Top 56 Music Albums of 2002
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[First added to this chart: 12/26/2012]
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2002
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2002 – EPIC
Produced By RICK RUBIN & AUDIOSLAVE

1. Cochise
2. Show Me How To Live
3. Gasoline
4. What You Are
5. Like A Stone
6. Set It Off
7. Shadow Of The Sun
8. I Am The Highway
9. Exploder
10. Hypnotize
11. Bring Em Back Alive
12. Light My Way
13. Getaway Car
14. The Last Remaining Light

Audioslave should have been one monster of a supergroup. It just never worked out that way. When Zack de la Rocha quit Rage Against The Machine in 2000, the rest of the band went looking for a new lead singer. Rick Rubin suggested former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who was starting work on a solo album. The four musicians clicked immediately, and Audioslave was born. There was a world of anticipation over what this union could be…Rage was a heavier band than Cornell had worked with, and Cornell was a much bigger voice than de la Rocha had ever been. What actually happened on Audioslave was a group of lesser songs given the pristine rock band treatment by Rubin, resulting in an album that felt less heavy, and not nearly as raw and powerful, as either of the member’s previous works had been.

In other words, Audioslave turned out to be yet another disappointing supergroup. Cornell is in fine form…he’s a monster vocalist. His lyrics on the album are disappointing and light, though. And while Tom Morello and the rest of the band are more than capable, nothing jumps out and grabs you by the throat the way you would hope from this band. What Audioslave ultimately ends up being is an average hard rock album with a few ballads, forgettable lyrics, and a great singer. “Cochise” is the real high point: after that, you just won’t remember much. Audioslave made a couple more albums but never really got it right. De la Rocha came back in 2007, and Rage was reborn with Audioslave becoming a thing of the past. Stck with Rage Against The Machine and Soundgarden instead. This stuff doesn’t suck, but it’s also really not exceptional.
[First added to this chart: 05/17/2013]
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2002
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Produced by Josh Homme & Eric Valentine. A road trip from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree via car radio. Most likely late at night. This thrilling album never eases up, and almost eats your face at "No One Knows", a song that would have made mid 70's Jimmy Page proud. Having Dave Grohl on board playing drums doesn't hurt, and having a great set of songs make greatness possible, and greatness happens. Moreso than any other Queens album, this is a keeper, a must have, a monster. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]
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2002
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2002 – HUT
Produced By GOMEZ

1. Shot Shot
2. Rex Kramer
3. Detroit Swing 66
4. In Our Gun
5. Even Song
6. Ruff Stuff
7. Sound Of Sounds
8. Army Dub
9. Miles End
10. Ping One Down
11. 1000 Times
12. Drench
13. Ballad Of Nice & Easy

Gomez is a British band that has been around since the late 90’s. Have you never heard of them? Shame. Gomez is kind of like what Journey was to the late 1970’s and early 80’s…the girls really dig Gomez, as they did Journey. And the guys listened to Gomez because they wanted the girls. The difference between Gomez and Journey is that Gomez is a hell of a lot more entertaining and a much better band. They have never made much of an impression (beyond the female audience) in America, which is too bad…Gomez makes terrific music. And they have a very impressive lineup of great songs. And albums. In Our Gun is the third record by Gomez, and while it failed to even dent the US charts, it was a top ten UK album. And for good reason.

Gomez has been fully intact since 1996, with three strong songwriters in Olly Peacock, Ian Ball and Ben Ottewell. In Our Gun features fine writing with “Shot Shot”, “Ping One Down”, “Detroit Swing 66” and “Sound Of Sounds”. Ball and Ottewell have contrasting vocal sounds, which gives each song a welcome variance. In Our Gun gets overlooked as it sits between Liquid Skin and Split The Difference, but it still stands as one of the better Gomez albums. Don’t know who Gomez is? Go take a listen. This is a fine, and very (in the US) underrated band. Tuneful, rocking, interesting, and highly entertaining. The men don’t know…but the girls…they always understand. Gomez is the real deal, and are a worthy discovery.
[First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
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2002 – WARNER BROS
Produced By THE FLAMING LIPS, DAVE FRIDMANN & SCOTT BOOKER

1. Fight Test
2. One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21
3. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 1
4. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 2
5. In The Morning Of The Magicians
6. Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell
7. Are You A Hypnotist??
8. It’s Summertime
9. Do You Realize??
10. All We Have Is Now
11. Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia)

Attention all musicians my age: Two words. Wayne Coyne. His band, The Flaming Lips, were becoming a hip and cool band in 2002, just as their frontman and founder Coyne was turning 41 years old. At pretty much the exact age when most of us older guys decide we’ve got no chance and decide to turn it in, Coyne’s band, which had been around for twenty years, had their biggest commercial breakthrough with Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, an album of emotional stories built around a character named Yoshimi, who battles pink robots. It became a huge victory for this trio, which sounds like a twelve piece band, and for old guys in music everywhere.

