Top 18 Music Albums of 2002
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If you have looked at my charts, you'll see that my charts for the past 30 years are far more sparse than the '60s, '70s, and '80s. I need to listen to more music from over the years, but part of the issue is that I really don't enjoy the newer music I hear near as much as stuff from back in the day, whereas I have listened to music which is new to me from those older eras over the years and found it better than the more recent stuff. This is the nearly singular exception - my favorite album of the past 30 years, quite easily. They just achieve a level of resonance over the full course of this long play that no one else whom I have heard has matched in that time period. To my ears, this is underrated, in spite of the praise it does receive. I think its reputation has been hurt by how spotty and generally inferior their subsequent material is. Five stars, of course. [First added to this chart: 07/28/2025]
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2002
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I remember back in the fall of 2002 how I would listen to "Clocks" again, and again, and again, and it didn't get old. Most of the rest of the album is pretty sweet, too. They begin their nosedive on the next album, but in between, they wrote "Moses," which was featured on their live collection - the song that inspired me to pick up a guitar and try to learn to play it. I haven't succeeded over the years, but I've enjoyed the attempt. Anyway, 4.5 stars. [First added to this chart: 07/28/2025]
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2002
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11,855
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They had a nice high point in their career with this and the previous album. The last 4.5 album for this year. [First added to this chart: 07/28/2025]
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2002
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Not as good as Blackwater Park, but good. [First added to this chart: 07/28/2025]
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2002
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655
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Not as good as the prior album, but still good. [First added to this chart: 07/28/2025]
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2002
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17,228
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Top rated album (85/100 - 1961 votes)  85 (1,961 votes)
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Not as good as the prior album, but... dang, I'm seeing a pattern here. [First added to this chart: 07/28/2025]
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2002
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2002
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974
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I like this sort of atmospheric metal. [First added to this chart: 07/28/2025]
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2002
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359
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2025]
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2002
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292
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2025]
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2002
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Top 18 Music Albums of 2002 composition

Artist Albums %


Coldplay 1 6%
Spoon 1 6%
The Flaming Lips 1 6%
Neko Case 1 6%
Opeth 1 6%
Dream Theater 1 6%
Wilco 1 6%
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Country Albums %


United States 10 56%
United Kingdom 4 22%
Sweden 2 11%
Canada 1 6%
Iceland 1 6%
Live? Albums %
No 17 94%
Yes 1 6%

Top 18 Music Albums of 2002 chart changes

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by Isis
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by Pain Of Salvation
Faller Down 1 from 9th to 10th
Rock In Rio
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New entry Heathen
by David Bowie

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