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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181.

Testify

Phil Collins

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

130

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182.

Bona Fide

Wishbone Ash

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

129

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183.

Forty Licks
Compilation

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

125

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184.

Heavy Rocks

ボリス [Boris]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

22 charts

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124

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185.

Are You Passionate?

Neil Young

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

40 charts

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123

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186.

Human Conditions

Richard Ashcroft

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

26 charts

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123

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187.

Sticks & Stones

New Found Glory

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

19 charts

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122

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188.

& Yet & Yet

Do Make Say Think

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

26 charts

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121

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189.

Morton Feldman: String Quartet No. 2

FLUX Quartet

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

11 charts

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121

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190.

Shaman

Santana

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2002

Appears in:

42 charts

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120

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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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