“Do You Realize??” has become an anthem for a generation that Coyne and his band had no part of growing up with. “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1” is a marvelous journey. “Fight Test” is similar in many ways to “Father And Son” by Cat Stevens. And “Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell” is as trippy as the title would suggest. Flaming Lips shows became quite an adventure, and the songs here are a big reason why. Yoshimi has quietly become a true classic. The trio created a run that made them a top live act for many years, and Yoshimi was a huge part of that. This album sounds terrific to this day…layers of great sounds built around great songs. For me, this is the Lips greatest achievement. A truly fine album.
[First added to this chart: 06/28/2021]
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2002
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2002 – CAPITOL
Produced By COLDPLAY & KEN NELSON

1. Politik
2. In My Place
3. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
4. The Scientist
5. Clocks
6. Daylight
7. Green Eyes
8. Warning Sign
9. A Whisper
10. A Rush Of Blood To The Head
11. Amsterdam

Coldplay gets a lot of heat these days. I’m not getting why, but people turned on them at some point. But in 2002, with their second album (A Rush Of Blood To The Head), this band emerged from that band that did that “Yellow” song to the most likely heir apparent to the throne of Radiohead. And for good reason…this is one powerhouse of an album. You hear not only the lineage of Radiohead, but also the strong influence of bands like R.E.M. and U2. Led by frontman / pianist Chris Martin, Coldplay exploded with an album that was below…but not by a whole lot…the level of OK Computer. Loaded with great hits and layers of great sounding music, this was a band that was truly on the rise.

The best tracks here (“The Scientist”, “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face”, “In My Place”) are as good as anything that came out in the early 2000’s. And “Clocks” is a pure winner. Whatever sins Coldplay
may or may not have committed against the world of music, the truth is, this is one of the best albums of the decade. There is no sophomore slump with this band…they, like Radiohead, got better the second time around. And the third as well…in fact, every single Coldplay album from this one forward has peaked in the top five in both the UK and America…no small feat. This is the album where the band got it together, and it’s a true winner from start to finish. Definitely one to at least give a listen to.
[First added to this chart: 12/15/2012]
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2002
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Produced by Wilco. This is the album where Wilco got the mixture of their alt-country and folk roots in perfect balance with their more experimental and noise oriented direction. Jeff Tweedy wrote some great songs for this album: "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart", "Jesus, Etc.", "Radio Cure"...and the awesome (and unfortunately late) Jay Bennett adds all of the missing ingredients. They got a little weird after this album, but here, the balance is perfect, and the experience is awesome. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]
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2002
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2017]
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2002 – AMERICAN
Produced By RICK RUBIN & JOHN CARTER CASH

1. The Man Comes Around
2. Hurt
3. Give My Love To Rose
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water
5. I Hung My Head
6. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
7. Personal Jesus
8. In My Life
9. Sam Hall
10. Danny Boy
11. Desperado
12. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
13. Tear Stained Letter
14. Streets Of Laredo
15. We’ll Meet Again

American IV is Johnny Cash’s 87th album, and the last before his death in 2003. It’s also the fourth in the American series, produced by Rick Rubin and which brought Cash back to the forefront of music at the end of his life. Due in large part to a cover of the Nine Inch Nails song “Hurt”, and the powerful video that went with it, the album became Cash’s biggest seller in decades, and won a slew of awards…talk about going out with a band. That was Johnny Cash…stranger than fiction, bigger than life. But American IV is about so much more than “Hurt”…it’s a 70 year old man being relevant in a young man’s game. It’s the perfect blend of an old soul with much younger music. It’s an album of farewells, and of dealings with death and the devil himself. American IV is the strongest of the series, the most powerful, and more than anything else, it’s Johnny Cash strapping on that black guitar over his black clothes and giving it one last go before leaving us for good.

The album is loaded with surprising covers. “Hurt”, of course. But also the Depeche Mode hit “Personal Jesus”. The Eagles “Desperado”. The Beatles “In My Life”. Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (a strange duet with Fiona Apple). He even covers Sting. And, fittingly, Cash’s special take on the saddest song ever written, the Hank Williams classic “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”. But even deeper is the Cash original “When The Man Comes Around”, a brilliant track lost in the hype of “Hurt”. It’s everything that was ever great about the man in one fine song. He also revisits his own past recordings with new takes on “Give My Love To Rose”, “Tear Stained Letter”, and “Sam Hall”. American IV is perfect with all of its flaws, and is ultimately the best way for a man to write his own epitaph. Warts and all, Johnny Cash really did have one more great album in him, and he was able to make it before he died in 2003, just a few months after his wife June. God bless Johnny Cash. Always.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2012]
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Top 56 Music Albums of 2002 composition

Country Albums %


United States 44 79%
United Kingdom 7 13%
Canada 2 4%
Germany 1 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 2%
Iceland 1 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 52 93%
Yes 4 7%
Live? Albums %
No 52 93%
Yes 4 7%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 54 96%
Yes 2 4%

Top 56 Music Albums of 2002 chart changes

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Climber Up 2 from 30th to 28th
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by Beck
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Faller Down 1 from 28th to 29th
Higher Ground
by The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Faller Down 1 from 29th to 30th
Wetlands
by Tab Benoit

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