rank Score:	1,361
Rank in 2000s	174	Overall Rank:	815
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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Philip Glass	2	0%
Badly Drawn Boy	2	0%
Bright Eyes	2	0%
Nas	2	0%
Peter Gabriel	2	0%
The Church	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	382	38%
	132	13%
	32	3%
	27	3%
	26	3%
	24	2%
	17	2%
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