Best Albums of 2002

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Listed below are the best albums of 2002 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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31.

Let Go

Avril Lavigne

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

155 charts

Rank Score:

894

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

305

Overall Rank:

1,877

Average Rating:

63 (215 votes)

Comments:

32.

Songs About Jane

Maroon 5

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

878

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

310

Overall Rank:

1,913

Average Rating:

67 (279 votes)

Comments:

33.

Alice

Tom Waits

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

847

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

325

Overall Rank:

1,971

Average Rating:

76 (201 votes)

Comments:

34.

One By One

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

846

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

326

Overall Rank:

1,972

Average Rating:

72 (362 votes)

Comments:

35.

Blood Money

Tom Waits

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

735

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

363

Overall Rank:

2,218

Average Rating:

78 (185 votes)

Comments:

36.

Songs About Leaving

Carissa's Wierd

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

726

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

371

Overall Rank:

2,238

Average Rating:

78 (103 votes)

Comments:

37.

Finally We Are No One

Múm

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

712

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

376

Overall Rank:

2,275

Average Rating:

79 (149 votes)

Comments:

38.

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

659

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

406

Overall Rank:

2,416

Average Rating:

76 (181 votes)

Comments:

39.

Murray Street

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

149 charts

Rank Score:

622

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

420

Overall Rank:

2,521

Average Rating:

77 (238 votes)

Comments:

40.

Moby

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

622

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

421

Overall Rank:

2,522

Average Rating:

72 (166 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
The Mountain Goats	2	0%
Wire	2	0%
Badly Drawn Boy	2	0%
Johnny Cash	2	0%
Charlie Parker	2	0%
Björk	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	464	46%
	183	18%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	930	93%
Yes	70	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. Wilco
8. Animal Collective
9. Muse
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
18. LCD Soundsystem
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips